the ultimate goal of the discussion is to provide policymakers in the region with an understanding of the state of climate finance and recommendations on approaches for mobilizing climate finance in the light of global efforts regional trends and successful initiatives the author would like to acknowledge the escap environment and development division rae kwon chung aneta nikolova riccardo mesiano hala razian and with support from yohan hong a peer review was conducted by the climate policy initiative mia fitri and leela raina