Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025—Catalysing finance for climate action

Adequate financial resources enable us to build and scale climate action, protect vulnerable communities from climate-related impacts such as floods, droughts, and rising sea levels, and support developing countries in achieving their climate and development objectives.

Although we have witnessed progress in climate financing over the past few years, with adaptation financing more than doubling between 2018 and 2022, we are still falling short of what is needed. The ‘climate finance gap’ – the difference between the trillions of dollars needed and the amounts currently available – remains persistent. To bridge the gap, public funding is dependent on new finance coming from the private sector.

Nordic Climate Dialogues 2025 aims to catalyse stronger partnerships among Nordic actors of climate finance and development across the Nordic region. By convening government representatives, financiers, institutions, strategic partners, think tanks, research institutions, and NGOs, this event aims to build a network of professionals, inspire Nordic collaboration, and explore ways to mobilise financing at speed and scale. Rooted in the region’s shared values, strengths, and expertise in sustainability and green innovation, we can drive global impact.

We will be talking about how the Nordic region can catalyse more high-quality finance for climate action, benefiting the most vulnerable people, communities, and our planet. Together, we can propose bold ideas that can drive transformative change.

PROGRAMME

The full-day event will be for invited guests only. However, virtual participation will be available for the first session, starting at 10:00 (GMT+3). The high-level segment will focus on mobilising high-quality climate finance. It will include welcome remarks, a conversation on climate and development and Nordic countries’ role in a changing international environment, the state of global climate, and a panel discussion on Nordic cooperation as a global force for climate action.

The schedule will be finalised closer to the event. Small schedule changes are possible. See the full programme here.

Besides the virtual session, the event is for invited guests. Please contact us for more information.

Organisers behind the event

Nordic Climate Dialogues is organised by Nordic Development Fund (NDF) — a joint multilateral development finance institution of the five Nordic countries, focusing on the nexus between climate change and development in lower-income countries and countries in fragile situations —in cooperation with Hanaholmen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Finland and Convergence.