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Building capacities to ensure participatory engagement of indigenous and rural women in transformative gender-inclusive climate change adaptation and mitigation processes in Guatemala
... the participation and empowerment of women in the development of the rural areas. These challenges hinder the ... and strengthen the skills of women-led micro- small- and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs) to access ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal
FP003 - Increasing the resilience of ecosystems and communities through the restoration of the productive bases of salinized lands
... temperatures. The project will strengthen the capacity to develop desalinization and land management plans, raise ... will be undertaken including the construction of small dams and artificial basins, large ponds, anti-salt ...
Project > Public sector Senegal CSE 
FP025 - GCF-EBRD SEFF Co-financing Programme
... will deliver climate finance at scale via PFIs in developing countries, which will fund over 20,000 scalable ... will include capacity building of local PFIs and micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, project assessment and ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 
FP220 - Africa Rural Climate Adaptation Finance Mechanism (ARCAFIM) for East Africa region
... crop production and livestock keeping. However, progress in developing more sustainable agricultural processes has been ... for rural CCA initiatives in East African micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and smallholders involved in the food systems. These MSMEs and ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries IFAD 
FP263 - Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2
... key to reversing land degradation and promoting sustainable development. The Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 (MSLF2) aims ... The fund will offer flexible financing options to small- and medium-sized enterprises and provide technical ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Mirova 
FP266 - Strengthening the resilience of ecosystems and populations in four regional hubs in northern Mauritania
... activities; facilitating community-led adaptation through a Small Grants Facility; and enhancing knowledge generation ... The Mauritanian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development will lead implementation, ensuring alignment ...
Project > Public sector Mauritania UNEP 
Green Climate Fund Board streamlines access to finance in major accreditation review USD 187.7 million also approved for new climate projects
... changes will enhance and accelerate access to finance by developing countries, including through the creation of a ... Co-Chair Tlou Emmanuel Ramaru, from South Africa, stated: “In approving the strengthened accreditation ... Financial Sector to Foster Climate Resilient, Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture in the Great Green Great Wall (GGW) ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund will be ready to meet the challenge of central role in new climate finance goal says Executive Director
... by finance that continues to grow in scale and quality. Developing countries are counting on it. Our shared future depends on it,” stated Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda ... Climate Fund’s central role in channeling resources to developing nations facing escalating climate impacts while ...
Article > News update 
FP007 - Supporting vulnerable communities in Maldives to manage climate change-induced water shortages
... provide safe freshwater access to 105,000 people across 111 islands1 in the Maldives, focusing on vulnerable communities ... provided safe drinking water to 105,996 people across 29 islands through the 4 Integrated Water Resource Management ... regulations and published research support long-term policy development. Investments in upgraded RWH, backed by ...
Project > Public sector Maldives UNDP 
GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
... action they have chosen to reach their NDC ambitions," he stated. "We are a fund, not a bank, which gives us ... appetite means that we can engage the private sector in developing countries, supporting ideas at the frontier of ... solutions to support low emission and climate resilient development. France Paris GCF highlights success in ...
Article > Press release France 
Entity support for Belize, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through CCCCC
... AEs seek support to enhance their capacity to identify, develop and implement projects for the GCF. It was during ... dedicated technical support to direct access AEs for developing high quality funding proposals. The NDAs of ... for advancing GCF funding proposals for CARICOM Member States. This readiness funding is expected to, inter alia, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries CCCCC
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and BCI
... between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Bank of the Cook Islands Limited (BCI), sets out the terms and conditions for ...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement BCI
GCF workshop nurtures cross-border ideas
Indonesia can learn from Mongolia’s placement of women-led small businesses on the climate action frontline, according to the representative of a state-owned corporation at a Green Climate Fund workshop. ... also exploring the possibility of adopting an idea by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to install solar ...
Article > Press release Indonesia Mongolia PTSMI 
GCF/B.17/20 - Extension of the deadline for the fulfilment of conditions for FP038 and FP044, related to the execution of accreditation master agreements
... with respect to FP038 and FP044 – World Bank Solomon Islands and EIB GEEREF NeXt. GCF/B.17/20 Extension of the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF investments reducing climate risk to feature at Climate Adaptation Summit
... USD 10 billion raised to date in its first replenishment. Developing countries face a need for scaled up finance to ... earlier this month identified a huge gap in financing for developing countries’ ability to adjust to global warming. ... aversion to financing adaptation efforts, especially at the small scale, including its anchoring investment in a ...
Article > Press release 
Glemarec highlights role of GCF in boosting adaptation action at Korea Global Adaptation Week
... Fund (GCF) to reinforcing its support for adaptation in developing countries at the opening of a major conference in ... countries, including Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small-Island Developing States (SIDS), and African States. ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthen the Belize National Protected Area System (BNPAS) to provide Resilience, and Reduce Vulnerability of Community against Climate Change
Climate investments in developing states to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate ... that the country needs to address climate change. Balancing development and protection of natural resources has been ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Belize PACT
Climate finance for sustaining peace and security
... are often those that are least equipped to cope. Fragile states have the most to lose from climate inaction but the ... capital; and foster inclusive, peaceful, and sustainable development pathways. The mandate of the Green Climate ... One of our projects is enhancing the adaptive capacities of smallholder farmers whose livelihood and food security are ...
Article > Speech
Dialogue prioritises increased climate investment to address fragility and conflict
... Sub-Regional Dialogue with Fragile and Conflict-Affected States in the Middle East has heard how well-designed ... the Green Climate Fund to advance sustainable and resilient development.” Dr Amri added that environmental ... resilience, increasingly targeting the humanitarian-peace-development nexus, whilst seeking to address the ...
Article > News update Oman 
Growing enthusiasm buoys second day of GCF’s Asian Dialogue
... geographical diversity of Asia means countries such as the island nation of the Philippines and landlocked Laos face ... of Finance, said climate finance is necessary as “developing countries in Asia only have limited resources in mitigating and adapting to climate change.” “We as developing countries need to play our fair share,” added ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
... in networking and discussed the latest climate change developments and the Fund’s vital work. It was also an ... change as the defining challenge of our time. He also stated: “We hope that the second replenishment of the Green Climate Fund will be a success, and our developed country partners will commit sufficient financial ...
Article > News update 
Promoting transformational change to accelerate the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative
... a paradigm shift towards low emission climate resilient development in developing countries. We are mandated to allocate half of our resources to adaption, prioritizing African States, SIDS and LDCs. We are committed to supporting ...
Article > Speech
GCF Signs Agreement with the International Solar Alliance
... Finance and Corporate Affairs, and R K Singh, Minister of State Power and New and Renewable Energy, Government of ... Ceremony of the ISA, GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey stated: "Renewable energy is a key part of the Green Climate ... from India's National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for USD 100 million to finance a ...
Article > Press release India 
Agreement with Spanish global investor strengthens GCF’s private sector pull
... de Financiación del Desarrollo (COFIDES) is a joint state and privately-owned company accredited by GCF in ... its support for public and private sector funding in developing countries with business-led investments. “GCF ... Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, and acting Secretary of State for Trade, Xiana Méndez. Currently, among GCF’s USD ...
Article > Press release COFIDES 
Brazilian Platform of sustainability: traceability and certification for cattle and soybeans supply chain in the Amazon
... has the technological capacity and human resources to develop strong investigations on climate change and ... of the area that shares identical conditions formed by the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins and Mato Grosso, and part of the state of Maranhão. It has an approximate area of 5,217,423 ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil FAO
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)
... and frameworks Build the capacity of the PDMU team to develop, monitor, and evaluate projects aligned with the ... a direct and positive impact on the CCCCC and the Member States it serves; the outcomes of this investment will allow ... CCCCC to accelerate its pipeline and thus assist the Member States in mobilizing critical climate finance to build ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal CCCCC
Executive Director’s remarks
... a critical impediment to eradicating poverty and ensuring development and prosperity. Because of this, it should be of ... of the world's poor are in fragile and conflict-affected states. The linkages between climate change and conflict ... to doing much more in other fragile and conflict-affected states. For all those reasons, we are fully committed to ...
Article > Speech
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
... the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the Canadian ... interest in promoting transformative climate outcomes in developing countries. The announcement reflects global support for the Fund to help developing countries raise and realise climate ambitions.” ...
Article > Press release Canada 
Timor-Leste's first GCF-funded project: A step towards increased climate resilience
... and their physical assets from climate induced disasters. Developed with the the National Directorate for Climate ... Programme (UNDP), the project will climate-proof small-scale infrastructure in six municipalities and help ... said Demetrio do Amaral del Carvalho, Secretary of State for the Environment at Timor-Leste’s 3rd National ...
Article > Press release Timor-Leste UNDP 
Enhancing the Climate Resilience of the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector in Sri Lanka
The inadequate investment in capacity development in Sri Lanka's WASH sector presents significant ... to climate change and contribution to low-emission development. The main beneficiaries of this proposal are ... WASH sector, including the Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development (MoWS), the National Water ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sri Lanka