Financing information / toolkits

FIRST (Financial Institutions: Resources, Solutions and Tools) for Sustainability is a one-stop shop for financial institutions to get information and learn about the benefits of environmental and social risk management and how to identify and take advantage of environmental business opportunities. The platform is primarily dedicated to managers and staff of financial institutions, interested in financing and investing in environmental business opportunities.

The Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DREI) framework systematically identifies the barriers and associated risks which can hold back private sector investment in renewable energy. It then assists policymakers to put in place packages of targeted public interventions to address these risks. The DREI framework comprises of regular reports and a financial tool. It has been developed by UNDP.

The Renewable Energy Toolkit (REToolkit) provides a broad set of tools to assist bank staff and country counterparts to improve the design and implementation of renewable energy (RE) projects, incorporate best practices and lessons learned from RE projects supported by the Worldbank Group and other institutions, and is operationally oriented to address practical implementation needs at each stage in the RE project cycle.

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is a new international institution established by 196 governments, with an ambitious mission. The Fund's vision is to promote a paradigm shift to achieve low emission and climate-resilient development, by supporting investments in developing countries.

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) serves as financial mechanism for several international conventions, among which are the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.