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GCF partners with FAO on two major climate-resilience projects in Benin and the Gambia
GCF and FAO have signed an agreement for $60 million in funding for two new major projects that will improve ... both projects. Welcoming the projects, GCF Executive Director Yannick Glemarec said: “GCF is proud to partner with ... affected by climate change.” FAO Deputy Director-General, Maria Helena Semedo said: “FAO welcomes the ...
Article > News update Benin Gambia 
Mayan youth promoting nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Guatemalan highlands
... services and reduced the vulnerability of rural territories. This was particularly critical when the costs of ... change in the upper basins of Guatemala’s highlands” is funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Korea International Cooperation Agency ...
Article > Story Guatemala 
Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
... degradation – have led to a water-thirsty agriculture sector and threatened the food security of its people. “This ... and roots to slow down and absorb the rainwater as it torrents down the lower hills. The floods can wreak ... project is so important. This USD 127.7 million initiative, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by ...
Article > Story El Salvador 
Pacific Islander voices: living on the frontlines of the climate crisis
... she’s driven to have her voice heard. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is working in partnership with Save the Children ... half of the country’s rural population, helping them restore and protect their natural environment and learn climate ... like Mary and Chief Tavet for raising their voices. Their stories and recommendations will help improve food security ...
Article > Story 
Building climate resilience in one of the most vulnerable zones in the Americas: the Guatemalan Highlands
... their vulnerabilities. The Resilient Highlands project funded by the Green Climate Fund and implemented by the ... helping communities in the Guatemalan Highlands to successfully transform their land into a demonstration plot of the ... crisis. Edited by Zeenia Dastur (based on IUCN’s story ) Building climate resilience in one of the most ...
Article > Story 
How a cloud database is protecting forests and communities in Laos
... is enhancing forest conservation by providing real-time monitoring, supporting land-use planning, and strengthening ... decades. To address these challenges, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is funding an ambitious REDD+ emission reduction ... financial mechanisms, improving legal and regulatory frameworks, and promoting deforestation-free ...
Article > Story Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) 
Innovating agriculture through the power of nature and tech
... soybeans, cereal, and wheat. In 2021, the agriculture sector accounted for 15.7 per cent of gross domestic product ... a USD 40 million initiative financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ... often overlooked. Participating in the CATAL1.5°T accelerator programme has been a transformative experience for ...
Article > Story 
Solving Mexico’s water crisis while shaping the future of food
... a USD 40 million initiative financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer ... (GIZ). “Participating in the CATAL1.5°T accelerator exposes us to a larger group of corporations, investors, and public organisations who can support our ...
Article > Story Mexico 
Empowering resilience: Harnessing climate-smart practices in the Kyrgyz Republic
... based on climate analysis. Now we have 30 years of historical data and I can provide practical advice to farmers ... with comprehensive training, including the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) ... grim, the hope remains high. A climate services project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by ...
Article > Story 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... Climate Change and Natural Resources Lamin Dibba said a GCF-funded adaptation project launched on Tuesday will provide ... 5 million outlay from the government of the Gambia, will restore agricultural landscapes and degraded ecosystems - ... a GCF Accredited Entity. Pa Ousman Jarju, GCF's Director of Country Programming Division, said the project is ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
The Green Climate Fund will help African countries ramp up their economic ... further its low carbon emission investments in four key sectors: power, transport, heavy industries and ... track record in financing renewable energy as the lead investor in the first commercial scale public-private partnership ...
Article > Press release 
Pre-recorded remarks for “COP of Cities”
... exacerbate these effects. As the world’s largest climate fund, GCF is mandated to promote a paradigm shift towards ... pathways. To catalyze much-needed private-sector financial flows and create new green markets, GCF uses a ... challenges while building the market case for private sector investments in sustainable infrastructure. 10 cities ...
Article > Speech
GCF launches Green Champions Awards to recognise outstanding climate change efforts in developing countries
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched the GCF Green Champions Awards to ... or organisation making inroads in bringing the private sector into climate finance. Climate Lifetime Achievement ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and DBSA partnership to boost climate investments in the Southern Africa region
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa ... needed to tackle the challenge, and mobilising private sector investments is crucial. Nevertheless, a series of market ... other developing countries to rapidly scale up private sector climate investments. “The DBSA Climate Finance ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
... to international organisations to the private sector to scale-up climate action and translate ambitious ... projects, and a market-place to connect clean energy investors and project sponsors. “The Climate Investment ... those most in need of climate action,” said Green Climate Fund Executive Director Yannick Glemarec. “Renewable ...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s investment in wind and solar power in a partnership ... global gathering, which aims to strengthen the private sector’s role as a driver of climate action, GCF’s ...
Article > Press release South Africa 
GCF and IDCOL sign key agreement on ambitious energy project
... GCF’s largest contribution to a single country private sector project, with over USD 256 million in approved GCF financing. Bangladesh’s textile and garment sectors together account for more than 80% of the country’s ... National Designated Authorities to directly access GCF funding and resources. Partnerships with DAEs are crucial ...
Article > News update Bangladesh 
GCF strengthens climate action collaboration in the MENA region
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) recently concluded its first regional dialogue ... countries to discuss strategic climate finance, private sector investments, and capacity building for the region. The ... second programming cycle (2024-2027), GCF Executive Director Mafalda Duarte said, “These investments show the power ...
Article > News update 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
... from rising sea levels, more powerful and unpredictable storms, and increasingly powerful King Tides. Welcome to ... my first mission as a representative of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It was a proud moment; I was here to witness the ... Adaptation Project has constructed 7.3 hectares of raised, storm-resilient, flood-free land in the heart of Funafuti. ...
Article > Insights 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference 2020
... Conference (GPIC) explored how to generate the private sector investments needed to create bold solutions to deal with ... COVID-19. Bringing together leading private and public sector actors - including financial institutions, governments, ... Why now is the time to commit private and institutional funds where it’s needed The View of Institutional ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
Ministerial forum on forest finance
... and land degradation by 2030 through conservation and restoration of forests and other terrestrial ecosystems, is ... forest-related climate finance between 2021 and 2025. These funds will need to be used in a highly catalytic manner to ... Declaration on Forests and Land Use. The financing needs to fully deploy forest-based solutions to advert catastrophic ...
Article > Speech
GCF and partners sign project agreements for four transformative climate projects
Four key agreements for climate projects (Funding Activity Agreement; FAA) were signed by the Green ... and Guinea-Bissau and GCF’s first at-scale private sector programme in the water sector. FP192 The R's (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) for ...
Article > News update 
Launch of Green Guarantee Company to mobilise billions in climate finance
... countries by providing guarantees for institutional investors buying green bonds issued and listed on the London ... (FCDO) through its MOBILIST programme, the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority ... will leverage an initial USD 100 million from these investors to provide up to USD 1 billion of guarantees ...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening the water sector for enhanced planning, programming and implementation of climate finance in the Republic of Maldives
... To support the Government’s ambitions in the water sector, this Readiness addresses the following barriers and ... of expertise in climate finance. To support the water sector in the Maldives through the building of technical ... and STELCO). Maldives Strengthening the water sector for enhanced planning, programming and implementation of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Maldives
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
... will preserve livelihoods and foster ecosystem restoration while investment in shovel-ready climate resilient ... the stimulus while achieving climate ambitions. Such proposals can be financed by the GCF and other financiers. ...
Article > Statement 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
... will preserve livelihoods and foster ecosystem restoration while investment in shovel-ready climate resilient ... the stimulus while achieving climate ambitions. Such proposals can be financed by the GCF and other financiers. ...
Article > Speech
The Green, Inclusive Innovation Imperative
... ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is a privilege to take part in the opening session ... people, prosperity, and the planet. However, many commentators have questioned how realistic this ambitious 2030 ... 17 Sustainable development goals, 169 targets and 232 indicators. Based on existing trends, we will not achieve the ...
Article > Statement 
The green innovation imperative
... ladies, and gentlemen. On behalf of the Green Climate Fund, it is a privilege to take part in the opening session ... people, prosperity, and the planet. However, many commentators have questioned how realistic this ambitious 2030 ... 17 Sustainable development goals, 169 targets and 232 indicators. Based on existing trends, we will not achieve the SDGs ...
Article > Speech
Evaluations at GCF
Evaluation policy for the GCF
The Evaluation Policy for the GCF is a GCF-wide policy that defines the overall approach of GCF evaluations, including principles, criteria, and objectives. It sets out the policy to assess...
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