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IIU hosts Conference of International Investigators
The Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) of the Green Climate Fund will host the 19th Conference of International Investigators (CII) from 8 to 12 October 2018 at Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea. This year's...
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Green Climate Fund announces ambitious plans for next Board meeting
The Green Climate Fund has today announced that its Board will consider projects to a value of USD 1,148.4M for approval at its meeting next month.
Speaking in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, Javier...
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Agreement bolsters Caribbean ability to weather climate disaster
The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master Agreement today with the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, as the final step in the accreditation process for the country’s Department of Environment.
The...
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GCF-IFAD agreement will help agricultural communities adapt to climate change
A key agreement signed today between the Green Climate Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will help pioneer new land-based pathways of climate action.
The signing of the Accreditation...
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UNDP welcomes commitments of a coalition of non-state and state actors to reduce deforestation in Ecuador
Ecuador has been promoting efforts to reduce deforestation and conserve forests since 2009, with the implementation of the Socio Bosque Program, which consists of providing economic incentives to individuals and...
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Structured Dialogue with Eastern Europe and Central Asia connects climate ambition to climate finance
“Without financing, ideas, however noble they may be, will remain on paper." These were impactful words spoken by Mr Saidumron Nazar Abdurahmonzoda, the Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Nature Protection of...
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Dialogue opens new opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
The Green Climate Fund will seek to expand its portfolio of climate change projects and engagement in Eastern European and Central Asian countries with the opening of the GCF regional Structured Dialogue today in...
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Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
“Bhutan sees GCF as a strategic partner for climate action in Bhutan.” This was echoed in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1...
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Selection process of GCF Board for 2019-2021 membership underway
GCF Board members and alternate Board members are now being selected within constituencies and regional groups before the current three-year term of the Board concludes at the end of this year.
The GCF Board,...
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GCF helps Bhutan progress climate plans
A Green Climate Fund (GCF) delegation began a visit to the Kingdom of Bhutan today to explore how GCF can help the country’s ambitious climate change plans.
Maintaining a minimum of 60 percent of its land under forest...
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Climate fund snags threaten opportunity to fight warming - Ban Ki-moon
Insufficient cash is hampering a flagship international fund to help poor nations combat climate change, which is not working as fast and efficiently as the urgency of global warming requires, said former U.N. Secretary...
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Forests: A cause of climate concern, and hope
You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone.
This is a common refrain that suits efforts to protect the world’s forests well. Unfortunately, the intrinsic value of forests as the world’s lungs might become most...
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Strengthening climate information in food insecure districts in Malawi
The M-CLIMES Project, which is being implemented with funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) aims at increasing the farmers’ adaptive capacity and their decision-making through timely provision of climate-related...
Article > Article about GCF Malawi
Second Structured Dialogue with the Pacific charts new ambition for climate action
The second Structured Dialogue with the Pacific, hosted by the Federated States of Micronesia, ended today with strengthened partnerships between GCF and key stakeholders in the region.The four day event brought...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of)
"GCF has a huge role to play"
Speech delivered by GCF Deputy Executive Director Javier Manzanares at the 2018 Structured Dialogue with the Pacific.
I am very honored to attend this Pacific Structured Dialogue meeting here in Pohnpei, and very happy...
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GCF convenes Pacific nations for Structured Dialogue meeting in Pohnpei
The Green Climate Fund Structured Dialogue for the Pacific begins today in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. The meeting takes place from 30 July – 2 August 2018, and will bring together around 150 participants...
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Government of Uruguay launches new project to boost resilience of cities and reach targets outlined in Paris Agreement
With UNDP support and GCF finance, Uruguay works toward sustainable cities, increasing integration, adaptation, and resilience to climate change.
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GCF sets funding proposal schedule for B.21 [Updated]
The Green Climate Fund has revised the timeline for its twenty-first Board meeting as per the confirmed meeting date. The timeline lists key dates leading to the Board meeting, where the 24 Board members decide on...
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The sustainable landscapes project in Eastern Madagascar
A vital Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) between Conservation International (CI) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has launched the Sustainable Landscapes Project in Eastern Madagascar.
CI is co-implementing this multi-...
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Green Climate Fund B.20 meeting press release
The 20th meeting of the GCF Board ended today in Songdo, following four days of challenging and difficult discussions between Board members. The Board meeting was Chaired by Lennart Båge, in the absence of Co-Chair Paul...
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Energy transition accelerates with GCF support
GCF releases USD 86.7 million for Kazakhstan project with EBRD, building on an existing project partnership in Egypt.
The transition to low-emission, renewable energy is crucial if we are to meet the Paris Agreement’s...
Article > Press release Egypt Kazakhstan
GCF and GEF harmonise steps to follow developing country lead in climate finance
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) agreed yesterday to take joint steps to improve climate finance flows to best meet the needs of developing countries in tackling the global climate...
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The positives of preparing for disaster
A guide to GCF’s support for climate change early warning systems
Knowledge is power. In terms of climate change, this translates into using a growing understanding of how rising global temperatures lead to localised...
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New projects to boost renewable energy and improve climate resilience in Marshall Islands
Part of a major Pacific-wide effort to reduce vulnerability amid one of the largest climate change initiatives ever undertaken in the Marshall Islands, the Pacific Resilience Project II includes $25 million in funding...
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Malawi's farmers watch climate change
The Green Climate Fund pledged $12.3 million for a project led by the government and the United Nations Development Program (which commit $2.2 million and $ 1.8 million, respectively) dollars) to expand this early...
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Workshop forges direct links to country-led climate action
The Green Climate Fund has strengthened its country-driven approach to supporting global climate action with the conclusion today of the Empowering Direct Access workshop.
During the past four days, almost a hundred...
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Climate finance - imperatives and pathways: Howard Bamsey
Howard Bamsey, Executive Director of the GCF, discusses the needs and opportunities for climate action, and the pivotal role that the Green Climate Fund plays in driving forward climate transformation and catalyzing...
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GCF workshop strengthens direct access to climate finance
The second GCF Empowering Direct Access workshop opens today to help developing countries progress innovative climate action that makes a difference at the local and global levels.
This is one of GCF’s most important...
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Second phase of flood control project to launch this year
He stated that after completing the first phase of the five-year Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) project in 2015, the United Nation’s Green Climate Fund had in October 2016, approved $36 million for a second phase...
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Oyun Sanjaasuren appointed as GCF Director of External Affairs
Dr Oyun Sanjaasuren has been appointed by the Green Climate Fund as its Director of External Affairs, effective from 9 July 2018.
Dr Oyun served as the first President of the United Nations Environment Assembly and is...
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