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Project Details

Project Title Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GCF)
Project Size GCF medium (USD 50-≥250 million)
Project Coverage Country
Region Africa
Country Ghana
Participating Countries Ghana
Result Areas Forestry and land use
Ecosystems and ecosystem services
Project Status Funding proposal approved
Project Grant Amount (USD) 30,100,000.00
Project Duration (months) 84 
Project Start Date 10/05/2021
Project End Date 10/05/2028
GCF Focus Cross-cutting
Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GCF)

Green Climate Fund approves $54.5m project to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions in Ghana’s shea landscape

Project Documents
GCF Funding Proposal

NDA No-objection Letter (Annex)

Safeguards Framework (Annex)

Timetable of project/programme implementation/Multi-Year Work Plan (Annex)

Gender assessment and action plan (Annex)

Feasibility Study (Annex) (docx)

Feasibility Study (Annex) (xlsx)

Feasibility Study (Annex) (docx)

Map indicating the location of the project/programme (Annex)

Environmental and Social Report Disclosure (Annex)

Project Timelines
  • GCF FP Submission (first)

    24/06/2018

  • GCF FP Submission (last)/awaiting GCF review/approval

    02/06/2020

  • GCF feedback/comments received on FP (first)

    14/08/2018

  • GCF feedback/comments received on FP (last)

    26/03/2020

  • Technical Advisory Panel feedback/comments received on FP

    20/04/2020

  • GCF Board Approval

    18/08/2020

  • FAA Effectiveness/Project Start

    10/05/2021

  • Disbursement Request Submission

    04/08/2021

  • Actual Date of First Disbursement (from GCF)

    12/08/2021

  • Inception Workshop

    21/10/2021

  • Interim Independent Evaluation

  • Project Completion

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