FP067
– USD 9.27 million for Building climate resilience of vulnerable and food
insecure communities through capacity strengthening and livelihood
diversification in mountainous regions of Tajikistan
with the World Food Programme
FP068
– USD 27.05 million for Scaling-up Multi-Hazard Early Warning System and the Use
of Climate Information in Georgia
with UNDP
PRESS
RELEASEGCF
Board approves over USD 1 billion in funding for climate mitigation and
adaptationRead
online: http://g.cf/2GWiRGfSongdo,
Republic of Korea, 1 March 2018 – The first Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board
meeting of 2018 concluded today after approving 23 projects, valued together at
USD 1,093.5 million of GCF funding.The
new approvals bring the GCF portfolio to a total of 76 projects and programmes,
amounting to USD 3,730.2 million in GCF funding to assist developing countries
in their low emission and climate resilient development.The
Board elected Ambassador Lennart Båge and Dr. Paul Oquist as its Co-Chairs for
2018, representing developed and developing countries respectively. A number of
significant policy decisions were also made to strengthen GCF’s operations,
including adopting an Indigenous Peoples Policy, and an Environmental and Social
Policy. In addition to the funding approvals, the Board approved an additional
USD 60 million for the implementation of the Readiness Programme to assist
developing countries in accessing GCF funds.‘We
have had a highly positive week, approving over USD 1 billion in projects, which
is a record amount in a single GCF Board meeting,' stated Paul Oquist, GCF
Co-Chair.'This
large volume of projects for both mitigation and adaptation – and the additional
USD 60 million for readiness support - shows that GCF is ready to shift gear in
supporting developing countries to achieve their climate goals. The projects
adopted here will make a real impact in the face of climate challenges,’ he
continued.Fellow
Co-Chair Lennart Båge stated: ‘The Board has successfully managed an ambitious
agenda this week, demonstrating its commitment to deliver a serious contribution
to the response to climate change. In particular, the adoption of an Indigenous
Peoples Policy and an Environmental and Social Policy is an important step
towards completing GCF’s policy framework.’Båge
concluded, ‘Paul and I would also like to thank our fellow Board members for
their positive support, and would also like to acknowledge that our work builds
on the achievements of our predecessors as Co-Chairs, Ayman Shasly and Ewen
McDonald.’End.
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