Charlene Watson, ODI and Marigold Norman, Forest Trends Finance for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation plus conservation (REDD+) activities has been flowing for at least five years now. But what can we really say about how much finance there has been, where it has come from, where it is going, and what it is being spent…
New update – June 2013
The Climate Funds Update data is now current as of June 2013. This brief note highlights new developments including pledges, approvals, and disbursements. New Climate Finance pledges March 2013 – May 2013: On 24th May 2013 Sweden’s government announced a new pledge to the Adaptation Fund of USD 15 million, making Sweden the biggest donor to the…
Following the Money: An Update on The Status of Climate Finance
Following the first meeting of the board of the new global Green Climate Fund, and as UNFCCC parties meet in Bangkok to take stock of progress in implementing the Durban Platform, Climate Funds Update reflects on major developments in climate finance over the last six months. Nearly $1 billion has been pledged to dedicated climate funds The UK, United…