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Acumen and GCF sign agreement to implement its first approved project proposal, bringing household solar energy to East Africa
... Energy For All) objectives under the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. The GCF Board ... Rudra. ‘This agreement is another landmark in the rapid development of the Green Climate Fund’, commented Héla ... to be collaborating with GCF in this innovative project’, stated Sachin Rudra, Acumen Chief Investment Officer. ‘The ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries Acumen 
Zambia Finance Minister signs grant agreement during Livingstone Board meeting
... collaboration between Zambia and the Green Climate Fund,” stated Mr. Chikwandae. “It is particularly appropriate ... INDC ahead of the Paris COP 21 talks later this year. Many developing countries, including Zambia, have stressedthe ... in adapting to climate change and moving to low-emission development,” said Ms. Cheikhrouhou. “In holding our ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
Strategic frameworks support for Armenia through ARMSWISSBANK
... Roadmap, as key political document outlining current state, existing impediments for green finance development and establishing comprehensive vision for green ... and public capital for green projects in Armenia. The development of the Roadmap with concrete recommendations ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Armenia
Strengthening the technical and human capacities of the Gambian Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS) to meet the GCF requirements
... effects of climate change. The challenges of sustainable development and protection against climate change are ... essential in the country, as set out in the National Development Plan (2018-2021). The Gambia's INDC (November ... especially through international financial support (as stated in the INDC). To date, the Gambia has received very ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia EYAG
Strengthening the technical and human capacities of the Gambian Agency for the Management of Public Works (GAMWORKS) to meet the GCF requirements
... effects of climate change. The challenges of sustainable development and protection against climate change are ... essential in the country, as set out in the National Development Plan (2018-2021). The Gambia's INDC (November ... especially through international financial support (as stated in the INDC). To date, the Gambia has received very ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Gambia
GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support in Cuba
... Cuban Council of Ministers in January 2016. Guideline No.11 states: "To manage and use the available international ... role, including the leadership and joint work that it must develop with other national agencies and institutions. ... with the GCF. Concerning this objective, the NDA will develop a GCF Country Program, including a plan for its work ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cuba UNDP
Green Climate Fund B.20 meeting press release
... under implementation in support of the climate ambition of developing countries.” At the end of the meeting it was ... effect. Responding to the announcement, Lennart Båge stated, "I would like to express my profound gratitude and ... now under implementation in support of climate action in developing countries. I would like to put on record my ...
Article > Press release 
GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
... implementation of GCF’s Simplified Approval Process, developed to ease access to GCF resources for smaller climate projects,” he added. GCF’s Simplified ... Namibian President Hage Geingob’s declaration of a state of emergency because of national drought in May, ...
Article > Press release Namibia EIF 
ED opening remarks
... The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in its latest report in August that global carbon ... gaps create a widening financing gap, particularly in developing countries. The current gap for funding developing countries’ ability to adapt to climate change ...
Article > Speech
GCF-2
... fund mandated to support low emission, climate-resilient development pathways. As an operating entity of the ... change. Now more than ever, to avert climate breakdown, developed and developing countries must act and raise climate action and ...
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GCF doubles climate finance output, Board Co-Chairs report at UN Climate Conference
... of ambitious, paradigm shifting action,” he stated. Mr Shasly explained that the GCF Board has approved ... change projects and programmes to be implemented in 73 developing countries. When accounting for co-financing with ... Process, which will streamline the approval process for small-scale climate finance proposals, particularly from ...
Article > Press release 
GCF calls for private sector funding at key climate finance conference
... addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. This is the first time GCF has called ... opportunities in the private sector of the planet’s developing countries. GCF’s Private Sector Facility, a ... private finance is a key part of GCF’s mission,” stated Choi. “This new programme will help us leverage our ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund joins the Collaborative Partnership on Forests
... work of the United Nations Forum on Forests and its member states. “The Green Climate Fund is a global player in ... Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to support developing countries in adapting to climate change and ... fund. The Fund currently has 209 approved projects in 128 developing countries. Over 30 of these projects are ...
Article > News update 
Papua New Guinea zooms in on GCF at first national workshop
... on accreditation and readiness support explained how developing countries can tap the Fund’s resources and ... panel discussion with accredited entities that are already developing projects in PNG provided insight into the types ... On readiness, Mr. Ruel Yamuna from the Climate Change and Development Authority (CCDA) – PNG’s National Designated ...
Article > Press release Papua New Guinea 
Enhancing Indonesia's Access to International Climate Finance and Private Sector Investments for Climate Actions
... USD 19 billion per year are needed from 2018 to 2030. The state budget allocated to climate change mitigation is ca. ... capacity of national and subnational government for project development and for the collection of climate finance data for planning and budgeting. Develop a strategic and effective approach to increasing ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Indonesia GGGI
Iraq unveils plans for ambitious climate project pipeline
The Republic of Iraq has formally announced its intention to develop a substantial portfolio of projects to enhance its ... Green Climate Fund (GCF) Country Programme , will guide the development of projects within key sectors aligned with ... Environment of the Republic of Iraq, Dr. Hallo Al Askari, stated that the primary objective of the Country Programme ...
Article > News update Iraq FAO 
GCF Regional Dialogue with Africa brings over 200 participants to support the region with innovative climate action
... the need for investing in ambitious projects in African States and GCF’s role in addressing this need during its ... day ended with a presentation of a step-by-step methodology developed by GCF to guide the identification of project ... to increase DAE programming capabilities to inform the development of the DAE Action Plan. In conclusion, the ...
Article > News update 
Executive Director’s opening remarks
... to prioritise the outcomes to resiliency investments, LDCs, states, and African states. So very much touching to the ... from the contributors in driving further investments in developing countries. So we now have a replenishment of ... today about the country prosperity plans. So supporting the development of those, if relevant. Building institutional ...
Article > Speech
Project on Zero Emission Electricity System in Vanuatu
The project consists of small scale hydropower plant (to be financed by JICA) and ...
Document > Concept note Vanuatu JICA
GCF Board approves nearly USD 600m in new climate projects after selecting Mafalda Duarte as new Executive Director
... approval of USD 587.7 million in new climate finance for developing nations, as well as the selection of a new ... investment barriers and catalysing finance at scale for developing countries.” He added, “I am delighted that ... Bhatti of Pakistan and Victoria Gunderson of the United States, as well as the first of 2023. Co-chair Nauman ...
Article > Press release 
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP241/1: Direct Financing Loans by SIDBI to the Textile Sector
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP241: Financing Mitigation and Adaptation Projects (FMAP) in Indian MSMEs, specifically for the sub-project "Direct Financing...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report India SIDBI
GCF begins funds transfer to Mongolia’s XacBank
... investment assurance. Anand Batsukh, a senior project development officer at XacBank, said GCF assistance will ... proposal to enhance the bank’s ability to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) finance ... has been a pioneer in generating Mongolia’s sustainable development since becoming the country’s first and only ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
GCF/B.38/Inf.08 - Status of the GCF portfolio: Approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... activities. In addition, an overview is provided of the state of the fulfilment of conditions, as of 31 December ... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States dollar (USD) equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information
Gender assessment for FP104: Nigeria Solar IPP Support Program
... across Nigeria, with a focus on Northern Nigeria and the States in which the sub-projects are located. Challenges to ... consideration of gender aspects within each of the focus States. Nigeria FP104 Gender assessment for FP104: Nigeria ...
Document > Gender assessment Nigeria AFC
GCF/B.44/03/Add.08 - Consideration of accreditation proposals and activities – Addendum VIII Accreditation assessment of APL170
... applicant 170 (APL170), Catholic Relief Services – United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS), based in the United States of America. GCF/B.44/03/Add.08 Consideration of ...
Board document > Action item
GCF Africa Regional Dialogue opens with a focus on regional climate solutions
... for Climate Action, Sustainable Growth, and Inclusive Development.’ In the opening, H.E. Mr. Seyoum Mekonen, State Minister, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Planning and Development, said the outcome of the recent Africa Climate ...
Article > News update Ethiopia 
GCF project seed funding to help grow agricultural resilience in Morocco
... to change course is Morocco’s Agency for Agricultural Development (ADA) , a public agency focused on making the ... and build the resilience of the sector, particularly for small-scale farms. Now, thanks to a GCF grant of USD 717,407 ... Nbou, Director of Climate Change with the Secretary of State to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable ...
Article > Story Morocco ADA_Morocco 
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
... that there is a tendency in the banking sector entities to develop “green products” aimed at achieving ... instruments from and for the region, including both the development and commercial-private banks. The Latin American ... This includes updating a regional overview on the state of the art of climate finance in Latin America and ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthening technical and institutional capacity of NDA and national stakeholders for climate finance and enhancing the Country Programming process in Guinea
... grant, and expressed in the consultation prior to the development of this project need to be resolved. These are ... synergy and enable the mainstreaming of climate change into development policies Absence of reliable local climate data, ... developed and submitted that target SIDS, LDCs and African states It is in this logic that this readiness proposal ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guinea ANAFIC