Open Call: Project Ideas for Green Climate Fund Support in North Macedonia (2025)

The Government of the Republic of North Macedonia represented by the Office of the President of the Government of the Republic of North Macedonia as a National Designated Authority (NDA) for the Green Climate Fund announces an Open call for Submitting Project Ideas that address and respond to the challenge of climate change.

The Open Call aims to target Project Ideas with climate mitigation/adaption potential to be considered on a national level as a first step in the project proposal development process (Project Idea, Concept Note and Full Project Proposal) for submission to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for financing through grants, loans, equities and guarantees. 

Green Climate Fund in Brief

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is global fund created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to support the efforts of developing countries to respond to the challenge of climate change (https://www.greenclimate.fund/home). The main principle of the GCF, as a global fund, is to promote a paradigm shift to low-emission and climate-resilient development across countries.

Project idea endorsement

The Project Idea notes should be fulfilled and submitted online to the NDA, via the following link: www.greendevelopment.mk/faoprojects/Account/Login in order to be eligible and subject to the prioritization procedure with the aim to determine the possibility to be included in the GCF Country Programme.

Each Project Idea needs to be in line with the country’s mitigation and adaptation priority sectors/actions defined already in the national strategic documents,  as well as with the GCF strategic impact areas.

How to apply?

This call is open for all interested stakeholders. Any legal entity with ideas for climate investments is encouraged to develop a project idea.

Applicants should complete the Project Idea note in English language by using the electronic template accessible on the website www.greendevelopment.mk, under the Section “Submit Project Idea”.

Before starting to develop their project idea, applicants should register at www.greendevelopment.mk/faoprojects/Account/Login in order to access the ‘’Project Idea notes’’ page.

Deadline for Submission of Project Ideas

Applicants should submit the fully completed Project Idea Note, not later than Monday, 3 November 2025, at 16:00 hrs.

Supporting documents

For guidelines about the GCF, including strategic impact areas, main eligibility and prioritization criteria, how to develop successful Project Ideas and later on Concept Notes and full Project Proposals, please refer to the below documents:

·       Open Call for Project Ideas for GCF financial support

·       Applicant Guidelines for Developing Project Ideas for the GCF