the gcf s support can be in the form of loans loan guarantees equity financing or outright grants it has always been recognised that creating resilience involves economic diversification in some economies particularly in countries that are overdependent on exports that are exposed to climate risks eg hydrocarbons agricultural commodities in areas of climaterelated water stress in addition and linked to this rationale countries could make the case for investments to protect traderelated infrastructure from the impacts of climate change to protect ports from storm surges for example these sorts of investments would fall under the theme infrastructure and built environment