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GCF-EIF agreement opens way for start of Namibian nature-based climate solution
The Green Climate Fund has come a step closer to helping Namibia’s Environmental Investment Fund (EIF) utilise the resilience of ecosystems to help communities withstand climate change.
GCF and EIF have signed a Funded...
Article > Press release Namibia 
GCF and World Bank partner to boost cookstove market in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the World Bank have signed an agreement that will help expand the market for improved cookstoves in Bangladesh, bringing together a number of climate and health benefits.
The signing of...
Article > Press release Bangladesh 
United Kingdom pledges to double contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes today’s announcement that the United Kingdom will contribute GBP 1.44 billion to the Green Climate Fund. The announcement was made by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the G7...
Article > Press release United Kingdom 
Canada announces contribution to Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes Canada’s announcement it will contribute CAD 300 million to the Green Climate Fund. The announcement was made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the recently concluded G7...
Article > Press release Canada 
France doubles its contribution to the Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) welcomes France’s announcement to contribute EUR 1.548 billion to the replenishment of the Green Climate Fund made at the recently concluded G7 Summit in Biarritz, France.
At the final...
Article > Press release France 
GCF addresses climate farming challenges in expert panel
GCF co-organised a consultation and technical meeting on climate change, agriculture and food systems with Global Affairs Canada and the International Development Research Center.
Participants from governments,...
Article > Press release Canada 
GCF second replenishment meeting reaches agreement on key decisions; selects Paris for Pledging Conference
Hosted by the Canadian Ministry of International Development and Global Affairs Canada, GCF’s second replenishment consultation meeting brought together 27 potential contributors and eight Board members to discuss key...
Article > Press release Canada 
New Climate Investment Platform targets increase in flow of capital to clean energy projects
In response to country needs to mobilise low-carbon, climate-resilient investments, a new global public good announced today will aim to increase the flow of capital in developing countries to meet climate ambitions....
Article > Press release 
Jamaica and Norway lead countries in call for ambitious replenishment of Green Climate Fund ahead of Climate Action Summit
The Prime Ministers of Jamaica and Norway convened Heads of State, Ministers, and representatives from over 40 developed and developing countries today for a meeting dedicated to the replenishment of the Green Climate...
Article > Press release Jamaica Norway 
UN Climate Summit paves the way for an ambitious and successful replenishment of the Green Climate Fund
Calls from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to double contributions to the Green Climate Fund were met by ambitious pledges from many countries, led by Sweden’s doubling of their contribution to USD 852 million....
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
Green Climate Fund and Qatar convene institutional investors to give boost to climate action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the State of Qatar, represented by the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), have brought together major institutional investors to advance climate action in the margins of the UN Climate...
Article > Press release 
GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference paves the way for more climate finance from the private sector
Participants from over 100 countries have gathered to attend the Green Climate Fund’s second conference focusing exclusively on the private sector which opens today in Incheon, the Republic of Korea.
The three-day...
Article > Press release 
GCF helps reduce renewable business costs in South Africa
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will help drive down the price of renewable energy in South Africa by boosting the private sector’s investment in wind and solar power in a partnership with the Development Bank of Southern...
Article > Press release South Africa 
GCF private sector conference makes business case to lower planet's climate costs
“Business cannot succeed on a planet that fails.”
This was how the Green Climate Fund’s Executive Director Yannick Glemarec articulated his call for enhanced business action to tackle the climate crisis during the Fund’...
Article > Press release 
Twenty-fourth meeting of the GCF Board (B.24)
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund will be held in Songdo, Republic of Korea, from 12-14 November 2019.
Event > Board meeting Republic of Korea (the) 
Notification related to FP054
This notification provides details on the status of FP054, which lapsed on 27 June 2019.
Document > Notification
Invitation for the Twentieth Round of Application for Accreditation as an Observer Organization to the Green Climate Fund
In line with the Governing Instrument for the Green Climate Fund (the GCF) and the Rules of Procedures of the Board, the Co-Chairs in consultation with the Board, invite accredited observer organizations to the twenty-...
Document > Notification
Notification on official communications from the Green Climate Fund
We have received inquiries regarding communications purporting to be from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), relating to possible project funding decisions.
Please note the following information:
Our project portfolio is...
Document > Notification
GCF/B.24/01/Drf.01 - Provisional agenda
This document contains a proposed provisional agenda for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board.
Board document > Agenda
GCF/B.24/Inf.01 - The Strategic Plan for the GCF: 2020–2023
Through decision B.22/06, the Board requested the Secretariat, under the guidance of the Co0Chairs, to present an update to the initial Strategic Plan for consideration by the Board at its twenty-fourth meeting. This...
Board document > Information
GCF/B.23/01/Drf.02 - Provisional agenda
This document contains a proposed provisional agenda for the twenty-third meeting of the Board.
Board document > Agenda
GCF/B.23/02 - Consideration of funding proposals
This document presents the funding proposals to the Board for consideration at its twentythird meeting. It also presents an overview of the projected GCF portfolio and a brief guide to the funding proposal packages.
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/03 - Period of the first replenishment of the GCF
This document proposes a four-year period (2020-2023) for the GCF’s first replenishment. The recommendation reflects the feedback from the first replenishment consultation meeting in Oslo, Norway. A draft decision is...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/04 - Consideration of accreditation proposals
This document presents an overview of accreditation progress up to 31 May 2019; an overview of the pipeline of applicant entities with information on support to direct access entities; and an overview of the portfolio...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/05 - Updated accreditation framework
In decision B.22/16, the Board decided to streamline the accreditation process in order to accelerate the review and consideration of entities applying for accreditation. In the same decision, the Board requested its...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/07 - Audited financial statements of the Green Climate Fund for the year ended 31 December 2018
The audited financial statements of the Green Climate Fund for the year ended 31 December 2018 are submitted for Board approval.
The external audit of the 2018 GCF financial statements was undertaken by Daemyung Grant...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/08 - Dates and venues of upcoming meetings of the Board
This document has been prepared to assist the Board in:
Confirming the dates and duration for the twenty-fourth meeting of the Board;
Deciding the dates for meetings of the Board in 2020; and
Deciding on the venues...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/09 - Co-Chairs consultations: decision-making in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted
This document has been prepared by the Co-Chairs to support the Board’s consideration of the development of procedures for adopting decisions in the event that all efforts at reaching consensus have been exhausted. It...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/10 - Eighth Report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
This document contains the eighth annual report of the Green Climate Fund to the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at its twenty-fifth session.
The Board...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.23/11 - Policy on ethics and conflicts of interest for active observers of the Green Climate Fund
This document provides information on the proposed Policy on ethics and conflicts of interest for active observers of the Green Climate Fund in accordance with decisions B.09/03, B.10/13, and B.13/27, paragraph (b).
Board document > Action item