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Landscape of Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean doubled to USD 108 billion in 2024, but growth has plateaued and investment remains below what the region needs. The report reveals where finance is flowing, where the gaps are, and where capital can help accelerate the region’s climate transition.
CPI is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to support governments, businesses, and financial institutions in driving economic growth while addressing climate change.
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Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2026
The most comprehensive overview of global climate finance flows, provided by Climate Policy Initiative.
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Top-down Climate Finance Needs
CPI collects and standardizes data on climate finance needs from a wide variety of scenarios to provide a comprehensive and unique understanding of the scale of the climate finance gaps in different sectors.
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Unlocking Finance for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Indian Cities
Building on previous research on financing urban Nature-based Solutions in India, this report examines nine case studies to explore how financing and business mechanisms have been applied in practice, key implementation challenges, and lessons to inform future NbS investments.
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Net Zero Finance Tracker
The Net Zero Finance Tracker (NZFT) provides the most robust and transparent data on the financial sector’s climate transition, informing policy direction, investment strategy, and advocacy decisions.
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The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2026
The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2026 highlights challenges and opportunities for air quality action amid major shifts in global development finance. Drawing on the latest data and expert insights, it tracks five years of funding trends and explores how future finance can be better targeted.
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Top-down Climate Finance Needs Data Dashboard
This dashboard tracks estimated mitigation climate finance required across different sectors to keep the average global temperature rise within 1.5°C by the end of the century.
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Landscape of Technical Assistance to Agri-SMEs
This report maps over 200 organizations providing technical assistance (TA) to agri-SMEs across sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, providing insights for funders, investors, and TA providers to improve ecosystem efficiency.
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Making nature investable through agrifood systems
Agrifood systems are structurally dependent on nature while being among the largest drivers of ecosystem degradation. Scaling nature-positive finance is urgent, and requires fit-for-purpose metrics that help investors identify opportunities, assess risks, and allocate capital impactfully.
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Learning Hub Research Grantee Spotlight: I&P Ecosystems
With support from the CC Facility Learning Hub, I&P Ecosystems conducted research on how blended finance has become a critical enabler for gender- and climate-focused funds in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Learning Hub Research Grantee Spotlight: MUBS Climate Finance and Sustainability Centre
The Makerere University Business School (MUBS) CFSC is exploring how local investors can play a greater role in mobilizing blended climate finance for climate action in Uganda.
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Learning Hub Research Grantee Spotlight: Genesis Analytics
Genesis will explore how domestic institutional capital can play a greater role in financing climate investments across Kenya, Nigeria, and Namibia.
