Nordic Development Fund

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.

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

📢 Nordic Climate Dialogues is just around the corner, and our programme is live! This year's Dialogues will feature fo...
22/09/2026

📢 Nordic Climate Dialogues is just around the corner, and our programme is live!

This year's Dialogues will feature four engaging sessions, bringing together keynote speeches, expert panel discussions, and a pitch session showcasing concrete climate finance initiatives. 🌍🌱

Join us 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 (GMT+3) for the opening session, where Nordic and international leaders will explore global shifts in climate and development finance, and discuss the role of the Nordic region in an evolving landscape. 🌐

➡️ Don't forget to register for the online session: https://shorturl.at/qKWG2
➡️ Explore the full agenda here: https://shorturl.at/zZZ23

💧🌱 Last week, NDF's Managing Director Satu Santala visited the rehabilitated wetlands in Kigali to see first-hand the pr...
18/09/2026

💧🌱 Last week, NDF's Managing Director Satu Santala visited the rehabilitated wetlands in Kigali to see first-hand the progress made though investments in wetland restoration, nature-based solutions, flood-risk management and improved public spaces.


The wetlands restoration project demonstrates the value of integrated approaches to climate resilience and biodiversity, helping reduce flood risks, restore ecosystems and create new spaces for communities, including recreational areas and improved public amenities.


Thank you to our partners for the warm welcome and continued collaboration. 🤝

Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA); Embassy of Denmark in Rwanda; The World Bank Group

🗓️ The countdown is on! Nordic Climate Dialogues returns on 29 September 2026, bringing together Nordic and internation...
10/09/2026

🗓️ The countdown is on!

Nordic Climate Dialogues returns on 29 September 2026, bringing together Nordic and international voices to explore global shifts in climate and development finance, with a particular focus on biodiversity and nature-positive investments. 🌿

is made possible with the collaboration of our valued partners: Hanaholmen - Hanasaari, WWF Finland, Climate Policy Initiative, Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA) and the World Climate Foundation.

🌐 If you haven't yet, don't forget to register for the online session of Nordic Climate Dialogues 2026: https://shorturl.at/b9X0k

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