Washington, D.C., The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (‘the Coalition’) will host its 14th Ministerial Meeting as a high-level closed-door plenary meeting at the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank on Wednesday, 15 October 2025. The discussion will focus on the crucial role of Finance Ministries in unlocking resilience finance and scaling up adaptation investments, with an intention of feeding into COP 30 and the Baku to Belem ongoing discussions. The Coalition will also present its third joint Climate Action Statement, accompanied by a list of the Members’ main climate actions. Finally, the meeting will confirm endorsement of the new incoming Co-Chair.  

Participants. The meeting will be open to Ministers of Finance, Vice-Ministers, State Secretaries, and Principals of Institutional Partners. Each Minister or Principal can be accompanied by one person. 

Format. The meeting will feature an opening by the Co-Chair ministers (Eelco Heinen, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands , and Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Uganda), a plenary discussion with interventions by finance ministers from member countries, and closing remarks by the World Bank and the IMF senior leadership. The meeting will conclude with the formal endorsement of the incoming Co-Chair (replacing the Netherlands in April 2026). This ministerial meeting will be followed by a post-ministerial discussion for high-level member representatives.

Co-Chairs Statement

Share our outcomes: Comms Pack

HP4 Report: MoF Capabilities

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Post-Ministerial Discussion: From Promise to Action: Scaling Up Climate Finance to $1.3T

Following the 14th Ministerial Meeting

Thursday 16 October

Overview Summary. Following the 14th Ministerial Meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (“the Coalition”) during the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings, a post-ministerial discussion will take place on Thursday, October 16. This closed-door gathering of Coalition members, institutional partners, and knowledge partners aims to foster a focused and dynamic exchange among finance ministries on the urgency to scale up and unlock climate finance. The discussion will feature interactive breakout discussions, where ministerial representatives and leading experts can share insights, experiences, and best practices on three critical topics:

1. Country Platforms and Innovative Financing Mechanisms to Scale Up Finance

2. Public and Private Sector Readiness: Managing and Preparing for Physical Climate Risks

3. Market-based Mechanisms to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions Participants.

High-level member representatives of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, Coalition Institutional Partners, invited leading experts and other Knowledge Partners.

It is an interactive meeting with brief technical introductory presentations, breakout groups, and facilitated focused discussions.