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    April 9, 2015

    Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    December 18, 2014

    Going in the Right Direction?

    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2014

    Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    A flooded rice field in Japan. Photo by Phil Hendley/FLICKR.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 30, 2014

    With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • transportation
    Finance
    Asia
    Research
    August 13, 2014

    Managing Environmental Impact

    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    June 18, 2014

    Tracking Climate Finance in Developing Countries: Easing the Way Forward

    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Kenyan farmers discussing changes in the climate and weather. The lack of an internationally agreed definition of climate finance makes it difficult to monitor and report climate finance flows. Photo Credit: CGIAR/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    June 2, 2014

    Lessons from Mexico: Mobilizing Investment in Wind Power

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Thanks to government-led programs supported by international partners, Mexico installed 1240 MW of wind generation capacity by 2012. Photo credit: neusbordas/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    May 27, 2014

    Lessons from South Africa: Mobilizing Investment in Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    When it comes to renewable energy, South Africa has considerable, unrealized potential. Some estimate that wind power generation potential in South Africa could reach 80.54 TWh, which could be realized with an installed capacity of 30.6 GW. Photo credit: Lollie-Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate investment funds
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 30, 2014

    4 Insights on Unlocking Finance for Clean Energy Access in Africa

    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Lighting for the base of the Pyramid. | Photo Credit: Frank van der Vlueten, Flickr 2009
    • Energy
    • climate finance
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe
    Insights
    October 23, 2013

    The Green Climate Fund: From Inception to Launch

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 8, 2013

    Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • drought
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Africa Latin America Asia
    Insights
    October 3, 2013

    The Difficulty of Defining Adaptation Finance

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate change threatens Arabica coffee plants in Colombia. Credit: CIAT/flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Asia
    Data
    September 24, 2013

    Overview of Delivering on the Clean Energy Economy

    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    May 16, 2013

    Strengthening Ownership and Effectiveness of Climate Finance

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund

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