Report on the activities of the Secretariat

The GCF Secretariat report for 2026 details progress in enhancing country ownership, delivering impact, and institutional strengthening. Key achievements include the launch of a revised Accreditation Framework, the establishment of regional presence in five locations, and the development of a new Commitment Authority Framework to optimize investment capacity. The report also tracks programming metrics, noting 29 funding proposals submitted to the iTAP and the approval of projects for underserved countries like Bahamas, Chad, and Jamaica.

• The Secretariat operationalized the revised Accreditation Framework (RAF) with a pilot application window from 26 January to 6 April 2026, resulting in 83 applications advancing to a nine-month review period by 6 May, including 58 national applicants from 34 countries.
• The GCF Board approved a regional presence configuration with offices in Panama City (Latin America and the Caribbean), Amman (Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East), Nairobi (East and Southern Africa), Abidjan (Central, North and West Africa), and Suva (Pacific sub-regional office).
• The Secretariat introduced a refined Commitment Authority Framework to replace a restrictive dollar-for-dollar matching approach, increasing the aggregate commitment authority as of 31 March 2026 from approximately USD 1,371 million to approximately USD 7,238 million.
• Programming efforts in 2026 focused on underserved countries and locally led climate action, with funding proposals approved for Bahamas, Chad, and Jamaica, and first single-country proposals presented for the Central African Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic.
• The GCF assumed the inaugural chair of the Multilateral Climate Funds (MCF) collaboration mechanism in 2026, convening the first meeting of the Committee of MCF Heads and co-hosting a dialogue between MCFs and Multilateral Development Banks.
• The Secretariat is preparing for the GCF-3 replenishment and the Third Updated Strategic Plan (USP-3) for 2028–2031, which includes a multi-phase timeline from Q1 2026 through the second half of 2027.
• Digitalization of reporting was advanced with the launch of the digitized Annual Performance Report (APR) on the GCF Partner Portal in April 2026 to improve data-driven reporting on implementation and results.
• The GCF held a Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples from 8-10 April 2026 in Songdo to identify pathways for improving access to climate finance and implementing the GCF Indigenous Peoples Policy.
• As of 30 April 2026, the GCF's capital ratio was 130% (above the 110% monitoring threshold) and the liquidity ratio was 190% (above the 130% monitoring threshold).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2026). Report on the activities of the Secretariat. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/05-report-activities-secretariat-gcf-b45-inf12.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Report on the activities of the Secretariat. 2026. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/05-report-activities-secretariat-gcf-b45-inf12.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2026report, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Report on the activities of the Secretariat}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/documents/2026-06/05-report-activities-secretariat-gcf-b45-inf12.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }