Towards Effective Climate Finance - Country experiences and innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean

Feeding into the preparations of the First Regional Dialogue on Climate Finance and Development Effectiveness in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on 2-4 May 2012 in Tela, Honduras, with support of the EuroClima program, a number of countries have systematized their climate finance experiences. In a first round, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have completed country templates on climate change policies, in-country coordination and financial management (see annex 1). This summary, prepared by Nils-Sjard Schulz with the collaboration of Bryan Pratt, outlines common lessons and specific innovations from a cross-country perspective.