Access finance
We support institutions and countries to access and deploy climate finance by building strong programmes, investment pipelines, and institutional systems that connect climate priorities with financing and implementation.
Concord Innovations
Turning climate finance into lasting impact
International climate finance has its greatest impact when it responds to local priorities and strengthens the institutions that sustain investment over time. At Concord Innovations, we help countries and institutions access finance, design effective investments, and build the capacity to deliver results for communities on the frontlines of climate change. Our work addresses today's needs while creating the conditions for future investment and lasting resilience.
Proof
20countries supported
US$3B+in climate finance supported
2decades of experience
01 / What we do
What we do
Design effective investments
We help turn national climate priorities into well-designed, finance-ready investments. We support clients to assess feasibility, develop strong theories of change, and translate project concepts into compelling proposals that are grounded in local priorities and measurable results.
Build institutional capacity
We strengthen the institutional foundations needed to access and deliver climate finance: assess institutional readiness, identify priority gaps, and develop the policies, systems, procedures, and capabilities needed to meet international standards.
Integrate environmental, social, and gender considerations
We advise and prepare institutions for the integration of environmental, social, and gender considerations into project design and delivery. From risk screening and safeguards systems to gender action plans and stakeholder engagement, we translate climate finance requirements into practical approaches with strengthened risk management.
02 / Who we serve
Who we serve
We partner with multilateral development banks, climate funds, environmental trusts, and governments to move climate finance from commitment to communities on the frontlines.
Development Banks, International Financial Institutions, and UN Agencies
We support access to climate finance, strengthen institutional systems, and integrate environmental, social, and gender requirements into investment operations.
Experience with the World Bank; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB); Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI); Development Bank of Latin America (CAF); East African Development Bank (EADB); KfW Development Bank; Development Bank of Namibia; German Development Cooperation (GIZ); UNDP; UNEP; UNOPS; International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Climate Funds
We help institutions access and deploy climate finance through accreditation, readiness support, technical reviews, investment programming, and project design, while using climate finance to mobilize additional resources and investment.
Experience with the Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, Global Environment Facility, and Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF).
Environmental Funds and Conservation Trusts
We strengthen environmental funds and conservation trusts through accreditation support, institutional policies and systems, and the development of climate adaptation investments.
Experience with the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), Bahamas; Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT), Belize; Profonanpe, Peru.
Governments
We work with governments and National Designated Authorities to strengthen climate finance readiness, build environmental and social capacity, define investment priorities, and develop climate country programmes and projects aligned with national goals.
Experience in The Bahamas, Belize, Cambodia, Guatemala, Jordan, Nicaragua, Uganda, and government ministries involved in climate finance and project development.
03 / Approach
Our Approach
We start by understanding what you are trying to achieve, the institutional environment in which you operate, and what is needed to move it forward.
From there, we develop practical solutions that fit your mandate, priorities, and operating reality. We draw on specialist expertise when needed and stay close to the teams responsible for taking the work forward.
The objective is not just to complete an assignment, but to strengthen systems, build capacity, and create a clearer path to the next investment.
04 / SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Representative assignments
Selected work across climate finance, institutional strengthening, and investment design.
Strengthening sustainability systems across a regional development bank
CABEI | Central America
Supported CABEI in strengthening its sustainability policy, strategy, and environmental and social management systems, contributing to the approval of its Sustainability Policy and Strategy, ten Environmental and Social Performance Standards, and FPIC Protocol. Developed practical guides, tools, and templates to support project screening and implementation. Delivered training to CABEI staff and more than 100 government officials across its member countries, strengthening their capacity to apply the standards in practice.
Designing a regional investment in climate resilience
IFAD | Namibia and Angola
Led the redevelopment of a US$24.55 million Adaptation Fund proposal to strengthen climate change resilience among semi-nomadic Indigenous agro-pastoral communities and smallholder farmers in the Kunene River Basin. Strengthened the climate rationale, intervention design, results framework, budget, implementation arrangements, and environmental and social safeguards, contributing to the project’s approval. The project will reach an estimated 54,200 direct beneficiaries, including 50% women and 20% youth, with implementation expected to begin in November 2026.
Translating national priorities into a climate investment pipeline
MARN / GIZ / ROA Partners | Guatemala
Directed development of Guatemala’s GCF Country Programme, translating national climate priorities into a pipeline of ten priority investments. Worked with ministries, development partners, implementing entities, and Indigenous representatives to align the programme with national climate and sectoral frameworks and build stakeholder ownership. The completed programme provides a shared basis for prioritizing future climate finance investments and advancing project development.
Preparing a conservation fund to deliver climate finance
Bahamas Protected Areas Fund | The Bahamas
Led institutional assessments, a three-year strengthening roadmap, and the development of policies and procedures to prepare BPAF to manage climate finance. Supported Board approval of a comprehensive institutional package covering governance, ethics, financial integrity, grants, procurement, operations, internal audit, and monitoring and evaluation. This work strengthened BPAF’s institutional foundation for its September 2026 GCF milestone: assessment and endorsement to deliver Readiness projects, making it the first locally based Bahamian organization to achieve this status.
Integrating water security, ecosystems, and community ownership
Protected Areas Conservation Trust | Belize
Guided the design of an approved US$5 million adaptation project targeting 2,200 people across four communities, with women representing half of intended beneficiaries. The project combines reliable water services with ecosystem restoration, adaptive agriculture, livelihood development, and inclusive water governance, including in three Indigenous communities without grid electricity. Community engagement included a formally documented and accepted FPIC process. Implementation is underway.
Opening direct access to international climate finance
CABEI | Central America
Drove CABEI’s accreditation processes for the Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund, addressing gaps in gender policy, Indigenous Peoples protocols, environmental and social frameworks, and internal coordination. Combined institutional assessments and system improvements with evidence preparation and responses to fund reviews. CABEI achieved Adaptation Fund accreditation in 2015 and GCF accreditation in 2016, establishing direct access to both funds.
Demonstrating institutional readiness for GEF accreditation
CAF — Development Bank of Latin America | Latin America
Led CAF’s multi-stage GEF accreditation process, helping the institution demonstrate that its fiduciary, safeguards, gender, and governance systems met fund requirements. Coordinated teams to identify and document operational evidence, develop additional systems, and secure endorsements from eight member countries. The process culminated in CAF’s approval as a GEF Project Agency in 2015, expanding its capacity to channel environmental finance across the region.
Strengthening the design of an urban resilience investment
UNDP / E Co. | Bhutan
Strengthened the development of a US$20 million LDCF investment to advance climate resilience in the Thimphu–Paro region. Strengthened the theory of change, drafted the project strategy and GEF narrative, and provided quality assurance for environmental and social screening. Guided the team in addressing UNDP review comments and aligning the project documentation with GEF requirements. The project was approved in January 2025.
Improve a portfolio of climate investment concepts and proposals
Adaptation Fund proposal reviews | Armenia, Uruguay, Peru, and Honduras
Conducted independent technical reviews of four Adaptation Fund proposals, assessing climate rationale, results frameworks, implementation readiness, and alignment with Fund requirements. Delivered detailed recommendations to strengthen proposal quality before submission. This review experience is complemented by hands-on experience designing approved adaptation investments in Namibia’s Kunene River Basin and Belize, bringing practical insight into translating complex national, regional, and community priorities into fundable projects.
Making direct-access readiness more practical
Adaptation Fund / World Bank | Multi-country
Authored the Readiness Study on Capacity Building and Readiness Support for Direct Access to Adaptation Finance, published in 2020. Drawing on surveys and stakeholder interviews across multiple countries, translated institutional experience into practical guidance for accreditation applicants and other organizations seeking to strengthen their readiness for direct access. The study identified more than ten practices and recommendations to help institutions assess readiness needs, strengthen capacity, and navigate access to adaptation finance.
Testimonial
Amy was recently engaged via a consultancy to support the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund's alignment with the requirements for GCF accreditation.
Amy brings a rare combination of strategic thinking, technical rigor, and diplomacy. She is highly effective at engaging senior leadership, technical teams, and government counterparts to build institutional understanding of international standards and climate fund expectations, while supporting the development of the policies, systems, and operational structures needed to implement them effectively.
While she typically supports larger organizations, we were pleasantly surprised at how seamlessly she adapted to the dynamics and operational realities of small companies - like BPAF, demonstrating the same level of capability, effectiveness, and professionalism.
Karen Panton
Executive Director at Bahamas Protected Areas Fund
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05 / About
About Concord Innovations
Concord in action
Concord Innovations is a boutique climate finance and sustainable development consultancy. We bring experience from across the climate finance system, working with climate funds, multilateral development banks, governments, and financial institutions.
Our work spans national climate priorities and policy, project and programme development, climate fund accreditation, and institutional capacity building.
We believe climate finance should do more than fund individual projects. It should strengthen the institutions, systems, and capabilities that enable countries to turn climate priorities into sustained action, expand access to finance, and create the conditions for additional investment.
Amy Bohne
Founder & Principal Consultant
Amy Bohne has worked in climate finance and sustainable development for more than two decades, advising multilateral development banks, governments, and financial institutions. Her work has included GCF, AF, and GEF accreditation and readiness, climate finance pipeline development, institutional strengthening, policy development, project design, and environmental, social, and gender frameworks. She also has experience working with Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).
She helps institutions turn national climate priorities into finance-ready investments and strengthen the policies, systems, and capabilities needed to access and effectively manage climate finance. Her work spans climate finance strategy and access, institutional readiness, project development, and environmental and social risk management.
Amy holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University, with a focus on Economic Development and International Business. She works with clients and partners in English and Spanish and across multilingual settings.
06 / Contact
Working on a climate finance challenge?
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