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This report, produced by the OECD and Climate Policy Initiative, provides preliminary estimates of climate finance mobilized by developed countries for developing countries in 2013 and 2014 to track progress toward the USD 100 billion annual goal by 2020.

A statement from World Resources Institute President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer regarding an OECD report that found climate finance commitments from developed countries and multilateral banks rose to $62 billion in 2014, indicating progress toward the $100 billion annual goal for 2020.

This research paper examines how technical assistance, specifically through five programs managed by the German agency GIZ, mobilizes public and private climate finance. It distinguishes between direct mobilization (co-financing) and indirect mobilization (creating conducive policy environments and markets) and highlights the challenges in quantifying the latter due to time lags and interacting variables.

This special edition of the Climate and Development Outlook by CDKN outlines Indonesia's climate change mitigation efforts, including its emissions targets, the establishment of the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund, and CDKN's support for climate-compatible development in the energy sector and forest conservation.

This briefing note for the Pan-African Parliament outlines the objectives and key themes of the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), scheduled for November 30 to December 11, 2015, in Paris.

This policy brief, written by Dalberg Global Development Advisors for the Climate and Development Knowledge Network, outlines design options for the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) MSME Program. It identifies barriers preventing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries from accessing climate finance and proposes solutions across enabling environments, knowledge gaps, and financial product design to increase private sector involvement in climate action.

This policy brief, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in September 2015, outlines a strategic resource mobilisation approach for National Climate Change Funds (NCCFs). Based on a study by Dalberg Global Development Advisors involving 30 interviews and a literature review, the document identifies why NCCFs have historically struggled to attract capital and proposes a three-pillar framework—vision and strategy, institutional capacity, and systematic investor engagement—to improve their financial sustainability.

This report, commissioned by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network and drafted by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, provides design options for the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) MSME Program. It identifies barriers preventing micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries from accessing climate finance and proposes solutions across policy, knowledge, and financial product design. The report emphasizes the need for intermediaries to deliver finance efficiently and suggests a pilot phase to test these approaches before full-scale implementation.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute defines results-based financing (RBF) and explores its application within climate policy, specifically focusing on the potential synergies between carbon markets and non-market climate finance approaches.

A fact sheet by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) outlining ten key intersections between climate change and financing for development in preparation for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative describes three analytical tools designed to help low and middle-income countries and their partners redirect land-use finance toward climate mitigation and adaptation. The tools aim to address the gap between the hundreds of billions spent on business-as-usual land use and the relatively small amount of finance currently dedicated to green activities.

A statement by a coalition of development, environment, and social justice organizations expressing disappointment and concern over the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board's decision to accredit Deutsche Bank and other large financial institutions.

This report by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, commissioned by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), evaluates the resource mobilisation strategies and sustainability of National Climate Change Funds (NCCFs). It defines NCCFs as national-level entities that collect and channel climate finance to mitigation and adaptation projects. The report identifies significant funding gaps in developing countries, analyzes the performance of 13 operational NCCFs across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and provides a best-practice handbook for NCCFs to define their vision, build institutional capacity, and engage investors.

This research paper documents Rwanda's experiences and lessons in national-level climate compatible development planning between 2013 and 2014. It highlights the role of legislative frameworks, the establishment of the Environment and Climate Change Fund (FONERWA), and the integration of climate resilience into national budgeting and planning systems.

This report documents the 2015 Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group workshop held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The event focused on road-testing a new CKB Manifesto, analyzing diverse user needs for climate information, and discussing the future of the network's collaborative efforts to create a 'Climate Knowledge Grid'.

This executive summary describes three tools developed by Climate Focus and Climate Policy Initiative to help low and middle-income governments and their partners redirect land-use finance toward green mitigation and adaptation activities. The tools aim to address the lack of data on financial flows and the prevalence of business-as-usual investments in agriculture and forestry.

This executive summary describes three analytical tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income countries and their partners identify and redirect public and private financing toward green land-use practices for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This executive summary describes three tools developed by Climate Focus and the Climate Policy Initiative to help low- and middle-income governments and their partners redirect funding toward green land-use activities for climate mitigation and adaptation.

This executive summary presents three tools—Land Use Finance Mapping, Financial Viability Gap Analysis, and Public Incentive Mapping—designed to help low- and middle-income countries redirect public and private financing from 'business-as-usual' land use activities toward sustainable, low-emission alternatives.

This executive summary, published by the Climate Policy Initiative in July 2015, proposes three analytical tools to help governments in low- and middle-income countries and their partners redirect financial flows toward sustainable land use. The document argues that while land use sectors generate approximately one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions, the vast majority of current investments support 'business-as-usual' (BAU) practices rather than 'green' activities that mitigate climate change or support adaptation.