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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.
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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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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.
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Catalyzing Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition – A Strategic Enabler for Andhra Pradesh to Achieve Energy Transition Goals
Andhra Pradesh is accelerating its clean energy transition through a new Center of Excellence on Energy Transition. This blog explores how the initiative can strengthen utility capabilities, foster innovation, and support the state’s ambitious renewable energy and net-zero goals.
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Responding to Risk: Tracking Financial Institutions’ Progress on Adaptation and Resilience
CPI’s new report addresses the lack of a consistent benchmark in adaptation & resilience (A&R) reporting for financial institutions by identifying leading A&R practices across eight frameworks, as well as the data required to measure true progress.
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Scaling Uptake of Insurance in the Municipal Climate Resilience Toolkit
Parametric insurance can strengthen municipal climate resilience in emerging markets by providing fast, affordable post-disaster funding while helping cities reduce financial disruption and manage climate risks more effectively.
