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…

This resource guide is designed primarily for national designated authorities (NDAs) and focal points of the Green Climate Fund from recipient countries, to assist them in understanding the operational modalities of the Fund and their respective roles and responsibilities in relation to their country’s engagement with GCF.

What is a gender analysis/assessment? Gender analysis/assessment refers to methods used to understand relationships between men and women, their access to resources, their activities, and the constraints they face relative to each other. A comprehensive gender analysis/assessment entails the examination of the different roles, rights, needs, and opportunities of women and men, boys and girls…