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Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
... growing rural-urban migration. Bhutan has experienced rapid development during the past decades, along with the growth ... of the Royal Government of Bhutan by providing support to develop ideas for other projects with funds for country ... low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathway, as stated in its Nationally Determined Contribution. While ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Green stimulus in the post COVID-19 era and beyond
... level was 7 to 12 meters above today and the world was devastated by superstorms. As stated by President Moon, climate ... value each year by 2030. South Korea has become a model for developing countries in the way it has rapidly ... for private sector climate investments in emerging and developing countries alone are estimated at between $11 to ...
Article > Speech
Enhancing Saint Lucia's National Adaptation Plan Process through the Elaboration of Sector Strategies and Action Plans, a Strengthened Evidence Base, and Improved Private Sector Engagement
... capacity of critical institutions and line ministries to develop Sectoral Adaptation Strategies and Action Plans ... capacity of decision-makers in NAP priority sectors to develop and implement sectoral adaptation strategies and ... finance. Output 3.2.1: Baseline understanding of current state of information on climate change risks to Saint ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
The Government of Jamaica is working with international financial institutions and donors to strengthen cooperation, crowd-in private investment and build climate resilience following the Resilience and Sustainability Facility arrangement with the International Monetary Fund
The Government of Jamaica together with Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), the United ... approach …a project preparation facility (PPF) to develop a pipeline of resilient climate-smart PPPs… A PPF ... program.” The Rt Honorable Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ...
Article > Press release Jamaica 
Keynote for P4G Seoul 2021
... change ambitions whilst also realising the Sustainable Development Goals. The ambition is there - as the P4G slogan states: Green we go, change we make! But to realise that ... economy, based on the latest scientific findings and policy developments. While some financiers are already factoring ...
Article > Speech
FP069 - Enhancing adaptive capacities of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with climate change induced salinity
Strengthening the adaptive capacity of coastal communities, especially women, to cope with the impacts of climate-induced salinity on their livelihoods and water security.
The coastal belt of Bangladesh is vulnerable...
Project > Public sector Bangladesh 
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
... Healthy wetlands are critical to meeting sustainable development goals and to solving the biodiversity and ... as the world’s largest climate fund dedicated to helping developing countries raise and realise their climate ... value of wetlands for people and the planet cannot be overstated. In order to meet the global climate challenge, ...
Article > Story 
Policies: Project approval
... emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+) funding proposals within the ...
Basic page > Policy map
New GCF manual puts gender at centre of climate response
... Howard Bamsey and Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Climate Isabella Lövin (who is ... enhancing the resilience of communities in the east Indian state of Odisha. India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is ensuring its implementation of this ...
Article > Press release 
GCF second replenishment meeting reaches agreement on key decisions; selects Paris for Pledging Conference
Hosted by the Canadian Ministry of International Development and Global Affairs Canada, GCF’s second ... by Johannes Linn. The Deputy Minister of International Development of Canada, Ms Diane Jacovella, addressed the ... strong support for a successful GCF replenishment. She stated: “The Fund’s catalytic role in leveraging ...
Article > Press release Canada 
The Green Climate Fund welcomes Austria’s contribution for its second replenishment (GCF-2)
... confidence in GCF’s role in mobilising finance for developing countries to take climate action. The pledge ... humanity all over the world. This is especially true for developing countries in the Global South. We want to take ... protect it.” GCF Executive Director a.i. Henry Gonzalez stated: “The Green Climate Fund welcomes Austria’s ...
Article > Press release Austria 
GCF strengthens climate action collaboration in the MENA region
... Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development of Morocco. “This dialogue presents a crucial ... projects in vulnerable, fragile, and conflict-affected states. In the following days, the participants delved into ... engaged in a comprehensive training session focused on developing and writing concept notes, conducting climate ...
Article > News update 
Climate Resilient Systems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Cycle Observation System (SADC-HYCOS IV Project)
This PPF request is being submitted to support the development of a Funding Proposal for the proposed project ... SADC Hydrological Information System. The project will develop and implement a regional climate resilience water ... Programme (AIP), adopted by the African Union Heads of State in February 2021. The goal of AIP is to transform the ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
... this week during a UN forum addressing finance for global development. Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba, the UN ... the sidelines of the recently concluded UN Financing for Development Forum in New York. GCF Executive Director ... Rwanda by financing off-grid solar power. Aksel Jakobsen, State Secretary with Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ...
Article > Press release 
Green Climate Fund approves first 8 investments
... the flow of climate finance through the Fund to developing countries. The activities supported by the Board ... for GCF’s partnering entities and beneficiaries,” stated Gabriel Quijandria Acosta, Co-Chair of the Board. ... proposals marks a major trust-building measure between developing and developed countries. Countries have called ...
Article > Press release Zambia 
FP086 - Green Cities Facility
... transition of cities to low-carbon, climate-resilient urban development. Urban areas account for approximately 70 ... density of infrastructure and their often path-dependent development patterns. While this makes cities vulnerable to ... water cycle management and integrated planning. How a city develops as green varies across geography, sector and pace ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries 
EBRD and Green Climate Fund join forces to support major renewable energy project in Egypt
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are ... to finance climate change projects and programmes that help developing countries adapt to climate impacts and reduce ... focused on the private sector, in particular on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. It uses a range of ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
GCF focuses on getting funds flowing
... sector project is helping drive investment by medium and small enterprises in Mongolia’s fledgling low-carbon ... - FAA signed on 3 March 2017 Morocco - ADA (FP022) - “Development of Argan orchards in degraded environment” – ... Lanka – UNDP (FP016) - “Strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Dry Zone to climate variability ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
... (ESI) for Private Energy Efficiency Investments by Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in El Salvador ... for Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia: Developing a Climate-Resilient, Natural Resource-based ... UNDP USD 38.1 million for Strengthening the Resilience of Smallholder Famers in the Dry Zone to Climate Variability ...
Article > Press release 
How grass seeds are changing lives in Kenya
... me most was the sense that something important was developing here, beyond mere crops or fodder. I went to ... barely a year old, yet its impact is already visible. The small women’s group, later joined by young people, has ... was truly inspiring. GCF’s mission is clear: to support developing nations in addressing the pressing challenges of ...
Article > Insights Kenya 
'Message getting through' that money for climate action matters: Green fund chief
... Fund’s investment message is getting through to UN Member States. Conor Lennon started by asked him if he was, ...
Article > Article about GCF 
Second phase of flood control project to launch this year
He stated that after completing the first phase of the ...
Article > Article about GCF Pakistan 
Climate finance drives down renewable price in Egypt by half
... been working with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for the past few months to implement a ... market. It is also supporting the Egyptian Government’s stated policy to transition from the country’s current ... technologies.” Egypt is now at a crucial phase in its development, with economic and population growth - combined ...
Article > Press release Egypt 
Adaptation planning support for Sudan through FAO
... training opportunities for CC impact modelling at the State- and federal level, and (3) capacities of State-level Technical Committees for CC adaptation planning ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Sudan
GCF/B.30/Inf.12 - Status of the GCF portfolio: approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States Dollar (USD) equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.31/Inf.12 - Status of the GCF portfolio: approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States Dollar (USD) equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.32/Inf.08/Rev.01 - Status of the GCF portfolio: approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States Dollar equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.33/Inf.10 - Status of the GCF portfolio: Approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States Dollar (USD) equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.34/09/Add.07 - Consideration of accreditation proposals – Addendum VII: Re-accreditation assessment of RAPL049
... World Wildlife Fund, Inc. (WWF-US), based in the United States of America, for the second accreditation term. ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.34/Inf.09 - Status of the GCF portfolio: Approved projects and fulfilment of conditions
... in this document are presented in nominal terms and United States dollar (USD) equivalent, unless otherwise specified. ...
Board document > Information