to support partner countries in achieving their nationally determined contributions ndcs and pursuing green growth development cooperation providers will need to better engage with the private sector to mobilise resources innovation and knowhow this paper contributes to the emerging literature on how development cooperation providers are working with and through the private sector to promote development outcomes with a focus on green growth and climate change the paper provides a broad overview of private sector engagement pse approaches used by development cooperation providers discusses ongoing challenges and highlights emerging areas of good practice the challenge is great as much of the infrastructure investment needs in coming decades will be in emerging and developing countries