Fifteenth Durban Forum on Capacity-building - Mandated event

The Durban Forum on Capacity-building was established in 2011 under the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) to further enhance monitoring and review of the effectiveness of capacity-building under the Convention. It is an in-session discussion platform for Parties, representatives of the constituted bodies under the Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, and relevant experts and practitioners to share experience and exchange ideas, best practices and lessons learned in relation to implementing capacity-building activities. Since COP 24, the topic of the Durban Forum has been aligned with the annual focus area of the PCCB.  

The Durban Forum is convened in alignment with the annual focus area of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB), which for 2025–2026 is "Capacity-building for holistic investment strategies, bankable projects, and stakeholder engagement to strengthen the implementation of NDCs and NAPs in developing countries".  

Objective

Many developing countries face significant capacity gaps in designing investment strategies, bankable projects, and fostering stakeholder engagement for their NDCs and NAPs, limiting their access to and mobilization of climate finance. These challenges are compounded by a fragmented capacity-building landscape that can be difficult to navigate effectively. 

The 15th Durban Forum on Capacity-building will address these barriers by creating a dedicated platform for enhancing collaboration and coherence among capacity-building providers focused on climate finance mobilization. The Forum will bring together Parties, capacity-building organizations, academia, and other stakeholders to: 

Take stock of what has been done in the context of the current focus area;

Facilitate the exchange of good practices and lessons learned that enhance the capacity of developing country Parties to enable access climate finance needed to implement their NDCs and NAPs;

Provide a clear understanding of the landscape of capacity-building actors supporting climate finance access and mobilization for NDC and NAP implementation;

Examine the capacity-building support needed at the pre-readiness stage and to identify what actors, instruments, and coordination mechanisms are most effective in helping countries build the foundations for climate finance access.

Time	Topic
10:00 – 10:05	Welcome remarks by the SBI Co-Chair Julie Gardiner
10:05 – 10:25	Scene-setting remarks from the Standing Committee on Finance Presentation on the 2025-2026 focus area (PCCB Co-Chair)
10:25 – 11:25	Sharing good practices in capacity-building for climate finance access Pair presentations sharing provider and receiver perspectives Followed by Q&A
11:30 – 11:40	Break
11:40 – 12:30	Understanding the Landscape: Actors, Challenges and Opportunities for Coordination Panel discussion including Q&A
12:30 – 12:55	Strengthening Coherence in the Capacity-Building Landscape  Closing panel discussion
12:55 – 13:00	Closing remarks