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With the near loss of the Aral Sea, Lake Balkhash is now the country’s largest inland water body now critically threatened by climate change causing variability of river flow, increased evapotranspiration, and fire risk...

The project qualifies under category ‘C', as the project interventions do not entail any social, environmental, economic or cultural risks. The project interventions under demonstration component mainly focus on...

As a Least Developed Country (LDC) and Small Islands Developing State (SIDS) Timor-Leste is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and considered to be one of the top 10 countries in the world most at risk...

Climate change is reducing the availability of freshwater in Malekula, with groundwater becoming increasingly saline because of sea level rise and more frequent droughts. This is having a significant impact on the lives...

Uganda's Cattle Corridor is most affected by climate change. The corridor stretches from south-western to north-eastern Uganda. It is characterised by livestock production, scarce water and pastures. Although it is...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of droughts, floods and wildfires in South Africa, threatening the ecosystems that underpin rural livelihoods and the South African economy. Well managed...

In accordance with paragraph 17 of the Rules of Procedure, at each meeting the Board will confirm the date and duration of the following meeting. By decision B.BM-2020/07, the Board confirmed that the twenty-seventh...

Coastal and marine ecosystems and the services they provide are the basis for Pacific Island countries’ (PICs) climate resilience, livelihoods, economic growth and cultural identity. They are currently under threat from...

Climate Change is the most important issue facing the 3 countries this project will operate in - Tonga, Vanuatu and Samoa. This project has been designed to support farmers to adapt to the its impacts as well as to...

Amazonian indigenous peoples are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly indigenous women. The proposed project aims to empower indigenous people to adapt to increased temperatures,...

The project will contribute to reduce carbon emissions and improve air quality under a new sustainable transportation system being implemented in Vientiane Capital. The project involves introducing electric vehicles in...

Mexico is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as the increase in extreme events, which are affecting watersheds (droughts, floods, landslides), and the negative ecological, economic, and social...

Heritage Colombia (HECO) will generate significant mitigation and adaptation benefits through a paradigm shifting landscape approach in Colombia associated with a proven model for securing long-term financing for the...

As a result of climate change, the northern Pacific region of Costa Rica will experience a significant decrease in precipitations and increase in temperatures, leading to more frequent and severe droughts. This will...

The project aims to ensure water resilience within communities in the Haiyan Corridor that experience climate-induced or climate-aggravated water quality issues and supply shortage through the implementation of...

Cross River State (CRS) which contains 50% of Nigeria’s forests has made significant strides towards REDD+ readiness and is unique in its clear sub-national approach to REDD+. The State has developed (1) a CRS REDD+...

SOUTH AFRICA IS CONSIDERED TO BE A WATER SCARCE COUNTRY and is projecting a 17% water deficit by 2030 (National Water and Sanitation Master Plan, 2018) (“NWSMP”). According to the NWSMP there is a need to optimise the...

Bhutan has a fragile mountainous landscape situated in a regional climatic region characterized by diverse influences that leave the country exposed to high weather variability and extreme events. With climate change,...

The project aim is to reduce land based emissions by establishing private se sub-national jurisdictional ER programs in the three target provinces by reinf legal and managerial frameworks to stimulate green economic...

The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world, one of the harshest environments on Earth, covering nearly a third of the African continent. This area is being impacted by Climate change and natural climate cycles...

The Lake Chad Basin supports a growing population of about 50 million people: farmers, pastoralists and fishermen who rely heavily on natural resources. Impacted by rising temperatures and increased variability of...

The project addresses GHG emissions resulting from high rates of deforestation, that are the consequence of poor natural resource management, damaging agriculture practices and the vulnerability of the population and...

Montenegro’s transport sector is a significant source of GHG emissions, estimated at 563,000 tCO2e in 2015 and forecasted to grow to 993,000 tCO2e (30% of the national GHG emissions) by 2030. Building on the recently-...

There are in Argentina 1,359,078 housings with qualitative housing deficit . That generates, among other things, a thermal imbalance inside the housing that implies greater energy demand for heating and air conditioning...

The project aims to surge the use of CCS by instigating the concepts of (i) bulk tendering via reverse auctioning (ii) result based financing and (iii) mainstreaming and capacitating local governments in the renewable...

The Northern Tonle Sap Basin (NTSB) is one of the most important agricultural regions in Cambodia. The combination of poverty, environmental degradation, changing precipitation patterns, and extreme weather events due...

This Concept Note (CN) proposes a GCF project, “Climate-resilient Agriculture, Forestry and Land-use in Chindwin River Basin” (CAFOLU-Chindwin), to establish enabling conditions in the basin for public and private...

The Valles Macroregion of Bolivia is experiencing increasing rainfall variability as a result of climate change. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable in light of greater rainfall unpredictability and land...

Despite large efforts in generating timely and accurate warnings for severe weather by the Meteorological Services and the National Directorate for Water Resources Management, the loss of life and means of subsistence...