The capital behind the work.
23 multilateral funds, development-finance institutions and philanthropies putting capital into climate projects, weighted to the Global South. This is the supply of finance into projects, distinct from the demand-side buyers of what they produce.
Green Climate Fund
ExternalThe largest dedicated climate fund, channelling finance to developing countries for mitigation and adaptation at scale.
Global Environment Facility
ExternalA multilateral fund financing biodiversity, climate, land and international-waters projects across developing countries.
Climate Investment Funds
ExternalConcessional finance delivered through the multilateral development banks for clean energy, resilience and nature transitions.
Adaptation Fund
ExternalFinances concrete adaptation projects in developing countries, pioneering direct access for national implementing entities.
IFC Climate Business
ExternalThe World Bank Group’s private-sector arm mobilising climate investment in emerging markets, including green bonds and blended finance.
African Development Bank — Climate
ExternalThe continent’s lead development bank for climate finance, backing renewable energy, adaptation and the African carbon market.
British International Investment
ExternalThe UK’s development finance institution, a major climate-finance investor across Africa and South Asia.
Bezos Earth Fund
ExternalA $10bn philanthropic commitment funding climate and nature, including monitoring systems and carbon-market integrity.
Breakthrough Energy
ExternalA network of investment vehicles and programmes founded by Bill Gates to fund hard-to-abate clean-energy innovation.
Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance
ExternalAn incubator that designs and pilots innovative climate-finance instruments aimed at mobilising private capital in emerging markets.
Amazon Fund (Fundo Amazônia)
ExternalA REDD+ mechanism created in 2008 and managed by Brazil’s development bank BNDES, raising donations for non-reimbursable grants against Amazon deforestation. Its site reports 147 supported projects and about $632M disbursed.
BPDLH (Indonesia Environment Fund)
ExternalA public service agency established in 2019 under Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance to channel environmental and climate funds, including a REDD+ window and a forest-rehabilitation revolving fund.
FONERWA (Rwanda Green Fund)
ExternalRwanda’s environment and climate investment fund, established in 2012 and among Africa’s first national climate funds. Reporting indicates it had mobilised around $300M by 2024 and launched the Rwanda Green Investment Facility that year.
National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)
ExternalAn Indian central-sector scheme set up in 2015 for adaptation in vulnerable states, with NABARD as National Implementing Entity. Government reporting cites 30 projects sanctioned across 27 states and union territories.
FNEC (Fonds National pour l’Environnement et le Climat)
ExternalBenin’s national environment and climate fund, accredited to the Green Climate Fund as a direct national entity from March 2019 and re-accredited to the Adaptation Fund. It finances local adaptation and environmental projects.
Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI)
ExternalA 2015 partnership between donor countries and six Central African nations to curb forest loss, operating as both a trust fund and a policy platform. It provides performance-based finance tied to National Investment Frameworks.
Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF)
ExternalA multi-donor trust fund established in 2014 and hosted by the African Development Bank, giving small grants to help African countries access climate finance and build capacity. Reporting cites roughly $25M raised and about 27 grants approved.
Congo Basin Blue Fund (Fonds Bleu pour le Bassin du Congo)
ExternalThe financing tool of the Congo Basin Climate Commission, based at the Development Bank of Central African States (BDEAC) and created by 17 African countries to finance green and blue-economy projects across the basin.
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
ExternalA World Bank-managed grant facility established in 2006, working with over 400 partners and funding more than 120 disaster and climate risk-management programmes across 50-plus low- and middle-income countries.
&Green Fund
ExternalAn evergreen blended-finance fund investing in deforestation-free commodity supply chains across tropical geographies. As of December 2024 it reported 11 active investments and over 8,000 smallholder farmers included.
Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR)
ExternalThe first UN multi-partner trust fund dedicated to SDG 14, launched in September 2020, with $248M secured toward a $740M target and 2030 goals covering 3 million hectares of reef under improved management.
Livelihoods Carbon Funds
ExternalA series of carbon funds launched since 2011 (LCF1 2011, LCF2 2017, LCF3 2021) financing agroforestry, mangrove restoration and rural energy across Africa, Asia and Latin America, remunerated through result-based carbon credits.
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation — Climate
ExternalA philanthropic foundation whose climate programme funds clean-technology deployment and regional transitions, with focus geographies including China, India, East and Southeast Asia and Africa. Reporting cites about $808M in climate grant commitments.