Mafalda Duarte

Mobilizer of #climate action. Executive Director @theGCF. Proud mother, wife, daughter, and Portuguese citizen of the world!

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Good to continue this conversation with @igoldfajn at #WBGMeetings.

Latin America and the Caribbean need resilience finance at scale, and that means MDBs and climate funds working as one system.

@the_IDB is a key partner in making that happen.

[Ilan Goldfajn @igoldfajn]

Good discussion with @MafaldaDuarte, Executive Director of the @theGCF, on strengthening our partnership to mobilize financing for resilience and sustainable investments across Latin America and the Caribbean.

We also discussed how to be more agile to accelerate the implementation of new and ongoing projects, including in the Amazon and the Caribbean.
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Buena conversación con Mafalda Duarte, directora ejecutiva del Fondo Verde para el Clima, sobre cómo fortalecer nuestra alianza para movilizar financiamiento destinado a la resiliencia y las inversiones sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe.

También conversamos sobre cómo ser más ágiles para acelerar la implementación de proyectos nuevos y en curso, incluidos aquellos en la Amazonía y el Caribe.
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Boa conversa com Mafalda Duarte, diretora-executiva do Fundo Verde para o Clima, sobre como fortalecer nossa parceria para mobilizar financiamento para a resiliência e investimentos sustentáveis na América Latina e no Caribe.

Também conversamos sobre como sermos mais ágeis para acelerar a implementação de projetos novos e em andamento, inclusive na Amazônia e no Caribe.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Good meeting at the @WorldBankGroup Annual Meetings with H.E. Ali Shareef, #Maldives Minister of Climate Change.

For small island states, climate risk is existential.

That is why SIDS receive 12% of @theGCF financing, USD 2.44bn, two-thirds in grants.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

From #Thailand’s rice fields to the @WorldBankGroup-IMF Annual Meetings: climate risk is food security risk.

This week, Thai Rice farmers showed me what climate-smart rice looks like at scale.

Thank you to @dccethailand and @giz_gmbh for delivering #adaptation at scale 🌾🇹🇭

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Kicking off the #WBGMeetings in Bangkok with @MIGA and the GGG.

#Guarantees are a key tool to absorb risks, unlock markets and mobilize private climate finance

@theGCF set up the Green Guarantee Company to do just that - enabling $1.3b of guarantee capacity for green finance

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Vinaka Vakalevu, @FijiGovernment

Thank you for hosting #PreCOP31: from energy security to resilience, the #Pacific is shaping the agenda.

At @theGCF, we are working to help turn that vision into results, for #COP31

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

More than 93,000 people across #Tonga now have improved access to clean electricity through @theGCF support.

Good to connect with Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua at #PreCOP31

We discussed readiness, GCF-3 and strengthening Pacific-led resilience through the PRF.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Always an honor, Prime Minister @MarkBrownPM.

The Cook Islands is demonstrating what @theGCF climate finance can achieve both great and small:

From the country's first battery storage system, to finance reaching households, communities and businesses directly.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

#Tuvalu changed the way I felt about climate vulnerability.

Standing on a narrow atoll, surrounded by ocean, the risk of climate change felt immediate. But so did the solutions.

The @theGCF-backed land reclamation project is a statement of solidarity and hope.

#PreCOP31 🇹🇻🌊

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

@GermanyPacific Thank you, State Secretary Flasbarth.

Germany's leadership and partnership remain vital to global climate action. As we look ahead to GCF-3, a strong and effective @theGCF can help scale what works, and deliver greater impact for vulnerable countries and communities.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Grateful to meet State Sec Jochen Flasbarth @BMZ_Bund in #Fiji.

Germany has been a strong partner of @theGCF and a leader in climate action.

We discussed the road to GCF-3 and how #climatefinance can mobilise investment and deliver greater impact where it is needed most.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Pleased to speak with PM @JamesMarape again in Tuvalu.

We discussed the next chapter for climate finance in the Pacific - and building on US$85M+ in @theGCF investments in PNG for forests, livelihoods and resilience.

PNG's leadership as #COP31 Climate Finance Envoy is welcome.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

@RDenCorea Glad to welcome the Dominican Republic delegation to @theGCF. 🇩🇴

Our partnership is already strong - over US$125 mill across 12 projects and readiness grants - to help build a more resilient future.

We look forward to deepening our cooperation on #climateaction.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Fakafetai lasi, #Tuvalu, for the generous welcome.

Here, a decade ago, @theGCF finance helped create new land, safer coasts and stronger communities.

In the #Pacific, the impacts of climate change are alive. And so is action.

Honoured to speak about this at #PreCOP31
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[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Productive exchange with President @Surangeljr at #PreCOP31.

Seeing the impact of @theGCF climate information services in #Palau reinforced the importance of working together to build resilience in Pacific SIDS.

We discussed building on Palau's leadership to deliver more.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

A few weeks ago at #VIS2026, I spoke about backing island-led, data-driven climate solutions.

Now, as I head to #PreCOP31, I’ll see that principle in practice.

A land reclamation project, backed by @theGCF, bringing safer homes & futures to the people of #Tuvalu.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

A look back on an energizing week at #UNGA where climate change was still a top priority.

@theGCF has invested $20B to unlock $80B across 130+ countries.

But with developing nations needing $1.3T annually by 2035, we need more - and must mobilize the entire financial ecosystem.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

At this week's @GlblCtzn Impact, I shared how @theGCF capital can protect people and economies while unlocking more investment.

Our new $150m partnership with @Mandala Capital will support resilient food systems across Indonesia, the Philippines & Thailand. #UNGA81

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Grateful to PM @Dr_JNsengiyumva for a productive meeting at #UNGA81 & for Rwanda’s strong climate partnership. Together, we’re advancing Rwanda’s country-led climate priorities into investments that help communities protect their livelihoods & build resilience to climate impacts.

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

@NadiaCalvino @EU_Partnerships @JozefSikela @Proparco @AECID_es @COFIDES @KfW @GruppoCDP @EBRD @LuxDev_HQ @EU_Commission Thank you, @NadiaCalvino. Looking forward to working together on the Global Green Bond Initiative.

The first transactions are already showing what is possible, expanding electricity access and supporting sustainable development across Africa. #UNGA81

[Mafalda Duarte @MafaldaDuarte]

Grateful to be included in @Independent's Climate 100 List 2026.

This recognition belongs to the many colleagues, partners and country leaders working every day to turn climate ambition into action.

There is still much to do, but I am encouraged by what we can achieve together

[Green Climate Fund @theGCF]

GCF Executive Director @MafaldaDuarte has been included in The @Independent Climate 100 List 2026. The recognition highlights the importance of partnership and collective action in helping countries access the climate finance they need to advance green, resilient development.