Tag: Green Climate Fund

Landmark project improved farmers’ livelihoods and protected forests in Madagascar, new report finds

Stuart Mitchell

A Green Climate Fund-financed agricultural resilience project in one of the world’s most climate-stressed countries increased crop production and reduced deforestation, a new evaluation report released today has found. Findings from the impact evaluation conducted by Conservation International, in partnership with the Green Climate Fund’s Independent Evaluation Unit, found clear evidence of higher crop yields and lower deforestation rates among farming communities participating in the USD 16 million “Sustainable Landscapes in Eastern Madagascar” project. The project supported more than 24,000 smallholder farming households in and around the Ankeniheny-Zahamena and the…

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Green Climate Fund announces commitment to mobilise USD 100 million for Chad

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced an accelerated programme of action in support of the government of Chad’s climate priorities. GCF, the world’s climate fund for developing countries, has committed to mobilise at least USD 100 million for Chad, subject to GCF Board approval. The mobilisation of finance will provide urgently needed support for climate action, strengthening Chad’s efforts to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Mobilised finance will focus on the country’s climate priorities, supporting adaptive agriculture to reduce food insecurity and strengthening rural resilience in the…

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Green Climate Fund strengthens regional private sector programming

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) started 2026 with another significant reform that will strengthen the mobilization of private sector finance in support of countries’ national climate priorities. GCF has integrated its Department of Private Sector Facility team into the four Regional Departments that were established in 2024, enhancing the Fund’s ability to deliver at scale via stronger engagement with existing and potential new private sector partners in the regions to deliver coherent investment and coordinated programming at country and regional level. In addition, private sector specialists have also joined GCF’s Department…

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Uganda Secures Africa’s First Green Climate Fund Result-Based Payment

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$31 million results-based payment for Uganda in recognition of the country’s measurable success in reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions. The approval is a historic milestone for Uganda and Africa, being the first GCF results-based payment project on the continent. The funding follows the presentation of the project titled “Uganda REDD-plus Results-Based Payment for Emission Reductions (2016–2017)” at the forty-third GCF Board meeting held from 27 to 30 October 2025 in Songdo, Republic of Korea. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

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GCF and partners catalyse USD 600 million to boost adaptation finance

Stuart Mitchell

The Green Climate Fund (GCF), along with its partners MUFG Bank Ltd. (MUFG) and FinDev Canada, have achieved a major milestone in scaling private investment for adaptation with the USD 600 million first closure of the GAIA Climate Loan Fund. GAIA will principally provide loans to adaptation projects in markets most severely impacted by, and least equipped to respond to, climate change, helping to bridge the estimated USD 300 billion annual adaptation finance gap in developing countries most vulnerable to climate impacts. The climate loan fund, co-founded by MUFG, Japan’s…

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