Country Platforms
A growing number of developing countries are moving beyond climate and development strategies toward implementation – seeking to translate national priorities into coordinated, investable programmes that can mobilise finance at scale. Country platforms have emerged as a practical way to do this. But while the ambition is clear, the pathway is not always. Governments can face constraints in structuring platforms, preparing pipelines, coordinating partners, and accessing the right forms of finance. The Country Platforms Hub is an initiative led by developing countries, established at COP30, to support countries in navigating this transition – from ambition to delivery. The Hub is also meant to align funders, supply-side actors and implementing agencies, reducing duplication and fragmentation risk and facilitating a joint effort to invest in emerging country platforms.
A country-led approach to investment
Country Platforms are country-owned investment and delivery mechanisms for sectoral transformation in line with national priorities. These are derived from country strategies – whether in direct presidential priorities, NDCs, national development plans, or adaptation frameworks – and designed to turn these into implementable, programmatic investment pipelines.
Each platform reflects its country context and there is no single model. Country Platforms can take many forms, from “Just Energy Transition Partnerships” focused on energy transitions, pioneered by South Africa, Indonesia, Vietnam and Senegal, to multi-sectoral Climate Prosperity Plans in Bangladesh and Barbados, to the Brazil Investment Platform in Brazil and the Nexus of Water, Food and Energy Program in Egypt. While these platforms differ in size and scope, they share a common objective: to align public and private finance behind national priorities and unlock investment at scale to drive sustainable growth.
Led by a coalition of developing countries, and in collaboration with a consortium of international partners, the Country Platforms Hub aims to support the establishment and success of country platforms around the world, and to promote country ownership, efficient design and delivery, and jointly manage knowledge and learning.
A partnership anchored in the Global South
The Hub is guided by a Steering Committee that is co-chaired by The Brazilian Government, the V20, and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. The remaining Committee seats reflect experience from Bangladesh, Barbados, Egypt, Indonesia, The Philippines and South Africa.
The Hub brings together Core Partners including Finance in Common, the Global Capacity-Building Coalition, the Green Climate Fund, the NDC Partnership and UNDP. Hosted by the African Climate Foundation, it operates as a collaborative mechanism – linking countries to existing sources of technical support, knowledge, and finance, while promoting South–South exchange and practical learning.
Core Partners
How the Hub Works
The Hub, in collaboration with its consortium of Core Partners, provides an entry point for governments seeking to develop or strengthen country platforms.
The Country Platforms Hub and the Core Partners aim to work with countries to translate early-stage ideas into functioning platforms – supporting the design of institutional arrangements, strengthening coordination across government, and helping bring forward credible investment pipelines. Just as importantly, it helps countries navigate and align the many partners and institutions involved, reducing fragmentation and ensuring support is organised around country priorities.
Spark Plug Fund: At critical early stages, the Hub can provide rapid, targeted support through the core partners or through the Spark Plug Fund to address bottlenecks – whether in convening stakeholders, advancing preparation work, or unlocking specific challenges. As platforms mature, the Hub connects countries to the expertise, networks, and financing partners needed to move from pipeline to investment.
Throughout, the emphasis is practical: helping countries make progress, not adding process.
Support is provided only at the request of governments. The Hub does not promote a standard model or create parallel processes. Instead, it works through existing systems and partners, building on what is already underway and strengthening it. This demand-driven approach is central. Countries define their priorities, institutional arrangements, and pace of development. The Hub exists to support that process, not to direct it.
More information on the Sparkplug fund, including type of services, eligibility and application process, can be found in the Sparkplug section of the website
Knowledge Portal: The Country Platforms Knowledge Portal is a curated web resource that organizes complex policy, governance, and finance material into a clear, practitioner-oriented structure, grounded in lessons from direct country engagement. The Knowledge Portal is focused on what governments and secretariats need to design, govern, and deliver country platforms. It is meant to be a first port of call for countries and practitioners as they navigate country platform design and setup.
The Knowledge Portal will have a beta launch in June of 2026, and a full launch at COP31.
Convenings and Learning Opportunities: The Country Platforms Hub and Core Partners host capacity building convenings in support of country platforms. These convenings are meant to facilitate south to south learnings across the public and private sector and drive forward the next generation of country platforms.
For more information on Convenings and Learning Opportunities, please see the calendar and events section below.
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