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Namibia commences climate projects as GCF brings country ownership to the fore
... help poor farmers in the north Namibian regions of Zambezi, and Kavango East and West to weather the vagaries of a ... Government has been a strong backer of GCF-supported action as part of its national efforts to deal with climate ... “We should simply learn to adapt!" GCF Board member and former co-chair Zaheer Fakir, from South Africa, described ...
Article > Press release Namibia
Promoting transformational change to accelerate the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative
... Green Wall’s ambition to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes. We too believe that such efforts are needed to ... bring climate finance across the region to accelerate transformative climate action and change. By focusing on adaptation, innovation, ...
Article > Speech
Pre-recorded remarks for “COP of Cities”
... the global population is expected to live in cities by 2050 and Africa maintains the fastest rate of urban growth in the ... First, we create an enabling environment for climate action by promoting integrated strategies, planning and policymaking. Second, we ...
Article > Speech
Green Climate Fund and its partners launch the Alliance for Hydromet Development
... unite efforts to close the capacity gap on early warnings and climate information by 2030. GCF and other members of the Alliance have committed collectively to ramp up action that strengthens the capacity of developing countries ...
Article > Press release
GCF continues rapid implementation with project agreements at Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its partners have signed implementation agreements for ... governments, as well as local communities, “effectively plan and implement priority adaptation projects based on the ... to access resources when we have only a few years to take action to avoid catastrophic climate change,” said ...
Article > Press release
GCF, UNDP and WHO join forces to ramp up climate health support for developing countries
... Fund (GCF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched an ... made at COP26 and through the WHO's Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (ATACH), an alliance using the ...
Article > News update
Country and entity engagement
Overview Among others, GCF works with developing countries and Accredited Entities to deliver impactful climate ... to those that need it most. Apart from funding projects and programmes, we provide a wide variety of support services to countries and entities seeking accreditation. Country and entity ...
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GCF Board approves projects worth USD 250M and prepares for leadership transition
... – major policy gaps have been filled, we have a strategic plan, 13 new entities are accredited and now over USD 250 million in funding proposals has been ... Events in Sri Lanka with UNDP USD 49 million for Climate Action and Solar Energy Development Programme in the ...
Article > Press release
Guardians of the shore: GCF and UNEP partner to protect mangroves and coastal ecosystems in Dominica and Mozambique
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will ... with the announcement of two mangrove conservation and coastal management projects in Dominica and Mozambique. ... “A Breakthrough Moment for Mangroves: Delivering Global Action on Mangrove Restoration and Protection.” The event ...
Article > News update Dominica Mozambique
GCF/B.21/10/Add.18 - Consideration of funding proposals – Addendum XVIII Funding proposal package for FP096
... 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 FP096 is being submitted for the first time for the Board's ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.19/27 - Report on the execution of the 2017 administrative budget of the GCF and the 2017 unaudited financial statements
... relating to activities of the Board, Independent Units and the Secretariat for the year 1 January to 31 December 2017 and on estimated costs for the Interim Trustee. Please note ... also reports on expenditures relating to the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, PPF, NAPs and ...
Board document > Action item
GCF Board closes key policy gaps as project pipeline reaches $1.5 billion
... of policy decisions designed to strengthen its partnerships and grow its project pipeline in 2016. The decisions, taken ... sets out GCF’s vision, operational priorities, and an action plan to be implemented by 2018. The Strategic Plan ... matter of urgency. During the meeting, the United States informed the Board that it completed its contribution ...
Article > Press release
Training Workshop on the Methodology for establishing a baseline of greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilience for the portfolio of accredited entities (AEs)
... for establishing a baseline of greenhouse gas emissions and climate resilience for the portfolio of accredited ... Time is applicable for AEs based in Asia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Africa The Training workshop will ... and comments to the document collected via the registration form and during the interactive sessions of the training ...
Event > Webinar
Thematic brief: Leveraging equity finance to scale up climate innovation & investment
... blended finance – which uses public funds to share risk and crowd-in private investment through co-financing - has usually taken the form of relatively safe senior debt rather than more risky ... or guarantees that could have higher leveraging ratios and better meet the needs of private investors to finance ...
Document > Thematic brief
Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on the development of the GCF’s new ESS – Stage 2: Proposed ESS standards updates
... The development of the ESS is taking place in 3 stages and during the first stage, a scoping report was produced and informed by stakeholder consultation, including a ... hrs. EST. This is the second in a series of events forming part of the stakeholder consultation on GCF’s ESS ...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF
Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on the development of the GCF’s new ESS – Stage 3: Proposed full draft
... to the Call for Inputs. The red line version of the Standards is also available here . The development of the ... During the first stage, a scoping report was produced and informed by stakeholder consultation, including a stakeholder ... hrs KST. This is the third in a series of events forming part of the stakeholder consultation on GCF’s ESS. ...
Event > Webinar
SAP025 - Adaptation of agricultural production systems in Coastal Areas of Northwest Guinea-Bissau
... high vulnerability to climate change, particularly in the form of seawater intrusion that results from sea level rise, tidal surges, and other adverse weather conditions. Seawater intrusion ... (mangrove rice) in addition to providing coastal protection and a biodiverse habitat. This project aims to enhance the ...
Project > Public sector Guinea-Bissau
Fast-track accreditation programme
... of certain institutions accredited by other relevant funds and defines the related assessment process, including gap analysis. Fast-track ...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
GCF/B.38/Inf.12 - Financing of results-based payments for REDD+
This information document summarizes the background, mandate and consultations conducted on a GCF proposal on REDD+ results-based payments, along with an assessment of the potential pathways forward that the Board ...
Board document > Information
Guidelines on preparing the economic and financial analysis for SAP proposals
To aid in assessing SAP proposals against its Investment Framework, GCF may require entities to submit economic and/or financial analyses with funding proposals. This ... for these analyses, including documentation requirements and technical standards. Guidelines on preparing the ...
Document > Guides
Enhancing climate finance and investment in LAC banking sector
... both through their activity as financial intermediaries, and in their role within the creation and placement of ... on supporting potential Direct Access Entities to assess their portfolio on climate change and meet GCF ... mobilizing interest of national sustainable finance platforms to engage with GCF and climate finance opportunities. ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Strengthening the NDA’s climate change governance structure to increase the level of ambition of the climate change agenda and enhance access to climate finance
... competencies, institutional capacities, lack of expertise and coordination systems on climate change adaptation. Even ... investment frameworks to support the climate change transformation agenda; (vi) have a capacity building and ... concrete climate actions. In addition, the technical assessment undertaken for West African countries as part of ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Togo
Sectoral guide: Cities, buildings and urban systems
... Nations, urbanization offers both unprecedented risks and opportunities with respect to the global response to ... for direct global emissions reduction, hence climate action in mega-cities and in large and rapidly growing ... Designated Authorities that responded to a survey to assess the market for urban climate finance were mainly in ...
Document > Publication, Guides
GCF leadership forum helps turn COVID-19 recovery into cause for climate hope
... high-profile group of heads of states, government ministers and UN representatives called today for global solidarity to scale up action to address the devastating impacts of climate change ... Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into investment plans; reviving economies sustainably without increasing ...
Article > Press release
Rural women rising
With access to irrigated land, training in climate-resilient farming, and a platform to sell their produce, women farmers in Zimbabwe are ... more than 40 per cent of households in rural communities. Gender differences in property rights, access to climate ...
Article > Story
Phase 1: Capacity development and institutional strengthening to support the development and delivery of Dominica’s GCF work program and facilitate the enabling environment for hydrogen production as part of Dominica’s low carbon and climate resilient economy
... lack of human technical capacity to execute regulatory and policy functions for the transition to a low carbon climate resilient economy and (ii) Lack of available finance within the Commonwealth of Dominica to implement the level and scale of financing required for this transition. It is ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica
GCF/B.33/08 - Accreditation strategy of the Green Climate Fund
... GCF 2020–2023 adopted in decision B.27/06 contained key actions to improve access to GCF resources. It included ... accredited entity (AE) portfolio to identify strengths and gaps in coverage and capabilities, informed by country programming needs. In response to decision ...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.34/27 - Accreditation strategy of the Green Climate Fund
... GCF 2020–2023 adopted in decision B.27/06 contained key actions to improve access to GCF resources. It included ... accredited entity (AE) portfolio to identify strengths and gaps in coverage and capabilities, informed by country programming needs. In response to decision ...
Board document > Action item
GCF readiness support turns focus to Africa and Middle East countries
The Green Climate Fund is expanding its readiness programme into the Africa and Middle ... (NDAs) and focal points of the region and create a platform for the exchange of best practices between them. Some ... and private sector actors and civil society in climate action projects, and accessing the Fund resources for ...
Article > Press release Egypt
Structured Dialogue with Least Developed Countries
... (GCF), in collaboration with the Government of Ethiopia and the Least Developed Countries' constituency under the ... and entities in the LDCs. It provided a dedicated platform for LDCs to share the views and experiences of their ... procedures and development. The Dialogue facilitated interactions and discussions on potential project pipelines at ...
Event > Structured dialogue Ethiopia Pages
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