Least Developed Countries Fund | Special Climate Change Fund (LDCF|SCCF)

The LDCF/SCCF Council is the main decision-making body responsible for overseeing two key climate adaptation funds: the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), which supports the world’s most vulnerable countries in adapting to climate change, and the Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF), which assists developing countries in addressing a broad range of climate-related challenges. The Council is made up of 32 members, each representing a group of GEF-member countries known as constituencies. These members are divided as follows: 14 from developed countries, 16 from developing countries, and 2 from countries with economies in transition (typically those shifting from centrally planned to market-based economies). Each constituency appoints individuals to serve as its representatives on the Council. These individuals, designated by government, rotate between the roles of Council member and

Alternate Council member, following schedules agreed upon by the countries within the constituency.

The Council meets twice a year to make key decisions, including setting policies, approving programs, and reviewing progress in the implementation of the LDCF and SCCF. All decisions are made by consensus, meaning no members object before a decision is adopted. For a meeting to proceed and make decisions, at least two-thirds of the Council members must be present.