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Investment decisions and the climate challenge
... such as water scarcity, malnutrition, and heat waves. The developing world is disproportionately affected, ... existing climate technologies and business models and the development of new technological and business solutions. ... farmers’ organisations, cooperatives, and micro and small sized enterprises. This project is part of the ...
Article > Speech
Global fund for coral reefs- reef-based climate resilience finance
... the necessary trillions of dollars of finance flows to fund developing country climate action. Using limited funds to ... climate innovation Aligning finance with sustainable development Many of these measures are focused on ... vulnerable to climate change including LDCs and African States. This includes generating new forms of finance so ...
Article > Speech
Improving the capacity of Turkmenistan to access climate finance through capacity building and strategic frameworks
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan FAO
Document > Approved readiness proposal Turkmenistan FAO
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Resilience in the Amazon: Bridging Traditional Wisdom and Modern Technology
... satellite imagery for land use planning was on the rise in developing countries. The use of such modern technology ... community-led agricultural activities were restricted to a small portion of the indigenous lands, as opposed to ...
Article > Insights 
Rural women rising
... and sustainable agriculture. Elizabeth Dube, a 73-year-old smallholder farmer from Matabeleland South, delicately ... is three years old.” Elizabeth Today, Elizabeth owns a small piece of land and has access to a solar-powered ... climate change as a severe threat to social and economic development, the Government of Zimbabwe is actively ...
Article > Story 
Cirkula: the innovative app tackling food waste in Peru
... creating awareness of the impact and incentive for other small businesses to do the same. Cirkula demonstrates the ... is significant, Michelle shares the challenges she faced in developing the app. She notes the importance of educating ...
Article > Story Peru GIZ 
FP219 - Staple Crops Processing Zone (SCPZ): Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains
In Guinea, Senegal and Togo, agriculture and forestry are the primary sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for over 80 per cent of total emissions. At the same time, these countries are also among those...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries AfDB 
Supporting women’s local businesses and climate-friendly cookstoves in Kenya
... tons CO₂ by 2030. This change towards a low-emission development path is led by local ICS businesses producing ... by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Kenya’s ... kits, two water tanks, three wheelbarrows, and other small equipment as part of a professionalization package. ...
Article > Story Kenya GIZ 
Funding and subsidiary agreements signed on the same day between GCF, FAO, and Government of Cambodia, accelerating implementation of a new climate resilient agricultural project in Cambodia
... efforts. At the same time, the Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) of Cambodia will be strengthened to ... capacities are developed and equipped with the needs of the smallholder farmers in this crucial region. The project is ... milestone. His Excellency, Eang Sophalleth, Secretary of State, Cambodia said, “The approval of this project is a ...
Article > News update FAO 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Tonga through MFNP
... Department of Climate Change that support the NDA is very small in numbers, have engaged in other work commitments, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
RE-ACT (Resilient Action Guyana): Increasing climate resilience of vulnerable ecosystems and rural communities in Guyana’s coastal areas
... The project will directly benefit 40,000 vulnerable small and medium sized farmers, of which nearly 50% female, ...
Document > Concept note Guyana FAO
Boosting the Implementation of Best Practices in Rice Farming on the North Coast of Peru, including the Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
... and mitigation best practices on rice cultivation by small and medium farmers to face the effects of climate ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Peru IICA
FP296 - Navis Decarbonization Fund I
... cannot achieve them without additional financial support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in particular, ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Navis 
PSAA overview
... The proposed project or programme is aligned with developing countries’ priorities and GCF’s strategic ...
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Gender
... contribute to combating climate change as knowledgeable small-scale farmers and leaders of climate change adaptation ...
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GCF/B.01-12/03 - Arrangements for Observer Participation in the Board Meetings
... of observers invited to the meeting (Parties and observer States to the UNFCCC, United Nations and other ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.05/10 - Initial Structure and Staffing of the Secretariat
... in response to decision B.04/09, which, inter alia, stated that the Board: Noted convergence that the initial ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.11/19 - Updated administrative guidelines on human resources
... to Manila, the Philippines, and Washington D.C., the United States of America, as requested by the Board at its sixth ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.12/Inf.07 - Report on the execution of the administrative budget and unaudited financial statements 2015
... 2015, total expenditures amounted to 19.1 million United States dollars (USD) or 99 per cent of the approved budget ... The document also introduces GCF’s unaudited financial statements as of 31 December 2015. GCF/B.12/Inf.07 Report on ... of the administrative budget and unaudited financial statements 2015 ...
Board document > Information
Gender assessment for FP024: Enpower to Adapt: Creating Climate-Change Resilient Livelihoods through Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Namibia
... women’s involvement in the society and the current state of the women’s movement within the CBNRM Programme. ...
Document > Gender assessment Namibia EIF
River Restoration for Climate Change Adaptation (RIOS)
... activities, implemented by local organizations in the states of Jalisco and Veracruz, (ii) increasing local ...
Document > Concept note Mexico FMCN
GCF leaves COP30 ready to ramp up climate finance
... included. Several senior government officials – from both developed and developing countries – reaffirmed GCF’s central role in ... one of acceleration, leverage, and lasting impact,” she stated. Ministers from Togo and Papua New Guinea also ...
Article > News update 
FP026 - Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar
Sustainable landscape measures to enhance resilience of smallholders, reducing GHG emissions and channelling private ... to climate change in the world, with large numbers of smallholding farmers. There is a high level of food ... services. The project model is to initially address smallholder vulnerability through non-profit activities, ...
Project > Private sector Madagascar CI 
FP027 - Universal Green Energy Access Programme (UGEAP)
Contributing to universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by scaling up investments in renewable energy from local financial markets and the international private sector.
This programme is an investment...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries DeutscheBank 
FP041 - Simiyu Climate Resilient Project
Safeguarding water supply and farming conditions in the Simiyu Region of Tanzania.
Rainfall patterns in the Simiyu Region have become more unpredictable and increasingly erratic, temperatures are rising, and extreme...
Project > Public sector Tanzania KfW 
FP043 - The Saïss Water Conservation Project
Improving the climate resilience of agricultural systems in the Saïss Plain.
The resilience of the Saïss Plain is threatened by declining and unpredictable rainfall due to climate change, coupled with unsustainable...
Project > Public sector Morocco EBRD 
FP049 - Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate risk (R4)
... 381 534 Building the climate resilience of food insecure smallholder farmers through integrated management of climate ...
Project > Public sector Senegal WFP 
FP137 - Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project
The forest ecosystem of Ghana’s northern savanna zone is characterized by nearly 400 million shea and other trees growing naturally as part of traditional farming. Climate change, transitioning to more modern ...
Project > Public sector Ghana UNDP 
FP140 - High Impact Programme for the Corporate Sector
Emissions from industry account for about 30 percent of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. They arise mainly from the extraction of primary materials and materials processing for manufacturing and construction...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries EBRD 