Report on the activities of the Secretariat

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Secretariat reports progress in its public and private sector pipelines, the simplification of funding proposal templates, and the expansion of readiness support to 45 countries. Key achievements include the signing of contribution agreements with five additional countries and the launch of a new website to enhance stakeholder engagement. The Secretariat also operationalized its accreditation framework, moving 11 applicants to stage II, and provided substantive support for the development of the GCF Strategic Plan.

• As of February 2016, the public sector pipeline includes 15 funding proposals with a 50% or greater probability of presentation to the Board in 2016, representing USD 439 million in GCF funding. More than half of these proposals target adaptation and are located in Africa, least developed countries (LDCs), and small island developing States (SIDS).
• The Private Sector Facility (PSF) has a pipeline of seven potential projects and programmes with at least a 50% chance of presentation to the Board in 2016, totaling USD 1.0 billion in GCF participation to support projects worth USD 4.2 billion.
• The Secretariat simplified the funding proposal template to reduce duplication and shorten the document, reducing the number of sections from nine to six and the length from over 20 pages to 12 pages.
• The Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme has approved support for 45 countries, totaling USD 11.2 million, with 30 of these countries being African States, SIDS, or LDCs.
• The GCF has expanded its resource base, with Canada, France, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland signing contribution agreements since the B.11 meeting. The total number of signed countries, regions, and cities has reached 36, with a total signed contribution amount of approximately USD 6.85 billion equivalent.
• The Secretariat is operationalizing the accreditation framework; as of January 31, 2016, it issued Online Accreditation System accounts to 151 entities and moved 11 applicants to stage II of the review process.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2016). Report on the activities of the Secretariat. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf02.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Report on the activities of the Secretariat. 2016. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf02.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2016report, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Report on the activities of the Secretariat}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2016}, month = mar, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b12-inf02.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }