Lessons on blending finance for climate projects - Experience from the IFC and GCF The International Finance Corporation and the Green Climate Fund have both been trialling 'blended finance' methods to support climate projects and programmes - Virginie Fayolle and Serena Odianose round up these institutions' experiences and look forward to some new ideas.

Using blended finance to overcome barriers to climate investments Virginie Fayolle and Serena Odianose of Acclimatise say the time has come for developing country governments to craft ‘blended finance’ for climate change-related investments.

Fresh ideas for cities to finance climate projects Fareeha Irfan Ovais, CDKN Asia's team leader for climate finance reviews some fresh ideas for how cities can finance their climate projects.

Pakistan business face big opportunities in low carbon, resilient economy Investing in low carbon and climate resilient development is the need of the hour and Pakistan businesses have massive opportunities to tap, says Fareeha Ovais, CDKN Asia's climate finance lead.

Government action needed to accelerate green business in Asia In this article, Sandra Khananusit, CDKN's consultant highlights the key points of a debate on the potential of initiating and strengthening green businesses in Asia, focusing on how the governments of the region can engage with the private sector and create an enabling environment for the private sector to invest in low emission development strategies and NDCs.

From Paris to Marrakech - how Rwanda became a model for climate action With the Paris Agreement entering into force, the world is turning its focus to climate action. The successful amendment of the Montreal Protocol in Kigali and Rwanda’s approach to climate action are examples the world can learn from when addressing the challenge of a warming planet. David Toovey, communications advisor, Rwanda's Green Fund takes a closer look.

Private sector facility Munjurul Hannan Khan, CDKN’s Country Engagement Leader, Bangladesh and Tahmina Hadi, CDKN’s Junior Consultant, Bangladesh highlight that how effective mobilisation of the private sector by funding entities such as the Green Climate Fund, can create an enabling environment for the private sectors to engage in a business model that supports climate change.

A split United Nations climate talks Jonathan Grant, a climate change expert at PwC, provides his analysis of this month's global climate talks in Morocco. He captures delegates responses to the United States election results and listens in on private sector discussions on climate action.

The Philippines’ challenge for urban resilience Danica Marie Supnet of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, highlights the proceedings of the series of workshops and community discussions on bridging the gap between local climate change adaptation planning in the urban sector and access to climate finance.

Mobilizing private finance: Unlocking the potential of Rwanda's businesses to drive climate change adaptation Mobilizing private finance: Unlocking the potential of Rwanda's businesses to drive climate change adaptation

COP22 - Experts stress importance of financing small and medium enterprises Read the highlights of a COP22 side event on how innovative financing solutions - particularly for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can help developing countries reach and exceed their national climate targets.