Themes: Climate finance

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Themes: Climate finance

Developing countries need an estimated US$100 billion per year in climate finance by 2020 to adapt to climate change and help them shift toward low-carbon development paths. The funds are still only partly committed by governments and only partly available on private markets. Explore our projects, publications and blogs urging increased ambition, below.

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Innovation small grant accelerator platform

This programme aims to promote scaled-up adaptation at the local level, focusing on civil society, non-governmental organisations, and women and youth innovators.

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1st September 2022
Climate risk information for financial sector decision-makers in Africa: Gaps and opportunities This working paper discusses the role of financial sector policy in relation to addressing gaps in climate risk information in the private finance sector, with a specific focus on Africa.
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4th August 2022
Mobilising finance for community-based resilience: Insights from the Voices from the Frontline initiative This report explores the barriers and opportunities for mobilising community-level finance, drawing on the examples shared in the Voices from the Frontline stories.
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4th May 2022
The world of finance is waking up to the reality of climate change, but money still isn’t getting to the right places Ambition was plentiful at last year’s climate conference, but outcomes can best be described as mixed when it comes to climate finance. Dr Shehnaaz Moosa and Ekhosuehi Iyahen highlight key aspects for improving local access to resources.
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20th April 2022
What’s coming up for climate finance in 2022? Key updates from the UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance Emma Baker, Samson Mbewe and Lisa McNamara report from the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, held on 22nd and 23rd March 2022
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17th March 2022
Webinar: South-South exchange on green bonds The Asia LEDS Partnership and Africa LEDS Partnership, in collaboration with CDKN, are hosting a South-South exchange on the growth of green bonds markets and overcoming challenges in Africa and Asia.
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1st February 2022
Economic recovery from Covid-19: Prospects for sub-Saharan Africa Governments seek to return to pre-Covid levels of economic activity, and there is much discussion on how to build back ‘greener’. Lauren Hermanus looks at what is happening to achieve a green Covid recovery, and what is missing from current plans.
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20th January 2022
Finance for Resilience: What are green bonds and how to encourage their growth in developing markets The fourth episode of the Finance for Resilience podcast unpacks the topic of green bonds and how to encourage their growth in developing markets.
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17th November 2021
The benefits of a gender audit of climate action: Lessons from Ethiopia The Government of Ethiopia has benefitted from undertaking a 'gender audit' of its climate-smart development activities. Medhin Fissha, the former Gender and Social Safeguards Officer of Ethiopia's Climate Resilience Green Economy (CRGE) Facility explains how.
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1st November 2021
Guide to strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects CDKN and WEDO's new guide presents a framework of recommendations for strengthening gender integration in climate finance projects, with concrete examples and resources to show how it can be done.
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1st November 2021
Enhancing affordability and sustainability of climate risk insurance through smart financing The over 110 members of the InsuResilience Global Partnership are collaborating to scale up affordable and sustainable risk finance and insurance in climate-vulnerable countries, aiming to assist 500 million poor and vulnerable people by 2025.
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16th October 2021
Finance for Resilience CDKN's podcast series, Finance for resilience: Unlocking climate action, focuses on emerging themes within the climate finance field, and highlights innovative solutions from practitioners and experts.