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Beyond Green Finance: Client-Centric Strategies for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
There has never been a better moment in history to identify climate adaptation solutions and make the much-needed transition towards regenerative economic systems. Here are five key steps for financial service providers.
By Christoph Jungfleisch, YAPU Solutions
FinDev Blog
Growing Climate Risk in Africa: How Can Financial Inclusion Help?
Advans Ghana shares three steps FSPs should take to support the small businesses and farmers who are increasingly impacted by extreme climate events.
By Katherine Brown, Olivier Bailly-Béchet, Advans Group
FinDev Guide
Resilient Rural Women: A Guide to Knowledge Resources
This guide points readers to relevant resources that shed light on rural women’s exposure to climate change and emerging solutions that help them adapt and build their resilience.
FinDev Interview
Video Highlights From SAM 2023: Financial Inclusion and Climate Resilience
Earlier this month, FinDev Gateway conducted six video interviews, summarizing key insights from various sessions at African Microfinance Week 2023, showcasing their efforts in addressing climate risks.
FinDev Blog
Sweeter Prospects for Cocoa Farmers
Cocoa is one of the world’s most prized foods, but the smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire who produce it live in extreme poverty. Formal land ownership can improve their financial outlook.
By Scott Graham & Anahit Tevosyan, Finca International
FinDev Blog
Incorporating Environmental Criteria in Social Performance Management Standards
The updated Universal Standards provide improved, more practical guidance for financial service providers.
By Amelia Greenberg, SPTF
FinDev Blog
Green Inclusive Finance: Necessity and Opportunity for MFIs in Middle East and North Africa
How can the region’s microfinance sector help manage climate risks and continue to protect and improve livelihoods?
By Natalia Realpe Carrillo, Alexander Reviakin
FinDev Blog
Water and Wellbeing in a Changing World
A strong evidence base helps strengthen the case for water and sanitation financing to meet Sustainable Development Goal 6.
By Zehra Shabbir, Katrina Green, Water.org
FinDev Blog
Four Types of Policies to Help Build Climate Resilience
The third post of the FinDev Blog Series on Climate Change and Financial Inclusion discusses the 4 Ps of inclusive green finance, which provide a framework for policymakers to harness the potential of financial inclusion.
By Johanna Nyman, Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI)
FinDev Blog
How Can Microfinance Institutions Help Their Clients Build Climate Resilience?
In the second post of the FinDev Blog Series on Climate Change and Financial Inclusion, we look at how both financial and non-financial services will be crucial in helping MFI clients adapt to climate change.
By Calum Scott, Opportunity International