Themes: Climate finance

Themes: Climate finance

Developing countries need an estimated US$100 billion per year in climate finance by 2020 to adapt to climate change and help them shift toward low-carbon development paths. The funds are still only partly committed by governments and only partly available on private markets. Explore our projects, publications and blogs urging increased ambition, below.

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16th February 2017
Mozambique water woes (2) - How to build capacity in climate resilience planning Miren Gutierrez looks at the context in which CDKN and the Global Water Partnership put in place a capacity building programme aimed at improving resilience in Mozambique.
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16th February 2017
Mozambique water woes (1) - Climate change, geography and capacity How much fresh water is available to people, where it is and how it is managed are probably the most important questions in water security. Miren Gutierrez reports on Mozambique's situation.
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16th February 2017
Webinar: Planning for NDC implementation – A Quick Start Guide This webinar showcases a practical tool which supports developing countries with planning for the implementation of National Determined Contributions (NDCs).
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10th February 2017
Outlook : Ethiopia Special Edition This edition of Climate and Development Outlook: Stories of change from CDKN – Ethiopia Special Edition takes a tour of CDKN’s programme throughout the country. It features articles on national investment in green energy and transport, supporting the market for geothermal risk insurance products„, lessons learned in climate finance and assessing green growth potential.
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8th February 2017
WORKING PAPER: Innovative risk finance solutions - Insights for geothermal power development in Kenya and Ethiopia Insurance and other financial instruments can help industries manage the risk of geothermal power and improve private sector involvement. CDKN supported an initiative to improve the capacity of Kenya’s and Ethiopia’s industries to support the expansion of geothermal power.
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Enhancing access to climate finance in Ethiopia

Technical assistance and capacity development support from CDKN to Ethiopia's Climate Resilience and Green Economy Facility has enhanced its capability and fiduciary standards and so position Ethiopia to receive more international climate finance.

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Enhancing Direct Access to Adaptation Funding in Kenya

This project was designed to enhance Kenya’s prospects to access international sources of finance, in particular from the Green Climate Fund, by offering technical support to the GoK to develop an investment-grade adaptation project pipeline and proposals, a country-driven approach with a long-term programmatic view.

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Strengthening climate finance activities in Nepal

CDKN is supporting the government to enhance their understanding and capabilities towards accessing and utilizing Climate Finance.

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30th January 2017
OPINION: After Paris - Can the private sector deliver climate compatible development? Simon Maxwell, CDKN's Executive Chair, concludes that delivering on the Paris Agreement and other global climate pledges is achievable but calls for a new industrial revolution.
Event
23rd January 2017
Tools for monitoring national climate finance Join an interactive webinar where expert Neil Bird of the Overseas Development Institute will provide guidance on tracking climate finance at the national level. Register for this 1 February webinar today!
Feature
20th January 2017
Reflecting on Ethiopia's climate finance readiness journey CDKN has been supporting the Government of Ethiopia in achieving climate finance readiness. Tesfaye Hailu reflects on the journey.
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11th January 2017
POLICY PAPER: Going to town: How the Green Climate Fund can support a paradigm shift in cities With its mandate to promote a paradigm shift towards low-emissions and climate-resilient developm