The Role of Technical Assistance in Mobilizing Climate Finance – Insights From GIZ Programs

Authors :
Angela Falconer, Martin Stadelmann

Few studies examine how technical assistance helps mobilize additional public and private climate finance to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. This paper aims to provide some first insights on the topic by analyzing five technical assistance programs of the German ‘Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), one of the largest technical assistance agencies worldwide.