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IGREENFIN project and GCF Umbrella Program for the Great Green Wall Initiative
... project “Inclusive Green Financing for Climate Resilient and Low Emission Smallholder Agriculture” (IGREENFIN), ... during the GCF Board #24 in 2019, will be scaled up and replicated in all African countries of the Great Green ... will be focused on climate change adaptation and mitigation actions, and on GCF projects and programs. It will be a ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
GCF signs partner agreements hours after Board approval
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for ... farmers’ food security in his vulnerable Pacific island state. It is the “first system-wide project of its ... at scale.” These two projects were among 15 new climate action initiatives, totalling USD 1.2 billion, approved at ...
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Financing ambition and the future we want
Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon to everyone. On behalf of the ... community level socio-economic benefits from climate action and is ready to assist partners in developing green ... forward to the results of the Placencia Ambition Forum to inform our contribution to green economic stimulus and keep ...
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Catalysing climate investments in developing countries in the context of COVID-19
... locking ourselves into generations of climate destruction and dislocation. The latest World Meteorological ... a temporary dip in new emissions during COVID-19 lockdowns. And according to the UNEP report, they may even continue to ... assets including co-financing. We are funding 190 climate action initiatives spanning 127 developing countries. Prime ...
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GCF approves Project Preparation Facility grant to establish Barbados green bank
... of this initiative. The PPF provides financial and technical assistance to GCF Accredited Entities for the ... BGIC to become a major institution for financing climate action in the region. BGIC is a public-private sector ... private and public initiatives for green, affordable, gender-inclusive housing, energy generation, water ...
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Blue Halo S – Blue Ecosystem Adaptation Mechanism (BEAM)
... of Indonesia (GoI), Conservation International (CI) and partners seek to develop a GCF Funding Proposal based on ... and direct climate change mitigation and adaptation action in Indonesia’s marine and coastal ecosystems. While ... for consultancy services to gather baseline data and information to ensure that the project is feasible, to engage ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Indonesia
Executive Director unveils “50by30” blueprint for reform, targeting USD 50 billion by 2030
Excellencies, thank you for the confidence and trust as I step into my new role as Executive Director ... lightly. I know how important the fund is to climate action in developing countries, to the aspirations of so ... So at this crossroads, I think now it is time to embrace reform. We must speed up, scale up, support the most ...
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GCF and KawiSafi Ventures Fund driving off-grid solar power in East Africa
... in Africa's infrastructure, manufacturing capacity, and economy are necessary to helpthe continent's adapt and ... can enjoy it. My family’s livelihood has been transformed thanks to my business.” Aboubakar Ntabanganyiman, ... local businesses that are developing scalable climate action initiatives to help vulnerable African communities. ...
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From scarcity to sustainability: Maldives’ ambitious water security project
... destination with crystal blue water, is an idyllic island state in the Asia Pacific region. However, the Small ... “To the Maldives, and to billions of people across the planet, the choice is obvious. We must act [on climate ... of its unique challenges and is focused on rapid climate action. Enhancing water security is a key focus under the ...
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Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
... in pledges, it has allocated USD 2.7 billion into projects and programmes to date. Considering the youth of the Fund and the infrastructure required to build it, some would ... itself as the ‘cutting edge’ Fund for climate action. A representative from the GCF seconded this, but ...
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GCF and MUFG Bank initiative to accelerate green energy transition in Chile
Today at COP25, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and MUFG Bank, Ltd. took the first step towards allocating ... and willingness to accept higher risks to scale up climate action," said Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director of GCF. ... will help solve renewable power intermittency, thus transforming the entire energy market in Chile," he emphasised. ...
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GCF convenes global forum to accelerate green recovery in developing countries
... climate change experts, development specialists and representatives from UN agencies, civil society ... the Sustainable Development Goals and advancing climate action – developing countries, particularly those that are ... partnerships to catalyse additional funding to drive transformative climate action. Remy Rioux, Chairperson of the ...
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Investment decisions and the climate challenge
... du Sustainable Leaders Forum. The need for urgent climate action is more acute than ever. There is little margin for ... five years. But this surged to 20 per cent in 2020 and 40 per cent in 2021 . The global average temperature was ... decade has seen the emergence and diffusion of several transformative climate innovations, which have kept open the ...
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From investment to impacts
... in Nairobi, Kenya, with entrepreneurs, project developers, and investors sharing best practices and innovative ideas to ... the private sector’s contribution to finance for climate action in developing countries. The two-day event took place ... access photos from the conference, click here. For more information about the GCF Private Sector Facility, click here ...
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GCF approves 11 projects at its final Board meeting of the year
... its last Board meeting of 2017 by approving 11 new projects and programmes valued at USD 392.86 million to assist ... million for the Implementation Project for the Management Plan of the Lujan River Basin in Argentina with the ... the Responding to the Increasing Risk of Drought: Building Gender-responsive Resilience of the Most Vulnerable ...
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Shoring up early warning systems for Asia-Pacific SIDS
Five island countries in the Asia-Pacific region are teaming up with ... to weather events. WMO is working with the governments and civil society partners in Fiji, Papua New Guinea, ... timely warnings; and activate emergency response plans. Countries covered by WMO’s proposed project are ...
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Regional Project for Leapfrogging to Energy-Efficient and Climate Friendly Air Conditioners in Cuba, El Salvador and Honduras
... the technological transition to more energy-efficient and climate-friendly refrigerators and room air conditioners ... regulatory framework to achieve a sustainable market transformation. Therefore, it is critical to establish a strong ... events for pertinent stakeholders to enable successful planning and implementation. National Monitoring, ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
The voices of Datem del Marañón: Protecting one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world
... located in northern Peru, is home to one of the largest and most biodiverse peatlands not only in Peru, but in the ... change, estimating to hold more than 39 per cent of the planet’s carbon stocks. Indigenous engagement and local ... also contributes to workshops focusing on the nutritional information of the fish, sustainable processes, and best ...
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... to the United Nations. It is guided by the principles and provisions of the UN Framework Convention on Climate ... Change (UNFCCC). The Green Climate Fund is the only stand-alone multilateral financing entity whose sole mandate is to serve the Convention and that aims to deliver ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.21/Rev.01 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XXI: Funding proposal package for FP099
... titled “Climate Investor One” submitted by Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden ... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... of the entity. The funding proposal package for FP099 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.20 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XX Funding proposal package for FP098
... by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These ... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... of the entity. The funding proposal package for FP098 was formerly submitted for the Board's consideration at ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.19 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XIX Funding proposal package for FP097
... by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These ... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... of the entity. The funding proposal package for FP097 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's ...
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GCF/B.21/10/Add.17 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVII Funding proposal package for FP095
... three parts: A funding proposal summary titled “Transforming Financial Systems for Climate” submitted by the ... by the national designated authorities or focal points; and Environmental and social report(s) disclosure; These ... of the entity. The funding proposal package for FP095 was formerly submitted for the Board's consideration at ...
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GCF/B.19/22/Add.23 - Funding proposal package for FP081
... credit for solar rooftop segment for commercial, industrial and residential housing sectors” submitted by National ... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... proprietary, legally privileged or commercially sensitive information of the entity. GCF/B.19/22/Add.23 Funding proposal ...
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GCF/B.18/12 - Options for support for technology collaborative research and development
... to guide the support of the GCF on collaborative research and development (R&D); (2) a set of non-mutually exclusive ... encourages stakeholders to employ the options identified informed by key lessons and proposes the launch of a Request ... addendum (GCF/B.18/12/Add.01) which provides additional information on the link between collaborative RD&D and climate ...
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GCF/B.14/07/Add.08/Rev.01 - Funding proposal package for FP025
... Facilities” submitted by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.; No-objection letters issued by the ... point(s), respectively. Pursuant to the Comprehensive Information Disclosure Policy of the Fund, the funding ... proprietary, legally privileged or commercially sensitive information of the entity GCF/B.14/07/Add.08/Rev.01 Funding ...
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GCF/BM-2014/01 - Administrative Policies of the Fund
... the Fund, including on human resources, procurement, travel and finance, are to be based on those used by the Asian ... Director to promulgate all administrative guidelines and to submit the Administrative Policies to the Board for approval. Administrative guidelines that supplement and implement the Administrative Policies will be forwarded ...
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GCF/B.06/14 - Detailed Programme of Work on Readiness and Preparatory Support
... programme of work relating to the provision of readiness and preparatory support, with relevant timelines and resource needs...” Decision B.05/14 on the modalities ... The recommendations put forward in this document are informed by Board decisions, documents and deliberations and ...
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GCF/B.07/08 - Initial Modalities for the Operation of the Fund’s Mitigation and Adaptation Windows and its Private Sector Facility
... requirements for the Fund to receive, manage, programme and disburse financial resources is to finalize the initial ... modalities for the operation of the Fund’s mitigation and adaptation windows and its Private Sector Facility. At its February 2014 ...
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GCF/B.08/32 - Initial Risk Management Framework: Survey of Methodologies to Define and Determine Risk Appetite
... of methodologies used by relevant institutions to define and determine their risk appetite, for consideration by the ... this document is to provide such a survey of methodologies and to provide a starting point for the analysis of the ... financial risks, this paper takes a more general approach and considers a broader set of risks that the Fund may face. ...
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