By 2030, 60% of the world's extreme poor will live in countries facing conflict and fragility.
Recently at #FragilityForum2026, I joined leaders to discuss how we collectively deliver in the places that urgently need tailor-made support.
Mafalda Duarte
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Mafalda Duarte
@MafaldaDuarte
Mobilizer of #climate action. Executive Director @theGCF. Proud mother, wife, daughter, and Portuguese citizen of the world!
South Korea
Joined May 2019
- During my recent visit to Oslo, @theGCF met face to face with Norwegian partners from across government and the private sector, all committed to moving faster on climate action. Grateful to Norway for its continued trust and commitment.
00:00- There is no development or climate transition without energy access. A new agreement between @theGCF and @WorldBankGroup will expand clean, affordable energy access Eastern & Southern Africa. lnkd.in/g4ahKFMk
- A pleasure to welcome PM @tsheringtobgay of Bhutan to @theGCF. Working with partners, we are deploying nearly $62 million in direct GCF investments across the Kingdom. We will continue to stand with Bhutan with greater speed, greater scale, and the reforms to deliver both.
- Multilateral climate funds enable multilateral development banks. And as a collective, we can unlock greater impact across the system. Grateful to the COP30 Presidency for co-convening this group today. @theGCF is proud to chair the MCF Heads Group.
- .@theGCF’s goal is efficiency and impact. We are accelerating reforms to be a partner of choice — including to SIDS, a priority in our adaptation portfolio. Constructive conversation today with Minister @matthewsamuda. I look forward to strengthening engagement with Jamaica.
- Congratulations PM @miaamormottley on your reelection this year. Barbados and @theGCF have partnered on groundbreaking climate action, including the world’s first debt-for-climate-resilience conversion. More to do together!
- Support nature, advance climate action. Thank you @JenMorrisNature for a great discussion on the margins of #WBGMeetings. @theGCF @nature_org are working together in support of developing countries and our shared future.
- When Indigenous Peoples lead - and when their knowledge guides us - climate finance can do what it is supposed to do. Some of my remarks from @theGCF’s first-ever Global Conference with Indigenous Peoples today:
00:00 - Congratulations to Panama, Côte d'Ivoire, Fiji, Jordan, and Kenya, newly selected hosts of @theGCF regional and sub-regional offices. This is a landmark moment for GCF, now with a portfolio of $20B worldwide. More about this week’s Board decision: gcf.co/4d9yPz4
- I’m pleased the @theGCF Board is reconvening this week. We have an important agenda to work through. See what's under discussion here in Songdo: 👉🏽 gcf.co/40Q78nC
