A new interactive tool to help public authorities identify suitable policy incentives for bankable climate adaptation projects
The tool builds on the research and guidance presented in Deliverable D3.2: Guidance document on suitable Incentive Mechanisms (CLIMATEFIT, 2026) accesible below, which identifies policy instruments and incentive mechanism types across six bankability domains that collectively determine whether an adaptation project can attract private finance.
What does the tool offer?
The Incentive Mechanism Database contains over 200 documented examples of government-led incentive mechanisms. Users can explore and filter the database by policy type, bankability domain, sector, target stakeholder, and climate objective (adaptation, mitigation, or both) to identify mechanisms that match their project’s specific financing barriers.
The tool is designed to operationalize the 10-step policy selection guide, enabling users to move from diagnosing a project’s bankability constraints to identifying suitable incentive mechanisms that address specific bankability gaps the projects might suffer from.
Who is it for?
The tool is aimed primarily at public authorities seeking to mobilize private investment for adaptation projects, but is also relevant to financing and investment entities (FIEs), adaptation solution providers, and researchers working on climate finance policy.
The Incentive Mechanism Database and Selection Tool was developed by SEI Asia as part of the CLIMATEFIT project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under Grant Agreement No. 101112705.