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This study aims to identify lessons from Germany's experience with Fast Start Finance to draw a set of recommendations for post-2012 Long-Term Finance.

By simply summing up their communicated numbers, developed country Parties so far meet their collective commitment of USD 30 billion for the period 2010-2012. This result however is distorted as countries discretionally decide which funding is eligible to be counted as fast-start finance (FSF). Clarification on the notion of additionality will be needed to assess what is really delivered as fast-start finance.

This information note seeks to explain the galaxy of climate financing. Most of climate funds are hosted by four multilateral institutions: The World Bank (WB), The Global Environment Facility (GEF), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).