CCF Webinar 03 – Unlocking Subnational Climate Investments through De-risking Mechanisms
Mobilising climate finance at the subnational level requires more than just the availability of capital. Many climate-compatible investments struggle to move from pipeline to implementation because risks are perceived as too high, poorly allocated, or insufficiently managed. The third session of the Climate-Compatible Financial Systems at Subnational Level (CCF) Webinar Series explored how de-risking mechanisms can help unlock subnational […]
Innovative Climate Risk Insurance in Rural Areas of India (ICRI)
This document presents the “Innovative Climate Risk Insurance in Rural Areas of India (ICRI)” project, which aims to strengthen the resilience of rural communities against increasing climate-related extreme weather events through climate risk insurance. It describes how the project supports capacity building, technology use, and policy dialogue to improve insurance systems and climate adaptation in […]
Integrating the Multiple Values of Nature and its Benefits into Development Planning
To align development with biodiversity goals, this guide provides a four stage framework (Frame, Diagnose, Respond and Embed) to integrate multiple nature‘s values and ist benefits into development planning. For practitioners, this approach aims to operationalize the integration of nature‘s values to influence policy and financial decisions.
Identifying Opportunities for Green Fiscal Policy: a step-by-step guide
This guide provides a methodology to identify and design Green Fiscal Policies. By combining environmental taxes, green subsidies and expenditures, and regulatory instruments with fiscal components, it helps authorities address ecological challenges while strengthening domestic revenue and fiscal resilience. It serves as a roadmap to navigate the reform process ensuring a sustainable and country-led transition. […]
Climate, Environmental and Biodiversity Finance
Chapeau paper on our advisory services: international environmental and climate finance, sustainable finance, green public finance, just transition finance, biodiversity finance, blue finance, adaptation finance and carbon markets. To meet the Paris Agreement, global climate finance needs to jump from $1.3 trillion to $9 trillion per year by 2030. Redirecting financial flows toward sustainable development […]
CCF Webinar 02 — Accessing Green Climate Resources
This webinar will take place on 10 June 2026, from 15:00 to 16:30 CET, as part of the Climate-Compatible Financial Systems at Subnational Level (CCF) Webinar Series. The session will explore how subnational institutions and financial intermediaries can access and mobilise green finance for local climate action. Building on the first webinar, it will focus on […]
Catalysing Finance and Insurance for Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based solutions (NbS) can be an effective way to address environmental and social challenges, including nature-related financial risks faced by economies around the globe. Although private sector engagement has picked up, nature-based solutions remain severely underfunded. This report presents a variety of cases in which the private financial sector is supporting nature-based solutions in emerging […]
Resource Book for Entrepreneurs: Climate Finance for MSMEs in Rwanda
How can your business become more climate-friendly, reduce operational costs, and at the same time access new sources of finance? These are exactly the questions addressed in thisResource Book for entrepreneurs, released by GIZ Rwanda in December 2025. The Resource Book is designed as a practical, hands-on guide for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that […]
CCF Webinar 01 — Aligning Subnational Financing Systems with National Climate Goals
This webinar explored how national climate commitments can be translated into concrete, financeable action at the subnational level. Bringing together perspectives from national governments, subnational authorities, financial intermediaries, and international partners, the session created a space for cross-regional learning between Latin America and Africa. It focused on how to operationalise alignment between national climate frameworks […]
Climate Finance Guides
PfR developed a series of six guides which, based on the experiences of Direct Access Entities, provide insights on various GCF processes with the aim to advance DAEs’ project pipelines and increase the number of quality funding proposals. The guides are available in English, French and Spanish.