The IDB supports the development of institutional and technical capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean through the promotion of policy and institutional frameworks that support all aspects of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Key areas of intervention to help governments and private sector institutions tackle climate change address: development and implementation of national and sub-national climate change strategic action plans, strengthening institutional capacity and supporting the development of policy and regulatory frameworks facilitating investments in clean energy and vulnerability reduction, strengthening of national and sub-national authorities through capacity-building programs, support to national and local funding institutions, commercial banks and other financial intermediaries to access and develop financial instruments to promote carbon finance, energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies and strengthening civil society participation and ownership of climate change-related decision making

Events:

Regional Policy Dialogue: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Network

Projects:

Program to Support the Climate Change Agenda of Guatemala

Program in Support of Mexico's Climate Change Agenda

Support Program for the Climate Change agenda in Mexico - Second Operation

Program in Support of Mexico's Climate Change Agenda III

Program to Support the Development of a Climate Change Agenda of Colombia

Support Program for the Climate Change Agenda of Peru

Publications:

Economics of Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean. Summary 2010