On Sunday, May 18th 2014 the 7th meeting of the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is starting in Songdo, South Korea, where the Secretariat of the GCF is based. This meeting may decide upon the future of the... more
— After only a handful of decisions at the last GCF Board meeting in Bali, the first one lead by the new German and Philippine co-chairs, the pressure on 24 Board members increases to deliver at the Board’s all important... more
Germany as new GCF Board co-chair carries the responsibility for steering the GCF through a make-or break year so that the Fund can finalize its operational modalities and start receiving significant initial contributions – hopefully also from Germany — later... more
At its 5th meeting from October 7 – 10, 2013 in Paris, France, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) rose to the challenge that the Co-Chairs posed in presenting the 24-member group with a near “mission impossible” to... more
The Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) gathered in Berlin on March 12-15 at the invitation of the German government for its third meeting. This was the first meeting since the 18th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha,... more
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is to become the primary multilateral channel for large-scale financing for adaptation and mitigation action in developing countries. When the newly selected 24 members – 12 from developing, 12 from developed countries – of the... more
Towards a Political Compromise on the NCQG Contributor BaseThe policy brief by Germanwatch explores the strengths and limitations of current approaches to determine the contributor base of the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and additional capability and responsibility considerations. It thus aims to supports negotiators at the upcoming UN climate negotiations in Baku (COP29). more ...
Calculating the Loss and Damage Finance GapStudy by Germanwatch and Climate Analytics calculating the financial gap in to address climate related loss & damage. more ...
