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By addressing the knowledge gap on disability inclusion in climate finance, this paper offers insight for climate finance funds and other development partners in the design of more inclusive approaches and policies.

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Hybrid green funding for affordable housing. Catalogue of European good practice examples for Ukraine’s recovery Post-war economic transformation of Ukraine will have to balance needs for rapid economic development along with green commitments; accordingly, it will be the lowest-income citizens (including war survivors, IDPs, and returnees) who may find themselves in the most vulnerable position if such transition does not take their needs into account. SMARTER4EU is trying to change the perception of green housing as “housing for the rich” and demonstrate that with the right blend of public and private investments, quality green housing with verifiable performance can become accessible even to low-income groups, while staying attractive and low-risk to investors. Please review European examples of green housing in the catalogue prepared by the SMARTER4EU project experts. The publication will be useful for municipal and state government officials involved in the development of recovery strategies, investors, and stakeholders who advocate for the inclusion of the housing sector in the green recovery process in Ukraine. 🔽 To download the catalogue, please follow the link https://lnkd.in/eHaeQRf3 The examples of good practice presented in the six chapters of this publication show that there are many ways good planning can create mutually-beneficial relationships between the public and private sectors, with benefits beyond the housing sector.

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"Only 15% of #SDGs are on track. We are in a poly-crisis, and the urgency to act against climate change and rising inequalities has never been more acute" So begins the Impact Manifesto, a call to the European Commission to introduce policies to enable the work of #impact investors. Some of the key messages: 📌 Impact investors are key to mobilise resources to solve the most pressing social and environmental challenges we face. 📌 All investors have the potential to become impact investors. 📌 We need to accelerate the influx of impact capital now to finance the gap to implement the SDGs and a just transition to a low-carbon economy. 📌 The EU must harness the transformative power of impact investors to accelerate the transition to a more competitive, innovative, sustainable and inclusive economy. Happy to be part of this manifesto through SpainNAB, one of the signing parts with Impact Europe, FAIR - Label Finansol, Impact Finance Belgium, Netherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing, Social Impact Agenda per l'Italia - Global Steering Group for Impact Investment Italy NAB https://lnkd.in/dAsTWFTi

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✅ On July 4th at 15:00, a webinar will be held on the topic: "Financial Market in Ukraine: managing climate risks," as part of the #ASDE project - International Sustainability Webinars 2024. The webinar aims to explore the measures being taken in Ukraine to identify and manage the key financial risks associated with climate and the environment, to prevent their potential impact on the financial sector. The webinar speakers include: 🗣️ Pervin Dadashova, PhD, FRM, CFA - Director of the Financial Stability Department of the National Bank of Ukraine. 🗣️ Yaroslav Kovhan - Chief Specialist in Social and Environmental Management at the Partial Credit Guarantee Fund in Agriculture. 🗣️ Kateryna Chechulina - Banking and Finance Practice Advisor at CMS Ukraine (CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang), member of ASDE. 🗣️ Kostiantyn Taranets - Senior Manager of the Decarbonization and Sustainable Development Practice at Ernst & Young in Ukraine. The moderator of the webinar is Zhminko Olga, a member of ASDE and an expert in sustainable finance. 🧩 During the discussion, we propose to review and analyze the status and implementation of measures suggested to the state for greening the financial system, as outlined by the World Bank Group in the "Toolkits for Policymakers to Green the Financial System". The outcome of the webinar will be clear recommendations for implementing the appropriate measures. 📌 To participate in the webinar, register via the link: https://lnkd.in/ev6TTge4 #ASDE #Sustainability #webinar #finance #climaterisk #Ukraine

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When will we see the green finance tipping point? How long will it be before 'green finance' is simply 'finance'? And what will it take to get us there? Palladium's Gen McFalls tackles these questions, drawing on lessons from our recently completed Partnerships for Forests program. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBVwf4xq #GreenFinance | #SustainableFinance | #InnovativeFinance | #ImpactInvesting | #Forests | #Climate | #ClimateChange | #ClimateCrisis | #Nature | #NaturePositive | #NatureBasedSolutions | #Regeneration | Systemiq Ltd. | #ImpactAtScale

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This report, and the accompanying short-term climate scenarios tool, aim to bridge this gap in climate scenario analysis by identifying short-term scenario narratives for financial use. It serves as a guide to help financial institutions understand the implications and drivers of a range of short-term shocks. This report is accompanied by an Excel-based visualization tool with new scenarios that explore a set of macroeconomic, transition, and physical risk shocks, allowing users to explore combinations of these three types of shocks. The report is developed for asset managers, insurers, bankers, and investors. https://lnkd.in/eCmAZ2NU

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Resilient futures: Unlocking financial strategies and mechanisms for climate adaptation 🌐 CLIMATEFIT Launch webinar 📅 May 7th 2024, 9:30 CEST Join us for a dynamic webinar exploring the vital nexus between #climatechange,#finance, and #adaptationstrategies. From understanding EU policies to exploring climate impacts on key sectors, this session promises valuable insights for financial practitioners, public authorities and policy makers alike. 👉🏻 Read more and register to attend: https://lnkd.in/efK-hNVb

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Dr. Essam of Accountability State Authority - ASA (#SAIEgypt) shared remarks on how #climateaction #auditing is not just about compliance, and noted that a shift to #riskmanagement is needed. Key challenges for #SAIs include the complexity of #climate science , thus #capacitybuilding is needed. #SDG13 #UN #INTOSAISymposium

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📢Climate Adaptation session at Impact Europe's Business of Impact + Capital Ideas on 13 June🌎 Stephan Peters from ICFA, Antoine Pugliese (WWF-France) and David Ferreira (Latimpacto) together with moderator Cindy Helfer Berget (Dalberg Advisors) will explore the intertwined nature of environmental and social challenges in areas such as health, agriculture, and migration. Panellists will then share their experience on innovative strategies for promoting climate adaptation and building more resilient communities, delving into 3 topics: 💡 Current Solutions and Challenges to build #climate #resilience 🔦 Policy and Regulation to guide and support effective #adaptation measures across sectors like infrastructure, agriculture, and water management 🔆 Future Trends and Opportunities for climate adaptation #impact #investing #climate #adaptation

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📢 📢 NEW BLOG POST 📢 📢 Pension funds and effective stewardship in the context of the climate crisis Authors: Yuval Millo & Katharina Dittrich Effective stewardship has been heralded as one of the key levers financial institutions have at their disposal to address the climate crisis. How realistic is our assumed model of stewardship in finance? We discussed this question with our colleague, Professor Yuval Millo, at the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School. Yuval and his co-authors, Juliane Reinecke and Susan Cooper, interviewed pension trustees, their advisors and others in the pensions field about stewardship in the context of the climate crisis. Their research found that we might have a paradigmatic misalignment between our current model of stewardship, assumed especially in regulatory frameworks, and the reality of investment practices and dynamics. Their research calls not only to rethink regulatory considerations based on the current model of stewardship, but also to potentially develop a different mode of bottom-up coalition-building that goes beyond initiatives such as Climate Action 100+. https://lnkd.in/dNHxZvnC #climatefinance #climatecrisis #climatechange #pensions #pensionfunds #stewardship #ClimateAction100+ #CA100+ #research #DWP #TCFD #regulatedfunds #funds #investment #ESG #policy #policymakers #NGO

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Financial institutions need short-term climate scenarios to integrate climate commitments into immediate planning. Most current scenarios focus on long-term risks, missing near-term economic volatility and systemic vulnerabilities. The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)’s Risk Centre and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) have just launched a report and Excel-based tool to explore macroeconomic, transition, and physical risk shocks, allowing users to combine these scenarios. Read more and access the tool here: https://lnkd.in/eDbtsJyi #ClimateChange #ClimateRisks #RiskScenarios #UNEPFI

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Tomorrow join us for an info session to learn more about our Gender-Responsive Climate Finance Window. The session will discuss how to apply, grant eligibility, and evaluation criteria. We'll also be joined by Julia Langenegger, Senior Associate at recent grantee Clarmondial AG, who will share insights on their experience designing a gender inclusive blended finance vehicle targeting climate adaptation and how they plan to utilize their design grant funding. Register for the info session now: https://bit.ly/4cC7aU3 Apply to the window by August 30: https://bit.ly/3HbFZAW Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada #blendedfinance #DesignFunding #genderequality #climateaction #climatefinance #SDGs #emergingmarkets

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🌐 This week marks the release of the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Projects) latest 2024 'Full Corporate Questionnaire'. CDP has undergone significant revisions, enhancing its relevance in the sustainability landscape. Now featuring a unified corporate questionnaire covering all environmental aspects, it also aligns more closely with market and regulatory disclosure standards such as FSB Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). 📄 Transparent reporting plays a vital role for businesses, unlocking opportunities for innovation and growth. Participation in CDP is increasingly vital, with disclosure to CDP now being utilised to rank companies, as published by the Financial Times, based on their environmental performance and sustainability initiatives.  🤝 Reach out to our sustainability team if you wish to gain insights on navigating this year's revamped CDP disclosure and enhance your ESG strategy and reporting frameworks! Sam Pickering Julia Butterworth Robin Bilton Tim Millar Olivia Andrews

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The World Bank has released a #policy paper titled "The Impact of Climate Change on Education and What to Do About It," highlighting the urgent need for #governments to address the intersection of #education and #climatechange. The paper also underscores the importance of mitigating the adverse effects caused by extreme #weather events and rising #temperatures on #learning outcomes. This policy paper is the outcome of a session titled: "ClimateEd: Education for Climate Action" hosted at RewirEd Summit 2023 at COP28 UAE. For further insights and recommendations on adapting #education systems for greater #resilience, click here: https://lnkd.in/eFK2uscU   #RewirEdSummit #students, #teachers, #school, #planet, #children, #youth, Dubai Cares

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📝 New Policy Brief 📝 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗽𝘀: a financial transaction where creditors forgive a portion of a country’s foreign debt in exchange for investment in sustainable development, and a powerful way of providing additional resources to developing countries. With the expansion of debt-for-climate to #Africa, Karim Karaki and San Bilal provide concrete options for Europe to engage in commercial swaps to achieve development and environmental impact, as well as strengthening the EU's geostrategic position. Europe must: 💶 Capitalise on existing debt-for-climate / development swaps 📈 Capitalise on its knowledge and experience of innovative finance instruments to contribute to more efficient, effective and impact-driven guarantees 🌍 Consider integrating schemes that can help strengthen the debt sustainability of developing economies Read the full brief 👉 https://bit.ly/49CLMvT

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Check out this new consultation paper, which proposes new “Green Accountability” practices that give domestic institutions, local communities, and civil society groups a central role in climate finance disbursement. This would improve transparency, ensure funding responds to needs on the ground, and build trust at all levels of international climate finance.    “There is a huge trust deficit. We urgently need to boost accountability and transparency across climate finance ecosystems to address this imbalance, creating local-led approaches that will mobilise billions of dollars into projects in the Global South and support climate projects across the globe.” — Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, Africa Director & Special Advisor of the United Nations High Level Climate Champions Team. #GreenAccountability #ClimateChange #ClimateAction https://lnkd.in/ec8Vdjmz  

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Sustainable Transition Fund - Call 1 Extended ‼ Due to the large level of interest already received, the first call for applications to the Back to Baselines in Circular Fashion and Textiles Sustainable Transition Fund has been extended. This is in order for last-minute applicants to have the required time to complete their formal applications. For the sake of fairness, we are encouraging all who are interested in applying to still submit their preliminary project outlines of 250 words or less to Leanne Munroe, Research Bid and Business Development Manager (l.munroe@leeds.ac.uk) well in advance of this deadline. This is because these outlines will be registered and assessed for eligibility, before feedback is provided within 72 hours of receipt. If eligible, a formal application can then be submitted, for which full guidance will be provided. The deadline for these follow-on, formal applications will be 7th May 2024. However, the next two calls will be live from: - 1st July - 31st August 2024 - 1st November - 31st December 2024 Three levels of project funding will be available as part of the Sustainable Transition Fund: up to £5,000, up to £20,000, or up to £50,000, depending on the scope of the proposal. All projects will need to be complete within a six-month period from the start date. Read more here -https://lnkd.in/eVNtkVun

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Climate Transition Impact Framework: Essential elements for an equitable and inclusive transition   https://lnkd.in/e3exr539

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Communities hit hardest by the double burden of #climatechange and #conflict face barriers to accessing the right #climatefinance. The RRP #COP28 Declaration represents hope to strengthen resilience to climate risks in fragile settings. Here are four 🔑 takeaways from our side event on this topic at the #BonnClimateConference this week: 🤝 Concrete collective action is essential 🌍 Integrated climate and peacebuilding strategies enhance opportunities for progress 📈 Climate finance must work for those who need it 🧰 We already have the tools we need for the job We must work together, listen, and learn from each other to ensure climate finance is accessible, free from oppression, and does no harm. Many thanks to our co-hosts, Mrinal Tripura from the Maleya Foundation, McClarence Mundanza from World Vision, and Nina Strumpf, who stepped in for Bread for the World. #JuneClimateMeetings #SB60

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