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GCF enhances Asian coverage by bolstering ties with ADB
... strategic approach to tackle climate change with the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ). The two organizations have signed ... a robust pipeline of climate projects that support the development and climate objectives of our developing member ... proposed by ADB - a renewable energy project in the Cook Islands and a water supply project in Fiji . ADB, based in ...
Article > Press release ADB 
Beyond Paris: GCF Looks Ahead
... all of the Fund’s partners and stakeholders if it is to develop according to the Board’s wishes. Mr. Harboe ... COP to make funding decisions before Paris. Mr. Quijandria stated that the Board’s aspiration is to expand its ... change did not only mean making large programmes. Smaller projects can create replicable success and have a ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening Carbon Capture Storage and Reporting Frameworks and Mechanisms
... establishing and operationalizing partnerships to foster development and dissemination of methods, frameworks, and ... Janeiro, in 1992. The principle balances the need for all states to take responsibility for global climate change, ... the need to recognize the differences in levels of economic development between states. As such, the respective ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Suriname Trinidad and Tobago CCCCC
GCF launches innovation Working Paper at COP26
Innovation is essential to develop and scale up solutions so that we can limit global ... and finance. These innovations are most needed in developing countries so that they can avoid the high-carbon ... us back on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals,' stated GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec. 'But we need ...
Article > Press release 
Identify investment options for climate change adaptation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (within the framework of the National Adaptation Plan project)
... to scaling-up adaptation in key sectors; develop municipal level investment financing instruments; ... identification and provision of risk transfer options and development of investment plans for climate resilient ... policies and technologies as well as capacity building of state and non-state actors. The proposal includes activities ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bosnia and Herzegovina FAO
GCF hails Mongolia partnerships as model for mobilising private capital
... Adam, Director of GCF’s Private Sector Facility, in a statement to the Mongolian Sustainable Finance Forum on Thursday. ”GCF is providing strong support for developing countries to build their climate capacity and ... for GHG emission reduction in Mongolia. The project was developed in partnership with XacBank , one of Mongolia’s ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
... Green Climate Fund has supported millions of people in developing countries deal with the impacts of a changing ... nations to tackle this global issue." UK International Development Secretary Alok Sharma said: “This is a global ... the announcement, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes the British ...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Accelerating climate finance and investment for a green transition
... Green New Deal matches well with P4G’s mandate to develop public-private partnerships to deliver on the SDGs ... a key role in increasing access to climate finance for developing countries. We now have a portfolio of projects ... of our adaptation funding going to LDCs, SIDS, and African States. We are leveraging these investments to accelerate ...
Article > Speech
Accelerating land restoration in Africa
... landscapes will enable the region to achieve multiple development objectives, from strengthening food security and ... a paradigm shift towards low emission climate resilient development in developing countries. We are mandated to ... half of our resources to adaption, prioritizing African States, SIDS and LDCs. We are committed to supporting ...
Article > Speech
Twentieth meeting of the GCF Board (B.20)
... impact Results management framework: update on the further development of some indicators in the performance ... Administrative matters Approval of the audited financial statements for 2017 Report on the execution of the ...
Event > Board meeting 
GCF/B.10/05 - Additional Modalities that Further Enhance Direct Access: Terms of Reference for a Pilot Phase
... received from the Board at its eighth and ninth meetings. A small group was set up at the ninth meeting of the Board to ... of the document following the Board discussion. The small group and the Accreditation Committee have found the ...
Board document > Action item
GCF portfolio hits USD 20 billion for climate action, Board selects host countries for new regional offices
... has approved USD 960.3 million in new climate finance for developing countries, greenlighting 18 new projects for ... Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Republic of Korea and the State of Palestine, working at the regional or national ... Strengthening Chad’s Adaptation for Land, Ecosystems and smallholders (SCALE) with Agence d’Aide à la Coopération ...
Article > Press release 
Building Resiliency in the Water Supply Sector in St. Kitts and Nevis
... and managerial autonomy and accountability. The Caribbean Development Bank will be the Accredited Agency and will ... all activities through the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the executing agency. The Ministry will ... the participation of all key stakeholders, who will guide a small Project Implementation Unit, PIU. The water service ...
Document > Concept note Saint Kitts and Nevis CDB
GCF expands private sector reach with IFC agreement
... a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. The signing of Accreditation Master ... is an important step. It will enable us to use relatively small amounts of public funds to leverage significantly ...
Article > Press release IFC 
Establishing resilient, low carbon agricultural systems in Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa
... market incentives for CRRA; iii) provide training and small grants for farmers; and iv) implement robust ... gather available information and fill information gaps to develop an effective full funding proposal: i) feasibility ... plan and cofinancing framework; and viii) funding proposal development. The results of these activities will be ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries SPC
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 
Leveraging Readiness Support for Mobilizing Private Sector For Climate Action
Many developing countries, including those in Latin America and ... capital to achieve their low-emission and climate-resilient development goals. The private sector must invest in ... The discussions will cover challenges in engaging small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in climate action, ...
Event > Webinar 
Strengthening National Fiduciary Capacity for GCF Accreditation of Eswatini Environment Authority
... finance received and disbursed, to date, covers only a small portion of the actual need, The costs of implementing ... implementation, including finance in addition to technology development and transfer and capacity building. The ... plans achieve net zero emission pathways. ii) Problem statement: The Government of Eswatini has identified GCF ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Eswatini FAO
ED remarks, Interactive Dialogue 4: The Future Starts Now: enhancing the global system for current and future generations
... 2016, annual investments across the entire energy sector in developing and emerging markets have dropped by ... 20%. So, we are moving in the wrong direction. The development gains of recent years are being threatened by ... are allocated to building resilience in the most vulnerable states, LDCs, and African states. However, we know this ...
Article > Speech
European Investment Bank and Green Climate Fund sign partnership agreement
... allowing them to work together to finance climate action in developing countries. The agreement was signed at EIB’s ... Hoyer. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Howard Bamsey stated the partnership between EIB and GCF is a crucial one, ... this initiative will enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers and reduce deforestation in one of the ...
Article > Press release EIB 
Strengthening Lesotho’s capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning process
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small, land-locked country in southern Africa that is ... 2.2 million inhabitants and has experienced major development challenges such as extreme poverty, high ... hailstorms. These extreme conditions are hindering national development, disrupting critical public services and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lesotho UNEP
Mainstreaming climate action: Howard Bamsey outlines GCF’s transformative efforts
... mainstreaming in and among all of our partners' work," stated Mr Bamsey. Mr Bamsey explained how GCF's ... amongst whom included GCF Accredited Entities the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and European Investment Bank (EIB). ...
Article > Press release France 
GCF and CTCN strengthen cooperation on technology to support Paris Agreement
From today, developing countries will have stronger technology and ... energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient developments. The partners in this initiative have begun ... funding to support the governments of Ghana, Myanmar, State of Palestine and Tonga in advancing green technology ...
Article > Press release UNEP 
Enhancing the resilience of vulnerable families in Mexico City to the impacts of climate change on water
... to the effective implementation of targets and measures stated in national and local policy instruments, fostering ... and Adaptation to Climate Change Law and Sustainable Development for Mexico City and Mexico City’s Vision for ... proposed studies will help fill information gaps needed to develop a full funding proposal. Each activity developed ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Mexico FundacionAvina
GCF Board meeting to be held next week
... Bhatti of Pakistan and Victoria Gunderson of the United States, as well as the first of 2023. Seven project funding ... resources and upcoming pipeline along with updates on the development of GCF’s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan and the ... Board members and their alternates are drawn equally from developed and developing countries. See the Boardroom ...
Article > News update 
Readiness Support for the Africa Union Multi-Country Program to Accelerate Water and Climate Resilience Investments through the Africa Water Investment Programme (AU- AIP Multicounty GCF Readiness Project)
... investment planning for water management through the development of Water Investment Programmes aligned to ... thirdly advancing country pipelines through Concept Note Development (Outcome 4.3) and lastly by building a ... of the AIP’s International High-Level Panel of Heads of States and AU Burundi Central African Republic (the) Chad ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
AAN Associates Consortium
AAN Associates leads this readiness support initiative as a development consulting firm registered in both Pakistan and ... operate effectively across diverse contexts, from fragile states to emerging economies. AAN's consortium partners and ... and mitigation through evaluation, research, strategy development, and institutional capacity strengthening. AAN ...
Organisation > PPF service firm
COP30 Official Side Event: GCF.10: A Decade of Impact
... will highlight how how GCF is supporting climate action in developing countries across a range of sectors, with case ... Hon. James Marape, MP, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (TBC) H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development & International Cooperation, Arab Republic of ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Signing of legal agreement broadens Indian scope of climate action
... by India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) of an Accreditation Master Agreement ... In emphasizing that GCF support should consider India’s development priorities, the Minister said “we need to take ... to enhance the resilience of communities in the east Indian state of Odisha, by enhancing ground water reserves and ...
Article > Press release India NABARD 
Strengthening the NDA and Key Stakeholders in Angola on GCF Mechanisms
... sectors. However, lack of funds is the main obstacle to the development and implementation of actions in Angola, as the ... in the revised NDC (2021) include: Limited budget from the State to create an enabling environment for resource ... issue is also a major impediment to national research and development efforts, as well as to human and institutional ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Angola GGGI