Green Climate Fund

GCF projects in Bhutan

Projects supported by the Green Climate Fund towards a low-emission and climate-resilient future that directly improves livelihoods in Bhutan's most vulnerable communities.

Figures as of 21 October 2026

GCF finance committed
USD 33.7mApproved, ongoing and completed projects
Projects
8Counted in the committed total
In preparation
3Concept notes and proposals

Flagship projects

A Bengal tiger walking through a rocky river in a Bhutanese forest

Cross-cuttingOngoing

Bhutan for Life

BFL is an innovative funding initiative that aims to provide a sustained flow of finance to maintain the country’s protected areas and biological corridors for perpetuity. The project will provide funding to prevent threats to Bhutan’s forests, preserving their role as a carbon sink and also support adaptation measures to improve the resilience of rural Bhutanese communities, threatened by the impacts of climate change. The fund will be used to strengthen enforcement and management of protected areas, diversify eco-tourism activities and products in other areas of the country. Activities under the programme will increase forestry and land use climate mitigation while supporting ecosystem-based adaptation to improve natural resource management and livelihoods, coupled with enhancement of biodiversity. Implementation modality: NIM Type of support: Cross-cutting Technology development/transfer: Yes Contributes to capacity-building objectives.

GCF finance
USD 26.6m
Status
Ongoing
Period
2018–2032
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Readiness and preparatory support

The Readiness Programme strengthens institutional capacity, governance and planning frameworks for a transformational long-term climate agenda. These and other GCF projects are listed below.

ProjectStatusGCF financePeriod
"Preparation of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for Bhutan with a focus on implementation of comprehensive risk management in the water sector” (BTN-RS-002)CompletedUSD 3.0m—
“Strategic framework to strengthen the Capacity of NDA to access resources from the Green Climate Fund and support for direct access accreditation process” (BTN-RS-001)CompletedUSD 400k—
“Strengthening NDA and related institutions, including financial institutions, in Bhutan for effective engagement with GCF” (BTN-RS-003)CompletedUSD 299k—
Building the Capacity of Bhutan’s National Stakeholders to Address Climate and Disaster Related Risks (BTN-RS-005)CompletedUSD 975k—
Strengthening capacities and enhancing climate data and services in Bhutan to scale-up climate financing from multiple sources (BTN-RS-006)CompletedUSD 991k—
Strengthening REDD+ and watershed management in Bhutan (BTN-RS-004)CompletedUSD 595k—
Supporting Climate Resilience and Tranformational Change in the Agriculture Sector in BhutanCompletedUSD 25.3m—
Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Engagement in Local Government (CARE-LG)OngoingUSD 10.0m2025–2029
Preparation of Bhutans NDC 3.0 and enhancedstrategies, systems and in-country capacities toachieve its climate objectives and targets (BTN-RS-007)OngoingUSD 900k2025–2027
Bhutan Livable and Resilient Cities Project (LRCP)PipelineUSD 28.0m—
Enhancing Climate Information and Multi-Hazard Early Warning for Resilience in BhutanPipelineUSD 22.0m—
Strengthening Climate Resilience across Bhutan’s Mountain and Downstream LandscapesPipelineUSD 30.0m—
Bhutan Green Transport Project (BGTP)UnknownUSD 23.5m—

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