Green Climate Fund
Dr. Achala C. Abeysinghe is a distinguished expert in international law and climate change, currently serving as the Director of Investment Services at the Green Climate Fund since September 2024. Previously, Dr. Abeysinghe held the position of Director and Head of Programs for the Asia Region at the Global Green Growth Institute from July 2019 to September 2024, overseeing programs across 16 countries. Earlier roles include Country Representative for Papua New Guinea at GGGI, Head of Global Climate Law, Policy and Governance at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and Legal, Technical, and Strategic Advisor to the Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group at UN Climate Change. Dr. Abeysinghe holds a PhD in International Law and Climate Change from Kent Law School, alongside an LLM and LLB from the same institution and the University of Colombo, respectively. Additionally, Dr. Abeysinghe has contributed to academia as a lecturer in environmental law and climate change law & policy.
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Green Climate Fund
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the world's largest climate fund dedicated to helping developing countries take climate action. GCF helps developing countries limit or reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. It seeks to promote a paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development, taking into account the needs of nations that are particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. It was set up by the 194 countries who are parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010, as part of the Convention’s financial mechanism. It aims to deliver equal amounts of funding to mitigation and adaptation, while being guided by UNFCCC's principles and provisions. When the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015, GCF was given an important role in serving the agreement and supporting the goal of keeping global temperature rise well below 2 degrees Celsius. Responding to the climate challenge requires collective action from all countries, including by both public and private sectors. Among these concerted efforts, advanced economies have agreed to jointly mobilize significant financial resources. Coming from a variety of sources, these resources address the pressing mitigation and adaptation needs of developing countries.