Aligning Ambition: Building a Climate Investment Vision that Can Attract Finance
In a country seeking to scale up climate action, the government set out to develop a climate investment plan that could attract international finance. The ambition was clear — align national priorities with the logic of climate funds and send a signal to the market about where support was most needed. But early drafts of the plan leaned heavily toward existing project lists, without a clear basis to assess climate impact or funding potential. We worked with the government and their partners to structure the process. Engaging closely with key institutions, we helped map investment priorities across sectors — from energy, water, agriculture, and beyond — and evaluated their alignment with climate finance criteria. Our role was to facilitate a shared understanding of what makes projects fundable, and how to shape a pipeline that could stand up to scrutiny. The result was a government-endorsed publication that presented a focused set of investment areas, offering a potential foundation for future funding conversations. While political dynamics continued to evolve beyond our engagement, the experience underscored a key insight: many governments are ambitious on climate actions, but could benefit from support in translating their ambition into strategies that align with funder expectations. That’s the kind of role we aim to play — helping shape investment plans that are grounded, fundable, and aligned for impact. If you are looking to develop a platform that can align country priorities with international sources of funding, reach out to us and let us help you develop an investment plan that can generate the finance to meet your country’s needs. We have anonymized this story to protect the confidentiality of our client and where it took place, but the actions and results are real. Back to Stories Page Our Stories AvaTerra Global has vast global experience leading high-impact engagements across the climate, development, and sustainable investment landscapes. We invite you to read about some of the results we have delivered for our clients. A Holistic Climate Project for Small Islands Adaptation | Capacity Building | Clean Energy | Climate Finance | Nature-Based Solutions | Theory of Change Island ecosystems are often isolated and fragile and hence are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. 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Raising Profiles, Raising Finance
A leading ministry in a Least Developed Country was keen to raise its profile across government as a key enabler of mobilizing finance from the international community. The ministry was responsible for managing the country’s climate finance portfolio but recognized it needed to build institutional capacity to access finance from international climate funds. With severe drought in some parts of the country and flash floods in other parts; challenges in energy access; limited early warning systems; poor roadways; and outdated infrastructure, the ministry was aware that the impacts from climate change were worsening the conditions of many people and their livelihoods. Being able to access financial resources from the international community to address many of these challenges was critical to the country’s sustainability. The ministry knew sources of funding were available at the international level but was unsure how to go about accessing these resources. They also needed to better understand their role in climate finance mobilization processes to raise their profile across government. This started with needing to capacitate relevant ministry staff as well as staff in other relevant agencies. This included the country’s meteorological service because key to climate finance decision-making is the need to have a well-capacitated and empowered national meteorological agency. Our team worked closely with the ministry, the country’s meteorological service, and other actors across government to guide them on elevating their profile, capacitating them to deliver on their roles in mobilizing climate finance for their country. We enhanced their knowledge on climate finance processes, strengthened their institutions, identified gaps where additional funding and support from the international community would be needed, and developed a plan of action that they could take forward. That plan is now being implemented, and the ministry, the meteorological service, and other actors are bridging the gaps that earlier impeded their access to finance. AvaTerra Global works with countries in all levels of development to guide them in navigating the complexities of accessing climate finance. Contact us if you would like to learn more. We have anonymized this story to protect the confidentiality of our client and where it took place, but the actions and results are real. Back to Stories Page Our Stories AvaTerra Global has vast global experience leading high-impact engagements across the climate, development, and sustainable investment landscapes. We invite you to read about some of the results we have delivered for our clients. 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