Funding priorities of the International Climate Initiative

To this end, it concentrates its funding activities on prioritised fields of action within the four funding areas and on three overarching priorities.

Another important element is the close cooperation with selected partner countries, in particular with the IKI's priority countries.

You can download the IKI strategy here

IKI's priority countries

• Overview: Funding area mitigation

Prioritised fields of action: 

• Ambitious development of NDCs and long-term strategies
• Promoting the energy transition
• Advancing the mobility transition 
• Decarbonisation of industry 

• Overview: Funding area adaptation

Prioritised fields of action: 

• Implementing national adaptation plans
• Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA)
• Strengthening resilience and security

• Overview: Funding area natural carbon sinks 

Prioritised fields of action:

• Strengthening nature-based climate action
• Ending deforestation and land use changes
• Restoring forest landscapes
• Protecting peatlands

• Overview: Funding area biological diversity 

Prioritised fields of action: 

• Strengthening NBSAPs including Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)
• Protecting habitats
• Mainstreaming biodiversity

• Supporting international negotiation processes 
• Financing the socio-ecological transformation 
• Development of sustainable and climate-friendly urban and peri-urban areas