Bridging climate and nature: the next generation of country platforms
Over half of global GDP depends on nature, yet significant finance gaps hinder biodiversity and climate resilience, especially in developing nations. Country platforms offer a strategic solution to align public and private finance for development, climate and nature priorities.
But despite some successes, few of these nationally-led, locally-connected mechanisms integrate locally-led action on climate, nature and people; and complex funder procedures, limited local access, a lack of equity safeguards and short planning horizons remain a problem.
COP30 presents an opportunity to harmonise funder support, enhance transparency and embed local equity in a new generation of nature- and climate-inclusive country platforms that get behind national and local plans, budgets and investment strategies for development, climate and nature.
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