Climate fund profiles



A list of funds tracked by Climate Funds Update, and links to fund profile pages can be found below. Each fund page offers an overview of key details on each of the fund, including:
  1. A general fund description
  2. Fund governance
  3. Relationship with official development assistance (ODA)
Fund - click for fund profile page Type Administered by Area of focus Date operational
Adaptation Fund Multilateral Adaptation Fund Board Adaptation 2009
Amazon Fund (Fundo Amazônia) Multi-Donor National Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) Mitigation - REDD 2009
Clean Technology Fund Multilateral The World Bank Mitigation - general 2008
Congo Basin Forest Fund Multi-Donor Regional African Development Bank Mitigation - REDD 2008
Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Multilateral The World Bank Mitigation - REDD 2008
Forest Investment Program Multilateral The World Bank Mitigation - REDD 2009
GEF Trust Fund - Climate Change focal area (GEF 4) Multilateral The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation, Mitigation - general 2006
GEF Trust Fund - Climate Change focal area (GEF 5) Multilateral The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation, Mitigation - general 2010
Global Climate Change Alliance Multilateral The European Commission Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2008
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund Multilateral The European Commission Mitigation - general 2008
Green Climate Fund 
Multilateral GCF to be confirmed Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDDNot yet operational 
Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund Multi-Donor National Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2010
UK's International Climate Fund Bilateral Government of the United Kingdom Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2011
Germany's International Climate Initiative Bilateral Government of Germany Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2008
Australia's International Forest Carbon Initiative Bilateral Government of Australia Mitigation - REDD 2007
Japan's Fast Start Finance - private sources Bilateral Government of Japan Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2008
Japan's Fast Start Finance - public sources Bilateral Government of Japan Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2008
Least Developed Countries Fund Multilateral The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation 2002
MDG Achievement Fund – Environment and Climate Change thematic window Multilateral UNDP Adaptation, Mitigation - general 2007
Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Bilateral Government of Norway Mitigation - REDD 2008
Pilot Program for Climate Resilience Multilateral The World Bank Adaptation 2008
Scaling-Up Renewable Energy Program for Low Income Countries Multilateral The World Bank Mitigation - general 2009
Special Climate Change Fund Multilateral The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation 2002
Strategic Climate Fund Multilateral The World Bank Adaptation, Mitigation - general, Mitigation - REDD 2008
Strategic Priority on Adaptation Multilateral The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Adaptation 2004
UN-REDD Programme Multilateral UNDP Mitigation - REDD 2008



If you notice any mistakes, or omissions, please contact the Climate Funds Update team.

Climate funds architecture

An overview and diagrams explaining how the funds are structured and who is contributing and managing which funds.

Size of the funds

Details on the relative sizes of the funds and how much they have been pledged, how much has been deposited in them, what spending they've approved and how much they've disbursed

Additional resources

Climate Finance Fundamentals

Including overviews of the regional and thematic distribution of climate finance, and developments with regards to the Green Climate Fund.




Analysis based on climate funds update data addressing new trends in climate finance, and efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation.


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