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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Amazon Fund and Climate Finance in the Amazon

By Yandra França (CFC-GS/UFPA) Presented in 2007, during the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Bali, the concept of the Amazon Fund emerged to encourage the actions established in the Sustainable Amazon Plan (PAS) (https://www.fundoamazonia.gov.br/export/sites/default/pt/.galleries/documentos/biblioteca/PAS-Presidencia-Republica.pdf) and in the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm) (https://www.gov.br/mma/pt-br/assuntos/controle-ao-desmatamento-queimadas-e-ordenamento-ambiental-territorial/controle-do-desmatamento-1/amazonia-ppcdam-1). It was officially established by Decree

Climate Greenwashing: Are Companies Really Funding Sustainability?

By Lucas Ribeiro Cunha (CFC-GS/UFPA) In recent decades, the climate crisis has moved beyond being a topic exclusive to environmentalists and scientists to take center stage in corporate strategies, financial reports, and even on supermarket shelves. As consumers’ environmental awareness has grown and capital markets have exerted pressure for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) criteria, companies have begun investing in

Caixa Econômica’s Role in Climate Finance in Brazil

By Luan Felipe Gloria (CFC-GS/UFPA) Caixa Econômica Federal (Caixa) plays a key role in Brazilian climate finance; it differs from the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) in that its focus is on urban development, housing, sanitation, and support for small municipalities. Caixa seeks to provide the financial conditions to promote cities’ adaptation to climate change, including projects such as the revitalization

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