Published by
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Year
2014

Measuring, Reporting and Verifying Climate Finance

The paper provides a brief introduction to and background information on MRV of climate finance, what it means and why it matters. Moreover it outlines the current state of developments on MRV of climate finance and ongoing work at UNFCCC, OECD and EU level and also discusses certain key challenges and guiding principles of putting MRV of climate finance into operational practice and provides some recommendations and points for further reflection for the way ahead.

The paper seeks to inform a range of different groups, including representatives of governmental organisations, actors involved in climate negotiations, donor agencies, national and international development banks, civil society and the broader public.