At the end of the 15th meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), which was held from the 13th to the 15th December 2016 in Samoa, there was a big round of applause from the attending board members. Firstly to... more
In the period from 13 to 15 December 2016, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) met for its 15th session to discuss current issues and project applications. It became clear that one issue was particularly controversial: what exactly... more
Deutsche Bank has been accredited as an implementing entity of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) since July 2015. NGOs criticized its inclusion as sending the wrong signal, since Deutsche Bank is one of the world’s largest financiers of the coal... more
Deutsche Bank has been accredited as an implementing entity of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) since July 2015. NGOs criticized its inclusion as sending the wrong signal, since Deutsche Bank is one of the world’s largest financiers of the coal... more
The different impacts of climate change on men and women and the need for integrating gender concerns into climate policies has long been neglected in international climate finance – despite the increasing recognition that a gender approach can improve its... more
From 28 to 30 June, 2016, The Board of the Green Climate Fund spent three solid days in Songdo, South Korea, discussing the future direction of the Fund. Containing no less than 26 items, the agenda was quite long. Not... more
Deutsche Bank has been accredited as an implementing entity of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) since July 2015. NGOs criticized its inclusion to be sending the wrong signal, as Deutsche Bank is one of the world’s largest financiers of the... more
When the Board meets from June 28-30 in Songdo, South Korea, for its 13th Board meeting the 24-member body will focus on working towards closing Fund structural and policy gaps in order to ramp up finance delivery to developing countries. ... more
Going to town: How the Green Climate Fund can support a paradigm shift in cities
With its mandate to promote a paradigm shift towards low-emissions and climate-resilient development pathways the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has reached full operationalisation in 2015 and is resourced with over US$ 6bn (with more than 10bn pledged). According to its initial results management framework the GCF aims to achieve a “reduction of emissions from buildings and cities” while at the same time “increasing the resilience of infrastructure and the built environment to climate change threats”. However, clear operationalisation pathways for the GCF to reach the subnational level are still lacking to date. This publication by Germwanwatch offers some suggestions on how to shape the GCF so that its finance flows better suit the needs of cities.
Long nights are nothing unusual for Board meetings of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) anymore. In the recent past, meetings of the largest multilateral climate fund were all too often marked by political battles that went on into the wee... more
