{"id":18045,"date":"2026-02-18T21:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latimpacto.org\/?p=18045"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:31:31","slug":"catalytic-and-blended-finance-for-climate-and-biodiversity-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latimpacto.org\/en\/catalytic-and-blended-finance-for-climate-and-biodiversity-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalytic and Blended Finance for Climate and Biodiversity in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Latin America is home to an extraordinary share of the world's natural capital - around 40% of Earth's biodiversity - and its forests and wetlands store vast carbon reserves. This \"biodiversity superpower\" also faces acute climate risks, with extreme weather already costing the region ~$11 billion annually and projected to reach $100 billion per year by 2050. Yet current investments in climate mitigation, adaptation, and nature conservation fall far short of what's needed. Globally, climate finance flows have surpassed $1.3 trillion per year but must increase four- to five-fold by 2030 to meet the Paris climate goals. In Latin America, an estimated $215-284 billion is required annually this decade for a low-carbon, climate-resilient transition, but actual climate finance to the region has hovered around just $50-60 billion (only ~4% of global climate finance). A massive funding gap also exists for biodiversity protection, with a worldwide sh ortfall of roughly $700 billion per year. In short, Latin America's climate and nature goals face a severe financing deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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