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16 May 2019

Closing the Green Finance Gap

Kishan Khoday
"Climate finance has also emerged as one of the greatest opportunities on the road to 2030, as expressed in the recent UN Secretary General’s Strategy for Financing the 2030 Agenda. A key focus is on putting in place new mechanisms at global, regional and country levels to increase innovative finance," says Kishan Khoday, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Team Leader for Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resilience in the Arab Region.
December 2016

Mind the Gap: Bridging the Climate Financing Gap with Innovative Financial Mechanisms

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Innovative financial mechanisms, though widely discussed in the international community, are still relatively uncommon and little information is tracked at the project level, which is where innovation in financial structuring actually occurs.

January 2021

Adaptation Gap Report 2020

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 finds that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they bring real protection against climate impacts such as droughts, floods, and sea-level rise.
July 2019

Closing the Industrial Energy Efficiency Financing Gap

Asian Development Bank
The Shandong Energy Efficiency and Emission Reduction Project supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) highlighted the impact of supporting the industry sector to invest in technology innovations that lead to reduced energy costs and enhanced market competitiveness.
March 2018

Closing the Gap between Finance and Climate Mitigation Actions

Ecofys, MitigationMomentum
This paper Closing the Gap between Finance and Climate Mitigation Actions investigates which factors make a climate finance mechanism successful.
May 2010

Telling Our Story: Climate Change - Filling the Financing Gap

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

The document presents a series of climate change-related projects that the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) has supported from all around the world. It also contains a series of tools for green investors, including:

23 April 2020
Call for Papers

ADBI Call for Papers: Bridging Investment Gaps Through Fintech

The ADBI is calling for papers on the topic of 'Bridging Investment Gaps Through Fintech'. The application deadline is 30 June 2020.
May 2020

Indonesia Environment Fund: Bridging the Financing Gap in Environmental Programs

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI)
This report discusses the Indonesian Public Agency for Environment Fund Management (Badan Pengelolaan Dana Lingkungan Hidup—BPDLH) and analyses its role and potential as the “financing hub” for environmental programs in Indonesia. The analysis is supported by a review of the public service agency regulatory frameworks, and includes a comparison with seven fund-managing public service agencies already in operation.
June 2016

Bridging Global Infrastructure Gaps

McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)
This report, Bridging Global Infrastructure Gaps, updates MGI's 2013 estimates of the world’s infrastructure needs and projected investment shortfalls. It also offers refined recommendations for bridging those gaps.
November 2017

Localizing Climate Finance, Mapping Gaps and Opportunities, Designing Solutions

Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance
This report presents a global overview of CCFLA member’s responses to close the subnational resilient infrastructure investment gap, highlighting the diversity of financial and non-financial products and services developed by CCFLA members. It provides a background on local and regional governmental climate finance, and describes challenges and opportunities associated with this area.

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