Capacity building to the government of Peru to support its first sovereign green bond issuance

In response to the COVID recovery and in the framework of the National Competitiveness Plan, the Peruvian government is seeking to increase the availability of innovative finance mechanisms. This includes the issuance of a green/sustainability bond in 2021. To this end, GGGI and the ministries of Environment and Economy and Finance have jointly identified the following technical support needs: 1. Development of green bond framework that will define the parameters and types of projects for bond investment 2. Support for project prioritization and evaluation process and criteria 3. Potential identification and contact with third party verification for green/sustainability bond framework 4. Capacity building for public servants 5. Initial communications material for green/sustainability bond promotion.