Nordic Development Fund

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Nordic Development Fund Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is a multilateral development finance institution that provides financing for climate change projects in developing countries.

The Nordic Development Fund (NDF) is the joint development finance institution of the Nordic countries - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Fund provides grant financing for climate change interventions in low-income countries. NDF grants are made in cooperation with bilateral and multilateral development institutions.

🌱 According to World Economic Forum, over half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. This make...
19/10/2026

🌱 According to World Economic Forum, over half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. This makes nature and biodiversity no longer a secondary thought for sustainable development, but critical for its success.

brought together Nordic and international actors to explore how finance and expertise can advance biodiversity and nature-positive solutions.

“In many countries, the climate has fallen far down on the political agenda, driven primarily by competing economics, crises and geopolitical tensions. We need new ideas, new ways to mobilise funds for climate adaptation in less-developed countries. Nature is our best and most cost-effective tool to adapt to climate change,” explained Monika Rubin, Denmark’s Minister for Social Affairs and Minister for Nordic Cooperation.

Nature-positive finance initiatives include organic agriculture, forest restoration, and sustainable fisheries. For example, mangrove restoration can strengthen coastal resilience, while wetlands restoration can help protect cities by reducing flood risks and supporting natural water management.

🔹 Read the article to learn more about the discussed Nordic action on climate, development and nature, and how to advance biodiversity-positive finance: https://shorturl.at/jTZye

Last month, NDF's Managing Director Satu Santala https://www.linkedin.com/company/84046/admin/page-posts/published/?shar...
15/10/2026

Last month, NDF's Managing Director Satu Santala https://www.linkedin.com/company/84046/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true # visited Rwanda's first automated upper-air weather station in Huye to see firsthand the progress made by Meteo Rwanda through Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF) https://www.linkedin.com/company/84046/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true # support. 🌦️

The station marks a major milestone for the country's meteorological services and strengthening its contribution to the global weather and climate observing system.

Upper-air observations provide essential data that improve weather forecasts and early warning systems. As Rwanda prepares to share these observations internationally, the country's data will not only strengthen national forecasting but also contribute to the global exchange of meteorological data, helping reduce forecast uncertainty worldwide. 🌍

🌱 In Rwanda, where many livelihoods depend on agriculture, more accurate weather information helps communities anticipate risks, make informed decisions and reduce the impacts of climate-related hazards.

SOFF funding has enabled Meteo Rwanda to invest in upper-air weather balloon equipment and upgrade several ground weather stations across the country. The collaboration between UNDP https://www.linkedin.com/company/84046/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true #, the Finnish Meteorological Institute https://www.linkedin.com/company/84046/admin/page-posts/published/?share=true # and Meteo Rwanda has also been instrumental to the project's success. NDF is pleased to contribute to these efforts through its support for the SOFF programme.

A big thank you to Aimable Gahigi, Director General of Meteo Rwanda, for facilitating the visit and for the ongoing work towards a more resilient future. 🤝

🌿 NDF commits EUR 500,000 to advance climate and peace initiatives NDF is joining forces with Peace Dividend Initiative...
07/10/2026

🌿 NDF commits EUR 500,000 to advance climate and peace initiatives

NDF is joining forces with Peace Dividend Initiative, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Incofin Investment Management and UNDP to design the Climate and Peace Investment Fund (CPIF), a new impact investing strategy that increases access to finance for entrepreneurs building climate and peace-supporting businesses in lower-income countries and conflict-affected regions. 🌍

"One of NDF's priorities is to ensure that climate finance reaches the communities most vulnerable to climate change, which are too often underserved by existing financing models. By supporting CPIF from an early stage and working alongside our partners, we are helping to build the foundations for a credible investment strategy that can unlock capital at scale in lower-income countries and conflict-affected contexts, where access to climate finance remains far too limited," says Isabel Leroux, Program Manager at NDF.

We look forward to working with all partners on this ambitious initiative. 🤝

🔗 Read more here: https://shorturl.at/PJ38C


Photo: Peace Dividend Initiative (PDI)

Yesterday, NDF’s Managing Director Satu Santala participated in the panel discussion following the WIDER Annual Lecture,...
01/10/2026

Yesterday, NDF’s Managing Director Satu Santala participated in the panel discussion following the WIDER Annual Lecture, where Edward Miguel delivered the 30th Annual Lecture on “Can Africa escape the climate–conflict–poverty trap?” The Lecture explored how rising temperatures, armed conflict, and weak economic growth can reinforce one another.

🌱 During the panel, Satu addressed the need to scale up adaptation in Africa, particularly as El Niño is expected to exacerbate existing vulnerabilities. She pointed out to NDF-supported initiatives such as the Hardest-to-Reach Initiative, ARCAFIM and InsuResilience as examples of how climate finance contributes to building sustainable economies and long-term resilience.

Satu stressed the importance of building new partnerships, including with the private sector and philanthropies, and noted that encouraging new collaborations are already taking shape. 🤝

A warm thank you to UNU-WIDER for the invitation and to Edward Miguel and the fellow panellists for an engaging discussion!

➡️ Read more about NDF-supported projects: https://shorturl.at/TFAkH

Nordic Climate Dialogues has concluded! 🌍✨ After a day of fruitful discussions with Nordic and international leaders an...
30/09/2026

Nordic Climate Dialogues has concluded! 🌍✨

After a day of fruitful discussions with Nordic and international leaders and experts in climate and development, one message stood out: collaboration must be at the heart of how we move forward. Beyond mobilising more finance, we need new ways of working; building trust, breaking down silos, strengthening partnerships and scaling solutions that deliver lasting impact for people and nature.

💐 A warm thank you to all our partners, speakers, panellists and participants for your active contributions, thoughtful perspectives and engaging discussions. Together, you made Nordic Climate Dialogues 2026 a valuable platform for dialogue and collaboration.

➡️ Read more about : https://ndf.foleon.com/ncdevent/2026/

🌱 Nature and biodiversity are no longer secondary considerations: they are essential to climate resilience, effective ri...
29/09/2026

🌱 Nature and biodiversity are no longer secondary considerations: they are essential to climate resilience, effective risk management, and lasting development impact. In Nordic Climate Dialogues’ third session, we were pleased to welcome Magnus Nyström and Koloina Ramaromandray for two inspiring keynote speeches.

Magnus set the scene by exploring the close links between healthy ecosystems, climate resilience and sustainable development, reflecting on what science tells us. He highlighted resilience as the capacity to live and develop with change. It is essential for navigating accelerating risks and requires balancing the capacities to cope, adapt and transform. Investing in resilience today, he noted, helps reduce the costs of tomorrow.

Joining us from Miarakap in Madagascar, Koloina first provided an overview of the country, highlighting that seven in ten jobs depend directly on land, forests and the sea. She emphasised the close link between poverty and environmental degradation: "Poverty drives nature loss, and nature loss drives poverty". Koloina stressed the importance of backing bold entrepreneurs and shared practical examples of private sector investments in nature and biodiversity that create jobs while protecting ecosystems. As these businesses depend on healthy ecosystems to thrive, they create a virtuous circle in which economic development and nature conservation reinforce one another.

Building on these perspectives, our panel discussed how climate finance can better integrate nature into investment decisions and implementations, and how nature-positive finance can move from principle to practical, investable solutions. 📈🌍

Many thanks to all our speakers and participants for these insightful conversations!

🌍 How can blended finance and catalytic capital accelerate climate and nature outcomes, helping shape markets, mobilise ...
29/09/2026

🌍 How can blended finance and catalytic capital accelerate climate and nature outcomes, helping shape markets, mobilise private investment and enable systemic change?

At the session From Concessional to Catalytic – Making Climate Finance Deliver at Scale, we brought together perspectives from public finance, private capital and impact investing to discuss what it takes to make finance truly catalytic. 💡 The discussion underlined that catalytic capital is most powerful when it helps unlock capital that would otherwise remain on the sidelines — while supporting market creation, investor confidence and long-term climate and nature impact.

As one of our panelists, Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen noted: "The world does not need more money moving around the same places. We need capital willing to reach the places where climate risk and poverty meet, and to go earlier, stay longer and adapt to the challenges we face."

Thank you to our speakers for contributing to this important conversation! 🤝

🔗 Read more on : https://shorturl.at/Wovya

🚀 The second edition of Nordic Climate Dialogues is now underway — Welcome! In a more uncertain and divided world, Nordi...
29/09/2026

🚀 The second edition of Nordic Climate Dialogues is now underway — Welcome!

In a more uncertain and divided world, Nordic climate leadership matters more than ever. Today, Nordic voices come together to explore what Nordic leadership means — and how cooperation can turn shared values into action. 🧭

As Satu Santala, NDF’s Managing Director, says, it is about moving from ambition to implementation, supporting scalable and credible solutions, and showing that values and practical delivery can reinforce each other.

“Nordic countries may not be the largest players, but they bring trust, credibility, practical solutions and a strong belief that climate action must go hand in hand with inclusion, resilience and shared responsibility,” she says.

Today’s dialogues are a chance to listen, learn and build Nordic partnerships for stronger joint Nordic . 🤲

🔗 Follow the first part of the event live: https://shorturl.at/CrSK2
🔗 Read more about NCD2026: https://shorturl.at/JhURB

📢 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧! Don’t miss our online session from 9:30 to 11:00 (GMT+3) for an insightful disc...
29/09/2026

📢 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧!

Don’t miss our online session from 9:30 to 11:00 (GMT+3) for an insightful discussion on the changing landscape of climate and development finance, and the role of the Nordic region in the new reality. 💡

We look forward to welcoming you online.

🔗 Join us here: https://tinyurl.com/2w3cav3t

📈 The global climate and development finance landscape is entering a period of profound change. As climate investment ne...
25/09/2026

📈 The global climate and development finance landscape is entering a period of profound change. As climate investment needs continue to rise, a key challenge is to ensure that available capital reaches the places where it is most needed.


🌱🌍 Ahead of our event 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬, we have published a Context Brief in collaboration with our partners at Climate Policy Initiative, exploring the changing climate finance landscape, the role of catalytic capital, and how Nordic partnerships can help unlock investment for climate resilience, adaptation and nature-positive solutions in emerging markets and developing economies.


➡️ Read the Context Brief: https://shorturl.at/msBS0
➡️ Register for the online session of the event: https://shorturl.at/xp1lR

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