The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest are significantly ramping up their climate and environmental finance commitments. By 2030, they aim to allocate $11.3 billion annually to climate-related projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative will also mobilize an additional $6.6 billion through private sector investments, aiming to enhance the region's green growth and sustainability efforts.

A significant portion of the funding, $25 billion, will focus on climate adaptation from 2024 to 2030, which will account for 50% of their total climate finance. In 2023 alone, IDB committed $7.5 billion to these efforts.

Jordan Schwartz, IDB Executive Vice-President, remarked at COP29, “These projections underscore the IDB and IDB Invest’s drive to scale climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean. We’re taking concrete steps to ensure that our resources drive real progress, focusing on the regions that need it most and building resilience where it matters.”

Alongside financing, IDB and IDB Invest are backing initiatives such as Amazonia Forever, One Caribbean, and America en el Centro. These programs combine climate-focused policies with biodiversity conservation to drive long-term sustainable development.

To support these efforts, IDB is utilizing innovative financial tools like EcoInvest and debt-for-climate resilience swaps, designed to reduce capital costs and open up sustainable finance avenues for communities and companies alike.

The IDB’s plans are in line with the broader efforts of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), who have set ambitious goals to invest $120 billion annually in climate finance by 2030. Their collective efforts also focus on supporting low- and middle-income countries in their climate transition.

IDB and IDB Invest’s growing commitment to climate finance marks a critical step in addressing the region’s sustainability challenges and ensuring a low-carbon future for Latin America and the Caribbean.