Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a fund established within the framework of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as an operating entity of the Financial Mechanism to assist developing countries in adaptation and mitigation practices to counter climate change. The GCF is based in Incheon, South Korea. It is governed by a Board of 24 members and supported by a Secretariat.
| Abbreviation | GCF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2010 |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Songdo International Business District, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, South Korea |
| Website | GreenClimate.fund |
The objective of the Green Climate Fund is to "support projects, programmes, policies and other activities in developing country Parties using thematic funding windows". It is intended that the Green Climate Fund be the centrepiece of efforts to raise Climate Finance under the UNFCCC.
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