Programme | 2026 | Session 3D

Scaling investment through country-led finance coalitions and coordination mechanisms

12:00 – 13:30
in
Kings Vault
Challenge session
A solutions-focused session showcasing country-led mechanisms that simplify access, de-risk investment and scale adaptation finance where it is needed most.
Head and shoulders photo of Ana Toni.
Ana Toni
Chief executive officer
COP30 presidency
Head and shoulders photo of Eduardo Kavaguti.
Eduardo Kavaguti
Economist and consultant
Brazil’s National Treasury and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on the Eco Invest Brazil Programme
Head and shoulders illustration.
Nidyan Mireya Pinzón Ruiz
Vice-president for strategic affairs and sustainability
FINAGRO
Head and shoulders photo of Ruth Lux.
Ruth Lux
Co-chair of IDF sovereign and humanitarian solutions (SHS) working group
IDF (Insurance Development Forum)
Head and shoulders photo of Alex Kennedy.
Alexander Kennedy
Managing director, head of sustainable finance solutions, chair of adaptation finance innovation hub
Standard Chartered
Head and shoulders photo of Tatiana Alves.
Tatiana Alves
Head of the climate solutions division
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Head and shoulders photo of Chitembo Kawimbe Chunga.
Chitembo Kawimbe Chunga
Head of adaptation and resilience
Climate Investment Funds
Head and shoulders photo of Valentina Ramirez.
Valentina Ramirez
Head of climate strategy implementation
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Head and shoulders photo of Swenja Surminski.
Swenja Surminski
Managing director, climate and sustainability
Marsh
Head and shoulders photo of Manish Bapna.
Manish Bapna
President and chief executive officer
NRDC
Head and shoulders photo of Yamide Dagnet.
Yamide Dagnet
Senior vice president, international
NRDC

Adaptation finance continues to stall before it reaches those who need it most. This session moves beyond the diagnosis of systemic barriers to scale adaptation finance and promotes a discussion anchored on concrete solutions led by developing countries.

Structured around showcasing and debating nationally-driven delivery mechanisms for adaptation finance, the session draws on country case studies, including:

  • An innovative public-private finance mechanism channelling investment into climate-resilient agriculture in Colombia
  • A programme led by the National Treasury of Brazil designed to de-risk private and international investment in climate-resilient infrastructure and ecosystem restoration, and
  • A nationally owned country platform coordinating climate and development finance at scale. 

Each case is presented by country practitioners who explore how these mechanisms can provide solutions to structural barriers to investment in adaptation and resilience.

The session closes with a concrete call to action on simplifying access processes and strengthening country-led coordination where adaptation is needed most.

Session hosts

COP30 Presidency, Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center (CRC), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Climate and Development Ministerial (with IIED and E3G representatives)