Combating climate change is the defining challenge of our times.

From the perspective of the Global South, addressing the climate crisis is an urgent priority that requires mobilizing and deploying financial resources at an unprecedented scale.

The Climate Finance Center for the Global South (CFC-GS) is a think tank based in Bélem with an exclusive focus on bridging the policy-finance-outcome knowledge gap in the Global South. The objective is to create a South-South network of public policy professionals, academics and practitioners to share knowledge, build coalitions and co-create solutions to mobilize and deploy climate finance at scale.

The CFC-GS will focus on four core areas:

Macroeconomic environment and climate finance

Monetary, fiscal, trade and investment policies.

Climate finance instruments

MDB/RDB finance; carbon credits, blended finance, private capital etc.

Climate finance for cities

Resource mobilization, investment priorities, incentives, subsidies etc

Climate Finance tracker for COP30

Global, regional and national commitments and expenditure.

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An Overview of the Green Climate Fund: How It Works, Its Importance, and Its Challenges

By Alcilene Farias (CFC-GS/UFPA) What is the Green Climate Fund? The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is an international climate finance fund established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with the aim of financing actions to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, particularly in developing countries (UNEP, 2025). The fund was

Least Developed Countries Fund

By Sândrya Neves (CFC-GS/UFPA) The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) is a type of international climate finance established under the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) to support countries that are extremely vulnerable to climate change. This fund was established in 2001, during the 7th Conference of the Parties (COP7), with the primary objective of financing adaptation actions

Understanding GEF: The Fund Driving the Planet’s Green Future

By Yandra França (CFC-GS/UFPA) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an initiative established in 1991 following the Earth Summit (Eco-92) as a pilot program of the World Bank, designed as an international initiative to finance projects addressing global environmental challenges. Operating as a multilateral fund (Learn more about multilateral funds), it pools resources from various countries, financial organizations, and international

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