There is a growing menu of climate funds that can be used to catalyze other sources for integrated investments in climate-resilient and low-carbon solutions. Policy makers and project planners in developing countries at national and city levels need access to information on all aspects of climate finance. The UNDP/World Bank Climate Finance Options (CFO) Platform addresses that need by providing a window to such information. The Platform offers the following: a harmonised description of types of funds available; examples of successful cases of blending different types of grant and concessional funds to leverage private sector financing, in addition to enabling environments conducive to climate action; all of which will be supplemented by examples provided by stakeholders through discussion forums of registered Platform users; knowledge centre with a glossary of terminology, a library with related publications, and a wide range of tools to enable project developers to analyse their own projects for better-informed decisions; and user community collaborative space for users to connect, share ideas, plan projects, and facilitate South-South networking.
