The Green Climate Fund’s (GCF) Locally Led Climate Action framework provides guidance for countries, accredited entities, and partners to center climate action on local decision-making, ownership, and capacity building. It outlines three key parameters:
Devolved finance and decision-making
Local implementation
Sustainable local capacities
The Framework explains how these can be applied through GCF’s existing funding modalities. It includes step-by-step guidance for structuring proposals that translate these principles into practice. Complementary annexes cover readiness activities, integration of local and indigenous knowledge, and portfolio examples, offering practical tools for stakeholders.