GCF insight #14

GCF insight #14 – Project financing In our fourteenth GCF insight report, we explore stakeholder experiences and challenges with project financing and discuss the implications for the GCF. According to our previous report, GCF insight #13, ‘Top 5 climate finance knowledge gaps’, there is a distinct lack of knowledge surrounding project financing and financial instruments, and only […]

GCF insight #13

GCF insight #13 In the thirteenth GCF insight, we reveal the ‘Top 5 climate finance knowledge gaps’, as identified by key stakeholders. ‘As the landscape of climate finance continues to evolve, the global discourse on its definition, mechanisms, and criteria remains a complex matter for most stakeholders. While significant progress has been made in disseminating […]

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 #9

Low carbon, climate resilient project design This ninth edition of GCF insight builds on our second edition conducted back in 2016, where we sought to understand what was and wasn’t working with Green Climate Fund proposal development processes. In this latest report, we explore the most up-to-date experiences of stakeholders with GCF proposal development. We […]

GCF insight #4

GCF insight seeks to understand what’s working – and what’s not working – in Green Climate Fund (GCF) project development. This edition explores cross-cutting projects and the balance between mitigation and adaptation projects. Key findings: The Green Climate Fund’s portfolio and pipeline clearly show the importance of cross-cutting projects, but it is unclear what that […]

GCF insight #3

GCF insight seeks to understand what’s working – and what’s not working – in Green Climate Fund (GCF) project development. The surveys and reports spotlight the most topical GCF issues. This third edition explores if and how the transformational or paradigm shift potential of GCF projects factors in the decision-making of National Designated Authorities and […]