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Support to the preparation of a Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Action Plans for Colombia; consolidation of climate finance capabilities of the NDA and Collegiate Body; building capacities of subnational governments and strengthening of direct access entities and nominated entities
... proposal has four main objectives: (i) support the elaboration of a sectoral Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) ... the climate finance capabilities of the National Designated Authority (NDA) and the Collegiate Body of ... of two Colombian direct access entities (DAEs) (Findeter and Fondo Acción) and one nominated entity ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Colombia
Strengthen institutional capacity, governance mechanisms, planning and programming frameworks for a transformational long-term climate action agenda
... action agenda. The overall readiness objectives include i) building NDA team capacity to support planning, programming and implementation of GCF funded activities, ii) strengthening institutional coordination ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire
GCF Regional Dialogue with Latin America sets to further accelerate climate action in the region
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Regional Dialogue with Latin America successfully concluded in Montevideo, Uruguay. Running on 24-26 July, 2023, the event aimed to accelerate climate action ...
Article > News update 
GCF Regional Programming Dialogue with Asia and the Pacific: enhancing regional access to climate finance
Stakeholders and partners gathered in Incheon, Republic of Korea, ... from 23 regional governments representing GCF’s National Designated Authorities (NDAs), 11 Direct Access Entities ... face-to-face with the GCF Secretariat. With 34 formal bilateral meetings and more than a handful of GCF sessions, it ...
Article > News update 
Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
As global leaders are convening at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, one ... climate action – and this means accelerating work to translate countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans, and ...
Article > News update 
Green Climate Fund and Somalia: Accelerated USD 100 million investment partnership
... Fund’s (GCF) Executive Director, Mafalda Duarte headed the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announcing an ... reliable off-grid energy access to unelectrified populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme prioritises ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Press release Somalia 
Green Climate Fund energy strategy accelerates low-carbon transition
... Energy Zones and Corridors Pledge, and the COP29 Hydrogen Declaration, recognizing their importance in advancing global ... Project with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is pioneering the use of battery storage and green ...
Article > Press release 
GCF.10: 10 years of climate impact
... journey and impact as the world’s climate fund for developing countries and reinforces GCF’s commitment to ... impact in a critical time of the climate crisis. Over × Developing countries with GCF-funded projects Over × ... in the Peruvian Amazon, promotes sustainable fishing and wetland conservation. Through this GCF-backed project, solar ...
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Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is devastating human lives and economies worldwide and ...
Article > Statement 
Where do we stand with NDCs? Enhancing action on climate change in 2020
I would like to congratulate UNFCCC for this timely event on enhancing action on climate ... raising NDC ambitions and was supposed to culminate at COP 26 this November. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is devastating human lives and economies worldwide and ...
Article > Speech
Record finance and increased impact: GCF delivers for ‘implementation COP’ as it marks 10 years of climate action
... the opening day of COP30, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) heralded a record programming year and greater climate impact as ... the year where we have programmed the most ever – USD 3.26 billion in new climate finance. But impact is equally ... from that impact,” stated Duarte at the event, which launched the GCF.10 Impact Report . The report describes ...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board
... challenge of climate change. At the Fund’s heart is a balanced governance structure that ensures consensus-based decisions between developed and developing countries. The ... party to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Board is independent and guided by the Conference ...
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GCF Board opens B.19 meeting, elects Lennart Båge and Paul Oquist as new Co-Chairs
... Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart Båge is the ... B.19 Board meeting will therefore take place from Monday 26 February until Thursday 1 March, and will be presided by ... developing countries on the Executive Committee of the UNFCCC Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Dr. ...
Article > Press release 
Great Green Wall in the Spotlight at COP
... the Great Green Wall , an African-led initiative to restore land and ecosystems in Africa, were reinforced at COP26. As a funder of several projects in the Sahel region that contribute ...
Article > News update 
GCF targets private investment shift at inaugural climate conference
... a seminal UN report highlighting the urgency of action needed to keep global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. ... would require "rapid and far-reaching" transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. It ... that climate action could yield an economic gain of USD 26 trillion through to 2030 compared with business-as-usual. ...
Article > Press release 
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
... of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Lamin Dibba said a GCF-funded adaptation project launched on Tuesday will provide ... for about 40 percent of its national exports and 26 percent of its GDP. The geographic nature of this ...
Article > Press release Gambia 
GCF and Africa Finance Corporation drive low-emission development in Africa
... today of an agreement with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). The two organizations signed an Accreditation Master ... wind farm in Sub-Saharan Africa. The USD90 million, 26MW Cabeolica project provides over 20 percent of Cape Verde's power needs. Oliver ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.27
... for its twenty-seventh Board meeting (B.27) following the decision (B.BM-2020/07) by the Board to hold B.27 during the ... It is also noted that the twenty-sixth Board meeting (B.26) will take place virtually from 18 to 21 August 2020. GCF acknowledges ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes the tentative funding proposal schedule for B.29
... (B.29) based on Board document GCF/B.28/06 to be considered by the Board at the twenty-eighth Board meeting ... (B.28). In the document, it is proposed that B.29 takes place on 28 June-1 July 2021 while a formal Board decision is ... of ESS reports for category A and I-1 projects/programmes 26 February 2021* Submission to the independent Technical ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and Acumen sign agreement to promote resilient agriculture in East and West Africa
... projects in East and West Africa. GCF has committed USD 26 million to Acumen aimed at ensuring long-term sustainable ... in agriculture productivity and incomes for smallholder farmers. GCF Private Sector Facility Deputy Director ... parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and given the mandate to fund climate action to limit ...
Article > Press release 
GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
... the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). GCF’s contribution of USD 26.6 million was approved by its Board last month to support the commitment of the Royal Government ... of Bhutan to remain carbon neutral. The project will provide funding to prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, ...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
Structured Dialogue with Asia 2018
The Structured Dialogue with Asia brought 26 countries from across the region to Da Nang in Viet Nam from May 17 to 20. The Dialogue provided an important platform for diverse stakeholders – including government ...
Event > Structured dialogue Viet Nam 
A sliver of hope from the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Sixty metres from one side of the island to the other. Sixty metres from the ocean to the ... a country whose total land mass across nine islands is only 26 square kilometres. The new land is the largest safe zone ...
Article > Insights 
GCF/B.22/Inf.08 - Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and twenty-second meetings of the Board
This document provides information on decisions proposed between the twenty-first and ... of the Board as at 19 February 2019. GCF/B.22/Inf.08 Board decisions proposed between the twenty-first and ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/Inf.08 - Report on the activities of the Secretariat
This report provides an update on the activities of the Secretariat for the ... progress against the overarching goals and priorities identified in the Secretariat’s 2018 work programme, as well as tracking key performance indicators identified in the work programme results framework. The ...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.20/11 - Consolidated country and entity work programmes
This document presents the progress made on country and entity programming since the nineteenth meeting of the Board, and provides an overview of the current status of country and entity ... The Board is requested to take note of the information provided in this document and to adopt the decision presented in ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals
... presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its nineteenth meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages. GCF/B.19/22/Rev.02 Consideration of funding proposals ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Add.28/Rev.02 - Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXVIII: Secretariat's review
This addendum contains the Secretariat’s review of the public ... proposals (FP059-FP077) submitted for the Board’s consideration at its nineteenth meeting. GCF/B.19/22/Add.28/Rev.02 Consideration of funding proposals - Addendum XXVIII: ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/02 - Guidance from the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties: Co-Chairs’ proposal
This document presents the proposed actions to be undertaken by the Board in 2018 in response to guidance ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.16/Inf.15 - Update on progress in addressing guidance from the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties
This document provides an update on progress made in responding to guidance ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its twenty-second session, in particular UNFCCC decision 10/CP.22 titled “Report of the Green ...
Board document > Information