Biennial Assessment and Overview of Climate Finance Flows
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Fourth (2020) BA

For detailed information on the fourth (2020) BA, click here.

2018 BA

For detailed information on the 2018 BA, click here.

2016 BA

For detailed information on the 2016 BA, click here.

2014 BA

Detailed information on the 2014 BA can be found here.

Compilation and Synthesis report 2020

Further information can be viewed here

Climate finance team contact persons

Marenglen Gjonaj
MGjonaj@unfccc.int

Padraig Oliver
POliver@unfccc.int

Mary Katherine Laekemaeker
MLaekemaeker@unfccc.int

Other sectors - mitigation

Average annual investment for climate change mitigation activities in other sectors agriculture, forestry and land use as well as water and waste amounted to USD 29.7 over 2019-2020.

Further information is available in chapter 2.2.7 and 2.2.8 of the fifth BA technical report.

MDB climate finance attributed to developed countries (b)

The attribution to developed countries of MDB climate finance flows is calculated at USD 30.5 billion in 2019 and 33.2 billion in 2020.

Further information available in chapter 2.5.2 of the fifth BA technical report.

Climate-specific finance through bilateral, regional and other channels

Climate-specific financial support through bilateral, regional and other channels, reported on a preliminary basis by 23 Annex II Parties, reached an annual average of USD 40.1 billion in 2019–2020, an increase of 6 per cent on the 2017-2018 period.

Further information available in chapter 2.5.1 of the fifth BA technical report.

Multilateral climate funds
(including UNFCCC)

UNFCCC funds and multilateral climate funds approved USD 2.9 billion and USD 3.5 billion for climate finance projects in 2019-2020, respectively. The annual average of USD 3.2 billion represents an increase of 21 per cent over the 2017–2018 average.

Further information available in chapter 2.5.2 of the fifth BA technical report.

Mobilized private climate finance through bilateral, regional institutions

Mobilized private climate finance through bilateral and regional development finance institutions amounted to USD 5.8 billion in 2019 and USD 5.1 billion in 2020.

Further information available in chapter 2.5.4 of the fifth BA technical report.

Background

The COP requested the SCF to prepare a biennial assessment and overview of climate finance flows (BA), drawing on the available sources of information, and including information on the geographical and thematic balance of flows.

For more background information click here.

Preparation for the launch of the fifth BA

Checklist RTL

At the twenty-sixth meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance, SCF has initiated the work for the preparation of the fifth BA and agreed on the initial general outline.

 

Meeting

Further updates and intersessional work to be undertaken by the SCF as well as the recording of the recently concluded twenty-seventh meeting of the SCF can be accessed here

 

SCF has also launched a call for evidence. More information can be found here

 

Fifth BA
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Fifth BA Summary and Recommendations
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Fifth BA technical report

Methodological issues related to transparency of climate finance

 
Fifth BA Chapter 1 infographics

Overview of climate finance flows in 2019–2020

Insights on global climate finance
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Assessment of Climate Finance Flows 
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Sources of Climate Finance Data

Reports on global flows

Reports on multilateral and bilateral flows

National reports submitted under the Convention

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