The 4th issue of IKI Conecta – The IKI magazine on climate action and biodiversity in Latin America is now available. With the theme “Connecting projects, strengthening partnerships and amplifying impacts,” the new issue highlights the work of the five Interfaces of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) in the region: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Central America and the Caribbean.
The issue offers a look at the work behind the coordination of a regional network. At a time when challenges related to climate change and biodiversity loss transcend borders, the Interfaces act as bridges connecting projects, governments, civil society organizations, research institutions, and other partners, fostering knowledge exchange, knowledge management, and the development of new partnerships.
Five Interfaces, different contexts, one network
The fourth issue presents the five IKI Interfaces operating in Latin America and the Caribbean and shows how each adapts its work to the specific characteristics, priorities, and institutional arrangements of its territory.
In Brazil, the magazine presents a network that currently brings together 44 IKI projects, implemented by 20 organizations in partnership with 10 Brazilian ministries. The article highlights the trajectory of the IKI Brazil Interface since its establishment in 2017 and its role in bringing projects, governments, and partners closer together, as well as recent initiatives such as the Communities of Practice launched following the 9th IKI Brazil Annual Meeting in 2026.
In Colombia, the Interface is presented as a bridge between projects, public policies, and territories, working across the climate, biodiversity, and energy transition agendas. The issue also features exchange and learning initiatives, such as IKI Cafecito and initiatives focused on women’s leadership in the region.
The IKI Central America and Caribbean Interface shows how regional action can bring together initiatives developed in different national contexts. With a portfolio of more than 50 projects across 22 countries, the Interface seeks to connect experiences and solutions related to climate action, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development.
In Mexico, the issue highlights the Interface’s role in connecting projects and strengthening public policies and territories. In Peru, the focus is on connecting different agendas and projects in one of the region’s most biodiverse countries.
From local experience to regional learning
One of the central threads running through the issue is the idea that knowledge generated by a project can take on new meaning and generate new results when shared with other actors and territories.
The Interfaces help create precisely these spaces for connection: they bring together projects facing similar challenges, promote exchanges, systematize experiences, and help transform individual results into knowledge that can circulate throughout the network. Cooperation among the Interfaces themselves also makes it possible to identify common challenges and develop joint initiatives at the regional level.
Discover the 4th issue
The new IKI Conecta brings together stories, experiences, and perspectives on how cooperation can become stronger when projects and institutions move beyond working in isolation and begin to share knowledge, challenges, and solutions.
