Green Climate Fund
COP Decisions

Guidance by the COP to the Green Climate Fund

Decision 16/CP.27 (page 24)
Decision 6/CP.26 (page 48)
Decision 12/CP.25 (page 12)
Decision 5/CP.24 (page 29)
Decision 9/CP.23 (page 29)
Decision 10/CP.22 (page 35)
Decision 7/CP.21 (page 10)
Decision 7/CP.20 (page 14)
Decision 4/CP.19 (page 11)
Decision 6/CP.18 (page 28)
Decision 7/CP.18 (page 31)
Decision 3/CP.17 (page 55)

Decisions prior to COP 23 can be found under Decisions of the UNFCCC website. 

Arrangements between the COP & the GCF
Decision 5/CP.19 (page 13)

 
Annual reports of the GCF to the COP

12th FCCC/CP/2023/8/Add.1
12th FCCC/CP/2023/8
11th FCCC/CP/2022/4/Add.1 
11th FCCC/CP/2022/4 
10th FCCC/CP/2021/8 
9th FCCC/CP/2020/5
8th FCCC/CP/2019/3/Corr.1
8th FCCC/CP/2019/3/Add.1 
8th FCCC/CP/2019/3 
7th FCCC/CP/2018/5/Add.1
7th FCCC/CP/2018/5 

Annual reports of the GCF prior to 2018 can be found under Documents of the UNFCCC website. 

Relevant GCF documents/links

GCF website
Meetings of the GCF board and the meeting documents

Background

At COP 16 held in Cancun, by decision 1/CP.16, Parties established the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention. The relationship between the COP and the GCF is stipulated in the arrangements between the two, as contained in decision 5/CP.19. The Fund is governed by the GCF Board and it is accountable to and functions under the guidance of the COP to support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing country Parties using thematic funding windows.

Furthermore, the GCF serves the Paris Agreement in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement. Guidance to the GCF on the policies, programme priorities and eligibility criteria related to the Paris Agreement is provided by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) and is transmitted by the COP. The COP decided that the guidance to the entities entrusted with the operations of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention in relevant decisions of the COP, including those agreed before adoption of the Paris Agreement, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 9, paragraph 9, of the Paris Agreement states that the institutions serving this Agreement, including the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention, shall aim to ensure efficient access to financial resources through simplified approval procedures and enhanced readiness support for developing country Parties, in particular for the least developed countries (LDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS), in the context of their national climate strategies and plans.

Recent Developments

The 2023 report of the GCF to the COP is now available for download. Please click here to download the report. 

Click here to view a compilation of decisions relevant to the GCF that emanated from the UN Climate Change Conference held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Nov 2023 – Dec 2024). 

Last updated on 2 February 2024

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