The document discusses blended finance as a way to combine public and private sector objectives through risk mitigation by the public sector. It provides an example of how multilateral development banks could help finance infrastructure projects in developing countries by purchasing bonds or shares to demonstrate acceptable risk to institutional investors. Specifically, it discusses a hydropower project in Kyrgyzstan called Kambarata-1 HPP that could benefit from such financing assistance and have positive impacts by meeting energy needs, saving water, and supporting sustainable development goals.