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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...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) emphasised its support for mainstreaming climate action throughout the financial system during a side-event held in Paris ahead of the One Planet Summit. GCF Executive Director Howard...

The Green Climate Fund attends President Macron's One Planet Summit on climate finance this week, ready to share its experiences of investing climate finance to support low-emission and climate-resilient development,...

The Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that will enable IFC to pool its resources with those of more than 40 governments that have contributed about USD 10...

The ninth of December every year is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Anti-Corruption Day in commemoration of the adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)....

The President of Nauru H.E. Baron Divavesi Waqa said on Wednesday the Green Climate Fund’s recent introduction of a simplified approval process should expedite the flow of climate finance to Pacific Island states. “...

The Green Climate Fund and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) formalised an agreement uniting the two organisations in efforts to develop and oversee large-scale climate adaptation and mitigation projects across the globe. “As...

An insight into the discussion that emerged at a COP 23 side event in Bonn; jointly published with UNDP. Since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) first began its resource mobilisation in 2014, when it rapidly raised more...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is beginning its first readiness funding to Malaysia in partnership with the Carbon Trust. The project, which was announced at the UN climate change conference in Bonn, will see the Carbon...

From today, developing countries will have stronger technology and financial backing to help meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This is thanks to an exchange of letters signed between the...

The Green Climate Fund has transferred the first tranche of climate funds to improve ecosystems-based adaptation in the Gambia. The first tranche of USD 6 million marks the start of GCF’s disbursements in a joint...

The Green Climate Fund has signed a funding agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) to help mainstream climate-resilient infrastructure in Bangladesh. The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA)...