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Armenia national country programme consultation with GCF marks step towards stronger climate action
... its country programme for engagement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) this week. Chaired by the Minister of Nature ... partners, 14 representatives from the private sector, and a delegation from GCF. The development of the ... The consultation highlighted the role of the private sector as one of the key players in mobilising low-carbon, ...
Article > Press release Armenia 
IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
The Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) of the Green Climate Fund will host the 19th Conference of International Investigators (CII) from 8 to 12 October 2018 at Songdo Convensia, ... GCF Board to participate in the global network of comparator units of other international organisations, and ensure ...
Article > Press release 
Oyun Sanjaasuren appointed as GCF Director of External Affairs
Dr Oyun Sanjaasuren has been appointed by the Green Climate Fund as its Director of External Affairs, effective from 9 July 2018. Dr Oyun ... lead GCF’s external relations, supporting Executive Director Howard Bamsey as GCF prepares to enter its first ...
Article > Press release 
GCF at the mid-year UN Climate Change Conference
... provided a guide to GCF’s activities including readiness funding for developing countries, and the GCF portfolio. Executive Director Howard Bamsey closed the meeting, highlighting GCF’s ...
Article > Press release 
GCF backs Mongolian forum to open up low-emission, business paths
XacBank, a Green Climate Fund (GCF) Accredited Entity, is helping Mongolia forge a ... the entrepreneurial energies of the country’s private sector to drive low-emission innovation. It will bring together ... major lenders, to carve out a low-carbon energy sector in this landlocked country. In July, GCF completed a USD ...
Article > Press release Mongolia XacBank 
Growing enthusiasm buoys second day of GCF’s Asian Dialogue
... signalled a demand of a total of USD 2.6 billion from the Fund for a range of climate initiatives. Opening the ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
... governments, international organisations, CSOs, private sector and academia joined a panel of experts in climate ... of the GCF project portfolio. Almost three quarters of GCF funding in this sector target Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Islands ...
Article > Press release Canada 
Joint statement by GCF and GGGI
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Green Growth Institute ... the Paris Agreement goals. Yannick Glemarec Executive Director GCF Frank Rijsberman Director-General GGGI Joint statement by GCF and GGGI ...
Article > Statement 
International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
... domestic violence has intensified.” The Green Climate Fund is committed to addressing gender-based violence in its ... and have always been unacceptable behavior. GCF has a mandatory course on SEAH training for all staff of the ... against women. Yannick Glemarec Executive Director, GCF International day for the Elimination of Violence ...
Article > Statement 
GCF Readiness resources boost Senegal’s climate capacities
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is helping Senegal build its ability to tackle ... Republic of Senegal is in West Africa, with a national territory of 196,722 km and a population of about 16.3M ... of Senegal is dependent largely on climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, fishing, and tourism, which ...
Article > Story Senegal 
From investment to impacts
... Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and investors sharing best practices and innovative ideas to accelerate the private sector’s contribution to finance for climate action in ... Kenya alongside the Africa Climate Summit, and heard from fund managers, donors, institutional investors, Chief ...
Article > News update 
At Climate Ambition Summit, UN agencies and IFRC kickstart major initiative towards realising Early Warnings for All by 2027
... initial injection of US$1.3 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be used to kick-start a much larger ... warning system is one life too many.” UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner said, “The power of science and ... this ambitious initiative a reality." GCF Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte said, “Timely and accurate climate ...
Article > Press release UNDP 
Scaling up climate financing in Nepal
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Nepal Investment Mega Bank (NIMB) signed a ... in Nepal. It is GCF’s first-ever Readiness and Preparatory Support grant for a private-sector Direct Access Entity. Readiness support will ...
Article > News update Nepal NIMB 
FP262 - Green Climate Finance Facility for Fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal
Senegal has a major agricultural sector that contributes to employment and food security, but ... stability. A resilient and low-emission agriculture sector can significantly contribute to economic growth and food ... institutions to build a credible track record in funding them. Widespread CSA adoption is expected to enhance ...
Project > Private sector Senegal LBA 
FP259 - Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
... access fees for government revenue, which is essential for funding national health, education, disaster preparedness, ...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries CI 
SAP058 - Local Governments and Climate Change III (LGCC-3)
... for local authorities and communities and grants to fund priority adaptation projects. In close consultation ... planning, implementation, and management, with monitoring and evaluation of local adaptation investments ...
Project > Public sector Cambodia NCDD 
SAP067 - Catalyzing a Climate Risk Protection Shield for Zambian Smallholder Farmers
... to establish a "Farmer First" agricultural insurance sector, build a robust market-driven supply chain for ... inputs, training, and financing through the One Acre Fund Zambia platform. An estimated 140,000 farming ... Plan (NAP), which identify agriculture as a priority sector and emphasise building smallholder resilience against ...
Project > Public sector Zambia MoFNP_ZMB 
FP288 - Jordan Aqaba-Amman Water Desalination and Conveyance Project (AAWDCP)
... and operational cost recovery. GCF’s concessional funding will play a pivotal role in maintaining ...
Project > Private sector Jordan IFC 
FP290 - PURE Rural Mozambique Climate Project: Driving Mozambique's climate resilience through energy access and climate-smart Productive Use of Renewable Energy.
... and technical capacities of Mozambique's national energy fund, Fundo de Energia (FUNAE); support the development of mini-grids through competitive private-sector concessions; reduce emissions through solar mini-grid ... energy solutions. By combining competitive private-sector mini-grid concessions with results-based financing for ...
Project > Public sector Mozambique Enabel 
FP008 - Fiji Urban Water Supply and Wastewater Management Project
... but its current debt levels constrain its ability to fund such vital adaptation measures. The project will ...
Project > Public sector Fiji ADB 
FP027 - Universal Green Energy Access Programme (UGEAP)
... local financial markets and the international private sector. This programme is an investment fund that will reduce GHG emissions by increasing access to ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries DeutscheBank 
FP044 - Tina River Hydropower Development Project
... utility SIEA is almost entirely dependent upon diesel generators for supply to the capital. The Solomon Islands seeks to ... PV power without the need for large and expensive energy storage or diesel generators. It can provide a replicable ... to balance variable solar power. The Green Climate Fund will support the development by providing a USD 70 ...
Project > Public sector Solomon Islands WorldBank 
FP148 - Participation in Energy Access Relief Facility ("EARF")
... and instead have to rely on kerosene and diesel generators for lighting, while another 900 million (85% of the ... of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As the energy access sector has matured and scaled up over the years, it has shifted ... Access Relief Facility (“EARF”) is a concessional debt fund that is intended to provide energy access companies ...
Project > Private sector Multiple countries Acumen 
GCF support for adaptation planning helps developing countries build the case for increased action and investment
... we access the GCF through its diverse support programs and funding modalities," said Mr Emanuel de Guzman, Vice ... of the Climate Change Commission and Executive Director of the Climate Change Office of the Philippines. He also ... is a key concern for the country. German Velasquez, Director of Mitigation and Adaptation at GCF stressed the ...
Article > Press release Philippines (the) 
Samoan and Australian ministers welcome delegates to the GCF’s first Pacific Board meeting
... Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, have welcomed ... the last 12 months and stressed the crucial role that the Fund must play in supporting climate resilience in the ... exhibition on display and to seek observations from its creator, international photojournalist Vlad Sokhin. The Warm ...
Article > Press release Samoa 
GCF-EBRD agreement launches USD 1 billion initiative to curb industry emissions
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is taking a major step to reduce industrial ... industrial greenhouse gas emissions from the corporate sector across seven countries. It marks GCF’s first ... a virtual event to mark the occasion. GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec said: “This USD 1 billion initiative ...
Article > Press release 
Forests get a boost from new GCF policy on REDD+ results-based payments
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently adopted a landmark policy on REDD+ ... payments into GCF programming will ensure they are fully consistent and compliant with all GCF policies, ...
Article > News update 
Closer ties and progress forged at GCF’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
The Green Climate Fund’s Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group convened its ...
Article > News update 
GCF and UNICEF strengthen partnership to scale climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and UNICEF have signed an Accreditation Master ... Kitty van der Heijden, UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director, said: “This is a transformational partnership that ... By working with accredited partners that bring strong sectoral expertise and local reach, GCF can accelerate ...
Article > News update UNICEF 
FP301 - Responsible Commodities Facility - Deforestation and Conversion Free: Finance for soy production in the Cerrado, Brazil (RCF-DCF Project)
... incentives with landscape protection in the soy sector. The initiative supports deforestation- and ... investment structure. It includes a USD 85 million impact fund alongside additional co-investment vehicles designed to ...
Project > Private sector Brazil SIM 