Country Pilots
The challenges of mobilizing capital into emerging markets
Real and perceived market and project risks, including currency, credit, and regulatory issues
Enabling environment concerns, including lack of policy support, capacity, or data
Lack of replicable, scalable finance models and playbooks
CFLI Country Pilots are private sector-led country platforms focused on unlocking climate finance in support of countries’ climate goals
CFLI Country Pilots are driven by in-market practitioners from local and international financial institutions and corporates working in partnership with public finance institutions and governments to mobilize private capital for country-tailored catalytic financing and policy solutions in sectors critical to supporting countries’ climate ambitions.
How CFLI Country Pilots work
Identify and de-risk opportunities
CFLI members, in partnership with public financial institutions, tailor policy and financing solutions to address project-specific risks, leading to an increased appetite for innovative financial mechanisms and frontier opportunities.
Advocate for policy solutions
CFLI Country Pilots advance public-private collaboration by providing private sector input on barriers and solutions to unlocking private sector investment.
Create replicable financing models
CFLI Country Pilots structure in-country solutions that can be replicated and scaled both within the domestic market and across emerging markets.
Delivering solutions
CFLI Country Pilots focus on delivering near-term action in sectors that are receiving adequate financing, though are critical to countries’ climate and development goals.
