GCF insight #31
Welcome to your 31st GCF insight report – Rethinking capacity building models for climate finance readiness.
Capacity building sits at the heart of international climate finance. Multilateral funds have long recognised that financial resources alone cannot deliver climate outcomes without competent institutions capable of planning, coordinating, and executing complex investment programmes. Significant investment has been made in training, technical assistance, and readiness support to build that foundation. However, a significant hurdle continues to hold things back: while training is being delivered, the conditions to make it stay and translate to more projects aren’t fully present.
Blog | Healing nature with nature: Nature-based solutions as a response to climate change
By Patricia Katto There is no denying the cataclysmic impact of climate change on the world, as its effects continue to devastate both people and the environment. Although the effects of climate change are felt by least developed, developing and developed nations alike, the former two categories face greater vulnerability due to a number […]
Blog | COP29: Paving the Way for Climate Resilience through the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)
By Juliana Castro Escobar At COP28 in Dubai, after years of debate, countries reached a milestone agreement to operationalize the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). This financing mechanism, initially agreed at COP27, aims to support vulnerable countries suffering from climate-induced losses and damages that go beyond current adaptation and mitigation efforts. These […]
Replay kit | GCF B.39 unpacked
Welcome to your GCF B.39 video replay kit. Thank you very much to all our participants who joined our recent debrief on the outcomes of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) 39th Meeting of the Board (B.39) and the insights from our 26th GCF Insight Report on designing projects for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). For […]
GCF insight #26
Within the pages of this comprehensive report, you’ll delve into the findings of our latest survey, hear from the experiences of on-the-ground SIDS representatives and experienced consultants, and gain insights into the transformative power of innovative climate finance solutions.