IDFC and CAF launch the NUCA Program in Colombia: the country’s conditions are favorable to support the development of low-carbon and climate-resilient urban infrastructure

IDFC and CAF launch the NUCA Program in Colombia: the country’s conditions are favorable to support the development of low-carbon and climate-resilient urban infrastructure

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The main objective of the program, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), is to support the National Development Banks of Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Mozambique and South Africa in strengthening their institutional capacity for urban climate finance and advice, as well as for mobilizing new resources from local and international private and public sources.  Following…

Exploring Sustainable Finance for Biodiversity in Brazil and Colombia

Exploring Sustainable Finance for Biodiversity in Brazil and Colombia

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The project Sustainable Finance for Biodiversity in Brazil and Colombia (SF4B)) project embarked on a transformative journey from September 2021 to March 2024. Aimed at bridging policymakers and financial market actors, SF4B focused on imparting knowledge and building capacity in preparing for and applying green taxonomies and other sustainable finance approaches. This initiative prioritized the imperative of…

Colombia launches first book to improve financing of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use 

Colombia launches first book to improve financing of Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use 

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Bogotá, Colombia – As a result of the IKI project Sustainable Finance for Biodiversity in Brazil and Colombia (SF4B), a groundbreaking new book has been launched in Colombia in March 2024, marking a meaningful step forward in the country’s efforts to finance its commitments to manage positively the biodiversity. The book, the first of its kind…

Strengthening civil society in understanding and addressing the climate crisis

Strengthening civil society in understanding and addressing the climate crisis

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Within the framework of the project “Strengthening civil society in the implementation of national climate policy“, which is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI), the environmental organization Censat Agua Viva in Bogota has been organizing a series of information materials. These publications are aimed at all people interested in understanding and addressing the climate…

Solving challenges in alliance with nature

Solving challenges in alliance with nature

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Climate change and the loss of animal and plant species affect our daily lives. Scientific reports assure that the impact will be even more severe in the future. The increase in extreme weather events – hazards added to the vulnerability of communities, puts people’s wellbeing and integrity at risk. Colombia is one of the countries…

Together we create empowered territories for climate action

Together we create empowered territories for climate action

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This was the central message of the event to deliver the results and lessons learned from the ProNDC project “Support for the fulfillment of Colombia’s climate goals”, which was attended by the Ministries of Environment and Agriculture and the DNP as main counterparts and the German Embassy on behalf of German development cooperation, which was…

IKI Standard Indicator Monitoring Seminars – Mitigation

IKI Standard Indicator Monitoring Seminars – Mitigation

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The International Climate Initiative (IKI) is conducting a series of webinars to report on direct and indirect carbon emission mitigation in IKI projects. This monitoring is part of IKI’s Standard Indicator (SI) No. 1 monitoring procedure. The next webinar will take place on October 12, 2023, from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST, on the topic of…

Committed to the planet and people

Committed to the planet and people

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Learn the details of the annual workshop that brought together more than 80 people in Colombia who are part of the implementation of IKI projects in the country. Under the theme Energy transition, biodiversity and climate change: opportunities to harmonize our actions in which representatives of the German government, Colombian government and other implementing entities…