The Role of NDBs in Translating Climate Ambition into Investment
Conferences - By : Sarah BENDAHOUConference, IDFC Pavilion, COP31
Date : Monday 9th November 2026, 16:00-17:00 (Antalya time)
This side-event, co-hosted with Finance in Common (FiCS), focuses on the role of national development banks in the implementation of national climate investment plans. It highlights how national development banks can align with climate and development investment priorities and how they mobilise investments to support climate action.
Programme
Moderator: Laura Sabogal Reyes, Head of Climate and Development Finance, FiCS & IDFC
Opening remarks
Introductory presentation
Aligning national development banks’ operations with national climate investment plans, Sarah Bendahou, I4CE
Lessons learned from country case studies :
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BNDES’ role in the Brazilian Investment Platform, Lucas Reis, Senior Climate Finance Lead, Brazilian Investment Platform, Brazilian Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES)
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UDB’s Climate Finance Facility (CFF), Francis Mwesigye, Chief Economist and Director for Economic Research and Knowledge Management, Uganda Development Bank (UDB)
- KfW’s role in driving national climate and development investment priorities, Speaker TBD, KfW
Closing remarks
French pavilion COP31 Programme
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