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As COP26 approaches, governments are facing calls to increase the ambition of their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. However, the fragmented climate finance landscape needs to develop a cohesive strategy to deploy aid most effectively for the countries that benefit from the funding.
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Two major bilateral climate funds exist that support developing countries with climate aid: the Climate Investment Funds and Green Climate Fund.
However, their differing structures and overlapping focus areas create redundancies and competition. This policy brief argues that funding coordination challenges must be considered in a political context in order to foster greater synergy and effectiveness among the funds and provide maximum effectiveness for the countries that rely on them.
SEI working paper / This report analyses concessional international public flows of climate finance to Indian Ocean and African Small Island Developing States
Other publication / If the goal of the Paris climate agreement is to be met, all financial flows need to shift dramatically and rapidly.
SEI report / How much funding does the Green Climate Fund direct towards energy access? Read an analysis of approved GCF funding proposals 2015 to July 2018.
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