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GCF and World Wildlife Fund sign key Colombia landscapes agreement
GCF and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have signed an agreement to rapidly implement an innovative project which aims to support more sustainable management of Colombia’s landscapes.
The project focuses on protecting...
Article > News update WWF 
GCF and GIZ sign project agreement for sustainable forest management in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have signed an agreement with the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) for a USD 79.3 million project (...
Article > News update GIZ 
Information appeal guidelines
The following procedural guidelines applicable to the handling of information appeals was agreed to by the Information Appeals Panel (IAP) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF).
Document > Guides
PSAA questionnaire
Questionnaire
Who should take the PSAA questionnaire?
Any entity interested in seeking accreditation to the GCF for a one climate project/programme partnership should complete the PSAA questionnaire.
PSAA overview
The...
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PSAA resources
Resources
Dedicated templates and policies related to the Project-specific Assessment Approach.
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Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP152: Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity - Luxun
This document presents relevant environmental and social safeguards (ESS) information about FP152: Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF Global) – Equity, specifically for the sub-project "Luxun". Project and programme...
Document > Environmental and Social Safeguards report, Sub-project ESS report Mexico PCA
Letter from the Executive Director: reflections and farewell
Dear Friends,
As I reach the end of my four-year term as Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), I would like to thank all of you for your support in helping GCF accelerate the transition to a low-emission...
Article > Speech 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programme update for Vanuatu
To ensure GoV’s planning, implementation and monitoring of climate finance, the NDA office needs management systems that enable them to fulfil their role, responsibilities and policy requirements, and make sure they are...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu SPC
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the IRMF for SPC
With growing number of proposals under formulation as well as projects moving into implementation, it is critical that SPC is able to report against GCF’s new Integrated Results Management Framework (IRMF) in a manner...
Document > Approved readiness proposal SPC
Enhancing climate integration capacity for resilient water resource management in Timor-Leste
This readiness proposal is developed to address the barriers and gaps in managing climate risks to water resources through the strengthening of climate planning and resilient water resource management capacity in Timor-...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Timor-Leste
Strengthening Resilience of the Water Resources Sector to the Impacts of Climate Change in Tonga
The main objective of this proposal is to strengthen the coordination of the Natural Resources Division and the Water Resources Committees and knowledge of stakeholders to increase the resilience of the water sector by...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Tonga
PSAA questionnaire
The PSAA Questionnaire takes 20-minutes to complete and will be used to assess alignment of the proposed climate project with developing countries’ priorities, GCF’s strategic objectives, and whether an entity has the...
Document > Template
GCF report highlights significant progress in climate impact
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has published the GCF-1 Progress Report, which highlights the extensive progress made in delivering high-impact climate finance during the 2020-2023 period (referred to as ‘GCF-1’), ahead of...
Article > Press release 
Strengthening the NDA of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela through the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support Program
In the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela there is a need to develop national capacities to access international climate finance, including resources from the GCF. This will help the country achieve the common goals of...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) UNDP
Strengthening capacities for NDC implementation in Peru improving knowledge management strategy and reporting
The Peruvian government has been developing meaningful actions toward climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as enhancing its national climate pledges. One of the key actions has been to update its Nationally...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Peru Profonanpe
Strengthening sectoral expertise and strategic framework to support the implementation of Climate Appropriate Portfolios of Tree Diversity (CAPTD) for productive and resilient landscapes and livelihoods in AFOLU across Burkina Faso (acronym R-CAPTD )
The specific readiness challenge is to build sectoral expertise, strategic framework, programme pipeline, knowhow and partnerships to implement climate appropriate portfolios of tree diversity (CAPTD) by 2023 as part of...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso ICRAF
Institutional and technical support for REDD+ readiness in West Africa
All participating countries for this proposal are Least Developed Countries where economy’s is mainly based on the subsistence agriculture, and natural resources exploitation, including forest resources. Because of this...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries FAO
Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral priorities of the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthen WAEMU sub-national governments’ capacities to access climate finance and develop a pipeline of projects to support their countries’ climate goals.
The WAEMU (West African Economic and Monetary Union) 1 Regional Forum was held in June 2021 by the Covenant of Mayors for Sub-Saharan Africa (CoM SSA), and United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) in...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries UCLG Africa 
The Green Climate Fund’s Group of Friends convene to discuss climate action urgency and show support for GCF’s second replenishment
GCF leadership met with ambassadors and representatives of its partner countries in the Republic of Korea as part of the 4th meeting of the ‘Group of Friends of GCF’. Representatives of 36 countries engaged in...
Article > News update 
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and NEFCO (First amendment)
This agreement, signed between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO), sets out the terms and conditions for the use of GCF resources. It formalises NEFCO’s accountability in...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement NEFCO
GCF launches newly revised Readiness Guidebook and templates
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has published the revised Readiness Guidebook and Readiness Proposal templates as part of the Fund’s ongoing efforts to streamline and enhance the Readiness Programme.
Reflecting the...
Article > News update 
Subnational LoCAL Performance-Based Climate Resilience Financing Mechanism in Jamaica (Ja-NAP Local)
The Government of Jamaica (GoJ) seeks readiness support to assist Parishes (i.e. local government entities 1 ), to increase their resilience to climate change by vertically integrating the National Adaptation Plan (NAP...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Enhancing Jamaica’s Capacity to Access Climate Finance
The Government of Jamaica through the National Designated Authority has nominated three entities for accreditation with the GCF. These entities are Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) , Development Bank of Jamaica (...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica JSIF
Readiness Support for the Implementation of the Integrated Results Management Framework (‘IRMF’) for the Department of Environment of Antigua and Barbuda
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Document > Approved readiness proposal Antigua and Barbuda DOE_ATG
Building Grenada’s Strategic Framework to Enhance the Country’s Capacity to Transition to Low Emission Development
As a SIDS, Grenada is highly dependent on imported fossil fuels to meet all its national energy needs. Due to reliance on fossil fuels, the country is having a huge renewable energy access problem which is compounded by...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Grenada CCCCC