Author: Mariya Aleksandrova

Image of the Square in Seville, “4th International Conference on Financing for Development 30 June–3 July 2025 Seville, Spain”

Towards a stronger shared climate and development finance agenda: what role for the FfD4?

The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development comes at a critical moment for climate and development finance. Despite progress—such as increased climate funding over the past years, the establishment of the Loss and Damage fund, and the inclusion of climate targets in the World Bank’s mission—important challenges persist and remain unresolved. The negotiations on…

Photo: Group Photo of the World leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on 12 November 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Opening Ceremony of World Leaders Climate Action Summit

It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over: COP29’s Decision on the New Climate Finance Goal – the Fine Line Between Compromise and Compromising

When the gavel went down in the early hours of Sunday morning in Baku and a decision was reached on the new collective quantified goals (NCQG) on climate finance it caused as much relief as disbelief in the room. The European Union (EU), represented by EU climate commissioner Woepke Hoekstra, praised the decision as “a…