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Pres. Hollande calls for rich countries to step up efforts on climate finance during Korea visit
... Francois Hollande has called for more climate finance from developed countries, alongside greater climate technology exchanges, during the Head of State's visit to the Republic of Korea today. Speaking at a ... growth at Ehwa Women’s University, President Hollande stated that climate financing is key to the success of the ...
Article > Press release France Republic of Korea (the) 
Entity support for Jamaica through MEGJC
... Grant to support private sector mobilization for the development of projects/programmes which translate into ... and promote south-south cooperation among other CARICOM States. The proposal will be complementary to the first ... private sector entity to allow to Jamaica and CARICOM states to take advantage of the GCF Private Sector Facility ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... the Independent Evaluation Unit. The Board also agreed to develop a new salary structure for the Fund, as well as ... terms on 31 December 2022. Co-Chair Tlou Emmanuel Ramaru stated: “I thank my fellow Board members for their ... was also signed for the Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives (FP165) with Japan International ...
Article > Press release 
Thirty-fifth meeting of the GCF Board (B.35)
... and effectiveness of the GCF’s investments in African States Synthesis Report on the Direct Access Entity modality ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF/B.43/02/Add.11 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XI Funding proposal package for SAP064
... Innovation Incubation for India (“BEACON INDIA”)” by Small Industries Development Bank of India; b) No-objection letter(s) issued ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.13/16/Add.01 - Funding proposal package for FP009
... Insurance for private energy efficiency investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises” submitted by Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); A no-objection letter issued by the ...
Board document > Action item
Adaptation Planning support for Eswatini through UNEP
... facilitating Swaziland’s transition to climate-resilient development. Although the primary focus will be at the ... where there is ministerial representation, because of the small size of the country, certain activities will be ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Eswatini
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Jamaica through MEGJC
... of its wide range of responsibilities and functions and its small staff size, the Climate Change Division (CCD) is ... readiness support to allow for strengthening of the NDA and development of a country programme for the GCF. Jamaica NDA ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Armenia through Ministry of Nature Protection
... documents and prioritize critical investments for the development of project/program proposals, identifying as ... in the first place to strengthen the capac‐ ities of a small team within the NDA to gain expertise on the Fund’s ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
GCF/B.23/09 - Co-Chairs consultations: decision-making in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted
... the Co-Chairs to support the Board’s consideration of the development of procedures for adopting decisions in the ... on this matter during B.22, further work undertaken by a small group of Board members at the request of the ...
Board document > Action item
Technical Guidance and Support to Conduct a Sectoral Technology Needs Assessment and a Technology Action Plan for The Kyrgyz Republic
... help it achieve a steady climate resilient socio-economic development. This will be done through developing a comprehensive Sectoral TNA and TAP for the ... country in achieving its international climate targets as stated in the country’s Nationally Determined Contribution ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Kyrgyzstan
FP241 - Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are a major ... and climate-resilient practices among Indian MSMEs. The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) intends to address these ...
Project > Private sector India 
Mainstreaming gender in Green Climate Fund projects
... a paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development. Developed with UN Women, this toolkit guides GCF partners on ... and activities to be financed. The GCF Governing Instrument states that: “The Fund will strive to maximise the impact ...
Document > Publication, Guides
Mainstreaming Climate-Smart Social Services in the East-Asia Pacific Region
... Mongolia Papua New Guinea Philippines (the) Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Vanuatu Viet Nam Mainstreaming ...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries
GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience
... Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats ... coastal resilience in three of Tuvalu’s nine inhabited islands, which together have an average elevation of only ... the evacuation of the entire population of one of its islands. While climate change is predicted to increase the ...
Article > Press release Tuvalu 
Annual progress report 2024
... committed USD 2.5 billion to 44 new climate projects in developing countries, with its first single-country projects ... Director Mafalda Duarte in Phangyul, Bhutan, where she met smallholder farmers accessing water for the first time in ... and GCF’s first single-country project in the Cook Islands was developed by the Cook Islands government with ...
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GCF hosts Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples
... action. These discussions will inform GCF’s work to develop approaches to advance Indigenous-led climate finance ... Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Cook Islands, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Italy, ... Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Tunisia, and the United States attended the conference. Photos: Green Climate ...
Article > News update 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Sixty metres from one side of the island to the other. Sixty metres from the ocean to the ... thus, framing the scale of what must be done,” he said. State-of-the-art aeroplane-mounted technology, known as ... that through innovation, cooperation, and determination, small island nations like Tuvalu can find ways to thrive in ...
Article > Insights 
Barbados launches the world's first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion
... guarantees – USD 150 million each from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the European Investment Bank ... groundbreaking transaction serves as a model for vulnerable states, delivering rapid adaptation benefits for Barbados. ... an innovative financial instrument aimed at helping the island nation achieve its development and climate goals." ...
Article > Press release Barbados 
Empowering Women Groups to Build Resilience to Climate Impacts in the Province of Cunene in Southwest Angola
The proposed Project Preparation Facility (PPF) application, developed by OSS experts, includes activities to support the development of the SAP Concept Note into a SAP Funding ... the development of a financial model for the proposed Small Grant in the project. An English-Portuguese speaking ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Angola
Enhancing and showcasing Egypt’s leadership in cleantech innovation for climate action and energy transition
... capacity building of private sector actors, pipeline development and enhanced access to early-stage financing.. ... enhancing the capacity of local industries, in particular Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups, to develop and invest in climate and clean energy solutions ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Egypt
Preparation of Strategic Framework to Reduce Deforestation and Forest Degradation and enhance adaptive capacity in the Bahamas
... support and attention on Climate Change. The country also developed a National Climate Adaptation Policy (2006), and a ... Bahamas. The Second National Communication to the UNFCCC states the urgent need to integrate different data and ... in the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine resources & Family Island Affairs, and the Meteorology Department with the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Adaptation planning support for Somalia through UNDP
... achieve its adaptation goals, the FGS and its constituent States must overcome several obstacles, including a lack of ... and managerial capacity for CCA planning at the state level, and a lack of investment planning and enabling ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Somalia
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
... of the most climate-vulnerable countries: Belize, the Cook Islands, Madagascar, Peru, and Sierre Leone. Two of the ... private financing. Increase Resilience to Climate Change of Smallholders Receiving the Services of the Inclusive ... Accredited Entity: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Madagascar is recognised as one of the ...
Article > News update 
Fourteenth meeting of the GCF Board (B.14)
... sound technologies and for collaborative research and development Support for REDD-plus Appointment of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF Structured Dialogue with the Pacific to further region’s climate roadmap
... event will bring together representatives from Pacific Island countries with the GCF’s implementing partners, ... sector organizations, civil society organizations and development partners to further progress GCF proposals, with ... totalling more than USD 250 million approved for the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, ...
Article > Press release Tonga 
Green Climate Fund Board approves USD 1 billion for climate action, sets out strategic vision
... (GCF) Board has given a major boost to climate finance for developing countries with the approval of over USD 1 billion ... the climate projects funded by GCF. They range from smaller national and local organisations (Direct Access ... Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean with UNEP (FP147) USD ...
Article > Press release 
SAP024 - Pakistan Distributed Solar Project
... solar PV installations for households, agribusinesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It will support ... the existing renewable energy scheme launched by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in which partner banks offer ...
Project > Private sector Pakistan 
GEF-GCF event focuses on breaking silos for climate action
... GEF: scaling up projects, encouraging direct access, and developing country programmes. The need for cooperation was ... Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, who stated that the two funds are the way forward in Costa Rica, ...
Article > News update 
GCF in Brief: Adaptation Planning
The Green Climate Fund is committed to investing in developing countries’ efforts to adapt to the effects of ... vulnerable countries, including LDCs, SIDS and African States. This factsheet provides an overview of how GCF ...
Document > GCF in Brief