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January 2019

Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Three years after the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, there is a consensus that public and private finance will both be needed, at scale, to meet the SDGs - hence blended finance is receiving increasing attention for its potential to crowd in private or commercial capital for SDG-related investments that would otherwise be overlooked.
December 2020

Guide for Understanding and Accessing Blended Finance

Global Environment Facility (GEF)
This guide is a resource on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council guidance and policies that helped shape the Global Environment Facility's approach to blended finance.
July 2019

Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries 2019

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report, Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries 2019 , presents the latest data available on private finance mobilised in developing countries by official development finance. This edition discusses the most recent international policy trends shaping the blended finance market, and what these might mean for LDCs.
January 2018

Making Blended Finance Work for the Sustainable Development Goals

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Making Blended Finance Work for the Sustainable Development Goals presents a comprehensive assessment of the state and priorities for blended finance as it is being used to support sustainable development in developing countries.
August 2019

Making Blended Finance Work for Water and Sanitation - Unlocking Commercial Finance for SDG 6

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Making Blended Finance Work for Water and Sanitation - Unlocking Commercial Finance for SDG 6 is part of the OECD series on water that provides policy analysis and guidance on the economic, financial and governance aspects of water resources management.
December 2017

OECD DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
The OECD DAC Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals focus primarily on commercial actors as a source of potential financing for development that has not yet been targeted towards the SDGs.
December 2020

Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries 2020: Supporting a Resilient COVID-19 Recovery

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
This report provides an update on the deployment of blended finance in LDCs. It also analyses its potential role in helping those countries recover from the COVID-19 crisis, and provides an Action Agenda for unlocking capital for the achievement of the SDGs in LDCs, as called for in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
February 2021

Using Blended Concessional Finance to Invest in Challenging Markets: Economic considerations, transparency, governance, and lessons of experience

International Finance Corporation (IFC)
This report examines IFC’s two decades of experience supporting pioneering projects with blended concessional finance. The report addresses issues such as why and when concessional finance is appropriate to support private sector projects; the key transparency, access, and governance processes required to implement projects efficiently and effectively; the principles for selecting and structuring projects; how to use blended concessional finance to invest in lower-income countries; and the different ways of structuring concessional finance facilities used by DFIs.
6 February 2018

Green Capital: How to Finance a Low-Carbon Future

Michael Wilkins
"As the appetite for green finance grows in both public and private markets, there will likely be more opportunities for capital availability via blended finance," says Michael Wilkins, Head of Sustainable Finance at S&P Global Ratings.
August 2011

Blending Climate Finance Through National Climate Funds - A Guidebook for the Design and Establishment of National Funds to Achieve Climate Change Priorities

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Climate change is one of the most pressing threats to development today.

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