indeed many multilateral development banks bilateral agencies and ngos are now mandated to achieve climate change cobenefits while contributing to the core organisational mandates of poverty reduction and broader development outcomes some institutions go further still for example afd mainstreams climate change mitigation into its operations by measuring the carbon footprint of its whole development finance portfolio afd all recipients and some supporters and providers consider aligning climate finance behind priorities outlined in national climate change action plans as an important principle for effectiveness