Agenda
12 November, 2026
15:00-16:30 (GMT+3)
Mobilising climate finance at scale: Dragons' Den for Catalytic Investment
How can catalytic capital unlock climate investment at the speed and scale needed? At COP31, NDF and the Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA) is arranging an interactive Dragons' Den-style session bringing climate-focused fund managers face-to-face with public and private financiers, donors, and development finance institutions. Selected funds will pitch investment ideas seeking catalytic and concessional capital to de-risk investments and mobilise private finance for high-impact climate solutions in emerging markets and developing countries. Through direct dialogue, the session will test investment concepts, explore opportunities for collaboration and co-financing, and examine what it takes to move promising climate solutions towards investment and scale.
Location: Outside the Blue Zone
Registration: For more information about the venue and to join the event, please register here. Your registration is subject to host approval.
17:30-20:00 (GMT+3)
COP31: Nordic Finance Reception
A warm welcome to the Nordic Finance Reception at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, hosted by Nordic Development Fund (NDF), Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO).
The reception, which will be hosted outside the Blue Zone, will offer an informal setting for high-level representatives and key stakeholders from the Nordic and international climate and development finance community to meet, network and exchange ideas. It will provide an opportunity to connect with colleagues, partners and other stakeholders attending COP31 beyond the formal conference programme.
The event will be opened by:
- Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers
- Satu Santala, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund (NDF)
- André Küüsvek, President & CEO, Nordic Investment Bank (NIB)
- Trond Moe, Managing Director, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO)
Location: Outside the Blue Zone
Registration: For further details and registration please contact info@nefco.int.
13 November, 2026
14:45-15:30 (GMT+3)
Nature-positive climate finance – Towards investable reality
How can climate finance turn nature-positive ambitions into investable solutions? Humanity cannot thrive without healthy, functioning natural systems; protecting and restoring nature and biodiversity is therefore fundamental to climate resilience, risk management, and our collective future. Building on the Nordic Climate Dialogues 2026, this session will explore practical partnerships and financing approaches for scaling climate-resilient, nature-positive solutions.
We will focus on the growing need to align climate action with nature outcomes, highlighting innovative and catalytic financing approaches that mobilise additional capital for projects delivering climate resilience and biodiversity protection. Through concrete examples and open dialogue, the session will showcase how partnerships can help scale nature‑positive solutions and shape future climate finance markets.
On the stage:
- Satu Santala, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund
- Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security at Norway’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Annika Markovic, Engagement and Impact Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
- Mark Napier, Chief Executive Officer, FSD Africa
- Laura Lopez Torres, Program Lead, The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD), World Wildlife Fund
- Anne Olhoff, Director, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
Location: Nordic Pavilion (D310), UNFCCC Blue Zone
More information at Norden.org.
Join NDF also in the following events:
9 November, 2026
18:15-19:00 (GMT+3)
Global state of systematic weather and climate observation: The value of data and the investment case, organised by Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)
Location: SPE2, Blue Zone
10 November, 2026
17:30-18:30 (GMT+3)
A hotter world is flying blind - Financing the data that protect people and inform investment, organised by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) / Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF)
Location: UNFCCC Pavilion
11 November, 2026
14:30-15:45 (GMT+3)
GRP Investor Forum - resilience Hub Dragons' Den event, organised by Global Resilience Partnership
Location: Resilience Hub, Blue Zone
13 November, 2026
09:30-11:00 (GMT+3)
Beyond the Baku to Belém roadmap to 1.3T: Moving from pledges to delivery, the case for a climate finance overhaul for Africa, organised by United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
Location: African Pavilion
16:00-17:00 (GMT+3)
Accelerating adaptation finance – From adaptation priorities to financing-ready projects, organised by Inter American Development Bank (IDB)
Location: MDB Pavilion
14 November, 2026
11:30-12:30 (GMT+3)
Mobilising private capital for climate: Lessons from donor-led competitive funding windows and the path ahead, organised by Investment Mobilisation Collaboration Alliance (IMCA)
Location: State of Green Pavilion