On 12-14 June, the Global NDC Conference 2025 took place in Berlin, Germany, with several member countries and the Co-Chairs attending. Focusing on the third round of Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, discussions centered around unleashing ambition, driving finance, and scaling solutions.

The  Co-Chairs hosted a session on “From planning to implementation: Enabling adaptation finance through public-private collaboration” together with the NDC Partnership. Participants discussed investment planning and costing of adaptation priorities, country platforms, and institutional coordination for adaptation finance, and blended finance and private sector mobilization for adaptation. Inputs were provided by Hugo Mendes from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil, Jim Brands of Climate Fund Managers, Ada Osakwe of Agrolay Ventures, Amanda McKe,e and Romeo Bertolini of the NDC Partnership.