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Early warning systems move onto the climate finance radar
Developing countries urgently need hydro-meteorological climate services and early warning systems to help their populations prepare and respond to extreme weather events. Such events, which are becoming more intense...
Article > Press release France
GCF highlights success in mobilising finance to deliver climate action
Executive Director Howard Bamsey highlighted the ability of the Green Climate Fund to scale-up, innovate, and deliver climate finance in his speech to the One Planet Summit. Addressing the audience of global leaders,...
Article > Press release France
GCF Caribbean consultations chart paths to greater resilience
The Green Climate Fund is consulting with its partners in the Caribbean to explore how to enhance the region’s climate resilience in the aftermath of a particularly destructive hurricane season this year.
A number of...
Article > Press release Multiple countries
Gender is central to GCF, states Executive Director at women and climate finance event
Green Climate Fund Executive Director Howard Bamsey spoke about GCF's efforts to mainstream gender throughout its activities in a side-event held on the eve of the One Planet Summit in Paris.
The event, hosted by the...
Article > Press release France
Mainstreaming climate action: Howard Bamsey outlines GCF’s transformative efforts
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) emphasised its support for mainstreaming climate action throughout the financial system during a side-event held in Paris ahead of the One Planet Summit.
GCF Executive Director Howard...
Article > Press release France
GCF to showcase transformational potential of climate finance at One Planet Summit
The Green Climate Fund attends President Macron's One Planet Summit on climate finance this week, ready to share its experiences of investing climate finance to support low-emission and climate-resilient development,...
Article > Press release France
GCF expands private sector reach with IFC agreement
The Green Climate Fund has signed an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that will enable IFC to pool its resources with those of more than 40 governments that have contributed about USD 10...
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Independent Integrity Unit Statement on the Commemoration of International Anti-corruption Day
The ninth of December every year is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as International Anti-Corruption Day in commemoration of the adoption of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)....
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Nauru President praises GCF move to streamlined approval
The President of Nauru H.E. Baron Divavesi Waqa said on Wednesday the Green Climate Fund’s recent introduction of a simplified approval process should expedite the flow of climate finance to Pacific Island states.
“...
Article > Press release Nauru
WWF and Green Climate Fund join forces to accelerate global climate action
The Green Climate Fund and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) formalised an agreement uniting the two organisations in efforts to develop and oversee large-scale climate adaptation and mitigation projects across the globe.
“As...
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Unlocking the Green Climate Fund: Learning from the Readiness Programme
An insight into the discussion that emerged at a COP 23 side event in Bonn; jointly published with UNDP.
Since the Green Climate Fund (GCF) first began its resource mobilisation in 2014, when it rapidly raised more...
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Malaysia partners with Carbon Trust to utilize GCF readiness resources
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is beginning its first readiness funding to Malaysia in partnership with the Carbon Trust. The project, which was announced at the UN climate change conference in Bonn, will see the Carbon...
Article > Press release Malaysia
GCF and CTCN strengthen cooperation on technology to support Paris Agreement
From today, developing countries will have stronger technology and financial backing to help meet their commitments to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. This is thanks to an exchange of letters signed between the...
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GCF transfers funds to UN Environment for Ecosystem Based Adaptation project in the Gambia
The Green Climate Fund has transferred the first tranche of climate funds to improve ecosystems-based adaptation in the Gambia.
The first tranche of USD 6 million marks the start of GCF’s disbursements in a joint...
Article > Press release Gambia
GCF to transfer $40 million to build climate resilience in Bangladesh
The Green Climate Fund has signed a funding agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) to help mainstream climate-resilient infrastructure in Bangladesh.
The signing of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA)...
Article > Press release Bangladesh
GCF and GIZ sign partnership agreement
The Green Climate Fund signed an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) today with German development agency GIZ. This agreement will allow Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH to carry out...
Article > Press release Germany
Focus on adaptation planning at COP 23, surge in requests for GCF support
Uncertainty should not be a pretext for putting off preventative action, a leading UN figure in adaptation said during a seminar supported by GCF at the global climate change conference in Bonn.
“Rather, the...
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GCF REDD+ pilot pushes Paris momentum, according to COP23 side event
A new Green Climate Fund pilot for REDD+ results-based payments is helping put the Paris Agreement into action, participants at an event during the global Climate Change Conference heard.
“I believe it is a symbolic...
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GCF gives green light to largest climate project to date in EBRD partnership
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will start funding its largest climate finance investment to date following an agreement signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
The GCF-EBRD Sustainable...
Article > Press release Multiple countries
GCF joins European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to bolster Moroccan adaptation
The Green Climate Fund and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have deepened their cooperation on climate change by making Moroccan agriculture more resilient.
The two organisations have signed...
Article > Press release Morocco
GCF and World Bank join forces to open new climate paths
The Green Climate Fund and the World Bank today signed a key agreement to support climate action in developing countries.
The signing of an Accreditation Master Agreement (AMA) will allow the two organisations to work...
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GCF charts progress and ambition at COP23 side event
The Green Climate Fund will focus on pursuing high-quality climate projects and improving its approval processes, Executive Director Howard Bamsey told participants at the global climate change conference currently...
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GCF signs agreement with Micronesia Conservation Trust to bolster Pacific resilience
The strengthening of a partnership with the Green Climate Fund will help the residents of low lying islands take greater control of their destinies, the Executive Director of the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT),...
Article > Press release Micronesia (Federated States of)
Agence Française de Développement to push Paris momentum with GCF agreement
A key agreement signed today between the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Green Climate Fund will help AFD achieve its goal of making 100 percent of its financing compatible with the Paris Agreement.
“...
Article > Press release France
XacBank first Mongolian bank to finance renewable energy
The Green Climate Fund has signed a funding agreement with Mongolian-based Direct Access Accredited Entity XacBank in the country’s first renewable energy project financed by a local bank.
GCF can now provide USD 8.7...
Article > Press release Mongolia
GCF launches Simplified Approvals Process for faster, simpler approval of small-scale projects
The Green Climate Fund today announced the launch of its Simplified Approvals Process (SAP) to unlock the power of local climate action, enacting a decision made by the GCF Board last month. The new process streamlines...
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GCF heralds innovative ‘Bhutan for Life’ partnership at launch ceremony
The Green Climate Fund announced a USD 43 million partnership to permanently preserve Bhutan’s protected areas, which comprise 51 percent of the country’s territory.
Bhutan for Life is the Green Climate Fund’s first...
Article > Press release Bhutan
GCF introduces Direct Climate Action Platform - DCAP
The Green Climate Fund introduces an online volunteering platform that connects interested individuals with the Fund’s National Designated Authorities (NDAs) and Direct Access Entities through a matchmaking online...
Article > Press release
African Development Bank and GCF to unlock Africa’s potential in full-scale partnership
"If the fight against climate change is not won in Africa, it cannot be won anywhere else," said Mr Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) while signing a partnership agreement with the...
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Germany, Incheon City raise awareness on climate conflict and cooperation at GCF Headquarters
The Green Climate Fund and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, alongside the city government of Incheon formally opened an exhibition on "Environment, Conflict and Cooperation" at the Fund’s headquarters in Songdo,...
Article > Press release Germany Republic of Korea (the) Pages
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