Focus sectors

This section contains specific guidance for projects in the following categories: Energy Access & Power Generation, Low Emission Transport, and Energy Efficiency. The section details specific policies, regulations, and ministries that funding proposals must be aligned with. The section mentions sectoral-specific technical considerations that must be considered, such as rebound effects, long-term technology performance, and project boundaries.

This section contains guidance relevant to four types of sustainable restoration activities: (1) restoration and management of peatlands, (2) rehabilitation of forests and land, (3) reduction of deforestation rate, and (4) improvement of agricultural productivity and efficiency. There are two case studies on GCF projects, one on jurisdictional-scale forest management in West Kalimantan and the other on REDD+ RBP from 2014-2016.

This section contains specific guidance for projects in the following categories: water security, agriculture and food security, and ecosystem and ecosystem services. The section details specific policies, regulations, and ministries that funding proposals must be aligned with. Two of the prominent case studies mentioned are on scaling resilient water infrastructure (FP254) and funding private-sector water resilience projects (FP190).

This section provides guidance for a sample of fundable activities including crop insurance, early warning systems, and reduction of livestock emissions. The site contains contact information for sector-specific experts such as researchers and ministry-level officials. The section refers to GCF projects that are helping agriculture become climate-resilient in sub-Saharan Africa (FP078) and Pakistan (FP108).