Tracking Climate Finance by Geography
As governments work to implement the Paris Agreement, they need to understand domestic flows of finance so they can better align them with their climate goals, identify gaps, and unlock the private investment needed for green, resilient development.
Our tracking work supports these efforts and is used to provide robust analysis of how much climate finance is flowing in and to high impact emerging economies at the regional, national and subnational level. We work directly with governments to identify the enabling conditions that are most likely to drive investment to support low carbon, climate resilient growth.
To date, more than 15 countries have used our methodology to track financial progress on NDCs, including:
Featured work
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The South African Climate Finance Landscape 2023
The report aims to provide consistent information on current climate investments in South Africa to highlight existing gaps, spotlight opportunities, and provide a foundation to mobilize and scale climate finance.
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Landscape of Climate Finance in Africa
The most comprehensive overview of climate investment flows in Africa.
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Landscape of Green Finance in India 2022
An update to India’s first-ever effort to track green investment flows that measures both public and private sources of capital for FY 2019-20
Latest work
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Guarding development gains: finance ministries and adaptation investment
A new blog for the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA) explores how finance ministries can unlock more funding for adaptation and reduce the costs of climate shocks.
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Adaptation and Resilience Finance in an Overshoot World: The Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2026
Global adaptation finance reached USD 69 billion in 2024, but the most climate-vulnerable countries remain underserved. In an overshoot world, volume alone cannot show whether finance is working. Five questions follow finance past the point of commitment to show progress on long-lasting resilience.
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IDFC Green Finance Mapping 2026: Biodiversity Analysis
IDFC biodiversity finance rose 79% to USD 14.2 billion in 2025. A stocktake shows members are building biodiversity into their strategies. Explore the key findings and the priorities for scaling up biodiversity finance.
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Out of Landfills: Co-benefits of Decentralizing Organic Waste Management in Bandung
A cost-benefit analysis of decentralized organic waste management in Bandung finds that diverting organic waste from landfills could yield benefits worth 5.17 times its costs, while cutting methane emissions, creating green jobs, and easing pressure on city budgets.
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Financing Adaptation in India: Recent Developments and Emerging Pathways
Adaptation is becoming central to India’s climate and development planning. This report examines evolving climate risks, national and state-level policies, adaptation finance requirements, and opportunities to scale financing and strengthen climate resilience across India.
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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.
