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Getting Grenada Private Sector Ready for Grenada’s Climate Finance (GPS-4-GCF)
Limited access to climate finance, the unavailability of innovative financing instruments, as well as limited knowledge and understanding of these instruments in the context of climate financing, have been identified...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Grenada
Strategic Actions for advancing climate action in CARICOM Member States
Climate change poses an existential threat to countries of the Caribbean region. Primarily, comprised of small islands and low-lying coastal developing states (SIDS), the Caribbean region is considered amongst the most...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Jamaica
Capacity building to support Accreditation, Planning, Programming and Implementation of GCF-funded activities in St. Kitts and Nevis
The Government of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is committed to tackling the adverse impacts of climate change through the implementation of ambitious policies and actions enshrined in its NDCs. However, to...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Kitts and Nevis
Mobilizing International Climate Finance and Private Investments for Low-Carbon Development in Saint Lucia
The proposed Readiness aims at building the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) institutional capacity, frameworks and projects pipeline to enable the mobilization of climate finance and private investments for NDC...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Saint Lucia
Funding proposal pipeline update as of January 2022
As part of its transparency efforts, GCF regularly provides a summary of the status of its funding proposal pipeline. This document summarises the status of GCF's pipeline as of January 2022.
Document > Funding proposal pipeline update
Wetlands: An effective but undervalued climate solution
When asked to think about natural carbon sinks, what’s the first image that comes to mind? Forests, right? Although their role is hugely significant, the less thought of wetlands are equally, and in many cases, more...
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New date for B.31 Board meeting
Following a decision of the Board, the thirty-first meeting of the GCF Board will now take place from Monday, 28 March to Thursday, 31 March 2022 in Songdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
Read the decision.
Article > News update
Universal energy access is within reach — if the sector survives COVID-19: here’s how funders can help
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Delivering climate action –for people, planet & prosperity
Distinguished guests,
Thank you for inviting me to this key event as we approach the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. While global momentum is building, we are still not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement goals. One of...
Article > Speech
ED opening remarks
His Excellency Mr Carlos Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of the Republic of Costa Rica,
Prof Lee White, Gabonese Republic’s Minister of Water and Forests, the Sea and the Environment of the Gabonese Republic,
Mr...
Article > Speech
ED recorded remarks
According to the IPCC, global oceans have warmed faster over the past century than since the last deglacial transition. Coral reefs face extinction if we miss the 1.5C Paris Agreement goal.
However, there is a widening...
Article > Speech
Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests,
I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The decision by South Korea in August last year to...
Article > Speech
Catalysing climate investments in developing countries in the context of COVID-19
Distinguished guests,
We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
UNEP’s latest Emissions Gap Report finds that NDCs to reduce emissions as they stood just before COP26 opened are not enough to achieve...
Article > Speech
Accelerating land restoration in Africa
Your Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales,
Your Excellency The President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, Your Excellency The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, Excellencies and Distinguished...
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Enhancing support for developing countries and realising the USD 100bn goal
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I thank the UK COP Presidency for the invitation to contribute to this important high-level event.
Today we have a double climate finance challenge. First, we must realise...
Article > Speech
Long-term vision on complementary, coherence and collaboration between GCF and GEF
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon.
Collaborating on climate finance is vital if we want to fulfil COP26 commitments and re- ignite momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by...
Article > Speech
Global fund for coral reefs- reef-based climate resilience finance
Oceans and the Blue Economy have an enormous role to play in preserving and enhancing sustainable economic growth, promoting regional stability and conserving global biodiversity.
Coral reef ecosystems are critical in...
Article > Speech
Promoting transformational change to accelerate the implementation of the Great Green Wall initiative
Firstly, I would like to say GCF is delighted to contribute to the success of the Great Green Wall initiative.
GCF shares the Great Green Wall’s ambition to restore Africa’s degraded landscapes. We too believe that...
Article > Speech
Defining and measuring systemic resilience
Honourable guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for the opportunity to speak at this important event.
Over the past week, we have seen the building momentum to scale up global climate response. To translate this...
Article > Speech
Terms of reference for a pilot phase enhancing direct access to the Green Climate Fund
Adopted by decision B.10/04. The objective of the pilot phase for enhancing direct access is to allow for an effective operationalisation of modalities with the potential to enhance access by sub-national, national and...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Re-accreditation process for Accredited Entities
Adopted by decision B.24/13. Sets out the required standards, approach and process for the re-accreditation of AEs, including approach for upgrades in accreditation scope.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Initial best-practice options for country coordination and multi-stakeholder engagement
Adopted by decision B.08/10 (d). Sets out best practice options for country coordination and multi-stakeholder engagement.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Initial best-practice guidelines for the selection and establishment of national designated authorities and focal points
Adopted by decision B.08/10 (c). Sets out best practice guidelines for the establishment of NDAs/focal points.
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Administrative guidelines on human resources
This document captures the policy as adopted by the Board in decision B.08/17, paragraph (a), and subsequently amended by decisions B.34/20, B.34/21, and B.37/08. The policy was sent to the Board for consideration at B....
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Fast-track accreditation programme
Adopted by decision B.08/03. Establishes the fast-track accreditation process to expedite the accreditation of certain institutions accredited by other relevant funds and defines the related assessment process,...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF)
Economic growth in developing countries in Southeast Asia must be de- coupled from carbon emissions to support the climate transition. In the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia, fossil fuels dominate the power supply...
Document > Case study Multiple countries
The Global Subnational Climate Fund (SnCF GLOBAL)
Climate action means local action: 70% of climate solutions fall under the boundaries of sub-national authorities. But there is a chronic shortage of private finance for such local solutions, since investors prefer...
Document > Case study
Notification on the Indigenous Peoples Advisory Group of the Green Climate Fund
Pursuant to paragraph 81 of the Indigenous Peoples Policy (decision B.19/11, Annex XI), the GCF will establish an indigenous peoples advisory group (the “IPAG”) to enhance coordination between GCF, accredited entities...
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