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Architects of the Future: The Climate Role of National Development Banks

Climate change is affecting critical infrastructure, exposing productive sectors, and putting pressure on public finances, straining the financial system and highlighting a widening investment gap. As a structural factor, it poses a challenge not only in terms of how much financing is needed, but also how to effectively coordinate public policy, markets, and real investment. This is precisely where National Development Banks (NDBs) emerge as potential key players.

The Winding Road to Net Zero and Latin America’s Role

Our region offers unique advantages for Net Zero: clean power grids, renewable technologies, and abundant minerals. Yet at the same time, it faces resource gaps, socio-environmental tensions, and local resistance. Its role will be critical in turning a winding road into a just, sustainable, and resilient transition.

ImplementaSur in Florianópolis: Accelerating Climate Action in the Waste Sector

Over three days, our team—together with a wide range of stakeholders, from financiers to beneficiaries—will be discussing, among other topics, the importance of incorporating MRV schemes for accurate accountability, how to design ambitious projects aligned with national priorities, and how to leverage financing to implement such initiatives.

Articulating Investments for NDCs Through Dialogue and Collaboration

• ImplementaSur took part in the Regional Meeting: Articulation and Mobilization of Investments for the Implementation of NDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by LEDS LAC, the ArticuLAC Community of Practice, the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), and supported by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI).