Report on the activities of the Secretariat

The GCF Secretariat report for early 2019 details progress across six strategic goals. Key achievements include the launch of the first formal replenishment process, the development of a Theory of Change to drive paradigm shifts, and the expansion of the Readiness Programme. While the number of projects under implementation rose to 51 by 30 April 2019, the Secretariat noted bottlenecks in signing agreements due to the immediate effectiveness of new Board policies. The report also highlights the operationalization of a 'community of practice' with 28 expert organizations and the refinement of second-level due diligence processes.

• The Secretariat initiated the GCF's first formal replenishment process, including a consultation meeting on 4-5 April 2019 in Oslo, Norway, attended by 27 potential contributors.
• As of 30 April 2019, 51 of the 102 approved projects were under implementation, representing 44 per cent of total GCF funding (USD 2.2 billion), with USD 534 million disbursed.
• The Secretariat developed a GCF Theory of Change (ToC) to clarify the Fund's vision for achieving a paradigm shift and to guide transformational programming and catalytic investment.
• The Readiness Programme has seen improved delivery speeds, with the average time from approval to implementation dropping from 280 days in 2015 to 50 days in 2018.
• To enhance sectoral expertise, the GCF launched a 'community of practice' in February 2019, signing long-term agreements with 28 expert organizations across 14 core sectoral and thematic areas.
• The Secretariat conducted a review of second-level due diligence with Oliver Wyman, resulting in a framework of 91 elements across 27 categories to be reviewed during the project approval process.
• The Simplified Approval Process (SAP) pipeline grew to 57 concept notes and funding proposals by the reporting date, with a total requested GCF funding of USD 496 million.
• The GCF has signed 20 bilateral privileges and immunities agreements with various countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, and Zambia, though progress is described as slow.
• Gender mainstreaming efforts resulted in 94 per cent of all approved funding proposals containing gender assessments and 87 per cent containing project-level gender action plans.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2019). Report on the activities of the Secretariat. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b23-inf01.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Report on the activities of the Secretariat. 2019. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b23-inf01.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2019report, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Report on the activities of the Secretariat}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2019}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b23-inf01.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }