Climate Finance
This theme captures a wide array of issues and perspectives associated with access to climate finance, with the aim of sharing knowledge and experiences for improving access to climate finance for the most vulnerable.
How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation
A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding. As the UN General Assembly approaches, IIED’s May Thazin Aung and BRAC’s Sousan Suha share the survey’s findings and explains how funders can smooth the way for locally led adaptation.
Recording: Unlocking finance for locally led adaptation: Overcoming blockages and getting money to where it’s needed most
This webinar explored concrete efforts to facilitate access to quality finance for locally led adaptation.
Enabling and financing locally-led adaptation (LLA)
The paper outlines an approach to LLA planning and financing that involves local communities, governments, and the private sector.
Podcast: Billions are needed for climate adaptation – now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent
Listen to Katherine Browne, a research fellow at SEI, and Margaret Angula, a senior lecturer at the University of Namibia, talk about a UN pilot programme in Namibia that’s trialling a new approach to financing climate adaptation.
How can climate finance work better for fragile and conflict-affected regions?
Researchers at SPARC and UNDP share how smarter climate finance can support some of the most vulnerable people living with the impacts of both climate and insecurity to build their resilience.
State and trends in climate adaptation finance 2023
This report covers global status and trends of adaptation finance and provides a deeper analysis of Africa at a regional level, given the heightened adaptation needs and opportunities on the continent.
The impact of COVID-19 fiscal spending on climate change adaptation and resilience
New research from the University of Oxford analyses 8,000 government policies across 88 countries to reveal how Covid-19 recovery spending contributed to climate adaptation and resilience.
An Introduction to green bonds
Explore the basics of green bonds as a climate financing instrument through this introductory article.
Innovation in the microfinance sector to drive climate adaptation for smallholder farming in Ecuador
Learn about how the Andes Resilientes project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE), is spearheading a transformative initiative within the framework of the National Climate Financing Strategy (EFIC) to tailor financial products for the unique needs of climate-vulnerable agriculture.
Climate-resilient Finance and Investment: Framing Paper
Learn about the current efforts to align finance with climate-resilient development, as well as possible ways forward for defining, measuring and mobilising adaptation-aligned finance in this OECD framing paper.
