As part of its continuous engagement in the global climate finance landscape, the Mitigation Action Facility recently took part in two key international events — the 2025 Green Climate Fund (GCF) Private Investment for Climate Conference and the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment in Paris. Both events provided valuable platforms to exchange insights on scaling private and public investments towards transformational, carbon-neutral, and climate-resilient development.
Mitigation Action Facility at the 2025 GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference
On 08 and 09 October, the Mitigation Action Facility participated in the 2025 GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference, a major global platform bringing together public and private sector leaders to accelerate climate finance.
Representing the Mitigation Action Facility on site, Jasmina Curic, Financial Mechanisms Lead at the Technical Support Unit (TSU), engaged in discussions on innovative financing models and collaboration opportunities to mobilise private capital for transformational climate action.
Jasmina Curic, Financial Mechanisms Lead at the Technical Support Unit, at the 2025 GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference in Abu Dhabi. © Jasmina Curic, TSU
During the conference, Jasmina observed several key themes shaping current discourse on private investment in climate action:
- Unlocking private investment requires identifying potential prospects and associated risks from the outset.
- Concessional finance should serve as a “nudge” to incentivise commercial investors to enter the market.
- Clear and differentiated risk allocation among institutions is essential for successful public-private partnerships.
- Competing market conditions persist, where projects with similar returns face diverging investor risk perceptions.
- Substantial local capital exists; strengthening local capital markets is critical to expanding climate finance potential.
- Pushing sustainable finance within traditional commercial investors demands internal organisational alignment alongside external collaboration.
- Mobilising climate finance in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) remains complex and time-consuming, yet growing success stories demonstrate feasibility.
- Aggregation vehicles are key to scaling climate finance and achieving greater outreach.
At the macro level, discussions underscored that:
- Strategic, government-led planning is essential to guide the transition.
- Cohesive regional and integrated systems approaches enhance impact.
- “First movers” in finance play a pivotal role in catalysing transformational change.
“Being present at the GCF Private Investment for Climate Conference allows the Mitigation Action Facility allows to explore new and strengthen existing partnerships and position itself within the evolving global climate finance architecture,” Jasmina concluded.
Mitigation Action Facility at the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment
At the same time, the Mitigation Action Facility was represented by Sören David, Head of the Technical Support Unit, at the OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment in Paris, one of the leading international platforms advancing policy and investment solutions to align financial systems with global sustainability objectives.
Advancing global climate finance collaboration
By actively engaging in these major global fora, the Mitigation Action Facility reinforces its role as a catalyst for cooperation and innovation in climate finance. These exchanges support its mission to bridge public and private sector efforts, promote scalable mitigation action, and contribute to the global transition toward sustainable and resilient economies.
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