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A guide to NAPs and why GCF is supporting this UN process to spark catalytic climate action The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season across the Caribbean was one of the most destructive on record, according to the World...

The Green Climate Fund's Structured Dialogue with Asia concludes today with an enhanced understanding of the need to tap regional growth to address climate change and to identify current weaknesses in dealing with its...

The challenge of maintaining solid economic growth in Asia through climate resilient development will be a major feature of the Green Climate Fund's second Structured Dialogue in the region which opens tomorrow. More...

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena highlighted how national climate impacts are already emerging during a recent meeting with GCF Executive Director Howard Bamsey designed to enhance his country’s interaction...

Republic of Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta called for a united approach to tackle the inequalities of climate change at GCF's Structured Dialogue with Africa, which concludes today. "We are all determined...

The Green Climate Fund has opened a new path of funding from Japan’s private sector with the recent signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. The signing of Accreditation...

The GCF Structured Dialogue with Africa opening on Tuesday is set to draw some 300 participants from across the continent to promote regional climate cooperation and enhance understanding about how to engage with the...

The Green Climate Fund joined efforts to harness the driving spirit of technological entrepreneurs in developing countries who are tackling climate change during a recent meeting in Bonn, Germany. GCF partnered with...

The Green Climate Fund's Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) and the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 7 March 2018 to enhance cooperation in institutional...

The Green Climate Fund has signed a joint declaration with the International Solar Alliance to strengthen collaboration for renewable energy, and to promote solar energy solutions as part of the steps needed to reach...

An expert dialogue will take place on Wednesday, 14 March, in Bonn to discuss how to accelerate support for entrepreneurs in developing countries who develop innovative new climate technologies. Such technologies range...

The importance of the private sector was a common theme among many of the participants at the recently-concluded GCF Structured Dialogue in Latin America. Opening the Dialogue on Monday, Colombian President Juan Manuel...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón called for urgent public-private sector cooperation in tackling climate change at the Green Climate Fund's first Structured Dialogue in Latin America. "Both the public...

The Green Climate Fund has revised the timeline for its twentieth Board meeting as per the confirmed meeting date. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meeting, where the 24 Board members decide on funding...

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón will open the Green Climate Fund's first Structured Dialogue in the Latin American region tomorrow. The four-day event brings together about 150 GCF Partners to learn...

The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together at USD 1,093.5 million of GCF funding. The new approvals bring the GCF portfolio to a total of 76...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has today appointed two new Co-Chairs at its nineteenth meeting in Songdo, Republic of Korea. Paul Oquist has been elected as the developing country Co-Chair, whilst Lennart Båge is...

Javier Manzanares has been appointed as the Green Climate Fund's first Deputy Executive Director. Mr Manzanares has been interim Deputy Executive Director since 2017. He previously served as interim Executive Director...

Prominent Jamaican legal practitioner Douglas Leys is the Green Climate Fund's new General Counsel. Mr Leys has taken up this post after moving from his previous role as the Government of Jamaica's Solicitor General....

As three consecutive Olympic Games move to East Asia, the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund, the link between sports and sustainability has become clearer. The Republic of Korea's first hosting of the Winter...

The Gambia's Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Lamin Dibba said a GCF-funded adaptation project launched on Tuesday will provide benefits across all of this West African country. "This...

Green Climate Fund consultations in the Caribbean have found a recent spate of destructive hurricanes is adding urgency to regional efforts enhancing climate resilience. Recent meetings with GCF partners in Antigua and...

The Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the China Development Bank (CDB), the world’s largest development financial institution, to coordinate their activities in promoting climate action. While the...

As was announced at the One Planet Summit in Paris on 12 December, the Green Climate Fund has shortlisted a number of exciting Concept Notes responding to the recent Request for Proposals for Mobilising Funds at Scale...

The Green Climate Fund is now receiving concept notes and funding proposals in response to its pilot programme for REDD+ results-based payments. This follows a decision at the 18th GCF Board meeting in October to pilot...

The Green Climate Fund's Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) is strengthening its collaborative efforts with the Integrity and Compliance Office (ICO) of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) through a...

Developing countries urgently need hydro-meteorological climate services and early warning systems to help their populations prepare and respond to extreme weather events. Such events, which are becoming more intense...

Executive Director Howard Bamsey highlighted the ability of the Green Climate Fund to scale-up, innovate, and deliver climate finance in his speech to the One Planet Summit. Addressing the audience of global leaders,...

The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean to explore how to enhance the region’s climate resilience in the aftermath of a particularly destructive hurricane season this year. A number of...

Green Climate Fund Executive Director Howard Bamsey spoke about GCF's efforts to mainstream gender throughout its activities in a side-event held on the eve of the One Planet Summit in Paris. The event, hosted by the...