Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects

As of 31 October 2016, the GCF pipeline consists of 46 funding proposals requesting USD 3.2 billion and 169 concept notes requesting USD 7.9 billion. The portfolio includes 27 approved projects, with varying levels of progress in fulfilling conditions for the execution of Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs). The document also tracks the progress of direct access entities and a pilot programme for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which has shortlisted 7 concept notes for funding up to USD 100 million.

• As of 31 October 2016, the GCF funding proposal pipeline contains 46 proposals requesting USD 3.2 billion in GCF funding to support projects and programmes with a total value of USD 10.2 billion, including co-financing.
• The funding proposal pipeline is split between 34 public-sector proposals (requesting USD 1.5 billion) and 12 private-sector proposals (requesting USD 1.7 billion). Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region has the highest requested GCF amount at USD 1,284.8 million, followed by Africa at USD 856.1 million.
• In terms of thematic focus, 62% of funding proposals in the pipeline target adaptation results areas, while 38% target mitigation. However, by funding amount, mitigation accounts for 58% and adaptation for 42%.
• The GCF pipeline includes 169 concept notes with a potential funding request of USD 7.9 billion, with two-thirds of these targeting African States, small island developing States (SIDS), and least developed countries (LDCs).
• Direct access entities have 15 funding proposals in the pipeline (requesting USD 372 million) and 36 concept notes (requesting USD 1.2 billion).
• The first pilot programme for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) received 30 concept notes, of which 7 were shortlisted for funding up to a total of USD 100 million.
• Of the 27 approved projects and programmes, only one (FP005: KawiSafi ventures fund) has fully met all listed milestones, including the execution of the Funded Activity Agreement (FAA).

APA

Green Climate Fund (2016). Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b15-inf10.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects. 2016. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b15-inf10.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2016status, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Status of the GCF portfolio: pipeline and approved projects}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2016}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b15-inf10.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }