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Green Climate Fund Board commits an additional USD 407.8 million to combat climate crisis
... Fund (GCF) is now financing climate action in over 100 developing countries after the final Board meeting of 2019 ... This includes new transformative initiatives in China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mozambique, Nepal, the ... Churia Region in Nepal (BRCRN) with FAO (FP118) USD 26.3 million for Water Banking and Adaptation of Agriculture ...
Article > Press release 
GCF publishes timelines for B.34 and B.35
At its thirty-third meeting, the GCF Board decided to hold its thirty-fourth meeting (B.34) from 17 to ... and programmes 16 September 2022* Publication deadline 26 September 2022 B.34 17 to 20 October 2022 Key ... AE shall disclose the ESS report/s in English and the local language (if not English) of the project/ programme ...
Article > News update 
Pathways to dairy net zero: Promoting low carbon and climate resilient livestock in East Africa
... in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Dairy Platform (GDP) approved USD 3.5 million of project ... in response to the Global Methane Pledge, launched at COP26 by the US and the EU, and building on the participating ...
Article > Press release 
Buzzing businesses: Restoring mangroves, revitalising livelihoods amid climate challenges in Viet Nam
... 60,000 houses in coastal Viet Nam are damaged or destroyed, disrupting lives and livelihoods. According to ... kilograms of honey per colony, generating VND 600,000 (USD 26) in revenue and VND 400,000 (USD 17) in profit. With ... 2021, over 4,003 hectares of mangroves were successfully replanted or regenerated, surpassing the project's 4,000 ...
Article > Story Viet Nam UNDP FP013 
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
... Climate Fund’s (GCF) 38th Board meeting , which took place on 4-7 March in Kigali, Rwanda. Eleven projects were ... year, totaling USD 489.8 million of GCF financing and USD 1.26 billion including co-financing. Among the 11, ... Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) . Otherwise known as Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs), the project agreements ...
Article > News update 
On the frontlines of climate change: Financing the largest community-based adaptation project in Vanuatu
‘We women depend on fishing along the coastline to provide fish for ... we caught here the past years,’ says Jennie Jenery, a villager from Efate Island in Vanuatu. Dressed in a blue house ... working with Save the Children Australia, with a USD 26.2 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), will ...
Article > Story Vanuatu SCA FP184 
Rural women rising
With access to irrigated land, training in climate-resilient farming, and a platform ... farmers in Zimbabwe are forging new paths for economic independence and sustainable agriculture. Elizabeth Dube, a ... in rural communities is reflected in a transformative US$26.6 million government-led project in southern Zimbabwe ...
Article > Story 
Enhancing access and increasing impact: the role of the multilateral climate funds
... While progress is seen in some areas, much more is needed to reach net zero and adapt to climate impacts. A ... finance, including from private sources of capital. At COP 26 in Glasgow, our four funds jointly committed to work ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and serves the 2015 Paris Agreement, supporting the ...
Article > Statement 
Appeals
Overview Information disclosure requests that have been denied may be appealed. An Information Appeals Panel (IAP) was established by the Board to consider appeals from requesters. The IAP is composed of the three heads of the independent Accountability Units: Independent Evaluation Unit ...
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Strengthening Côte d’Ivoire’s Capacity and Ownership to Access Climate Finance for GCF Country Programme Implementation
... of the first readiness project. A NDC Partnership Plan and a Country Programme have been prepared but not yet ... validated/implemented; a no-objection procedure has been defined, but not yet tested or operationalized; the NDA ... the NDA has not been formalized; the country’s stakeholders are not yet in a position to prepare readiness ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Côte d'Ivoire FIRCA
Enabling Direct Access to GCF Climate Finance for Cabo Verde
The capacity to access climate finance will be a key determinant of the success of Cabo Verde’s inclusive green growth and climate agenda. Cabo Verde ... to enhance its direct access to climate finance, in particular with the GCF. To this end, the Ministry of Finance (MF), ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cabo Verde LuxDev
Green Climate Fund Board opens first meeting of 2019
... . It then reconvened on Tuesday morning to start consideration of other business, including new funding proposals and policy decisions. If approved, the new funding proposals will add ... meeting, which will be held from 25 to 28 February, is available here . The GCF Board will also consider applications ...
Article > Press release 
GCF engages Asian countries in dialogue on their climate investments
... climate finance priorities in Asia. It will also provide opportunities for countries to show what progress they ... such as the 13thUnited Nations Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) in 2007 which launched the Bali Road Map , an early kick starter of ...
Article > Press release Indonesia 
Australia and the GCF Secretariat co-host the Pacific Regional Workshop in Fiji
... (GCF) regional meeting in the Pacific, which will take place from 1 to 4 August. Hosted at the Pacific Islands Forum ... in Suva, the gathering will bring together relevant stakeholders to galvanise action on the GCF in the region. The ... build their internal capacity to access GCF funding; and to develop country-driven ideas and concepts into a pipeline of ...
Article > Press release Australia Fiji 
Co-Chairs’ expectations for the 13th meeting of the GCF Board
... with the Fund, the establishment of important risk guidelines for credit and investment, assessment of the ... and the programmatic approach to funding proposals. “B.12 laid a strong foundation for progress in 2016, with ... but B.13 is the time to show that the GCF is ready to deliver.” The Fund’s proposal pipeline has now grown to ...
Article > Press release 
GCF/B.21/10/Add.37 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXXVII Funding proposal package for SAP004
This addendum contains the following six parts: A funding proposal ... by XacBank LLC; No-objection letter issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; Environmental and ... Loan Programme” submitted by XacBank LLC is being circulated on a limited distribution basis only to Board Members ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... (CABEI); No-objection letters issued by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental ... Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); is being circulated on a limited distribution basis only to Board Members ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.21/10/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVIII Funding proposal package for FP096
This addendum contains the following three parts: A funding ... “DRC Green Mini-Grid Program” submitted by the African Development Bank; No-objection letter issued by the national ... submitted by the African Development Bank is being circulated on a limited distribution basis only to Board Members ...
Board document > Action item
Entity Support for Belize through CCCCC
One of the greatest challenges in delivering Belize’s climate change priorities is access ... of climate finances. Nevertheless, the country has made significant efforts to respond to climate related challenges. In continuing this effort, Belize aims to ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize CCCCC
Adaptation Planning support for Argentina through UNDP
... adaptation into the country's comprehensive and resilient development strategies. In particular, the proposed project supports the Government of ... scales and with a medium- and long-term perspective; Identify capacity gaps and strengthen capacities for ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina UNDP
Strategic Frameworks support for Lao PDR through FAO
The Lao People's Democratic Republic has identified the forestry sector as a key contributor to its ... Among the core barriers hindering progress with Lao’s Readiness include the coordination challenges among ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Lao People's Democratic Republic (the) FAO
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Timor-Leste through UNDP
As a Least Developed Country (LDC), a Small-Island Developing State and the newest country to the Asia-Pacific ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste UNDP
Entity Support for Antigua and Barbuda through PwC
... Caribbean States (OECS) is an Economic Union established under the Treaty of Basseterre. The OECS is now a ten-member ... St Vincent and the Grenadines, with the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Martinique as associate members of the ... has applied for readiness support in becoming a Readiness Delivery Partner for selected independent OECS Member States ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda
Entity support, strategic frameworks and private sector mobilization support for Antigua and Barbuda through the Department of Environment
... initial Readiness support request for NDA Strengthening, development of the Country Programme, and No-Objection procedure. These activities are underway and will be completed in March 2017. Antigua and ... private and civil society sectors, and piloting a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) mentorship arrangement. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Country Programming support for Bangladesh through UNDP
The NDA will develop the following activities to ensure development of a sound country programme: Review and understanding of Bangladesh’s ‘low carbon and climate resilient ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bangladesh UNDP
New GCF-Government of Mongolia agreement supports country’s Paris Agreement goals
... an agreement with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to provide the organisation with Privileges and Immunities. The ... Contribution (NDC) Forum organised by the Government in Ulaanbaatar. Tserenbat Namsrai, Minister of Environment and ... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), governments recommended that Parties to the UNFCCC ...
Article > Press release Mongolia 
Jamaica Country Programme
... our path of success to meet our goals of sustainable development towards a low carbon and climate resilient ... consumption patterns. Transformation and Innovation is needed in all sectors. However these transformational impacts ... sector and civil society. In all of this access and availability of significant financing becomes a priority. This ...
Document > Country programme Jamaica
Thematic brief: Agriculture and food security
Farmers are facing unprecedented interlinked global shocks and challenges that ... in recent years. Since most agriculture is rainfed in developing countries, climate change directly impacts ... and meet the increasing demand for food by growing populations and cities. This need is most acute in developing ...
Document > Thematic brief
Global fund for coral reefs investment window (GFCR)
... run-off, sewage discharge and unsustainable tourism degrade the coral reefs, further decreasing their chance of ... in the blue economy, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) Investment Window - implemented with Pegasus Capital ... reefs. Targeting 17 countries in Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, it aims to address critical ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries PCA FP180
The Amazon bioeconomy fund
Home to the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon is highly vulnerable to ... The combination of increased temperatures and human-induced deforestation are creating adverse climate feedback loops. ... warmer and drier conditions will further result in forest degradation and loss of ecological functions, ...
Document > Case study Multiple countries IDB FP173