Discussion Paper

Financing for development: from Monterrey to Seville

Klingebiel, Stephan / Jorge A. Pérez-Pineda / Kathrin Berensmann (eds.)
Discussion Paper (12/2025)

Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

ISBN: 978-3-96021-257-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23661/idp12.2025
Preis: 6 €

The United Nations financing for development process, including the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville in 2025, is an important building block to foster global cooperation amid the current geopolitical tensions and multiple crises that have led to increased development financing needs on the one hand, and increased spending on the other, with the OECD estimating that the financing gap in funding required for developing countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is $3.9 trillion per year. Against this backdrop, a coordinated international effort is essential to increase the scale and effectiveness of development financing and promote sustainable development globally, particularly in line with the 2030 Agenda.
The overarching goal of the FfD process, including FfD4, is to mobilise adequate financial resources for the sustainable development of countries in the Global South, and to design appropriate architectures for development and sustainable finance. The FfD process is unique in that it takes a holistic approach, involving all sources of development finance and all public and private stakeholders. In this respect, the FfD process has an extraordinary convening power.
The purpose of this Discussion Paper is to provide meaningful input to the preparatory process of FfD4 by offering insights into key challenges, opportunities and innovative approaches. The paper aims to contribute to the broader dialogue on financing for sustainable development and support informed decision-making for a robust and inclusive development agenda beyond 2030. Topics range from reforms of official development assistance, innovative approaches to private-sector and sustainable finance, and innovative reforms of multilateral development banks.

Dr Jorge A. Pérez-Pineda is a Research Professor at Nebrija University Spain and Anahuac University México, and member of the Academic Advisory Council of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS).

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