The Fourth United Nations (UN) Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place from 30 June to 3 July 2025 in Sevilla, Spain, is about to start – and the stakes are high for strengthening the global financial architecture to deliver on climate justice and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). 1. A Crucial Moment for […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
A Critical Moment for Climate Finance before the upcoming Spring Meetings of World Bank and IMF As the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) take place from April 23rd to 25th,... more The post Keeping Pace: Germany’s Imperative to Uphold Climate Commitments within International Financial Institutions Amid U.S. Retrenchment appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The new global climate finance goal (NCQG) adopted by the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku is a huge disappointment. No more than a minimum consensus could be reached. Some hopes now rest on a roadmap to COP30.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), i.e. the new climate finance target to be adopted by the international community at the Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) in November 2024, is a central and hotly debated topic on the international stage, as a recently published article by the Heinrich Böll Foundation analysed in detail. […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
The new Loss and Damage Fund (FRLD) aims to support climate-vulnerable countries against escalating damages. Despite meeting setup milestones, key questions on funding scale, the operational model, and access policies remain unresolved. Can the FRLD truly deliver? When last year’s... more The post One Year in, New Loss and Damage Fund Has Met Deadlines, but Decisions on its Vision, Scope, and Scale Are still to Come appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
For the second year in a row, the Climate Adaptation Finance Index (CAFI) reveals alarming results with regard to the equitable distribution of international climate adaptation finance. The index shows how risk-appropriate and therefore climate-just international adaptation finance is distributed... more The post Still unfair: international climate change adaptation financing appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
COP29 in Baku will decide the future of global climate finance. As developing nations demand $1 trillion in annual support, tensions rise over who should contribute and how funds are allocated. Will this summit deliver on the promise of climate... more The post Decision for New Climate Finance Goal at COP29 Will Mark the Future of Climate Justice and Equity in the Multilateral Climate Regime appeared first on The German contribution to International Climate Finance.| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Good news just in time for the Bonn climate talks SB60: In 2022, developed countries’ climate finance has reached and even exceeded $100 billion, a level originally promised for 2020. Yet, some issues remain. Since developed countries promised, back in 2009, to increase financial assistance to support climate action in lower-income countries to $100 billion […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
A new target for climate financing is to be agreed internationally before the end of the year. If it is to meet the challenges of climate change, it must be significantly higher than the previous USD 100 billion target for international climate finance. There are several relevant processes on the international political calendar for 2024 […]| The German contribution to International Climate Finance
Climate finance is a cornerstone in the global response to climate change, essential for mitigation efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and adaptation measures that prepare communities for the effects of a changing climate.| Climate