At COP30 in Belém, ministers of finance and global partners took a decisive step to strengthen country leadership in mobilizing climate and development finance. 13 countries and one regional coalition announced new country platforms under the Green Climate Fund’s readiness programme—creating integrated investment frameworks that translate national climate strategies into bankable pipelines. The Coalition of Finance Ministers' workstream HP1 and HP6 is advancing peer exchange on country platforms.
Key innovation:
The Country Platform Hub (CP Hub) was launched as part of COP30’s Solutions Acceleration Plan. The Hub is designed to:
- Enhance country ownership in structuring climate and just transition investment pathways
- Connect demand with supply by linking national platforms to technical assistance, concessional finance, and blended instruments
- Reduce fragmentation through coordinated engagement with MDBs, DFIs, and private capital
The CP Hub builds on partnerships with GCF, NDC Partnership, CVF–V20, Finance in Common, UNDP, and others, and will be guided by a Steering Committee with a majority of developing-country representatives. Initial seed funding of USD 4 million will support governance, knowledge systems, and a Spark Plug window for early-stage platform design.
By anchoring coordination in ministerial networks—including the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action—the Hub strengthens the financial and institutional architecture needed to operationalize the Baku-to-Belém Roadmap and accelerate capital flows aligned with national priorities.
Why it matters:
Country platforms are emerging as a critical instrument to align public and private finance with long-term climate strategies, reduce transaction costs, and crowd in investment at scale.
Read the Coalition Blog on Country Platforms