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Key Investments Can Build Resilience to Pandemics and Climate Change

To manage the twin threats of the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, building resilience against both is imperative and urgent. We are going to have to multitask on this one, as delay will cost lives and livelihoods.

The mission of WRI’s Finance Center is to promote the shift of finance away from environmentally unsustainable activities and toward sustainable ones. We do this through the production of data-driven, policy-actionable research and knowledge products and by convening coalitions of key stakeholders that can drive action on the ground.

Our team is multidisciplinary and brings together experience from academia and the public, private, and non-profit sectors.

Helping to meet Global Challenges

The Finance Center supports the rest of WRI as we seek to tackle WRI’s Global Challenges. We do so through deep, multi-year partnerships with a subset of WRI Programs, through cross-cutting activities designed to influence financial institutions and markets, and through the provision of tailored technical advice to WRI’s programs and international offices.

Our work is structured around five key themes: (1) financing NDC implementation, (2) “greening” private sector finance, (3) strengthening public financial institutions, (4) encouraging the U.S. and China to be sustainable finance champions, and (5) strengthening investment in adaptation and resilience.

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Global Director, Sustainable Finance Center

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July 29, 2020 Blog post

Will China Finally Block “Clean Coal” from Green Bonds Market?

Chinese policymakers are seeking to strengthen the country's green finance market by bringing its green bonds framework in line with international standards.
July 29, 2020 Publication

Linking Electricity Access and Development Outcomes in Africa: A Framework for Action

This paper proposes a framework with four important areas that we need to focus on to build an enabling ecosystem for a linked energy and development agenda. The paper also details actions that energy and development sector actors—specifically, African governments, the donor community, the private sector, and civil society can take to create better links.
June 24, 2020 Event

Webinar: Multilateral Development Banks and the Green Economy Transition: A Conversation with EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti

As his second term at the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development comes to a close, Sir Suma Chakrabarti will reflect on his time at the helm of the EBRD, the unique role of the bank in sustainable development and its past, present and future role in confronting the climate challenge.
June 24, 2020 Event

Webinar: Build Back Better: How to Prepare for the Coming Climate Disruption

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz (WRI) and Alice Hill (Council on Foreign Relations) discuss their 2019 book on climate adaptation and resilience, Building a Resilient Tomorrow, given new salience by the massive shock COVID-19 has given to the world. We're seeing now what happens when we fail to prepare for a disaster — how can we avoid the same when it comes to climate change?
June 17, 2020 Blog post

Navigating Converging Shocks from a Pandemic and a Cyclone: Lessons from the Pacific

While some of the world’s larger economies are struggling to contain the virus, Fiji had only 18 known cases, recorded zero deaths and withstood Tropical Cyclone Harold, a category 4 storm, as cases were peaking.
May 11, 2020 Blog post

Quantitative Easing for Economic Recovery Must Consider Climate Change

Yesterday's green quantitative easing is today's responsible QE. To respond to the economic recession caused by COVID-19, central banks should factor in climate change risk.

Experts

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz

Global Director, Sustainable Finance Center
Michael I. Westphal

Senior Associate, Sustainable Finance, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Giulia Christianson

Senior Associate, Head of Sustainable Investing
Gaia Larsen

Senior Associate, Finance Center
Joe Thwaites

Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Ariel Pinchot

Associate
Lihuan Zhou

Associate II, Sustainable Finance Center
Ye Wang

Research Analyst, Finance Center
Jessica Bahsoon

Project Coordinator II
Molly Caldwell

Research Analyst
Elisha George

Finance Intern
Joseph Heavner

Sustainable Investing Intern
Hayden Higgins

Communications Manager, Sustainable Finance Center
Shuang Liu

Senior Associate
Ziyi Ma

Investment Data Intern, Sustainable Finance Center
Thomas Puryear

Grants & Finance Specialist II, Sustainable Finance Center
Ichiro Sato

Senior Associate, Climate Program/Sustainable Finance Center
Lauren Sidner

Research Associate
Caitlin Smith

Research Analyst
Jayson VanBeusichem

Operations Manager, Finance Center
Yili Wu

Research Analyst II, Sustainable Finance Center

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