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Bonds Could Unlock Climate Adaptation in Emerging Markets

Chris Hall

Finance inflows are urgently required to implement adaption techniques and strategies needed for EMs to withstand the effects of climate change, according to Berit Lindholdt-Lauridsen, Senior Operations Officer at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). . billion last year, with a YoY growth of 941%. .

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Are we Eating up Our World?

Chris Hall

Banks and other financial intuitions (FIs) have the potential to help transition land-use to become ‘nature positive’ in addition to ‘net zero’, by redirecting investment to sustainable land-use projects. UNEP is working with national institutions and FIs to strengthen domestic regulatory frameworks in order to address this challenge.

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