Green Climate Fund

Green Climate Fund
(2010; Incheon City, Korea; greenclimate.fund)

Is an operating entity of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), “dedicated to helping developing countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change.” It seeks to promote a “paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development, taking into account the needs of nations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts.”

Projects:

• Climate Change Mitigation
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Cross-cutting Projects

Publications:

• Operational Documents
• Board Documents
• Working Papers
• HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Tipping or turning point: Scaling up climate finance in the era of COVID-19 (October 2020, 44p): “aims to ensure policy makers, the financial industry and international financial institutions take climate change into account when making financial decisions.”

Leadership: Yannick Glemarec (Executive Director)