Over the past decade, global climate action has progressed from planning to financing and implementation. Despite existing efforts, the first Global Stocktake highlighted the critical implementation and climate ambition gaps and the urgent need to scale up climate finance. To help address this challenge, the Framework offers a structured yet flexible approach to help countries and financial institutions navigate the complexities of climate investments. Grounded on the collective experience of the Partnership, the GCF, and extensive consultations with public and private investors, the Framework serves as a common reference point, bridging the gap between climate goals and investments by identifying capacity and coordination needs, enhancing institutional readiness, and fostering programmatic finance mobilization anchored on strong collaboration among governments, development partners, and financiers.
Available Support
Capacity building and institutional strengthening are central to the Framework, as many countries face challenges related to limited technical expertise and governance structures when implementing their NDCs, NAPs, and LT-LEDS. By focusing on building institutional capacity, the Framework helps ensure that countries can independently manage, implement, and monitor their climate strategies, fostering long-term sustainability and effectiveness. Countries are encouraged to use the Framework to identify and prioritize support needs to be communicated to the NDC Partnership and the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme to leverage technical and financial support to implement the Framework’s recommendations.
Implementation Pathways
The Framework is designed to accommodate countries at different stages of progress, allowing them to engage at the appropriate entry point while complementing existing efforts without requiring a linear approach. By identifying gaps that hinder access to climate finance, it can help expedite and scale progress, ensuring that earlier (“upstream”) stage activities—such as enabling environments, investment prioritization, and financial strategy development—are properly undertaken to reduce bottlenecks and optimize finance mobilization at later (“downstream”) stages. By helping countries to access climate finance resources immediately, the Framework also supports medium-term climate investment planning and mobilization strategy. The proposed approach is committed to inclusivity and equity, ensuring that climate actions are socially just and sustainable. Recognizing climate change disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities, the Framework emphasizes the needs and voices of marginalized groups, including women, Indigenous peoples, and other disadvantaged communities. Prioritizing inclusivity, the Framework guides investments that address climate risks, reduce social inequalities, and enhance resilience among the most vulnerable populations, aligning with the broader sustainable development goals to ensure climate actions benefit everyone.
Private Sector Engagement
As the Framework aims to support the transition from planning to implementation, early engagement with the private sector is crucial. The private sector is a vital partner in the climate finance landscape, with its financial resources, technical expertise, innovative solutions, and implementation capabilities. Engaging private-sector actors can help develop investment opportunities, identify barriers, and unlock capital by ensuring targeted support. Additionally, aligning private-sector strategies with national climate and investment plans can enhance synergies, drive greater impact, and strengthen the implementation of climate commitments.
Comprehensive Finance Approach
To ensure a holistic approach to mobilizing resources and scaling up investments across real economy sectors and market-driven transactions, the Framework applies to all climate finance sources: public finance from national governments and international donors; private finance from corporations and financial institutions; and blended finance, which strategically combines public and private resources to optimize funding and de-risk investments. By promoting active collaboration between public and private entities at every stage of investment planning and mobilization, the Framework seeks to unlock private capital at scale, drive the development of innovative financial instruments, and foster public-private partnerships essential for achieving the ambitious goals outlined in NDCs, NAPs, and national strategies.
Feedback Loops
Feedback loops enable ongoing learning and improvement, thus ensuring the effectiveness and adaptability of climate strategies. The Framework encourages countries to assess the outcomes of implemented actions, particularly when updating NDCs, NAPs, and LT-LEDS. By integrating these feedback loops, countries can align their climate investment strategies with evolving national priorities and global climate goals on an ongoing basis, making their efforts impactful and responsive to changing circumstances.
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Key Features of the Framework
Enhancing Coordination, Engagement, Policy Alignment, and Evidence-Based Decision-Making for Impactful Climate Action