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CIF Accelerating Resilience Investments and Innovations for
Sustainable Economies Investment Program
(the “ARISE Program”)

Country Expression of Interest (EoI) Form

The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) invests in developing countries to drive sustainable, resilient growth, and build shared prosperity through climate finance. Founded in 2008 and with $13+ billion in overall funding, CIF partners with governments and multilateral development banks to accelerate investment to transform energy systems, build resilience, harness nature-based solutions, and modernize industry – paving the way for other investors to follow.

CIF's ARISE investment program deploys concessional finance at scale through a country-led approach, aligned with national climate adaptation priorities, transforming climate risks into investable opportunities while strengthening the resilience of people, markets and economies, a — supporting long term economic stability and well-being. ARISE offers a predictable and flexible envelope of USD 30–40 million per selected country, with allocations of up to USD 50 million for regional programs.

Like all CIF programs, ARISE is implemented through CIF's six partner Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)*. ARISE builds on the proven approach of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR), engaging directly with ministries of finance and/or planning, ensuring countries lead their own investment planning from the outset.

A call for Expressions of Interest (EoI) is now open for countries interested in receiving funding through the CIF ARISE investment program.

To respond, countries must demonstrate firm commitment to successfully executing an ARISE investment plan. Responses should be submitted using the EoI form below, addressing each of the questions provided.

The ARISE Investment Program Design Document and the Country Selection Process Document provide full details on the program and eligibility criteria.

The completed EoI form must be accompanied by a cover page signed by the submitting country's Ministry of Finance or Central Planning Ministry (Minister or Deputy Minister or equivalent), with a copy to the Ministry of Finance. For regional programs, support letters from each participating country should accompany the submission.

If an MDB was consulted in preparing the EoI, the form should include the contact details of the relevant MDB representative(s).

EoI submission deadline: June 8, 2026.

For questions, contact the CIF Secretariat at cifsecretariat@cif.org.

* CIF’s 6 partner MDBs include: African Development Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank Group, and the World Bank Group, including the International Finance Corporation.
1.Country Name (For a regional submission, please list all the countries' names)(Required.)
2.Contact information(Required.)
3.Details of MDB contacts consulted in preparing the EoI, if any:(Required.)
4.Eligibility: Is your country eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA)?(Required.)
5.Eligibility: Does your country have an active lending program with at least one of CIF’s partner MDBs?(Required.)
6.For what type of CIF funding would you like to be considered?(Required.)
7.Country/Regional Context

a. How does the country or region articulate its ambition to scale up adaptation and resilience, and how would ARISE support the attainment of that ambition?

b. Please describe how CIF resources would catalyze transformational and systemic change1 in support of the country’s or region’s climate-resilient development objectives, including how climate risks, exposure, vulnerabilities, and resilience priorities are reflected in national development plans or strategies.

[1] CIF’s Transformational Change Learning Partnership (TCLP) defines transformational change in climate action as fundamental change in systems relevant to climate action with large-scale positive impacts that shift and accelerate the trajectory of progress towards climate neutral, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development pathways.

*Responses are limited to 20,000 characters.(Required.)
8.Government Plans and Commitments

a. How does the proposed engagement align with the country's or region's climate and development strategies and plans, including National Adaptation Plans, Nationally Determined Contributions, SDG-related plans, and other relevant frameworks?

b. Please explain the additional value CIF resources would bring, including how ARISE could help address policy or market gaps through concessional or risk-tolerant financing not otherwise available, and how it would complement existing MDB, multilateral climate fund, bilateral, and other relevant initiatives.

c. Please provide examples and outline future plans demonstrating complementarity and alignment with other adaptation and resilience initiatives, institutions, and financing streams to enhance transformational outcomes.

*Responses are limited to 20,000 characters.(Required.)
9.Financial Sustainability

a. How does the proposal articulate key financing needs and gaps for climate adaptation and resilience, explain the necessity of CIF's concessional, risk-tolerant, and flexible financing, and demonstrate government commitment to integrating climate risk into national economic and fiscal systems?

b. Please describe how the proposed investments will be financially and institutionally sustained beyond ARISE support.

*Responses are limited to 20,000 characters.(Required.)
10.ARISE Core Areas

Please refer to the Selection Criteria to address the questions below, focusing on one or two core areas of adaptation and resilience investment.

a. What indicative actions, investments, or project concepts could be supported under ARISE, including policy reforms, investment programs, or innovative financing mechanisms aligned with the program's strategic objectives?

b. Please describe how these could be implemented through one or more MDBs active in the country or region, and outline financing and partnership strategies, including private sector engagement, to mobilize MDB, domestic, and other co-financing and enable scale, sustainability, and learning.

c. Please include evidence and examples of how the country has engaged, and intends to engage, with the private sector, and how ARISE support would catalyze and mobilize private investment for resilience through the Private Sector Set-Aside1.

[1] Please refer to the program design document and the Country selection criteria on requirements of private sector engagement and capital mobilization.

*Responses are limited to 20,000 characters.(Required.)
11.Social Inclusion, Stakeholder Engagement, Gender Equality, and Just Transition

a. Please identify gender gaps and social exclusion dynamics that are material to the country's resilience context, distinguishing between gender-specific barriers affecting women and broader exclusion dynamics affecting other marginalized groups, including Indigenous Peoples, youth, and low-income communities.

b. Please describe how women and other vulnerable and marginalized groups will be meaningfully engaged throughout the program processes, including how social inclusion and gender equality considerations will be reflected.

c. Outline how just transition considerations will be addressed, including the management of social and economic trade-offs.

d. Outline any institutional arrangements, capacities, partnerships, and accountability or learning mechanisms that would help ensure inclusive and gender-responsive implementation, and indicate which gender or social inclusion outcomes could plausibly be tracked during implementation beyond output-level counts of beneficiaries reached.

*Responses are limited to 20,000 characters.(Required.)
12.Is the country committed to deliver an Investment Plan within six months of selection?

Yes/No. Briefly explain the basis of your response.(Required.)
13.If you answered “Yes” to Question 5, please provide a brief overview of your active country or regional lending program with at least one of CIF’s partner MDBs.

Please explain if and how the work envisioned under the program will build upon existing MDB- or MCF-supported work. Where possible, please also describe indicative investment opportunities with partner MDBs/MCFs in the context of the program.(Required.)
14.Has the country been selected to implement a CIF program in the past?

Yes/No. If yes, please provide a brief overview of implementation experience, benefits, and lessons learned.(Required.)
15.Please attach the cover letter signed by the relevant Minister.(Required.)
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16.Please attach or provide link to relevant documents that address overarching and program-specific assessment criteria (see section 6 of the ARISE's Country Selection Process).
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Important Notes:
* Annexes should be limited in number and pages and should not take the place of information that needs to be included in the EoI template itself in order to respond to criteria.

** All supporting documents must be submitted in English. Any documents provided in another language must be accompanied by an English translation and/or an English summary.
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