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Energy Efficiency for Social Infrastrucure - a Toolbox for Public Development Banks

Energy Efficiency for Social Infrastrucure - a Toolbox for Public Development Banks

Year Published

2025

Contributing Organizations

French Development Agency (AFD)
Finance in Common (FICS)

Type of Resource

Tool
Research/Insights Report

Languages

English

Relevant Topics

Core Topic
Buildings & Real Estate
Topic 2
Climate & Transition Finance

Target Audience

MDBs/DFIs
Project Developers
Technical Assistance Providers

Relevant Geography

Global
Energy Efficiency for Social Infrastrucure - a Toolbox for Public Development Banks

Resource Description

This resource introduces the SCREEN toolbox, a practical tool for assessing climate mitigation and adaptation co-benefits in development projects across sectors.

Why This Matters

SCREEN enables more consistent and transparent integration of climate impacts in development finance.

Key Insights

  • Supports project teams in identifying and scoring climate co-benefits using sector-specific templates and scoring grids
  • Applies across project stages, using qualitative “yes/no” questions and optional quantitative methods
  • Covers mitigation (eg, energy, transport) and adaptation (eg, agriculture, water) sectors
  • Designed to integrate climate into project design and support portfolio-level climate tracking
  • Modular and adaptable to institutional context and data availability

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