On the margins of the 2026 World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., the Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Learning Hub will host an invite-only roundtable discussion on designing and implementing localization strategies for blended climate finance structures.
The session will highlight the CC Facility’s experience in advancing its own localization approach, alongside insights and lessons learned from its grantees.
Localization strategies in climate finance (those that integrate local expertise, partnerships, and investment) are increasingly vital for achieving effective and sustainable outcomes. Locally anchored initiatives tend to perform better, as local actors and investors bring deeper knowledge of regulatory environments, market dynamics, and sector-specific risks, enabling more relevant and implementable project design. This improves project viability and the ability to mobilize domestic and regional capital. As global climate finance needs grow and traditional international funding sources decline, leveraging domestic public and private capital becomes essential to closing the financing gap and ensuring durable climate mitigation and adaptation efforts.
AGENDA
Welcome & Setting the Scene (10 min)
Presentation of Findings / Current Work on Localization by CC Facility and Learning Hub (10 min)
Interactive and Facilitated Dialogue centered around two main topics (60 minutes):
- Strategies for Localization: Identifying and implementing relevant capacity building models
- Barriers and Opportunities for Scale Going Forward
Discussion Synthesis (5 min)
Closing Remarks (5 min)
The event is organized by Climate Policy Initiative and Convergence Blended Finance, and supported by the Learning Hub's anchor donor, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
About the Learning Hub
The Catalytic Climate Finance Facility (CC Facility) Learning Hub is a knowledge-sharing platform designed to accelerate the deployment of climate blended finance vehicles in emerging markets and developing economies. It does this by i) bridging climate blended finance research and practice, by translating lessons learned from diverse CC Facility grantees, including fund managers, local entrepreneurs, and project developers, to the wider ecosystem through research and convenings, and ii) supporting institutions in the Global South to become leaders in researching, developing, and funding locally-led blended climate finance solutions.
The Hub draws on the combined expertise of Convergence and CPI, including extensive data collections, research, network, and hands-on experience supporting climate finance vehicles.