CPI at Climate Week NYC 2026
Climate Policy Initiative will be hosting and speaking at several events during Climate Week NYC, taking place in the margins of the 2026 United Nations General Assembly, September 20-27, in New York City.
High-Level Roundtable: From Country Demand to Investable Resilience
📅 Tuesday, September 22
This invite-only, senior-level roundtable, co-hosted by Climate Policy Initiative and the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), will bring together leaders from the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to discuss how to translate growing country demand for climate resilience into investable opportunities. The discussion will focus on strengthening project pipelines, mobilizing private capital, and using catalytic finance to help move resilience priorities toward implementation.
GARI Working Group Meeting
📅 Tuesday, September 22
Hosted by the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), this New York Climate Week event will bring together investors and climate finance leaders for a practical discussion on mobilizing private investment for climate adaptation and resilience. The session will explore the state of the resilience investment market, lessons from investors putting capital to work, and the actions needed to scale investment in adaptation and resilience.
CPI CEO Barbara Buchner will speak at this event alongside representatives from GARI, the Global Environment Facility, Mercy Corps, BlackRock, Autodesk Foundation, McKinsey, and RBC Capital Markets.
The Missing Pipeline: Building a Market of Investable Water Projects
📅 Wednesday, September 23
Convened by Climate Policy Initiative and Catholic Relief Services (CRS), this invite-only roundtable will bring together leaders from finance, philanthropy, and the private sector to explore how to build a stronger pipeline of investable water projects. The discussion will focus on the role of project preparation, technical assistance, and blended finance in improving bankability, reducing investment barriers, and helping mobilize private capital for water infrastructure at scale.
Scaling Climate Finance for Nature: What Works in Practice
📅 Wednesday, September 23
Organized by Climate Policy Initiative and the Institute for Climate and Society (iCS), this roundtable will bring together investors, government funders, development finance institutions, philanthropies, and climate finance practitioners to explore opportunities and challenges in mobilizing private capital for nature in emerging markets. The discussion will focus on how catalytic capital, technical assistance, and innovative financial approaches can help scale investment in nature-based solutions, drawing on lessons from initiatives including the Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance, the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility, and Brazil’s Nature Investment Lab.
Financing the $1Trillion Blind Spot
📅 Wednesday, September 23
Hosted by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and CARE, this roundtable will bring together investors, financial institutions, philanthropies, and development partners to explore how climate finance can better reach women-led micro and small enterprises delivering climate solutions. The discussion will focus on how financial structures, catalytic capital, and market infrastructure can help overcome barriers to investment and support women-led businesses across sectors including agriculture, energy, water, and the circular economy.
CPI Senior Director Bella Tonkonogy will participate in the roundtable.
More events to be added as/when they are confirmed
