Postcard from Cape Town - mobilising and delivering climate finance in Africa 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.

Why the managers of the Climate Investment Funds must celebrate success, watch their backs and raise their sights Simon Maxwell, Executive Chairman of CDKN, poses some provocative questions to the managers of the Climate Investment Funds as the Fund meetings get underway in Cape Town, South Africa.

Financing improvements in the governance of climate risk - introducing the ‘Up for It’ Index Tom Mitchell introduces the 'Up for It' Index, a way of more accurately measuring which developing countries are receiving adaptation finance.

Design challenges for the Green Climate Fund This year, a transitional committee grapples with the task of designing the Green Climate Fund agreed by negotiators at CoP16 in Cancun. Guest bloggers Neil Bird, Jessica Brown, and Liane Schalatek outline the principal challenges.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Latin America and Caribbean region - Special Issue This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) report recommendations for Latin America and the Caribbean.

GUIDE: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Latin America and Caribbean region - Précis This summary details the key implications of the United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance (AGF) report for the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Asia - Special Issue The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the report recommendations for Asia.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Asia - Précis The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This summary highlights the report’s key implications for Asia.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Africa - Précis The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This summary details the key implications of the report for Africa.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Africa - Special Issue The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the report recommendations for Africa.

REPORT: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Small Island Developing States - Précis The United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Finance recently reported on ways to raise US$100 billion per year for climate change investment in developing countries by 2020. This summary highlights the report’s key implications for Small Island Developing States.

Report: Regional implications of the AGF recommendations: Small Island Developing States - Special Issue This Special Issue brief outlines the implications of the United Nations Secretary’s High-Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Finance (AGF) report recommendations for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).