At a glance

The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) is an investment program launched in 2019, that primarily steers financing towards projects that strengthen the climate resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems.  

DFCD is managed by a consortium of the Dutch development bank FMO (lead), SNV (Netherlands Development Organization), WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) and Climate Fund Managers (CFM).  

The program consists of an Origination Facility (managed by WWF and SNV, providing grants for de-risking), a Land Use Facility (for (debt) investments via FMO related to sustainable land use), and a Water Facility (providing total equity investment solutions for water-related projects via CFM).  

DFCD was established and initially funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2019. As from October 1, 2024, FMO provides a loan of €240 million to the program, which is partly guaranteed by the European Commission via the EFSD+ guarantee program (DFCD Aya).