Richard Calland and Nancy Dubosse who lead the new Climate Finance Hub Initiative, discuss what they term the ‘political economy of climate finance’ and raise important questions which will need to be addressed for effective climate finance governance.
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This brief looks into the CiF’s two main components – the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) – and assess their impact upon gender in climate change funding.
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Climate change mitigation in vulnerable countries gets a boost with US$ 1 billion from Climate Investment Funds.
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Lisa McNamara reports from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Partnership Forum in Cape Town on mobilising and delivering climate finance in Africa. Read about some important lessons emerging regarding the effective use of climate finance by developing countries and the critical need for organised engagement around climate investment plans.
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