The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an international entity whose mandate is to promote sustainable development and prudent use of the global environment. It assists many countries to achieve resilient, low-emission pathways through its flagship programmes in adaptation, forestry, energy efficiency and transition to sustainable development. Its key activities include promoting investment in clean technologies in order to reduce emissions, protecting biodiversity and ecosystems, alleviating poverty, and ecosystem-based adaptation in order to reduce human vulnerability and strengthen resilience to the impacts of climate change. It works with the financial communities to mobilize financial resources for investments in low carbon and climate resilient development; developing climate finance readiness and capacity-building; and undertaking policy and research analysis. The climate change portfolio of UNEP has a total volume of over US$ 400 million. UNEP sought accreditation to the GCF in order to catalyse the use of ecosystem services to achieve a paradigm shift to resilient, green sustainable development by using its vast experience of providing green solutions in both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Accreditation timeline
Accreditation term 1
20 Feb 2017 - 19 Feb 2022
Accreditation date
09 Jul 2015
AMA execution date
15 Dec 2016
AMA effectiveness
20 Feb 2017
Term end date
19 Feb 2022
Accreditation term 2
02 Aug 2023 - 01 Aug 2028
Re-accreditation date
20 Jul 2022
AMA execution date
13 Jul 2023
AMA effectiveness
02 Aug 2023
Term end date
01 Aug 2028
Entity details
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Micro
Small
Medium
Large
Environmental and social risk category
Category C
Category B
Category A
Intermediation 3
Intermediation 2
Intermediation 1
Fiduciary standards
Basic
Project management
Grant award
On-lending/blending:
Loan
Equity
Guarantee
Blending
Projects
SAP046
Adaptation
Azerbaijan
Strengthening Climate Information and Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems for Increased Resilience in Azerbaijan
FP232
Adaptation
Jordan
Jordan Integrated Landscape Management Initiative (JILMI)
FP218
Adaptation
Tanzania
Building climate resilience in the landscapes of Kigoma region, Tanzania
FP171
Adaptation
Timor-Leste
Enhancing Early Warning Systems to build greater resilience to hydro-meteorological hazards in Timor-Leste
FP147
Adaptation
Multiple countries
Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific Ocean
SAP009
Adaptation
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)
Building resilience of urban populations with ecosystem-based solutions in Lao PDR
FP121
Mitigation
Paraguay
REDD+ Results-based payments in Paraguay for the period 2015-2017
SAP005
Adaptation
Benin
Enhanced climate resilience of rural communities in central and north Benin through the implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in forest and agricultural landscapes
SAP003
Adaptation
Bahrain
Enhancing climate resilience of the water sector in Bahrain
FP011
Adaptation
Gambia
Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation in The Gambia: developing a climate-resilient, natural resource-based economy
Guardians of the shore: GCF and UNEP partner to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems in Dominica and Mozambique
09 Dec 2023 / The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will boost support for global mangrove protection with the announcement of two mangrove conservation and coastal management projects in Dominica and Mozambique.
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
10 Dec 2019 / Twelve international organisations providing assistance to developing countries came together at COP25 today to launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development. As a founding member, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) joined the Alliance to unite efforts to close the capacity gap on early warnings and climate information by 2030.
GCF speeds up funding process to help meet urgent need for climate action
15 Nov 2019 / The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has signed implementation agreements for three climate finance projects immediately after they were approved by the GCF Board during its meeting on 12-14 November.
The rapid move from Board approval to legal agreements represents a first for GCF in terms of accelerating the speed of available funding to meet the urgent need for climate action in developing countries.
GCF, UN Environment launch project to fortify the Gambia against droughts, floods
24 Jan 2018 / 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.
GCF and CTCN strengthen cooperation on technology to support Paris Agreement
16 Nov 2017 / From today, developing countries will have stronger technology and financial backing to help meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
15 Nov 2017 / GCF has transferred the first tranche of climate funds to improve ecosystems-based adaptation in the Gambia.
GCF concludes Framework Agreements with UNDP, UNEP and GIZ to support country readiness
30 Nov 2016 / GCF has concluded Readiness Framework Agreements with UNDP, UNEP, and GIZ, enabling the three organisations to serve as readiness support delivery partners with the Fund.
GCF approves first grants for National Adaptation Planning in Liberia and Nepal
15 Nov 2016 / GCF today announced the approval of its first grants in support of processes to develop National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).
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