France hosted, in collaboration with the United Nations and the World Bank Group, a high-level summit on climate action mobilisation in Paris on 12 December .
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13.12.2017
Climate adaptation and resilience programs in focus at One Planet Summit on 12 December.
11.12.2017
The main responsibility is to support set up, management and delivery of the new Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Trust Fund.
The position is for three years, based in Helsinki and requires travel.
1.12.2017
A recently published PROADAPT toolkit to integrate gender in climate resilience projects now available
It is well known that women and men adapt differently to climate change. There is evidence showing that men have certain advantages in coping with climate shocks and women are often disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
27.11.2017
Emphasis on green business development brings in record number of Nordic private companies.
The Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) received 138 concept note applications under its seventh call for proposals. After the initial eligibility screening, 121 were deemed eligible and were evaluated by NCF’s Evaluation Committee.
23.11.2017
Sustainable Solutions and Candid Conversations Focused on the Future Spur Positive Change for Today’s Mozambican Fisheries
Nordic Development Fund supports together with World Bank, Rare and the Government of Mozambique the Fisheries and Climate Change FISHCC Project in Mozambique.
15.11.2017
NDF gathers partners at COP23 for blended finance discussion.
Leveraging public financing to scale up progress on Sustanainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) was the theme of a side event and panel discussion hosted by NDF at COP23 in Bonn.
13.11.2017
How the private sector can turn climate risk into business and investment.
On November 10, NDF participated in “Climate Resilience as a Business”, an event organized in Bonn during the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
10.11.2017
Development and launch of the first private sector investment strategy for climate adaptation and resilience.
NDF has approved financing of EUR 500,000 to partly finance the preparation activities and establishment of the Climate Resilience and Adaptation Finance and Technology Transfer Facility (CRAFT).
10.11.2017
African Guarantee Fund (AGF), International Trade Center (ITC), and Nordic Development Fund (NDF) team up for 3rd Green Finance Conference.
Following successful green finance events in Lusaka and Nairobi earlier in the year, a third conference on the theme will take place in Accra, Ghana, on 21 November 2017, with the joint sponsorship of AGF, ITC and NDF.
6.11.2017
14 November, 15:00 - 16:30
Delivering SDGs and NDCs in Africa:
Clean Energy Investments through Public-Private Collaboration
2.11.2017
NDF’s role in climate finance was discussed at the meeting of parliamentarians.
The annual assembly of the Nordic parliamentarians, the Nordic Council’s 69th session, provided a question hour for the parliamentarians with the Nordic development ministers. On Wednesday, Karin Gaardsted, memb
6.10.2017
Iceland is not only a shareholder of NDF but also collaborates in co-financing, particularly in the area of geothermal development in Africa and Central America.
NDF Managing Director Pasi Hellman visited Reykjavik to hold discussions on issues of common interest to both Iceland and NDF.
18.9.2017
New clean energy infrastructure brings water closer to households.
NDF Uganda Country Program Manager Charles Wetherill joined teams from the Ugandan Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and
13.9.2017
The last two stops of the Nordic Climate Facility’s (NCF) Nordic road show were held in Stockholm and Copenhagen on 6 and 8 September. The objective of the road show was to promote the facility’s 7th call for proposals. In both cities, the presentations drew the attention of a large number of people from the private sector, NGOs and academia.
The events were organised in collaboration with local counterparts. In Sweden, these were Smart City Sweden and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. In Denmark, NCF partnered with the Confederation of Danish Industry.
11.9.2017
Final evaluation and impact study find positive impacts of investments in disaster risk reduction and climate change awareness in Nicaragua.
The Disaster Management and Climate Change Project, completed earlier this year, aimed at reducing damage linked to climate change in two watersheds in northern Nicaragua.
4.9.2017
On 1 September, the Nordic Development Fund organised an event in collaboration with Promote Iceland and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland to introduce the Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) and its current, 7th call for proposals. The event drew an audience mostly consisting of Icelandic private sector organisations intending to target developing markets.
Emeli Möller, Manager of the Nordic Climate Facility, presented information related to the 7th call, including eligibility and selection criteria, as well as guidance on how to apply.
28.8.2017
Recent report captures the renewable energy financing landscape for 15 countries in Southern and East Africa and points the way toward added value for the next phase of the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) in the region.
Ensuring universal access to clean energy is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
18.8.2017
On 17 August, nine Nordic and Finnish financing organisations took part in an NDF event on financing modalities for business in developing countries.
The purpose was to present different financing instruments available to Finnish companies and organisations who intend to do business in developing markets.
15.8.2017
Two new Nordic equity investments will support African countries to increase their clean energy production. The Nordic Development Fund and Norfund have approved a total of USD 19 million of equity investments in responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding (rAREH). Other investors in rAREH are Germany’s KfW and Switzerland’s responsAbility.
responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding (rAREH) aims to increase the renewable energy supply in Sub-Saharan Africa in a responsible way while generating attractive, long-term and stable cash flow
18.7.2017
Climate change does not affect everyone equally. Poor and disadvantaged groups of people often suffer the most, and women in particular are vulnerable and struggle to adapt.
