Recording
Background and rationale
Country platforms have emerged as one of the most promising instruments for mobilising investment in the climate and sustainable development transition. By aligning government priorities with the resources of development partners, public development banks and private investors, they translate political commitments into actionable pipelines of investment.
Their potential as a driver of capital for the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been recognised at the highest levels — including by the Circle of Finance Ministers and through the Sevilla Commitment.
At COP30 in Belém, 15 countries and regions announced the establishment of a country platform, and many more are now developing or scaling such platforms — in several cases anchored in integrated national financing frameworks (INFFs). These platforms set out country-led pipelines of priority investments that build resilience, accelerate the path to a low-carbon green economy and deliver a just transition.
As Ministries of Finance, Ministries of Environment and National Development Banks scale up implementation, a growing community of sustainable development and finance institutions is coming together to respond to their leadership. The HSC 2026 offers a timely moment to consolidate this momentum and convert COP30 outcomes into tangible delivery.
Session objectives
The session will catalyse solutions across partners — government leaders, public development banks, development and finance institutions — to scale implementation of NDCs through country platforms. Specifically, it aims to:
- Showcase country leadership: Surface lessons from country experiences Mongolia and Ethiopia on how Ministries are designing and operationalising country platforms.
- Translate COP30 outcomes into investment: Examine how the post-Belém momentum — including the 15 platforms launched at COP30 — can be sustained and converted into pipelines of bankable, high-impact projects.
- Advance a coalition of partners: Bring together a coalition that is advancing collective solutions to help countries build, derisk and unlock impactful investment through country platforms.
- Identify next steps: Set out concrete actions for the coming 12 months to scale country-led implementation of NDCs and broader sustainable development priorities.
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