Environmental Financing
The Technical Committee of ALIDE for Environmental Financing focuses its action on the analysis and promotion of good practices related to the financing of the sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. By holding technical meetings and publishing studies and documents, it proposes action guidelines to optimize the work performed by Development Banking in the promotion of projects oriented to sustainable development, with emphasis on the use of technologies and innovation.
Sustainable Finance and the Contribution of Development Banks to Major Global and National Challenges
Basic Document, May 2024
The main theme of this document is «Sustainable Finance and the Contribution of Development Banks to Major Global and National Challenges» and aims to analyse and share knowledge on the pathways to progress towards a higher status of sustainable finance in the region. This was the theme of the 54th ALIDE Meeting held in Fortaleza, Brazil, from 15 to 17 May 2024.
Climate financing in Latin America and the Caribbean
Technical Document, December 2024
This publication provides an overview of climate risks in Latin American and Caribbean countries, using the European Investment Bank’s country-level climate risk scores. It assesses the region’s climate investment needs and potential sources of financing within the current macroeconomic and fiscal context.
It also outlines the role of public development banks in the region, their current contribution to mitigating climate risks, and the results of our survey. Finally, it presents key findings and policy recommendations.
Road to comprehensive security: Development banking forging the future of Latin America
Main Document, December 2025
This publication examines how global crises —from pandemics and climate change to geopolitical tensions and digital transformation— have exposed vulnerabilities that demand a broader vision of security. It highlights the strategic role of development banks in fostering resilience, inclusion, and sustainability, and offers recommendations for them to lead this transformation in the region.
Development financing from a public financial institution perspective
Technical Document, May 2025
This study prepared by ALIDE, in collaboration with various institutions, presents a comprehensive diagnosis of the challenges, opportunities and new priorities of development finance institutions (DFIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean in a changing and complex environment. Based on two surveys conducted between 2023 and 2024, the document analyzes the strategies, capacities and key areas on which DFIs should focus to strengthen their role in promoting sustainable economic development and climate transition in the region.
Green Finance for Latin America and the Caribbean (LGF) is a knowledge exchange platform that has been developed to respond to the demand of national development banks (BND). LGF has been developed by the Division of Capital Markets and Financial Institutions (CMF) of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in cooperation with the Latin American Association of Financial Institutions for Development (ALIDE) to support the exchange of experiences of BNDs in the region on green finance through technical cooperation projects.
Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative who is managed by Institute for Climate Economics – I4CE, is an initiative promote the integration of considerations about climate change into the strategies, programs and operations of public and private banks that are united around the initiative guided by five voluntary principles.
The Carbon Finance knowledge platform is a vehicle for the exchange of information, capabilities and online services, which serves as a meeting point for the various stakeholders interested in climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Carbon Finance is developed in collaboration with the World Bank Institute (IBM), the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the UNEP Risø Center (URC); It is financed through the Investment Funds for Initiatives of Sustainable Energy and Climate Change of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).