Workshop on the Role of National Development Banks in Mobilizing International Climate Finance

This workshop aims to help increase awareness from a broad range of national development banks, local financial institutions and other key stakeholders on the opportunities and challenges of international climate finance. Furthermore, the event provides for a platform to discuss: 1) opportunities and challenges for the implementation of the Green Climate Fund from the perspective of national development Banks and local financial institutions; 2) the role of treasuries and development banks in the coordination and leverage of international climate finance and its blending with national, public and private funding; 3) experiences with international climate funds and market mechanisms and recommendations to improve their effectiveness; and 4) recommendations to international fora and processes such as the Rio+ 20 conference in June 2012 and the Climate Change Conference in December 2012.