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GCF and World Bank sign renewable energy project agreement
GCF and the World Bank have signed an instrumental legal agreement to rapidly begin implementing ... strategy. It has played an important role in helping governments address barriers to sustainable and bankable ... with the GCF allows us to more effectively support governments achieve their NDC targets. SRMI-Resilience is ...
Article > News update 
Moving from planning to action: The NDC partnership and the Green Climate Fund launch the Climate Investment Planning and Mobilization Framework
... vision: to find a common language for diverse actors across governments, development partners, the private sector, and ... investment planning language for stakeholders including governments, the GCF, the private sector, and multilateral ... from establishing climate ambitions, to developing planning instruments, to mobilizing finance for climate action – ...
Article > News update 
Glemarec highlights role of GCF in boosting adaptation action at Korea Global Adaptation Week
... to private investors through greater use of non-grant instruments." The Korea Global Adaptation Week kicks off ... States (SIDS), and African States. Representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, academia, and ...
Article > Press release 
GCF and IDB agreements to help SMEs in Latin America invest in energy efficiency
... risk sharing facility that will unlock innovative financial instruments for micro, small and medium enterprises in the ... in concessional financing. GCF will also assist the local government in developing the policy and regulatory framework ...
Article > Press release Multiple countries 
GCF affirms its commitment to Least Developed Countries
... November, the Green Climate Fund, in cooperation with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' ... is a special institution with a diversity of financing instruments and support programmes. Through these, we can ...
Article > Press release Ethiopia 
GCF calls for private sector funding at key climate finance conference
... is a new global dialogue of finance, business, banking, government, and multilateral leaders focused on shaping the next generation of climate finance and policy instruments. Learn more about GCF’s new private sector ...
Article > Press release 
Pacific island climate threat requires early action, says regional representative at GCF workshop
... through to ensure support at the community level. Non-government organisations, community groups and the private ... it supports. Gender equity is embedded in GCF’s Governing Instrument , which guides all of the Fund’s ...
Article > Press release 
Private sector key, say GCF Latin America Dialogue partners
... with a sophisticated level of knowledge and commitment by governments in the region. We now need to address the ... embarking on climate measures to credit and other financial instruments, added Ms Visconti. The first GCF Structured ... of a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy on how regional governments can work with GCF to find the sweet spots where ...
Article > Press release Colombia 
Low Carbon Transport Dominica
... The capacity building on modelling methods and analytical instruments to assess low carbon options creates a ... Direct beneficiaries of the readiness support are government institutions and private sector actors and other ... Direct beneficiaries of the readiness support are government institutions and private sector actors involved ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
GCF hosts first Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group meeting
... peoples. We have moved from just being a stakeholder in the governing instrument to being a constituency that has a dedicated ... between GCF, Accredited Entities and Executing Entities, governments, and indigenous peoples in relation to matters ...
Article > News update 
Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (GoI), Conservation ... through the issuance of a Blue Bond (or other financing instrument) issued by a GCF Accredited Entity to be defined ... project design, and oversee effective engagement with government and other stakeholders. Indonesia Blue Halo S – ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia
Climate investments critical for post-COVID recovery: GCF conference highlights mobilisation of private capital to green developing economies
... they're doing, both on the green side as well as on social governance and societal impact,” she said. Tony Clamp, ... work for nascent markets, and exploring new financial instruments. According to Glemarec, “Climate change will ... leading project developers, financial institutions, governments, climate leaders and development banks to ...
Article > Press release 
Efforts to save the Amazon offer triple win: Improving human, environmental, and economic health and wellbeing
... Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners are supporting the government’s climate ambitions and, in the process, ... to a GCF-financed project carried out with the Ecuadorian Government and UNDP, Ushpa has not altered his aspirations, ... into reality. In addition to ensuring that financial instruments are aligned with the Plan by orienting public ...
Article > Story Ecuador 
About GCF
Overview
There is a shrinking window of opportunity to address the climate crisis. Average global temperature is currently estimated to be 1.1°C above pre-industrial times. Based on existing trends, the world could...
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United Nations Development Programme
... development, climate change and disaster resilience, and governance. UNDP works in partnership with entities, such as national governments, United Nations agencies, civil society ...
Organisation > Accredited Entity (AE), International United States
Readiness and preparatory support
... initiatives to strengthen their institutional capacities, governance mechanisms, and planning and programming ...
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GCF results-based payments: Stepping stone to unlock private finance at scale
... environment continued to move slowly. While the rules governing REDD+ were finally agreed in 2013, finance for its ... Forest Finance (LEAF) Coalition. As a coalition of both governments and over 20 large corporations, LEAF facilitates ... Rica case studies Back in 2017, GCF’s pilot programme was instrumental in providing new momentum to REDD+. It gave ...
Article > Insights 
Accountability
Overview
In our operations, we have established mechanisms to ensure accountability, manage risk, and to evaluate the performance of our activities, in order to ensure the application of safeguards as well as...
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GCF in Brief: Support for Technology
Technology solutions and innovations are instrumental to facilitate the move towards low-emission and ...
Document > GCF in Brief
GCF in Brief: Private sector financing
GCF promotes private sector investment through concessional instruments, including low-interest and long-tenor project ...
Document > GCF in Brief
GCF/B.19/22/Add.07 - Funding proposal package for FP065
... three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Financial Instruments for Brazil Energy Efficient Cities ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/22/Add.06 - Funding proposal package for FP064
... proposal summary titled “Promoting risk mitigation instruments and finance for renewable energy and energy ...
Board document > Action item
High-level dialogue on building a green, healthy and resilient future with forests
... Through its grant-based readiness programme, GCF supports Government’s efforts to incorporate the value of forest in ... policy and financial decision-making processes and instruments. GCF is currently supporting the preparation ... new and innovative technologies, business models, financial instruments and practices. For example, the $600m Amazon ...
Article > Speech
Gender
Overview
The impacts of climate change affect women and men differently. Women are the hardest hit by dramatic shifts in climatic conditions. Women’s mortality from climate-related disasters is higher than that of men...
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Letter of Agreement template
... the placement of a GCF Expert between the GCF and the Host Government. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Host Government, the GCF, and the Expert, ensuring clear ...
Document > Template
Changing the nomination of a National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point
National Designated Authorities (NDAs) are government institutions that serve as the interface between each country and the Fund. Governments that have previously designated an NDA or Focal ...
Document > Template
GCF/B.12/12 - Status of the Initial resource mobilization process: Loan agreement/arrangement
... the terms of the Loan Arrangement entered into with the Government of Canada and the Loan Agreement entered into ... acting on behalf of and at the risk of the French Government. GCF/B.12/12 Status of the Initial resource ...
Board document > Action item
Nomination of a National Designated Authority (NDA) or Focal Point
National Designated Authorities (NDAs) are government institutions that serve as the interface between each country and the Fund. Governments may use this template to inform GCF of the ...
Document > Template
Financing climate ambition in the context of COVID-19
... Corporation (IFC)] At the onset I would like to thank the governments of Germany and the UK for co-hosting this ... of these two countries to raise climate ambition. The governments of Germany and UK both doubled their initial ... make them bankable. The Green Climate Fund is one of the instruments that has been created to help in converting ...
Article > Speech
Colombian President calls for enhanced public-private climate action
... they share," said Mr Bamsey. "With a diversity of financing instruments and support programmes, the GCF can match the ... from 19 nations across the region, including government ministers from Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, ...
Article > Press release Colombia 