The means to connect finance and investments to projects that build national, local, and community climate resilience and support socio-economic national development, are real but implementation gaps exist. Actions to improve adaptive capacities can generate mutual benefits, as well as help achieve the other sustainable development co-benefits, such as improved health, reduced hunger and better food security, women’s empowerment, and access to clean water and air, among others.

Guiding Questions:
Why is it difficult to access available finance?
How to you successfully apply for green climate funding (GCF)?
How can blended finance / green / impact investing help de-risk climate projects?
What would a new, realistic metric for investments with social return for investments (ROIs) look like?