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GCF approves $43 million to boost climate resilience for India’s coastal communities
UN-backed fund Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved US $43.4 million for enhancing climate resilience for millions of people living in India’s coastal communities as part of its efforts to combat extreme impacts of climate change. The grant is part of more than US $1 billion approved by 21st meeting of GCF Board held in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Environment • GCF • Green Climate Fund • Maharashtra • National • Odisha • UNDP
Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle climate change
Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved more than $1 billion new investments for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change. The decision was taken during four-day meeting of GCF in Manama, Bahrain. The funding was approved for projects linked to geothermal energy in Indonesia, greener cities in Europe and Middle East and ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Bahrain • Climate Hhange • Environment • GCF • Green Climate Fund • Manama
ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB and AIIB sign joint declarations of financial Partnership
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) and African Development Bank (AfDb), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Green climate fund (GCF), and New Development Bank (NDB) signed Joint financial partnership Declarations. The International Energy Agency (IEA) also signed Joint partnership Declaration with ISA. The objective of these agreements is to deepen their cooperation ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2018
Topics: ADB • AfDB • AIIB • Financial Partnership • GCF • International • International Solar Alliance • Joint Declarations • National • NDB
NABARD accredited by UN's Green Climate Fund as National Implementing Entity
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) got accredited by the Green Climate Fund as a national implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects in India. In 2010 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) had set Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help developing countries to finance clean energy projects other ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Topics: Climate change • Economy • Environment • GCF • NABARD • UNFCC