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Did you miss the Climatelinks February newsletter? Here's a recap of the February ‘Climate Finance’ theme.

• 03/13/2024
• Climatelinks

NREL identified ten climate finance levers that could be applied to USAID programs to increase the scale of investment in clean energy and energy efficiency in partner countries.

• 02/28/2024
• Sophie Schrader

C3F aims to encourage the flow of private sector capital into coastal resilience and blue carbon projects that contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation while benefiting local communities.

• 02/27/2024
• Chip Cunliffe

Did you miss the Climatelinks January newsletter? We’ve got you covered. Please find a recap of the January ‘Climate Finance’ theme.

• 02/13/2024
• Climatelinks

USAID uses several approaches to increase climate finance, demonstrating the role of climate finance activities in international development.

• 02/08/2024
• Sashi Jayatileke

Learn what blended finance is and how it encourage private investment that achieves social and environmental results.

• 02/08/2024
• Emily Langhorne

As of March 2023, USAID had mobilized more than $1 billion in private capital for development through INVEST, working in 81 countries across a wide range of sectors.

• 02/05/2024
• Sharon D’Onofrio, Kristin Kelly Jangraw

The following blogs offer insight into how USAID and its partners are mobilizing climate finance and provide examples of equitable climate finance investments. 

• 02/01/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

Climate change impacts differ across genders; so should approaches to climate finance.  

• 01/30/2024
• Anthony Flowe

During COP28, USAID hosted a discussion that elevated the Principles for Locally Led Adaptation for mobilizing and localizing climate finance investments.

• 01/25/2024
• Jamie Schoshinski

While the annual average of climate finance flows has reached an all-time high of $1.3 trillion, it still falls dramatically short of what’s needed.

• 01/16/2024
• Sashi Jayatileke

Remarkably, within just one year CFDA has operated with exceptional speed, achieving multiple milestones.

• 01/11/2024
• Sashi Jayatileke

As we enter another important year for global efforts to address the climate crisis, Climatelinks is excited to announce our 2024 themes.

• 01/09/2024
• Climatelinks

Blended finance is an innovative approach that strategically deploys public resources to attract private capital for social gain.

• 01/04/2024
• Sharon D’Onofrio

Energy access is critical for strengthening health systems in lower- and middle-income countries. Progress in maternal and child health, combating infectious diseases, and other health priorities also requires co-investment in clean, reliable energy.

• 01/05/2023
• Amanda V. Quintana, Jaime L. Jarvis, Joyce-Lynn (Lyly) Njinga