LATEST NEWS & EVENTS

22/07/2024

COFIDES and Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Norandino (COOPAC Norandino) have signed an agreement for the implementation of a technical assistance project, within the Triple Inclusive Finance (TIF) Program, which will promote the digitalization of COOPAC Norandino's internal and external processe

21/07/2024

Over 450 participants met from July 10th to July 12th to discuss sustainable agriculture, the transition to a green economy, the digitalization of businesses and sustainable development. This year's theme, "Transforming Our Future, Empowering Growth," underscored the event's commitment to progressive and sustainable economic strategies.

Image: Rodrigo Lobato. / Wikimedia Commons

19/07/2024

The project, implemented in the largest tropical wetland in the world, contributes to water management and demonstrates the power of alliances between countries to protect a resource that transcends borders.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sep 09 - 12, 2024 Oaxaca, Mexico
Oct 07 - 10, 2024 St. Lucia
Oct 21 - Nov 01, 2024 Cali, Colombia

SUCCESS STORIES


   Banking and Financial services

Triple Bottom Line Inclusive Finance in Latin America. Promoting Climate Smart Finance & Better Access

Project led by COFIDES

  • 30.000 previously unbanked MSMEs reached
  • 62.000 jobs supported
  • 7 entities supported in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Central America

   Rural development

Support to enhance FONPLATA’s climate resilience capacity

Project led by EIB

  • Fonplata, the Development Bank of the River Plata basin, has upgraded its environmental and social standards for the benefit of its member countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
  • The cooperation among Fonplata, EIB and LACIF has allowed the implementation of four pilot projects in Bolivia and Brazil

   Sustainable Energy

LAGreen - Latin American Green Bond Fund

Project led by KfW


  • The LAGreen Fund is expected to reach a total of ~EUR 450 million by 2028.
  • LAGreen aims to promote the development of the Bond market in Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Projects financed through LAGreen are focused on generating global environmental benefits and particularly to fight climate change.
  • LAGreen has invested EUR 128 million in 9 countries and supported over 40...



   Urban Development

Fondo MiVivienda - Promoting sustainable social housing in Peru

Project led by AFD

  • 110,800 households certified as sustainable quality social housing, 10,500 out of which received support from LAIF
  • "MiVivienda Verde programme” enabled the reduction of electricity consumption by 40% and of water consumption by 30% by 2024 in the new homes
  • Development of urban planning measures in several Peruvian cities


   Waste Management

Jujuy Integrated Waste Management Project

Project led by EIB


By 2025, the project shall have the following results:

  • 600,000 direct beneficiaries of the improved waste management strategy
  • 700 jobs created
  • Recovery of 23,000 tons of waste


   Sustainable energy

Cerro Dominador: The first thermal solar power plant in Latin America

Project led by KfW

  • 235,000 tons CO2 equivalent per year of direct GHG emissions avoided through the project
  • 580,000 MWh/year generated by the concentrated solar power plant
  • 380,000 homes supplied with electricity 24 hours/day
  • at least 1,906 jobs created through the “Mirror Programme”

INTERACTIVE MAP

Facility launched in 2010
86 projects approved
62 bilateral and 24 multi-country

Total investment cost foreseen:

›› EUR 18.5 billion 

EU contribution:


›› EUR 719 million 

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