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The Adaptation Fund was officially launched in 2007, [1] although it was established in 2001 at the 7th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the UNFCCC in Marrakech, Morocco [2] to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes that reduce the adverse effects of climate change facing communities, countries, and sectors.
The Blue Dot Network (BDN) is a multi-stakeholder initiative formed by the United States, Japan, [7] and Australia to provide assessment and certification of infrastructure development projects worldwide on measures of financial transparency, environmental sustainability, and impact on economic development, with the goal of mobilizing private ...
SUNFED later became the Special Fund and merged with the Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance to form the United Nations Development Programme. [citation needed] By the end of January 1960, fifteen countries signed the articles of agreement which established the International Development Association.
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is a United Nations agency dedicated to implementing humanitarian and development projects for the United Nations System, international financial institutions, governments and other partners around the world, with a focus on infrastructure, procurement and project management The organization's global headquarters is located at the UN City ...
This is a list of development aid agencies which provide regional and international development aid or assistance, divided between national (mainly OECD countries) and international organizations. Agencies of numerous development cooperation partners from emerging countries such as India, Middle Eastern countries, Mexico, South Africa ...
U.S. development finance efforts were consolidated under the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in 1969 by President Richard Nixon, transferring responsibility from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The goal was to promote a more business-like management of development finance policy.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral environmental fund that provides grants and blended finance for projects related to biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), mercury, sustainable forest management, food security, and sustainable cities in developing countries and countries with economies in transition.
The City Climate Finance Gap Fund assists cities in implementing infrastructure development projects that are low-carbon, pushing investments for climate and "green" objectives through technical help for early-stage planning and project preparation. The Gap Fund was launched during the 2019 UN Climate Action Conference and began operations in ...