The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme (GCIP) of UNIDO, supported by the Global Environment Facility and the Green Climate Fund, champions the next generations of cleantech innovators to deliver sustainable solutions for climate challenges, just energy transition and low-carbon sustainable development.
GCIP supports UNIDO’s climate action agenda by accelerating high-impact cleantech innovations, promoting sustainable and low-emission industries and fostering international collaboration, including through the South-South and Triangular Cooperation. By focusing on innovation growth, emissions reduction and just transitions, GCIP promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development. Join us now in shaping a just and sustainable future, powered by cleantech!
About Us
GCIP is an initiative focused on catalyzing cleantech innovation in emerging markets and developing economies. It supports early-stage startups and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) through direct business acceleration and investment readiness support, transforming them into market-ready enterprises. At the same time, GCIP helps countries strengthen their national cleantech innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems (CIEEs). GCIP’s dual approach fosters bottom-up growth of innovative climate solutions and creates global market opportunities for cleantech by connecting innovation ecosystems across countries and enabling South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTIC).
GCIP’s goal is to ensure that emerging markets and developing economies establish self-sustained and well-connected cleantech innovation ecosystems that consistently support the emergence, acceleration and upscaling of innovations contributing to climate mitigation efforts, economic growth and just sustainability transitions.
