{"id":1194,"date":"2026-03-11T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/?page_id=1194"},"modified":"2026-03-29T15:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T14:43:12","slug":"au-aip-multi-country-gcf-readiness-support-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/work-areas\/aip-climate-resilience-programme\/au-aip-multi-country-gcf-readiness-support-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"AU-AIP Multi-Country GCF Readiness Support Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-bf6b1e01 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-eb931cdcd7031d0b3fc68caebf6ee586\"><strong>Support is being provided to 20 African Union Member States to Accelerate Water and Climate Resilience Gender-Transformative Investments 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