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The Gender Action Plan (GAP) for the Accelerating Solar Action Programme (ASAP) in Ghana, published in September 2023 by the Green Climate Fund, outlines a strategic framework to ensure gender equality and social inclusion in the deployment of solar PV loans and institutional capacity building. The plan focuses on increasing financial accessibility for women-led households and MSMEs, training stakeholders on gender mainstreaming, and establishing gender-responsive grievance mechanisms.

This case study describes how the Green Climate Fund (GCF) provided readiness and preparatory support to the Cook Islands to strengthen its institutional capacity, governance, and ability to access climate finance. Between 2016 and 2019, the Cook Islands received four readiness grants totaling USD 1.9 million to support the accreditation of national entities and the implementation of a country programme.

This report is a readiness support proposal submitted by Jamaica, on behalf of several CARICOM Member States, to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It outlines a 30-month project managed by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) to enhance the regional strategic environment, improve climate data tools, and support the development of bankable climate projects and updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

A statement by the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) detailing the fund's strategy to integrate gender equality into climate finance to enhance resilience and low-emission development.

This 2021 proposal requests USD 307,918 from the Green Climate Fund to enhance Chile's climate action environment. The project focuses on updating the national Country Programme, strengthening the capacity of the Direct Access Entity (FYNSA), and developing a pipeline of at least five new project concept notes across public and private sectors. It aims to overcome barriers such as low private sector engagement, bureaucratic delays, and a lack of gender mainstreaming, aligning all activities with Chile's goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

The State of Palestine has proposed an 18-month, USD 893,872 project to the Green Climate Fund to restore climate action efforts disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative, implemented by Deloitte Tohmatsu Financial Advisory LLC, aims to create a National Digital Climate Change Platform, develop a framework for health co-benefits in climate action, and produce six detailed GCF project concept notes in the energy, agriculture, and health sectors. The project seeks to overcome barriers to climate finance, such as limited technical capacity and the lack of a centralized data platform, while strengthening the role of the Environment Quality Authority (EQA) as the National Designated Authority.

A statement by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) regarding the role of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in fostering a green, resilient recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic, detailing GCF's financial instruments and support mechanisms for developing countries.

This document outlines the institutional and technical gaps in Togo's climate change governance and proposes a Readiness program to strengthen the National Designated Authority (NDA) and other national institutions to improve access to Green Climate Fund (GCF) financing.