GCF News

April 5, 2019   Dear Co-Chairs and Members of the GCF Board present in Oslo, In behalf of the CSO Active Observers Team, I would like to urgently convey and confirm that Ms. Liane Schalatek represents the CSO Observers community from BOTH developing and developed countries.  This was discussed and agreed by the Active Observers…

(c) Photo from EnviroNews Nigeria SONGDO, 03 APR 2019 Yannick Glemarec takes up his post today as the new Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Selected by the GCF Board at its most recent meeting in February, the appointment of Mr Glemarec as head of the GCF Secretariat comes at a crucial time. GCF has…

By Karl Mathiesen Australia will stop contributions to the UN’s major fund for battling climate change this year, according to government budget papers released on Tuesday. With a federal election looming, the government followed up on prime minister Scott Morrison’s threat not to “tip money into that big climate fund”. Since 2015, Australia has given $187m to the…

Dear Friends of the Climate Finance Advisory Service (CFAS), This is the CFAS Summary Briefing. Produced at key meetings and negotiations by the CFAS expert team, the Summary Briefing tries to provide a concise, informative update on key discussions that have taken place at each meeting and give an overview of substantive points of action…