Climate Resilience
How blue finance is helping the private sector in Türkiye to relieve the pressure of water scarcity
Türkiye is under high levels of water stress, with 40-88% of its renewable water supply used annually. Development financing provides an opportunity for the private sector to address water scarcity and challenges around it. A blue finance loan by IFC has improved water efficiency in Türkiye’s industrial sector. Click for the full story on IFC.org
What Are The Climate Solutions That We’re Leaving On The Table? Ask Women Entrepreneurs
The latest research by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), supports that women in green and climate-related businesses could drive more sustainable impact. One reason for this is that women’s proximity to the impacts of climate change equips them with unique insights. Full story on on Entrepreneur Middle East.
Photo: Jairo Bedoya, World Bank Why partnerships are key to bridging the finance gap for nature-based solutions to climate change
There is no denying the urgency of the climate crisis. Yet we overlook a solution readily at our disposal. Nature-based solutions (NbS) that protect, restore and sustainably manage forests and other ecosystems could provide 37% of cost-effective climate change mitigation efforts needed by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement goals and stabilize warming to below 2 degrees Celsius. Click to read the full story by Reuters.
How youth activists and cities can work together on climate
One of the things that keeps me optimistic is that many of the foremost climate leaders influencing political discourse at the local, national, and international levels are under the age of 29. That is why C40 Cities is supporting cities to work with youth on effective climate action that benefits all of us, and why, […]
“A powerful path towards reconciliation”: How Indigenous voices can be heard in mining governance
Shareholders are increasingly aware of Indigenous rights as part of a wider push towards more environmentally and socially responsible mining. The industry has a dark history associated with the treatment of land traditionally inhabited by Indigenous communities, and involvement of Indigenous communities in mining governance could be a meaningful route to partial reconciliation. How can […]
New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate
Climate change is impacting cities and their residents in many profound ways, from poor air quality to flooding to biodiversity loss and extreme heat. Now, with the help of a new tool, select cities can access localized, integrated data to help build climate resilience and secure a more sustainable and nature-positive future. The new geospatial indicator […]
Integrating gender and social inclusion in nature-based solutions: a way forward
Nature based solutions (NBS) aim to protect, restore, and manage natural ecosystems, often in combination with gray infrastructure, with the objective of strengthening climate resilience while providing environmental and socioeconomic benefits. However, if not designed correctly, women, persons with disabilities, low-income households, and other marginalized groups may face barriers to accessing these benefits. Local and indigenous […]
With open data, frontline communities and companies can build climate resilience
It’s an unfortunate truth: Communities most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change—many of them located in developing countries and near the operating spheres of infrastructure companies—often have the least access to the information that could help them strengthen their climate resilience. This is a problem of global scale because failure to address local-level climate […]
