Our State of Blended Finance 2024: Climate Edition has just been released! The report finds that the climate blended finance market saw its highest ever annual financing total in 2023, growing by 120% to $18.3 billion in aggregate investment from $8 billion in 2022. Notably the increase came from the private sector and commercial capital, as the amount of donor capital entering blended finance has stayed constant. The report offers an updated analysis on climate blended finance in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), covering sectors, vehicles, regions, and investor trends. Read the full report to learn more: https://bit.ly/40nXNEg #blendedfinance #climate #climatefinance #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance #mitigation #adaptation #SDGs #emergingmarkets #climateaction
Convergence Blended Finance
Financial Services
Toronto, Ontario 21,201 followers
The global network for blended finance.
About us
CONVERGENCE is the global network for blended finance. We generate blended finance data, intelligence, and deal flow to increase private sector investment in developing countries. BLENDED FINANCE uses catalytic capital from public or philanthropic sources to scale up private sector investment in emerging markets to realize the SDGs. Our GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP includes public, private, and philanthropic investors as well as sponsors of transactions and funds. We offer this community a curated, online platform to connect with each other on blended finance transactions in progress, as well as exclusive access to original market intelligence and knowledge products such as case studies, reports, trainings, and webinars. To accelerate advances in the field, Convergence also provides grants for the design of vehicles that could attract private capital to global development at scale.
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http://www.convergence.finance
External link for Convergence Blended Finance
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- Financial Services
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- 11-50 employees
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- Toronto, Ontario
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- Nonprofit
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- 2015
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- Emerging and Frontier Markets, Blended Finance, Innovative Finance, Investor Matching, Market Data and Research, and Grant Funding
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In our latest #ConvergenceAnswers video, our Associate Mira Minkara discusses three key challenges to blended finance achieving scale. 💰🌏📈 ⇨ The donor community lacks a private sector mobilization strategy. ⇨ The field lacks robust participation from emerging market actors. ⇨ There is a lack of transparency in blended finance activity. Click to watch the full video and our updated #ConvergenceAnswers video series: ➡️ https://bit.ly/3CQOwLl #blendedfinance #emergingmarket #sdgs #sustainabledevelopment #sustainability #environment #climate
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Exciting news! At COP29 our members FinDev Canada, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Climate Fund Managers (CFM), and Green Climate Fund announced GAIA, a $1.48 billion blended finance platform. GAIA aims to support high-impact climate adaptation and mitigation projects and will target 25 emerging market countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia with a focus on LDCs and SIDS. The platform seeks to demonstrate how a blended finance structure that combines commercial, concessional, and grant capital can catalyze private finance at-scale to support projects aligned with the Paris Agreement. Learn more below. #blendedfinance #climate #developmentfinance #latinamerica #africa #asia #climateaction #climatefinance #adaptation #mitigation #COP29 #GAIA
We’re excited to announce a major milestone at COP29 Azerbaijan! FinDev Canada, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Climate Fund Managers (CFM), and Green Climate Fund are near to reaching an agreement towards launching #GAIA, a US$1.48 billion #blendedfinance platform. GAIA will accelerate #climateadaptation and mitigation projects across up to 25 emerging markets, making a real difference in communities most affected by #climatechange. As mentioned by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada, “#climatefinance is essential to bridge the gap in support for people who bear the least responsibility for climate change, but who can profoundly benefit from innovative projects to address it.” Learn more in the media release: https://lnkd.in/e2xSd8aQ ** Nous sommes ravis d'annoncer une étape importante à la COP29 Azerbaijan! FinDev Canada, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Climate Fund Managers (CFM), et Green Climate Fund sont sur le point de conclure une entente visant le lancement de #GAIA, une plateforme de #financementmixte d'une valeur de 1,48 milliard de dollars américains. GAIA accélérera les projets d'adaptation et d'atténuation du #climat dans 25 marchés émergents, faisant une réelle différence dans les communautés les plus touchées par le #changementclimatique. Comme l'a mentionné l'honorable Steven Guilbeault, ministre de l’environnement et changement climatique Canada, « le financement pour le climat est un outil essentiel pour combler les lacunes dans l’aide apportée aux peuples qui sont les moins responsables des changements climatiques; des projets novateurs pourraient grandement les aider à faire face à la situation ». Pour en savoir plus, consultez le communiqué de presse : https://lnkd.in/e2mSX6cC #COP29 #ClimateAction Pollination
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Yesterday, in partnership with Africa's Green Economy Summit, we hosted an insightful webinar discussing the State of Blended Finance 2024: Climate Edition, with a spotlight on Africa. The webinar included a presentation by Senior Associate, Africa, Basil Kandaya, highlighting key findings from the report, followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Director, Aakif Merchant, exploring climate blended finance in Africa, strategies to unlock more private capital with a climate lens, and more. A big thank you to our panelists: - Karnika Yadav, Partner & Director, Africa, Intellecap Advisory Services Private Limited - Frank Aswani, CEO, African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA) - Moubarak Moukaila, Director of Environment and Climate Finance Department, West African Development Bank Register to receive a recording of the session: https://lnkd.in/gGbBzZKG #blendedfinance #climate #climatefinance #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance #africa
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Exciting news! Our member FOUNT.eu's Organic Development Finance has secured a EUR 10 million loan from Invest International to boost organic agriculture in emerging markets. This funding will expand ODF’s capacity to provide fair-priced, much-needed working capital loans to SMEs in emerging markets that focus on aggregating and exporting organic ingredients. These companies play a crucial role in scaling sustainable agriculture and linking smallholder farmers to global markets. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4fGdpIa #agriculture #emergingmarkets #smallholderfarmers #globalmarkets #sustainableagriculture
ODF Secures EUR 10 Million Loan from Invest International to Boost Organic Agriculture in Emerging Markets - ODF
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The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Learning Hub is seeking a research-focused institute based in an emerging market or developing economy to collaborate on a research project that builds upon the knowledge within its inaugural report on gender-responsive blended climate finance transactions in the energy sector. The project will inform key data gaps in the gender-climate nexus, specifically within the blended climate finance market, and focus on helping to mobilize higher levels of private sector capital into gender-responsive climate transactions. Learn more and submit: https://bit.ly/496ut7D #climatefinance #blendedfinance #climate #gender #genderequality #energy #sustainabledeveopment
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Read our new blog by Associate, Market Acceleration and Design Funding, Arusha Latif, CFA, exploring how blended finance can transform climate adaptation into gender opportunities. The blog discusses the unique approaches of two grantees from the Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Window (GRCF), Big Valley GmbH and Villgro Innovations Foundation, demonstrating how gender-sensitive climate adaptation projects can be structured to create lasting social and environmental impact. Read the full blog now: https://bit.ly/3Opajfw Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada #blendedfinance #climate #climatefinance #climateaction #gender #adaptation #socialimpact #environmentalimpact
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The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility), a partnership between Convergence and Climate Policy Initiative, has just announced its second cohort of market-ready blended finance vehicles today. These vehicles offer diverse climate finance solutions across various regions, including Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Congratulations to the selected five grantees, who will be supported by the CC Facility to test, structure, launch, and expand solutions. The CC Facility will open for its next cycle of applications on March 10, 2025. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gF6YY3m4 #blendedfinance #climate #climatefinance #subsaharanafrica #southeastasia #latinamerica #caribbean
📢 Announcing the second cohort of the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) grantees! The CC Facility will award USD 2 million across the selected five grantees to test, structure, launch, and expand solutions. Introducing the Vehicles ⬇️ 🌾🚜 ADAPTA Climate Finance Facility will enhance food security and farmer incomes while building regional climate resilience, beginning in Kenya. 🌳 🌲 Biodiversity Bridge Vehicle (BBV) will generate carbon and biodiversity credits through mixed-species reforestation projects. 🌊 🐠Blue Alliance Blended Finance Vehicle will support Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. 🌿💰 The Catalyst Fund Resilience I invests in pre-seed climate adaptation startups in Africa, with follow-on investments at seed and Series A stages. ☀️🚰 P-REC Aggregation Facility (PAF) will mobilize capital for solar and hydro projects across 13 fragile countries in Sub-Saharan Africa through the origination and aggregation of Peace Renewable Energy Credits (P-RECs). Read more: https://lnkd.in/gF6YY3m4 Climate Policy Initiative Convergence Blended Finance Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Ponterra Blue Alliance Marine Protected Areas Catalyst Fund ADAPTA.EARTH Energy Peace Partners German Vegarra Madleine Mwithiga Gus Flores Susan Violet Omenyo Celia Francis Leigh Madeira, CFA Simón Torras Andrew Coates Maelis Carraro Maxime Bayen Nicolas Pascal Célia Berche Romain Martel Katie Retz Ieva Indriunaite (Indriūnaitė) Sherwin Das
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Our member Palladium: Make It Possible is currently seeking a consultant or subcontractor for USAID's Financial Innovation Program in Georgia. The selected consultant will develop and deliver technical capacity development training on raising equity capital and mergers and acquisitions topics. Learn more and submit: https://bit.ly/4g2Fk4H #blendedfinance #georgia #financialinnovation #capacitybuilding #developmentfinance
Palladium - Technical Capacity Building Initiative - Georgia
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