Climate finance for sustainable school feeding: exploring the options

This technical note explores whether climate finance could play a greater role in enabling governments to accelerate the expansion of school feeding programmes. Produced for the Sustainable Finance Initiative of the School Meals Coalition, it addresses two questions: (1) Can climate finance offer new and additional resources for school feeding? (2) Can school feeding be an effective entry point to unlock the potential of climate finance to transform food systems? The report explores various financing mechanisms, policy frameworks, and includes case studies from Brazil and Italy to assess how climate-related funds can enhance the sustainability and resilience of school feeding initiatives.