Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) explained The World Bank-housed Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) are financing instruments…
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The economic case for climate action
Minutes from a World Bank/IMF seminar on climate change during the World Bank/IMF annual meetings 2013.
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Forest Investment Program (FIP)
Chapter of CIFs Monitor 8 on the Forest Investment Program (FIP)
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Clean Technology Fund (CTF)
Chapter of CIFs Monitor 8 on the Clean Technology Fund (CTF)
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Climate Investment Funds Monitor 8
Latest update on the World Bank-housed Climate Investment Funds (CIF) ahead of their October meetings. Information on key trends in the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), Forest Investment Program (FIP) and Scaling up Renewable Energy Program (SREP).
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Working paper: The private sector and climate change adaptation
This paper looks at PPCR projects implemented under the World Bank's private sector lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, highlighting important questions concerning the design, implementation and operation of projects financed from public climate funds using private sector actors. In summary, the analysis suggests that the integration of private sector projects into national planning processes and strategies is crucial.
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CIFs Monitor: past issues
Climate Investment Funds Monitor 7 25 April 2013 This briefing, including references, can also be…
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CIF civil society and indigenous peoples observers
Africa Asia/Pacific Latin America Developed countries Indigenous peoples CTF Joseph Adelegan, Global Network for Environment…
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Dario Kenner joins the Project
Dario Kenner has joined the Project as a research assistant, focussing on private sector and climate finance.
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Climate Investment Funds Monitor 7
The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) are financing instruments designed to pilot low-carbon and climate-resilient development through the multilateral development banks (MDBs). They are comprised of two trust funds - the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and the Strategic Climate Fund (SCF).
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