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COP31: Deadlock or progress on climate finance?

9. November 2026 |

Negotiations on the further implementation of the Paris Agreement began today at the UN Climate Change Conference COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, and will continue for two weeks. Alongside the phase-out of fossil fuels and the electrification of energy consumption, the... more
ArticleMultilateral funds and initiatives / NCQG / UNFCCC negotiations

Multilateral climate funds: Why public funds are needed for replenishment 

9. November 2026 |

While climate-related extreme weather events are on the rise worldwide – thereby further increasing funding needs that are already largely unmet – key donor countries, including Germany, are cutting their funding. It was only recently revealed that Germany failed to... more
ArticlePrivate climate finance

Potentials and limitations of private climate finance: An overview of current debates

20. October 2026 |

With the upcoming COP31 in Turkey, private climate finance mobilisation is high on the agenda of the international negotiations. While governments are increasing the share of private climate finance and private sector actors are increasingly involved in new climate funds... more
ArticleGerman climate finance / Pledges & Commitments / Transparency

German climate finance 2025: Decreasing amounts, dominated by loans, broken promises ahead of COP31

16. October 2026 |

German climate finance 2025 decreased by around a billion Euros compared to 2024. The promise to reach at least six billion Euros per year in budgetary allocations by 2025 has not been kept, as a direct consequence of dramatic cuts... more
ArticleAdaptation / International climate finance / Transparency

Climate Adaptation Finance Index 2026: Adaptation finance is still failing to reach the most vulnerable countries

15. October 2026 |

Who receives support to protect themselves from the climate crisis? And why is it that many of the countries most at risk are being left behind? The Climate Adaptation Finance Index (CAFI) 2026 by Brot für die Welt examines the... more

PublicationMultilateral funds and initiatives / Mitigation

Multilateral Development Banks’ Contribution to the COP28 Energy Consensus: MDBs’ Role in Supporting Green Diversification and the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

15. October 2026 |

The working paper by Germanwatch analyses the role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in the global transition away from fossil fuels (TAFF) and towards a just and equitable transition based on their key role of financing the energy sector.  The... more

PublicationAdaptation / International climate finance / Transparency

Climate Adaptation Finance Index 2026

15. October 2026 |

The 4th Climate Adaptation Finance Index (CAFI) 2026 by Brot für die Welt shows that international climate finance is still insufficient. Countries affected by high climate risk, poverty and conflict are at the lower end of receiving adaptation finance and... more

PublicationMultilateral funds and initiatives / NCQG / UNFCCC negotiations

Replenishment of Multilateral Climate Funds in the context of the NCQG and BtBR: status, options and negotiation linkages

30. September 2026 |

Briefing Paper by Germanwatch and Climate Finance Advisory Service (CFAS) on the increase in resources through UNFCCC climate funds and for tripling annual outflows by 2030 compared to 2022 levels as agreed in COP29’s agreement on the New Collective Quantified... more
ArticleGerman climate finance / Federal budget / Pledges & Commitments

2027 federal budget: Germany must honor its climate finance commitments

29. September 2026 |

The planned cuts to development cooperation also threaten Germany’s commitment to climate finance. What are the implications of this for the negotiations on the 2027 federal budget? Financial support for low-income countries is a cornerstone of global cooperation in implementing... more

PublicationInternational climate finance / Gender

Centering Women in Climate Finance

25. September 2026 |

The briefing is part of CARE International’s Feminist Financing briefing series to show best practice examples of how to integrate a gender-lens across the breadth of financial resource flows. It gives an overview of gender responsiveness of public and private... more

PublicationInternational climate finance / Pledges & Commitments / UNFCCC negotiations

Climate Finance Short-Changed, 2026 Update

Climate Specific Net Assistance

31. July 2026 |

In 2009, developed countries had committed ramp up climate finance to $100bn a year by 2020 to support climate action in lower-income countries low- and middle-income countries. This goal was later extended to not only be achieved by 2020 but... more
ArticleInternational climate finance / NCQG / UNFCCC negotiations

Climate finance 2023-2024: real effort two thirds below reported levels

31. July 2026 |

Just in time for the recent Bonn climate talks SB64, the OECD reported that climate finance provided and mobilised by developed countries in support of developing countries’ climate action had reached nearly $137 billion in 2024. Yet, as a new... more
ArticleGerman climate finance / Federal budget / Pledges & Commitments

2027 federal budget: Breaking Germany’s climate finance promises?

31. July 2026 |

Due to ill-advised cuts to development finance in Germany’s draft 2027 federal budget, the government risks breaking its 6-billion-euro climate finance promise. The shortfall seems to amount to at least one billion euros. The government’s budgetary framework published in May... more
Article / German climate finance / NCQG

Germany’s climate finance: Why it should be a priority now

13. July 2026 |

The world is under growing pressure from multiple crises: climate change, geopolitical tensions, economic turmoil and rising social inequalities are reinforcing each other. In this situation the decision needs to be taken whether international cooperation remains stable or global risks... more

PublicationInternational climate finance / International development finance

Borrowing the Rulebook: How Can Decades of UNFCCC Experience Strengthen the UN Tax Convention?

10. June 2026 |

The working paper by Germanwatch analyses how global tax cooperation under the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (UNFCITC) stand at a crossroads and how it can learn from three decades of climate diplomacy under the UNFCCC. It analyses... more
Article / International climate finance / Pledges & Commitments

OECD: Climate Finance reaches record highs

29. May 2026 |

Good news ahead of the Bonn interim negotiations SB64: According to figures now published by the OECD, climate finance for 2023 and 2024 has reached record levels and significantly exceeded the promised annual level of at least $100 billion for... more

PublicationMultilateral funds and initiatives / Loss and Damage

Climate Funds Update: Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage

23. May 2026 |

The briefing of Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and ODI Global gives an overview of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD), the process of its setup and upcoming decision points in its institutional and financial setup. Updated version of March 2026.... more
ArticleInternational climate finance

Africa will shape Europe’s Future: Why the EU must step up climate and development funding

Supporting climate change in Africa is of strategic importance for Europe. Photo: C. Kropke, Brot für die Welt

22. May 2026 |

Europe faces one of the most important political decisions of this decade. As the climate crisis strikes ever harder, geopolitical power dynamics shift and international alliances are realigning, the next long-term EU budget for 2028 to 2034 will be far... more
ArticleFederal budget / German climate finance / NCQG / Pledges & Commitments

Key figures for the 2027 federal budget: ill-advised cuts to climate finance

“You can rely on Germany,” said Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz, referring to climate finance from Germany in his speech at the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém at the end of 2025. Encouraging words, yet they stand in stark contrast to the newly planned cuts in development cooperation. Photo: Isabel B./COP30.

13. May 2026 |

The recently proposed key figures for the 2027 federal budget envisage further cuts to the budget of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), both for 2027 and for subsequent years. In doing so, the federal government risks... more

PublicationInternational development finance

Global Europe, Global Responsibility

5. May 2026 |

The policy brief by Germanwatch and Misereor analyses the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034) of the European Union (EU) and the role of climate and development finance for Africa can play in the EU’s next long-term budget. It argues that... more
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