CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION
Summary
Between 2010 and 2014, Palau received US$6.2 million in grant-equivalent finance specifically targeting climate change, with 55% allocated to adaptation and 45% to mitigation. An additional US$28.2 million in Official Development Assistance (ODA) provided co-benefits for climate objectives. The primary sources of this finance were the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Australia, and Japan, focusing on environmental policy, research, and biodiversity.
Key insights
- From 2010 to 2014, Palau was allocated US$6.2 million in grant or grant-equivalent finance for primary climate change objectives, while US$28.2 million in ODA for other objectives was reported to have climate change co-benefits.
- Of the US$6.2 million specifically targeting climate change, US$3.4 million (55%) was for adaptation, US$2.8 million (45%) supported mitigation, and US$0.01 million targeted both.
- The main providers of climate finance to Palau were the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Australia, and Japan, with funding directed toward environmental policy, environmental research, and biodiversity activities respectively.
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- Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-WP-2017-04/SEI-WP-2017-04-Palau-data.pdf
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- Stockholm Environment Institute. CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION. n.d. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-WP-2017-04/SEI-WP-2017-04-Palau-data.pdf.
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- {{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION |url=https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-WP-2017-04/SEI-WP-2017-04-Palau-data.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
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- @techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutendclimate, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{CLIMATE FINANCE IN THE PACIFIC: AN OVERVIEW OF FLOWS TO THE REGION}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-WP-2017-04/SEI-WP-2017-04-Palau-data.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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