E Co. bites | How do you ensure a project is country-driven and locally led?

E Co. bites | Series 4   Welcome to our 4th series of E Co. bites! We share short and easily digestible climate finance explainers, technical lessons, and more about us, our work, and how you can support our mission. Ensuring that climate projects are embraced and led by the communities they serve starts with […]

Replay kit | GCF B.28 unpacked

Thank you for your interest in our recent webinar: ‘Decoding GCF B.28 + GCF insight #17 – Stakeholder views on the GCF’s direct access modality’. This webinar is now over. You can download all workshop materials from the replay kit below. The E Co. team gathered on Tuesday, 30 March to discuss key issues from […]

GCF insight #12

The twelfth GCF insight  explores Country Ownership in Green Climate Fund (GCF) projects and discusses ways in which the GCF could enhance it. Country Ownership is the political support, active engagement and ‘owning’ of climate change-related initiatives (which) plays a central role in achieving long-term transformational results. It is a core principle for the GCF, as […]

GCF insight #10

Low carbon, climate resilient project design At the GCF’s July B.20 Board Meeting, significant issues were raised about Board governance and consultation by members and alternate Board members. While the GCF Board appears to be struggling to win confidence on effective stakeholder engagement, we turn our attention to the project level, to query if we […]

GCF insight #6

The GCF no-objection procedure aims to ensure that projects are consistent with national climate strategies and developed using country-driven approaches. The initial purposes and basic principles were adopted in 2014 and later linked explicitly with country ownership requirements (GCF/B.15/06). This sixth edition of GCF Insight explores the status of no-objection procedures and how they are […]