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Meet iTAP webinar: Mitigation impact potential in transport
In this new session of Meet the iTAP, we are joined by Jürg Grütter, who has worked since 1991 on linking climate finance with the transport sector, having structured more than 500 projects in some 70 countries,...
Event > Webinar 
Chadian private sector support for low carbon and climate-resilient development
As a landlocked country, Chad is grappling with security challenges associated with the impacts of climate change, in particular accelerated desertification and the drying up of lake Chad. The country's social...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Chad IFDD
Building national capacity to improve access to climate finance
This grant should enable the EIF, a potential direct access entity whose file is at stage 1: completeness check by the GCF Secretariat, to have proven expertise in mobilizing climate finance and developing climate...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burkina Faso EIF
Building capacity to advance the National Adaptation Planning Process in Cameroon
The project outcomes will collectively reduce the population of Cameroon’s vulnerability to the impacts of climate change while building its adaptive capacity in a gender-responsive and socially inclusive manner....
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cameroon UNEP
Developing and implementing the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process in Burundi
As climate change intensifies, Burundi will experience a shift in seasons and unpredictable weather patterns. This is projected to cause increased flooding, land degradation, loss of soil fertility, shortages of...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Burundi UNDP
Strengthening Togo’s Institutional Capacity for a Low-Carbon Transport System (STILTS)
This readiness intends to support Togo in addressing its key climate change needs by building the institutional capacity of the country to implement a Low-carbon Emission Transport System.
Togo is among the most...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo GGGI
Linking National and Sub-national Adaptation Planning in Senegal
Climate change affects key Senegalese economic sectors. Of those, the following ones are noted as priorities by the country’s NDC: agriculture, fishery, health, coastal zones, water resources, biodiversity, livestock,...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Senegal UNDP
Enhancing enabling environment to support the decarbonisation of Moroccan steel production through the application of green hydrogen
The current proposal aims to contribute to enhancing the enabling environment by advancing on capacity building of public and private sector as well as enabling key policy levers that will inform and improve the country...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Morocco UNIDO
Strengthening Sector-level Strategic Framework and Institutional Capacity for advancing climate action in the St. Kitts and Nevis
This Readiness intends to strengthen sector-level Strategic Framework and Institutional Capacity for advancing climate action in the St. Kitts and Nevis. As noted before, the activities to be implemented are associated...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis CCCCC
Strengthening the Capacity of the Ministry of Economic Development for pre-Accreditation to the Green Climate Fund
This proposed readiness grant is informed through an internal assessment and recommendation kof the MED (primarily using the GCF Self-Assessment Tool) and a gap assessment and action plan conducted through a previous...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Belize
Supporting the update of the Nationally Determined Contributions and the Second Adaptation Communication of Paraguay
There is a lack of a strategy framework that contemplates a stakeholder engagement plan, a climate financing strategy, a gender integration plan, and an assessment to identify specific areas where existing knowledge...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Paraguay IICA
Restoring vital ecosystems and water sources in the Dry Corridor Forest, El Salvador
The Dry Corridor is a vast expanse of tropical, dry forest that spans six countries in Central America. It is home to 11.5 million rural people who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Unfortunately, the region...
Article > Story El Salvador FAO 
From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
The Maldives, known as a luxury holiday destination with crystal blue water, is an idyllic island state in the Asia Pacific region. However, the Small Island Developing State (SIDS) is one of the most vulnerable nations...
Article > Story Maldives UNDP 
Five newly approved climate projects ready for delivery on the ground
Five project agreements were signed at the Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) 38th Board meeting, which took place on 4-7 March in Kigali, Rwanda.
Eleven projects were approved at the first Board meeting of the year, totaling...
Article > News update 
Climate crisis in the Himalayas: addressing the threat of melting glaciers in Northern Pakistan
In the majestic landscapes of Northern Pakistan, a silent catastrophe is unfolding. Rising temperatures have taken a toll on the Hindu Kush, Karakoram, and Himalayan glaciers, causing them to melt at an alarming rate....
Article > Story Pakistan UNDP 
Toward Risk-Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (TRACT) - Strengthening climate services and impact-based multi- hazard early warning in Maldives
Project preparation support is requested to facilitate the expeditious development of a robust and comprehensive GCF funding proposal for the proposed project: Toward Risk- Aware and Climate-resilienT communities (...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Maldives UNEP
Soft launch of the operational modalities for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) held the virtual soft launch of the operational modalities for the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme. The session provided an overview of the implementation details of the...
Event > Webinar 
Cook Islands: First and fastest Green Climate Fund country project
Incheon, Republic of Korea – The first single-country project in the Cook Islands took 20 days from GCF Board approval to the first disbursement of funding. The USD 13.4 million project, of which USD 12.5 million is...
Article > Press release Cook Islands 
Accreditation Master Agreement between GCF and JSIF
This agreement, signed between the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Jamaica Social Investment Fund, sets out the terms and conditions for the use of GCF resources. It formalises JSIF's accountability in carrying out GCF-...
Document > Accreditation Master Agreement JSIF
Climate adaptation of agricultural value chains in the Norte Grande of Argentina: promoting the holistic management of agroecosystems
Agricultural family-based systems play essential economic, social, and environmental roles. National Law 27,118 (2014) assigns cultural heritage value to family agriculture. Additionally, family agricultural systems...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Argentina CAF
Enhancing Brazilian’s capacity to combat climate change and desertification in traditional semi-arid territories
Subnational authorities in Brazil lack a framework to address climate change and desertification for the execution of projects in traditional communities that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil IICA
Advancing an Integrated Fire Management Approach in Colombia
Supporting community engagement is a central part of integrated fire management approaches. And while Colombia has a long history of cultural burning –particularly in the Orinoquia region– there is little awareness...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Colombia ISFMI Pty Ltd
Support to Fundación Natura and Fundación Wetlands International to obtain accreditation as Panama’s Direct Access Entities (DAEs) to the Green Climate Fund
The Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE), which currently serves as the National Designated Authority (NDA) to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), is the maximum governing body of Panama in matters of protection, conservation...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Panama UNDP
Preparatory support for the development of instruments to facilitate the restoration of ecosystems and agroecosystems through the implementation of environmental incentives for climate resilience in El Salvador
In El Salvador, 74% of ecosystems support food production, mainly staple grains, pasture, and coffee, while approximately 65% of the territory is hillside areas, with slopes steeper than 15%. Monoculture and inadequate...
Document > Approved readiness proposal El Salvador IUCN
Strengthening strategic Frameworks and Processes to Facilitate Access to Climate Finance in Madagascar and Djibouti
Document > Approved readiness proposal Djibouti Madagascar FAO
Document > Approved readiness proposal Djibouti Madagascar FAO

Contribution Agreement with Portugal (GCF-2)
Contributions to GCF are facilitated through Contribution Agreements or Arrangements signed by contributors, GCF, and the Trustee, which is the existing mechanism for receiving contributions to the Trust Fund.
This...
Document > Contribution arrangement / agreement Portugal
Fostering institutional capacities and accelerating climate finance readiness for increased climate action in Guatemala
Guatemala's efforts to implement and achieve its NDC objectives face significant impediments due to the overarching challenge of inadequate preparedness and capacity. This manifests through the following barriers which...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Guatemala GIZ
Developing capacities for the implementation of climate change strategic frameworks in Nicaragua
The Government of Nicaragua has made important strides in the development and implementation of climate change and economic and social policies. One of these actions is Nicaragua’s National Climate Change Policy 2022-...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Nicaragua GGGI
Development of a Sub-national Climate Fund to accelerate local climate action in Cambodia
This Readiness proposal’s goal is to contribute towards Cambodia’s efforts to attract and streamline investment opportunities and efficiently mobilise climate finance directly to local, vulnerable communities. This...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Cambodia NCDD