Among some of the other initiatives that we are doing...Canada has provided $1.2 billion in international climate finances over 2010-1012 to support the mitigation and adaptation efforts in over 60 developing countries. This represented Canada's largest-ever contribution to support international efforts to address climate change. The Fast-start Finance is drawing upon and strengthening Canada's private sector expertise and technologies, and the projects that are being funded are achieving concrete results.
Canada has, among other actions taken, established facilities at the multilateral banks, such as the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank, to catalyze and promote private sector investments. These facilities are already generating significant environmental benefits across the globe. For example, our facility at the Inter-American Development Bank recently supported a project to bring large-scale solar power production to northern Chile. This investment in the solar power sector in Chile is an important step in the development of a commercially viable solar energy sector in that country. Going forward, projects of a similar nature will be more attractive to private investors as a result of the demonstration efforts of this project.
Environment Canada also used targeted bilateral support to help countries access the expertise they needed to develop and implement mitigation policies that can scale up investment. For example, we are working with Colombia, Chile, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico to manage emissions from the waste and landfills, again to attract more private investment in this area.
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