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FACILITATINGINTERNATIONAL

ADAPTATIONFINANCEFLOWS

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AmritaGoldar,SomitDasgupta,

SajalJain,DiyaDasgupta,and

PoulomiBhattacharya

No.1377

May2023

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AmritaGoldarisaseniorfellow,SomitDasguptaisaseniorvisitingfellow,SajalJainisafellow,DiyaDasguptaisaresearchassociate,andPoulomiBhattacharyaisafellow,allattheIndianCouncilforResearchonInternationalEconomicRelations,NewDelhi,India.

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Abstract

Givenitsdevelopmentalunderpinnings,adaptationfinancehasremainedlargelywithinthegovernmentpurviewofmanydevelopingcountries.However,duetotheexacerbationofclimateimpacts,thereisadireneedtoaugmentthissourcewithprivatecapital.Thispaperdiscussesthecurrentlandscapeofadaptationfinancing,theroleoftheprivatesector,andthehurdlesimpingingonthefinanceflowsfromthesaidsource.Asaspecialcase,itlooksintotheavenuesavailableforclimateriskadaptation,wheretheprivatesectorcontributioncouldbeaugmentedthroughinsuranceandassociatedfinancialinstrumentsforplannedadaptationtoclimaterisk.Inaddition,itmakesacaseforthesefinancialinstrumentsbylookingatdamagecostsassociatedwithunplannedimpactsofclimate-relatednaturalcalamities.Finally,analysisresultsfromtheinvestigationarethenwoventogetherasconcretesuggestionsforincreasingprivatesectorparticipationinadaptationfinancinginG20countries.

Keywords:G20,adaptation,climatefinance

JELClassification:Q54,G150,G22

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Contents

1.INTRODUCTION 1

1.1TheNeedforPrivateSectorInvestmentinAdaptation 2

2.POLICYRELEVANCEANDRESEARCHOBJECTIVE 6

2.1PolicyRelevance 6

2.2ResearchObjective 6

3.CLIMATERISKSANDPLANNEDCLIMATEIMPACTS:PRIVATE

SECTORAUGMENTATION 7

3.1BarrierstoInvestment 7

3.2ExistingChannelstoMakePrivateInvestmentsintoAdaptationLessRisky 8

4.CLIMATERISKSANDUNPLANNEDCLIMATEIMPACTS:PRIVATE

INVESTMENTSININSURANCE 15

4.1InsuringAgainstDisasters 15

4.2TheBusinessCaseofInsuranceInvestmentsforthePrivateSector 17

5.KEYTAKEAWAYSANDRECOMMENDATIONSFORG20 19

5.1AddressingtheImpedimentstoPrivateAdaptationFinance 20

5.2EncourageGreaterRoleofInsuranceCompaniesandthePrivateSector

inPost-disasterImpactReporting 21

5.3G20KnowledgeCenterforResearchonClimateImpacts 21

6.CONCLUSION 22

REFERENCES 23

ANNEXURE 27

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1.INTRODUCTION

Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatclimatefundsfromdevelopedcountrieswillhavefallenfarshortof$100billionperyearfortheperiod2021to2025,aspromisedduringCOP16(2010)inCancun.1AccordingtotheOECD,developedcountriesincreasedclimatefinanceflowsdirectedtowardsdevelopingcountriesfromanearlier$52.4billionin2013to$83.3billionin2020(OECD2022).However,estimatesrevealthattheactualamountprovidedlaybetween$19and$22.5billionin2017–18(Oxfam2020).Thestory,however,doesnotendthere.Ithasincreasinglybeenobservedthatwithinwhatwasprovided,amajorpartofthefundssupportedmitigationactivitiesratherthanadaptation.Theworldhasseenmorefinancecommittedandmobilizedformitigationactionsthantheadaptationcounterparts(Goldar,Dasgupta,andJain2022).Pureadaptationfinancing,atleastfortheyears2019–2020,madeuponlyabout7.5%ofthetotalclimatefinance(ClimatePolicyInitiative2022).

Severalotherestimatesregardingtheactualfundrequirementsfortacklingclimatechangeexist.2TheCPI(2021)hasestimatedatotalneedof$4.35trillion,thoughthecurrentlevelisonlyabout$632billion.SomeestimatesindicatethatthetotalclimatefinanceneedswillincreasebyatleastseventimesbytheendofthisdecadetoattaintheParistargets(CPI2022).Thiswouldthentranslatetothefundingrequirementgrowingatacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of21%until2030!Ironically,whileclimatefundsaredifficulttocomeby,thetotalfossilfuelsubsidiesin51majorcountriesaloneare40%higherthanthetotalglobalinvestmentinclimatefinancefor2011–20(CPI2022).

Box1:The“DefinitionalProblem”ofAdaptation

LevinaandTirpak(2006)notethatthereisadifferenceintheuseofkeywordsfordefiningadaptation.Whilesomedescribeitasa“process,”thereareotherswhoallotwordssuchas“adjustment”orsimply“changes.”Termslike“process”and“changes”canbeinterpretedasdescribingabroaderandopen-endedperspective,anddonotincludeaparticulartimeorsubjectreferences.Thesetermscanbeassumedtosubsumeany“adjustments.”Ontheotherhand,“adjustment”canbedecipheredasaprocesswithanendobjective.

Thecontrastsinthedefinitionofadaptationcanalsobeattributedtothefundamentaldifferencesintheverydefinitionofclimatechange,asprovidedbytheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange(IPCC)andtheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC).TheUNFCCCmakesadistinctionbetweenclimatechangethatisattributabletohumanactivitiesalteringtheatmosphericcompositionandclimatevariabilitythatcanbeassignedtonaturalcauses(UNFCCCArticle1DEFINITIONS,n.d.).Incontrast,theIPCCdefinitionrepresentsabroaderview,attributingclimatechangetoeithernaturalvariabilityorhumanactivity.Thesedefinitionsthenhaveaconsiderableinfluenceonthedefinitionofadaptation,andhencetheirpolicyimplications(IPCC2018).

1Thedecisiontoprovide$100billionwastakenduringCOP15atCopenhagen,butatthatpointintimeitwasnotsupportedbyallcountries.

2TheUNEP(2021)estimatesthatadaptationcostsindevelopingcountriesaloneareestimatedtoincreaseto$140–300billionperyearby2030.By2050,thisfigurewillreach$500billion.

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Furthermore,itisimportanttonotethattherearedifficultiesinaccountingforfundsdirectedtowardsadaptationsincethedefinitionofadaptationactivitiesitselfneedstobeclarified.Thefieldofclimatechangeispopulatedwithmultipledefinitionsofclimateadaptation,notonlymakingitdifficulttoestimateandtracktheglobalclimatefinanceflowsdirectedtowardsadaptationbutalsocreatingissuesconcerningtheallotmentofnewfinance.TableA.1intheAnnexureprovidesanoverviewofsomeoftheexistingdefinitionsofclimatechangeadaptationdevelopedbyafewleadingentitiesintheclimatechangelandscape.

1.1TheNeedforPrivateSectorInvestmentinAdaptation

Formingakeystakeholderforraisingfinance,thecurrentcontributionoftheprivatesectorhasbeenminimal,thoughithasthreespecificrolestoplay:thefirstisinternaladaptation,i.e.,climate-proofingtheirinternaloperationsandsupplychains;thesecondisfinancingadaptationasaninvestmentoption,i.e.,providingfinanceforotherstoimplementadaptationprojectsagainstarateofreturn;andthethirdisprovidingadaptationgoodsandservices(Stout2022).However,ifoneconsidersthetotalclimatefinancequantum,inclusiveofmitigationandadaptationmeasures,theprivatesectorcontributionisquiterobustvis-à-visthepublicsector(Figure1).

Figure1:PublicandPrivateSpendinginTotalClimateFinanceinUS$Billion

Source:CPI(2022).

Itisthereforenotwithoutreasonthatweneedtoconcentrateontheprivatesector.Afterall,theprivatesectorprovides85%oftheinvestmentsworldwide,90%ofthepeoplelivingindevelopingcountriesdependonprivatesector-generatedincome,andtheprivatesectorrepresents75%ofglobalclimatefinanceflows(ClimateActionNetwork2013).Infact,developingcountriesreferto“nonstateactors”intheirNationallyDeterminedContributions(NDCs)morefrequentlythanhigher-incomecountries(Hsuetal.2020).Havingsaidthat,itisalsotruethatprivateinvestmentactivityhasbeenunevenlydistributedamongstcountriesandeconomicsectorsandoftenitdoesnotmatchthemostpressingneedsofdevelopingcountries.However,Druceetal.(2016)andAverkhenkowaetal.(2016)havesaidthatitisintheself-interestoftheprivatesectortoadaptitsownoperationsandassetstoclimatechangeandinvestinnewbusinessopportunitiestoachievebusinessstability.

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Mostofthefundsmadeavailableforadaptationcomefrommultilateraldevelopmentbanks(MDBs)intheformofloans.3Adaptationfinance,incidentally,hasbeengrowingovertheyearsandtheClimatePolicyInitiative(CPI)tracked$46billioninadaptationfinancein2019–20,anincreaseof53%from$30billionin2017–18.TheCPI(2022)hasalsoconducteditsownassessmentofadaptationfinance,madeavailableasshowninFigure2.Thereisstillalongwaytogosincethecurrentfinancialflowsarefarshortofthe$180billionneededbetween2020and2030(AtkinsandKowi2021).

Figure2:AdaptationFinanceinUS$Billion

Source:CPI(2022).

Intermsofpublicandprivatesourcesoffunding,thecurrentquantumofadaptationfinancingshowcasesdisproportionateshares.AccordingtotheGlobalLandscapeofClimateFinancereportbytheCPI,theadaptationsectorrecordedatotalflowof$42,063millionfor2019,and$49,655millionfor2020(CPI2021).Whilethenumbershavedefinitelyincreasedovertheyears,thesource-wisebreakupofthesenumbersshowcasesthewell-knownstigmaoftheadaptationsector.AscanbeobservedinFigure3,forallspecifiedregions,4adaptationfinanceismajorlysupportedthroughpublicsourcesoffinanceforboththeyearsunderconsideration.Whilesomeabsoluteincreasecanbeobserved,theprivatesector’srelativesharesinclimatechangeadaptationfinancingremainsnegligible.

3Mostoftheclimatefinanceisdebtandconcessionalfinanceandislimitedtojust16%.Grantfinanceaccountsforlessthan5%(ClimatePolicyInitiative2022).

4TheCPIdoesnotprovidecountry-leveldatabutaregion-levelanalysisofdifferentclimatefinancingflows.

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Figure3:PrivateVs.PublicAdaptationFinancein2019and2020

forDifferentRegions(US$Million)

Source:Authors’compilation.Data:CPIGlobalClimateFinanceLandscape2021database.

Further,adeeperdiveintothedifferentactorswithinthepublicandprivatesourcesoffundingrevealsthattherouteisconfinedtoalimitedsetratherthanadiversifiedgroup.Theprivatesectoringeneraloperatesthroughthecorporationsandinstitutionalinvestorswhenfinancingadaptationindifferentregions,ascanbeseeninFigure4.

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Figure4:PrivateAdaptationFinanceActors:SharesforDifferentRegionsin2019and2020

Source:Authors’compilation.Data:CPIGlobalClimateFinanceLandscape2021database.

Encouraginggreaterprivatesectorinvestmentsfortheadaptationsectorisnotanewinitiative.TheneedtoaugmentprivatesectorclimatefinanceflowshasbeenincludedaspartoftheG20deliberationsaswell.Forinstance,theGreenFinanceStudyGroup(GFSG),launchedundertheChineseG20presidency(2016),wastaskedwithidentifyingmarketandinstitutionalbarrierstogreenfinanceandsuggestingmeasuresforimprovingprivatecapitalmobilization.Thesynthesisreportpreparedbythegrouphighlightedvoluntaryoptionsforimprovingthefinancialsystem’sabilitytomobilizeprivatecapitaldirectedtowardsgreeninvestment(FM&CBG2016).Inthefollowinground,theGFSGdevelopedvoluntaryoptionsforstimulatingfinancialsectorenvironmentalriskanalysis.Additionally,theG20endorsedtherecommendationsputforthbytheTaskForceonClimate-relatedFinancialDisclosuresthatcalledforvoluntarydisclosuresbycorporateswithrespecttoclimate-relatedfinancialrisks(FM&CBG2017).In2018,thescopeoftheGFSGwasexpandedtoincludesustainabledevelopmentandwasretermedtheSustainableFinanceStudyGroup(SFSG).Itputforthvoluntaryoptionsforsupportingthedeploymentofsustainableprivatecapital(FM&CBG2018;SFWG2021).UndertheItalianpresidency,theSFSGwasre-establishedandupgradedtoformtheSustainableFinanceWorkingGroup(SFWG).Thegroupwastaskedwithpreparingamulti-yearG20RoadmapforSustainableFinance,initiallyfocusingonclimate,withtheprimaryaimofscalingupprivateandpublicsustainablefinance,therebyacceleratingtheimplementationoftheParisAgreement(FM&CBG2021).UndertheIndonesianpresidency(2022),thegroupendorsedthefindingsoftheG20SustainableFinanceReport,which,amongstotherthings,calledforimprovingthecredibilityofcommitmentsofprivatesectorfinancialinstitutionsandaugmentingsustainablefinanceinstruments(G20BaliLeaders’Declaration2022;SFWG2022).

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2.POLICYRELEVANCEANDRESEARCHOBJECTIVE

2.1PolicyRelevance

Adaptationinvestmentsareimportantbecausetheyprovidebenefits,includingavoidinglosses,providepositiveeconomicimpactthroughriskreduction,andalsoensureenvironmentalandsocialbenefits(AtkinsandKowi2021).TheWorldBankhasfoundthatforevery$1investedinresilientinfrastructureinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries,itprovidesabenefitof$4.Multilateraldevelopmentfinanceinstitutions(DFIs)arethemainprovidersofglobalpublicfinanceforadaptationwithacollectivecommitmentof$14.9billionin2019,themajorityofwhichwaschanneledthroughloansviathepublicsector.Grantsonlyaccountedfor5%ofclimatefinanceflowsin2017–18.Theprivatesectorcontributiontototaladaptationfinanceonlyreached1.6%.

Acrossthedevelopingworld,investmentincoastalprotection(30%),infrastructure,energyandotherbuiltenvironments(24%),andwaterandwastemanagement(24%)accountforthelargestsharesofadaptationinvestmentneeds.Thepriorityofadaptationislikelytobehigherinsub-SaharanAfricaastheadaptationinvestmentneed(asashareofGDP)istypicallygreaterthereandvulnerabilitytoclimatechangeisrelativelyhigh.

Withapparentchangesinclimateandanincreasedfrequencyofclimatechange-induceddisasters,thereisanurgentneedtochannelizegreaterfinanceformeetingtheadaptationneedsoftheworld.Whiletheprivatesectorhastraditionallyplayedamuchsmallerroleinadaptationfinancing,itiscriticaltounderstandtheroadblocksandatthesametimecreatenew,moresuitableavenuesforthemtoincreasetheirparticipation.

2.2ResearchObjective

Thepresentstudydiscussesthecurrentlandscapeofadaptationfinancing,theroleoftheprivatesector,andthehurdlesinthewayofincreasingthefinanceflowsfromthesaidsource.Indoingso,thepapertakestherouteofadaptationtoclimateriskforplannedandunplannedclimateimpacts.Theanalysisinvestigatestheavenuesthroughwhichtheprivatesectorcouldcontributetoagreaterextenttowardsmeetingadaptationfinanceneeds.Itstudiestheroleoftheprivatesectorasaninvestmentsourceforspecificallydesignedadaptation-relatedfinancialproductsorinstrumentscateringtotheplannedalleviationofclimaterisks.Inaddition,anattempthasalsobeenmadetounderstandtherepercussionsofunplannedclimateimpactslikedisasters,andtohighlighttheroleofinsuranceasafinance-raisinginstrumentfortheprivatesector.

Therestofthepaperisstructuredasfollows:Section3elaboratesonclimateriskalleviationforplannedclimateimpactsthroughgreaterprivatesectorparticipationinformaladaptationfinancing;Section4delvesintoaspecialcaseforadvocatinginvestmentintoinsurance-relatedinstrumentsbyfocusingontheimpactsofunplannedclimate-induceddisasteranditsimpacts;Section5provideskeytakeawaysandpolicyrecommendationsfortheG20;andSection6concludesthepaper.

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3.CLIMATERISKSANDPLANNEDCLIMATEIMPACTS:PRIVATESECTORAUGMENTATION

Asdiscussedpreviously,effortsandinitiativeshavebeenputinplacetoencouragegreaterprivatesectorparticipationinadaptationfinancing.However,tomakeanyassessmentoftheformalwaysandmeanstoincreasethesame,thereisacrucialneedtocomprehendanddocumenttheinhibitionsoftheprivatesectorinenteringthesomewhatunchartedterritoryforthem.

3.1BarrierstoInvestment

Theprivatesectorfacesanumberofbarrierstoinvestmentinadaptation-relevantsectors,makingthemmorerisk-averse,whichmaybefinancialornonfinancial.Nonfinancialbarrierswouldincludetechnicalandregulatoryconstraintsaswell.Costsaffectingtherateofreturn,transactioncosts,andinformationcostsaresomeofthepossiblebarriersaffectingprivateactors’incentives(Torvangeretal.2016).

Thefirstbarrierfacedbytheprivatesectoristhenonavailabilityofclimateriskdataandtools(AtkinsandKowi2021).Theprivatesectorhaslimitedcapacitytointegratephysicalclimaterisksintotheirdecision-making.Thereisalsolimitedunderstandingofhowadaptationmayprovideabusinessopportunityforstructuringanddevelopingprojects(AtkinsandKowi2021).Thereexistinformationasymmetriesandknowledgegapswithlimitedunderstandingaboutclimateanduncertaintyaboutwheretoinvest.Privateinvestorsareunabletocapturetheenvironmentalandsocialbenefitsthatresultfromtheirinvestment(Stout2022).Aninvestorwillnotonlyneeddata/informationaboutfutureclimatechangeimpactsbutalsoaboutsocioeconomicfactors,populationandmigrationtrends,etc.Adaptationstudieshavesignificant“blindspots”notonlyintheassessmentofthepotentialforclimate-relatedimpactsbutalsointheproposedapproachestomanagingsuchrisks(MillerandSwann2019).Moreover,thereisusuallyamismatchwithrespecttothetimehorizonviewedbytheinvestorvis-à-visclimatechangeadaptationplanning,withtimelinesviewedbyaninvestorgenerallybeingmuchshorter(Stout2022).Availabilityofinformationonlong-termclimatechangeadaptationwilldefinitelyimprovethequalityofinvestment.

Thesecondbarriertoprivateinvestmentisthelackofinstitutionalarrangements,policies,andplanningforadaptation.Intheabsenceofconcretepolicies,budgets,andinvestmentprograms,privatefinancierswillnotbeinterestedinthesetypesofinvestment(WorldBank2019).Veryoftenitisseenindevelopingcountriesthatpublicbodiesdonothavetherequisitefinancial/technicalknowledgeforclimate-relatedplanning,andtheyoftenlackasinglewindowclearancemechanism.Clearpolicyobjectivesandcommitmentsareimportanttoinvestorssincetheylooktogovernmentstrategiesasimportantsignalsofintent.Alongwiththestrategy,whatisalsorequiredisasuitablelegal,policy,andregulatoryenvironmentenablinginvestmentsinadaptation(AtkinsandKowi2021).Theabsenceofallthiswilldefinitelyactasadampener,andequallycriticalhereisthepresenceofstandards,metrics,andtargets.

Thethirdbarriertoprivateinvestmentsinadaptationisthelackoffinancialincentivesintheformoftaxbreaks/concessionalfinance,etc.Investmentinadaptationisperceivedtoberiskywithhighupfrontcostandlowreturns.Suchincentivesarethusnecessarytolureprivatesectorinvestmentsintoadaptationwhereinvestmentsarefront-loadedbutreturnsmaytrickleinovermanyyearsbesidesbeingdifficulttoestimate.Adaptationprojectsrarelyhavemonetizedcashflows(AtkinsandKowi2021).Whatmightseemlikealow-returnadaptationprojectcangetsomereliefbyway

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ofgrants,taxbreaks,blendedfinance,etc.Moreover,instrumentsshouldnotbejustprojectbasedbutrathershouldfacilitate,forexample,financialsectorreform,fiscalpolicychanges,innovation,etc.(AtkinsandKowi2021).Suchahelpinghandcanonlybeextendedbythegovernmentdirectlysinceonecan’texpectfinancialinstitutionslikecommercialbankstofundsuchprojectsorchampionfinancialsectorreform.

Multiplebarrierssuggesttheneedforanenablinginvestmentenvironmentfortheprivatesector.Theseareaseriesofsteps,albeitinterrelated,thatagovernmentmustinitiatetoinviteprivatecapitalintoadaptationactivities.AdetailedreportpreparedbytheWorldBankandtheGlobalFacilityforDisasterReductionandRecovery(GFDRR)hasoutlinedthestepsthatneedtobetakentoenabletheprivatesectortocomeforward(WorldBankandGFDRR2021).5Thefirstandforemostistodrawupanadaptationplan,sothatprivateinvestmentsareinsyncwiththeoverallplan.Needlesstosay,theadaptationplanitselfhastobeinharmonywiththeNDCofthecountry.Preferably,theadaptationplanshouldfollowasectoralapproachsincenotallsectorsareonanequalfootingwhenitcomestoattainingnet-zeroemissions.Ideally,theadaptationplanshouldhaveabottom-upapproachasitshouldtakecareofthepeoplewhoaregoingtobedirectlyaffected.

Thesecondstepwouldbetoidentifytheprojects,bothfromthepublicandprivatesector.Forprivatesectorinvestmentstomaterialize,therehastobearevenuestream,whichmaynotbepossibleinavarietyofadaptationprojects.Insuchcases,someinnovativemeasureswouldberequiredthatwouldactasaproxytotherevenuestream.Onehastobearinmindthattheprivatesectorisusuallyrisk-averse,andintheabsenceofarevenuestream,theenthusiasmtoinvestwillbelacking.Theprivatesectorwillhavetobeincentivizedandtheirriskinadaptationprojectswillhavetobeloweredthroughtheprovisionofgrantsorconcessionalloans.Theformationofpublic-privatepartnershipscouldalsobeconsideredsothattheriskscouldbedivideddependingupontherelativestrengthsandweaknesses.

Thethirdstepwouldbetofinalizetheprojectdetailsandalsoidentifythepotentialprivatesectorinvestors.Atthisstage,thegovernmentwillalsohavetoidentifybilateraldonorsfortechnicalassistanceandsupportprojectstructuringandprocurement.Thelaststagewouldinvolvetheassessmentofpossiblegapsandensuringthattherequiredpolicies,regulations,andothermetricsareinplacesoastode-risktheprojecttothegreatestextentpossible.

3.2ExistingChannelstoMakePrivateInvestments

intoAdaptationLessRisky

Overcomingthehurdlesandbarrierstoprivatesectorengagementrequiresthegovernmenttomobilizeadditionalresourcestoraiserevenue.Thiswillincreaseinvestorconfidence,therebymakingprivateinvestmentsintoadaptationlessriskyandreducingclimaterisks.Thereareanumberofexistingformalsectorinstrumentsthathavethepotentialtoachievethisobjective.Theseinclude:

5Thoughthisreportspeaksofafive-stepapproach,itispossibletocollapseitintofourstepssinceotherwisethereseemstobeacaseofoverlap.Thefour-stepapproachisdetailedinthefollowingparagraphs.

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3.2.1AccesstoFundsfromMultilateralClimateFunds(MCFs)

andMultilateralDevelopmentBanks(MDBs)

Altamirano(2021)statesthatinordertogetaccesstoclimatefinance,thedevelopingeconomiescanapproachtheexistingMCFsorMDBs/DFIs.6MCFshavesupportedclimatemitigationandadaptationeffortsmainlythroughgrantsandloanstogovernments.AsofJanuary2022,themajorcontributorstoMCFs,asmonitoredbyClimateFundsUpdate(Heinrich-Böll