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SIDS Prime Ministers supercharge GCF regional dialogue with the Caribbean
... climate plans and how to access GCF financing. “Our islands face escalating challenges from climate change, ... for climate action, sustainable growth and inclusive development’,” said Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of ... its sights higher than its geographical limitations. We are small enough to be the best model of sustainability that the ...
Article > News update 
Post COVID-19 Green Recovery for Food, Health, and Water Security strengthened by financial and technological innovations in Latin-American countries
... in the agricultural sector, specifically to medium and smallholder farmers, through public institutions in ... are National Designated Authorities. Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Brazil Colombia Ecuador Guatemala Mexico Peru ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Australia and the GCF Secretariat co-host the Pacific Regional Workshop in Fiji
... will take place from 1 to 4 August. Hosted at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat headquarters in Suva, the ... Zaheer Fakir (South Africa). The workshop will help Pacific island countries in two ways: to build their internal capacity to access GCF funding; and to develop country-driven ideas and concepts into a pipeline of ...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 
Accreditation
... safeguards, and gender requirements. Accredited Entities develop funding proposals for consideration by GCF and are ... AEs play a critical role for the delivery of financing to developing countries to meet national mitigation and ...
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Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... our portfolio and drawing the lessons from that impact,” stated Duarte at the event, which launched the GCF.10 Impact ... Radovan, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, told the meeting that the decade of action was ... threats posed by climate change to PNG and other Pacific islands, and called for a broad coalition to provide ...
Article > Press release 
FP160 - Monrovia Metropolitan Climate Resilience Project
... sea-level rise by constructing coastal defence structures, developing a coastal zone management plan, and supporting ...
Project > Public sector Liberia UNDP 
Strengthening on-ground community resilience and sustainability to climate change in the Kingdom of Tonga
... reduce damage due to climate change through community and island level adaptation. The project will focus on urgently ... support to introduce innovative approaches to community and island /district resilience to climate change impacts in the ... mechanisms to support islands and communities to develop and implement climate resilient interventions; and ...
Document > Concept note Tonga SPREP
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... increases in agriculture productivity and incomes for smallholder farmers. GCF Private Sector Facility Deputy ... climate change fund targeting low-income populations in developing countries. Acumen is a non-profit changing the ... poverty in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the United States. Acumen is an accredited entity to GCF. The Green ...
Article > Press release Acumen 
FP231 - Accelerating Solar Action Program (ASAP)
... the adoption of distributed solar PV systems among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and households. This ... energy financing. The programme also features capacity development activities across all key stakeholders, ... to create a significant market size for solar PV. This development is expected to contribute to Ghana’s long-term ...
Project > Private sector Ghana Ecobank 
FP012 - Africa Hydromet Program – Strengthening Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Mali Country Project
... and climate resilience of vulnerable communities in Mali by developing hydro-meteorological weather warning services to ... (hydromet) information can inform infrastructure development, improve food security, and support better ... services will be established for the first time in order to develop a national framework for climate services. Improved ...
Project > Public sector Mali WorldBank 
FP074 - Africa Hydromet Program – Strengthening Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burkina Faso Country Project
... side of climate information systems. One of the least developed countries in Africa, Burkina Faso is highly ... focusing primarily on strengthening the significantly underdeveloped climate information sector of the country. This is ...
Project > Public sector Burkina Faso WorldBank 
FP167 - Transforming Eastern Province through Adaptation
... but it is highly vulnerable to increasing drought. With smallholder farmers depending exclusively on rainfall, ... in the face of climate change. It will support the development of markets and value chains in climate-resilient ...
Project > Public sector Rwanda IUCN 
Barbados launches first Caribbean climate resilience project
... Wilfred Abrahams, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, stated, "This is a big deal - a very big deal for us. We are ... climate resilience and the transition to low emissions development, with a total commitment of USD 456.7 million ... resilience, and mitigation measures in relation to the island’s water sector. The first activity component ...
Article > Press release Barbados CCCCC 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2022
... sectors to accelerate private finance for climate action in developing countries. GPIC 2022 convened global leaders, ... Session 1.1 Opening session: Keynote addresses and opening statements Speaker: Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, ... system Speakers: Vaine Nooana-Arioka, CEO, Bank of the Cook Islands Emmanuel Herbosa, CEO, Development Bank of the ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
GCF/B.35/06/Add.03 - Consideration of accreditation proposals – Addendum III Re-accreditation assessment of RAPL018
... of re-accreditation applicant 018 (RAPL018), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), based in the United States of America, for the second accreditation term. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF and ADB sign agreement to help Fiji address its water challenge
The Green Climate Fund and the Asian Development Bank have deepened their support bolstering Pacific island countries’ climate responses with the signing of a ... domestic approach to climate change just as the Pacific island nation is preparing to play a prominent role in ...
Article > Press release Fiji ADB 
FP290 - PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique's climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy.
... access below 10 per cent, most rural households and small enterprises lack reliable energy to adapt to climate ... national energy fund, Fundo de Energia (FUNAE); support the development of mini-grids through competitive private-sector ...
Project > Public sector Mozambique Enabel 
FP102 - Mali solar rural electrification project
... institutions engaged in rural electrification; catalyse the development of an efficient solar market that will enable ...
Project > Public sector Mali BOAD 
SAP048 - Strengthening the resilience of vulnerable communities within high climatic and disaster risk areas in Togo.
... Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) initiative. It was developed under the “Scaling-up framework for early ...
Project > Public sector Togo BOAD 
FP252 - Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund II
Smallholder farmers in Africa are increasingly vulnerable to ... The programme aims to enhance the climate resilience of smallholder farmers and the agriculture value chain, ... considerations, measuring impact and advancing business development. The programme enables smallholder farmers ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Acumen 
GCF/B.38/02/Add.04 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum IV Funding proposal package for SAP037
... titled "Avaana Sustainability Fund” submitted by the Small Industries Development Bank of India; b) No-objection letter(s) issued ... titled “Avaana Sustainability Fund” submitted by the Small Industries Development Bank of India is being ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.39/02/Add.16/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVI Funding proposal package for FP241
... Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs” submitted by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); b) No-objection letter(s) ... Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs” submitted by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) is being ...
Board document > Action item
FP002 - Scaling up the use of Modernized Climate information and Early Warning Systems in Malawi
... rural areas, with over half in poverty and most engaged in smallholder agriculture. The project will expand the ... hours. The private sector, including telecoms and micro and small enterprises will be engaged. People need to know what ...
Project > Public sector Malawi UNDP 
GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
... in GCF financing aims to support the private sector to develop and construct climate-resilient infrastructure ... systems for water and soil quality, rehabilitating small-scale water management schemes such as rainwater ... to the signing. FP165 Building Climate Resilient Safer Islands in the Maldives The low elevation of the 188 small ...
Article > News update 
Executive Director Keynote Speech
... twenty years ago. I was already working in international development, but I decided to target my work a little bit ... Let's just think about this. Those of us who are not from small island developing states. Can you imagine that your country ...
Article > Speech
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... established by Mafalda Duarte, GCF Executive Director. Developing countries need support to improve their grids ... to create 24/7 dispatchable solar power, aiding the island in reaching its net zero target. Speaking during Energy Day, Mafalda Duarte stated, ‘Our energy investments are making a ...
Article > Press release 
GCF speeds up funding flow with 4 partner agreements signed hours after Board approval
... meeting accelerates the delivery of climate finance to developing countries. The FAAs relate to four new climate ... Programme (UNEP) to improve climate warning in five Pacific island states (utilising USD 49.9 million of GCF finances). ... the interests and benefits of the farmers, especially smallholder farmers.” The GCF Board’s 27th meeting, its ...
Article > Press release 
FP243 - Climate-resilient community access to safe water powered by renewable energy in drought-vulnerable regions of Ethiopia
... poverty and hampering climate-resilient sustainable development. The project will implement solar-powered water ... techniques to address these issues. It will also empower smallholder farmers and pastoralists to adopt sustainable ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia MoFEC 
FP289 - Building Urban Climate Resilience through Nature-based Solutions in Ethiopia
... to replicate NbS in additional climate-vulnerable cities. Developed through a partnership among Ethiopia, GCF and the ...
Project > Public sector Ethiopia KOICA 