Mobilizing over $11.3 billion in donor contributions for climate change mitigation and adaptation investments in developing countries. Generating 12.8. gigawatts in clean power capacity worldwide, strengthening the capacity of over 15 million people to cope with climate change. Bringing 372 million hectares of forests under sustainable management. ...

A two-day gathering in Brasilia last week brought together key stakeholders in the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to celebrate 15 years of innovation and partnerships for ambitious climate action, opening and closing with mística rituals born out of Brazil’s landless workers movement.The first day of the 15th anniversary gathering included two f...

Climate finance can be instrumental in achieving wider social and economic development impacts. This emerged from a new, independent evaluation commissioned by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) to assess and analyze the broader development impacts it can derive from its interventions. The report, Evaluation of the Development Impacts from CIF’s ...

When the Climate Investment Funds (CIF)’ CEO Mafalda Duarte travelled to Burkina Faso in early 2020, she met in a local forest a young man who had a new bicycle and a new cell phone. She learned that this young man’s job was to go into the forest, and check for fires. His equipment had been made available as a result of CIF funding, but it is n...

Adaptation & Agriculture Day on 12 November is one of COP27’s 11 thematic days. Given the increased food insecurity, scientific evidence showing unpreparedness for the impending extreme weather events, and need for further climate financing, discussions today address ways to increase agriculture productivity; enhance resilience and livelihood...

The science is inescapable: climate change presents an existential threat to global ecosystems. Human actions — at least the unsustainable ways in which we manage natural resources—significantly increase the threat to our forests, rivers, farmlands, coastal systems, marine environments, and the intricate web of life supported by all these habit...

Several countries from Francophone Africa are involved in the Climate Investment Funds’ Forest Investment Program (FIP). Some, like Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire, have accumulated a wealth of experience on how to implement inclusive, country-led monitoring and reporting systems for their FIP investment plans...

On this International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, let’s hear directly from community leaders as they reflect on the legacy and prospects of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Dedicated Grant Mechanism (DGM).Kapupu Diwa Mutimanwa was the first member of his community, the Pygmy peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to attend univ...

A strong and predictable enabling environment is critical to help countries plan, implement, and accelerate investments in a low carbon and resilient economy. With technical assistance funding, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has successfully supported governments to address regulatory gaps, design and execute measures to kickstart markets for g...

55 developing countries spanning six continents and representing over two billion people have formally applied for funding from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) new Nature, People, and Climate (NPC) investment program.Productive and sustainable use of the Earth’s natural resources is essential to the health, food security, nutrition, and econom...

A multistakeholder workshop in Jakarta assessed the results of the country’s Forest Investment Program – starting with the 1.8 million tons CO2 eq reduced or avoided – and drew lessons for future investments.Indonesia is home to some of our planet’s richest ecosystems, contributing major climate and biodiversity benefits. But, in the early ...

The link between climate finance and development impacts is confirmed by a recent independent evaluation commissioned by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). On May 3, 2023, an international panel of evaluators, project implementers, country partners and policymakers came together for a webinar to delve deeper into the data and evidence of the “Ev...

Today is COP27’s Water Day focusing on the importance of managing and conserving water resources. It is through water that many people will experience the climate emergency, either in the form of drought, flooding, or pollution of water sources—or even a combination of all three. Despite the urgency and scale of the problem, water is often miss...