Blandine ARVIS
Research Fellow – Development FinanceBlandine joined I4CE in 2024 to contribute to research on the efficiency of climate finance delivered by Public Development Banks. She is part of the Secretariat of the “Mainstreaming Climate in Financial Institutions” Initiative, and currently involved in research on intermediated financing.
Prior to joining I4CE, Blandine worked as a consultant for Ramboll’s climate change team. Her scope of work included drafting knowledge reviews on the impacts of climate change on agriculture on behalf of European institutions (namely the European Environment Agency, European Parliament), carrying out climate risk and vulnerability assessments and corresponding capacity building in developing countries, and upstream work supporting climate data provision and climate service development. She most recently worked as an independent consultant, engaging with subjects linked to climate finance and agroecological transitions in developing countries.
She holds an agricultural engineering degree from AgroSupDijon and a specialized Master’s on Sustainable Global Food Systems from Montpellier SupAgro.
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02/07/2025
Foreword of the week
Bridging the gap: high-level climate & development finance commitments and the reality on the ground
The 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) in Seville represents a milestone for delivering on development (including climate action) goals, a decade after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. The “Seville Commitment” was adopted on June 30th, albeit in the absence of the United States – demonstrating that widespread support remains for a comprehensive package to finance development. However, the outcome also embodies the growing chasm between high-level commitments and the reality of financing for development and climate action on the ground. Recent research by I4CE attempts to bridge this gap on two crucial issues. -
02/07/2025
Climate Report
From headline trillions to actual millions: climate financing needs estimates in the age of implementation
As climate finance debates evolve from pledges to implementation, this report critically reviews the methodologies and narratives behind existing climate financing needs estimates to examine how they might be used to guide practical efforts in the years to come, and where the most urgent improvements are needed. From headline trillions to actual millions, the challenge ahead is not just about determining how much is missing – the focus should be on closing this gap in practice. -
28/05/2025
Climate Report
How can financial intermediation better contribute to the climate transition?
This report aims to support better use of financial intermediation by public development banks (PDBs) providing international development finance, helping PDBs work better together as a system, with a common understanding of where they contribute the most to low-emissions and climate-resilient development. It mainly focuses on financial intermediation through on-lending to public (government-owned) financial institutions in developing countries. -
21/02/2025
Climate Brief
Climate Finance for Development: Empowering the Ecosystem of Public Development Banks
2025 is a pivotal year for the interlocking global agendas of climate and sustainable development, highlighted by major convenings such as the 5th Finance in Common Summit (FiCS), the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the G20 Summit under South Africa’s presidency, and the UNFCCC COP30. Public development banks (PDBs) will feature prominently across these events, given their integral role in implementing these critical agendas through financial support and stakeholder mobilization.