Lessons for policymakers in reducing costs and building acceptance for reform

Existing policy tools and techniques for low-income populations and MSMEs can be refined and repurposed with a green focus.

This briefing note was prepared ahead of the UN Climate Summit in 2019 to examine the opportunities for investing in Sharia-compliant financial products.

This case study examines the work of Bangladesh Bank to enact policies aimed at transitioning the financial sector to a green economy and helping the population cope with financial losses from climate change and adapt to new livelihoods and environmental realities.

This research brief establishes the case for enabling microfinance through intermediated concessionary climate finance and provides existing examples of local bank and microfinance mechanisms and solutions currently in place.