Green Climate Fund

How the Glasgow Dialogue can deliver on loss and damage finance

Perspective / COP26 established a dialogue to explore ways to cover the cost of major climate impacts that can no longer be avoided. Here are five principles to guide it.

Breakdown or breakthrough: currents and turning points in 2022

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

Redefining climate finance – from aid to reparations

Perspective / The concept of loss and damage is gaining traction in discussions. This shift marks a turning point for how to think about climate finance and climate justice.

SEI Currents 2022

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short

Perspective / Climate finance for adaptation in Africa falls short in quantity; variation among countries; neglect of some sectors; difficulty spending funds and debt.

The politics of climate finance coordination

SEI brief / The fragmented climate finance landscape needs to develop a cohesive strategy to deploy aid most effectively for the countries that benefit from the funding.

Five ways climate adaptation finance falls short in Africa

SEI brief / Climate finance for adaptation in Africa falls short in five ways outlined in this fact sheet based on a Climate Policy journal article.

Embracing the new normal? Three milestones for a successful 27th meeting of the Green Climate Fund Board

Perspective / At its 27th Board meeting, how can the Green Climate Fund ensure that climate action is prioritized amid the new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Bridging the gap: finance for energy access in the Green Climate Fund

SEI report / How much funding does the Green Climate Fund direct towards energy access? Read an analysis of approved GCF funding proposals 2015 to July 2018.