At its thirteenth meeting, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board decided on the operational modalities of the Project Preparation Facility (PPF)1 to support project and programme preparation requests from all accredited entities, especially direct access entities and micro-to-small size category projects.2 This document aims to elaborate information on the PPF including the process, funding and…

Technology solutions and innovations are instrumental to facilitate the move towards low-emission and climateresilient pathways. Climate technologies can cover sectors such as energy supply and distribution, industry, transport, waste and agriculture. They can help adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change, for instance, through the deployment of early warning systems or drought-resistant crops, or…

The Green Climate Fund is moving quickly to build a large and transformative project portfolio, with many projects already being implemented with the objective to adapt and/or mitigate to climate change.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) ensures the climate action it supports in developing countries does not harm local communities and the environment, including the Indigenous Peoples who live in areas where GFC projects are implemented.

The GCF Readiness Programme provides resources for strengthening the institutional capacities of National Designated Authorities/focal points (NDAs) and direct access entities to effectively engage with the Fund. It also assists countries in undertaking adaptation planning and developing programming frameworks to build out their longterm climate action agenda.

One of the Green Climate Fund’s distinctive features is the provision for developing countries to access financial resources through national entities, meaning that climate finance can be channelled to the country directly.

The Green Climate Fund is committed to investing in developing countries’ efforts to adapt to the effects of climate change. GCF aims to deliver a 50:50 balance between mitigation and adaptation allocations in its portfolio, and ensure that at least 50 percent of adaptation funding goes to particularly vulnerable countries, including LDCs, SIDS and African…

Environmental and social screening is an essential and primary step in the assessment of environmental and social risks and impacts of activities1 proposed for GCF financing. The results of the screening form the basis of the accredited entities for assigning the environmental and social risk category of activities and informs decisions on the extent and…