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GCF charts progress and ambition at COP23 side event
... Fund will focus on pursuing high-quality climate projects and improving its approval processes, Executive Director ... out that in order to enhance the efficiency of project assessment, the GCF Board decided at its most recent meeting ... it supports match best-practice fiduciary standards and conform to environmental and social safeguards. GCF staff ...
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Ministers call for successful GCF replenishment at HLPF
... countries meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement and called for an ambitious GCF replenishment. The event, ... procedures. He also provided examples of the transformational impact GCF-funded projects have in helping ... GCF Board meeting which gives a good impetus for climate action. “The implications of what [GCF has] managed to do ...
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Barbados, Belize PMs hail ‘essential’ GCF role in Caribbean
... the region is facing the twin threats of climate change and COVID-19 during the Green Climate Fund’s ... revitalisation in the CARICOM Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan for its pioneer work to foster such a ... for… systematically planning and prioritizing climate actions, developing concrete projects and programmes that ...
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GCF portfolio reaches USD 11.3 billion with new climate projects approved by the GCF Board
... Fund (GCF) Board concluded its 34th meeting, the fourth and last Board meeting of the year. The in-person meeting, ... With the new projects, GCF’s portfolio now comprises 209 projects and programmes and stands at USD 11.3 billion in ... Unit on its summary findings of GCF’s Second Performance Review, which fed into the discussions. Germany ...
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Malaysia partners with Carbon Trust to utilize GCF readiness resources
... supporting Malaysia ’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, a GCF Nationally Designated Authority. GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme provides grants and ... transition to low carbon in emerging economies will form the backbone of global efforts to mitigate the damaging ...
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NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Bhutan through Gross National Happiness Commission
... has been designated as the NDA for the GCF given its mandate to manage and channel all developmental grants in the country. ... multi-sectoral Mainstreaming Reference Group (MRG) was formed and a country coordination mechanism to enable ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bhutan
Improving Brazilian’s capacity to support the development of a national sustainable solid waste Management program in the coastal zone
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions form the waste sector are mainly due to the anaerobic ... the final disposal of solid waste in managed or unmanaged landfills, as well as during the treatment of wastewater. In ... according to the number of inhabitants. Thus, national and subnational authorities, especially small municipalities ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Brazil
Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the implementation of the agriculture sectoral priorities of the ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy
... Leone Togo Strengthening ECOWAS institutional capacities and Member States' access to climate finance to support the ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Multiple countries
Capacity building for Energy Auditing and Solarization Readiness in The Bahamas
... is designed to build a framework for energy auditing and solar assessment which will be required to scale a national ... Nationally Determined Commitment (NDC) by 2030 and transform its energy sector to mitigate the effects of climate ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Bahamas
Strategic frameworks support for Dominica and Jamaica through Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica
... bond listing on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. It aims to assess the debt market and foster a conducive environment for a green bond market ... ecosystem through the following components: Component 1: Assessing the debt market (bonds) and infrastructure; ...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Dominica Jamaica
Direct Financing for Communities and Businesses to Respond to Climate Change in the Cook Islands
This Activity will update and strengthen the existing version of the prefeasibility ... based on most recent, relevant and available data, baseline assessment of the barriers and project activities, as well as the technical and financial assessment of the options proposed inherent with the project ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Cook Islands
GCF can plug the adaptation finance gap say leaders at COP26 side lines dialogue
Small island nations with only a little over a decade to prepare for ... larger flows of finance must be catalysed to fund climate action. “We will need a dramatic increase in finance, a ... dialogue: “To achieve Rwanda’s ambitious climate plan, we continue to value GCF funding as a reliable partner ...
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Letter from the Executive Director: reflections and farewell
... the challenges of COVID-19 as well as those of political and economic crises. In the face of these challenges, though, the need for urgent climate action has become ever clearer with each successive extreme ... countries. Those funds are accelerating green market transformations, catalysing the far greater flows of climate ...
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Ulaanbaatar: Live Better, Breathe Easier
... you immediately feel the comfort of home. It’s warm and cozy. A pot of tea is boiling. Diplomas, trophies, ... house toasty was fueled by coal briquettes. Transforming Ger Districts An ongoing Asian Development Bank ... (ADB) project is supporting the Ulaanbaatar City Master Plan by laying priority infrastructure such as water and ...
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Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
... their role is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are equally, and in many cases, more effective carbon ... Peatlands, which cover about three per cent of the planet’s land surface, sequester approximately 30 per cent ... and promote their wise use. To date, GCF has 26 climate action projects in wetlands across three continents, ...
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The Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF GLOBAL)
Climate action means local action: 70% of climate solutions fall ... larger investments that are perceived as safer. Structuring and de-risking sub- national projects is essential to catalyse funding from both private and public investors. The Global Subnational Climate Fund ...
Document > Case study
GCF emphasises role of women in addressing climate change at UN Women event
... GCF worked with UN Women in producing the "Mainstreaming Gender in Green Climate Fund Projects" manual to help project designers and implementors in integrating gender equality in climate projects and interventions. GCF ...
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GCF/B.19/02 - Guidance from the twenty-third session of the Conference of the Parties: Co-Chairs’ proposal
This document presents the proposed actions to be undertaken by the Board in 2018 in response to ...
Board document > Action item
GCF Spotlight: Africa
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF Spotlight: Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides ... of GCF's operations in SIDS. GCF Spotlight: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF Spotlight: Asia-Pacific
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF Spotlight: Eastern Europe
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF Spotlight: Latin America and the Caribbean
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides and overview of GCF's operations in Latin America and the Caribbean. GCF Spotlight: Latin America and the ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF/B.24/17 - Decisions of the Board – twenty-fourth meeting of the Board, 12 – 14 November 2019
This document is a compendium of the decisions and actions taken by the GCF Board at its twenty-third meeting ...
Board document > Compendium of decisions
GCF Spotlight: Land-locked developing countries
... Fund is the world’s largest dedicated fund for climate action, serving the Paris Agreement. This factsheet provides a snapshot of GCF's operations in land-locked developing countries. GCF Spotlight: Land-locked developing countries ...
Document > GCF Spotlight
GCF/B.23/23 - Decisions of the Board – twenty-third meeting of the Board, 6 – 8 July 2019
This document is a compendium of the decisions and actions taken by the GCF Board at its twenty-third meeting ...
Board document > Compendium of decisions
GCF/B.22/24 - Decisions of the Board – twenty-second meeting of the Board, 25 – 28 February 2019
This document is a compendium of the decisions and actions taken by the GCF Board at its twenty-second meeting ...
Board document > Compendium of decisions
Climate Resilient Systems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Cycle Observation System (SADC-HYCOS IV Project)
... Resilient Sytems for SADC Water Sector: SADC Hydrological Information System. The project will develop and implement a regional climate resilience water investment ... (iv) development and implementation of climate-resilient gender transformative investments. Interventions will also ...
Document > Approved project preparation funding application Multiple countries
Structured Dialogue with the Caribbean 2017
... countries, including ministers, NDA representatives, AEs and civil society organizations. The four-day gathering saw ... their climate priorities forward through intensive interactions with GCF, the AEs and other partners. The dialogue ... identified for further development: building a regional platform to manage climate risk; strengthening the capacity of ...
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Sectoral guides
Overview The GCF sectoral guides seek to provide an overview and understanding of country needs and of the potential to ... in support of country priorities. They will also provide information on how targeted GCF investments aligned with ... the development of sectoral guides. The Updated Strategic Plan (USP) of the GCF notes that the GCF will issue sectoral ...
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