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Adaptation Finance
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, North America, Social, Webinar, Webinars | 22 May 2023
Protection Gap in Canada: A Social Framework for Life & Health insurers
This webinar will convene members of the PSI Canadian Insurance Industry Task Force and its Social Thematic Working Group. It…
Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Podcasts | 28 April 2023
Financing the future with Lesley Ndlovu, CEO of Africa Risk Capacity
Extreme weather events are rapidly increasing in frequency and intensity due to the effects of climate change, making it difficult…
Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications | 02 March 2023
Adapting to a New Climate in the MENA Region
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most vulnerable to physical climate change impacts, putting…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Latin America & Caribbean, Publications | 12 January 2023
Cómo los Bancos de América Latina y el Caribe se Adaptan al Cambio Climático
A pesar de que el financiamiento para el clima aumentó durante la última década, el financiamiento para la adaptación aún…
Adaptation Finance, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Latin America & Caribbean, Training | 15 December 2022
Cómo los bancos de América Latina y Caribe se adaptan al cambio climático
UNEP FI y la CAF –Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina–, en colaboración con la Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN),…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, Publications, Risk, TCFD | 05 December 2022
Physically Fit? How financial institutions can better disclose climate-related physical risks in line with the recommendations of the TCFD
Physical impacts from climate change such as heat waves, storms, droughts, or sea level rises are already being felt across…
Adaptation Finance, Banking, Climate Change, Publications | 29 November 2022
Adapting to a New Climate
With extreme events such as heatwaves, severe precipitation and droughts all expected to increase in a warming world, adapting to…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, News | 03 March 2022
What conclusions should financial institutions take from the latest IPCC report?
This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) launched the second part of its 6th Assessment Report, drawing on…
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, News, TCFD | 14 February 2022
One year on from commitments on adaptation: lack of risk data and standards delaying progress
In January 2021, UNEP FI and the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) came together with ten financial institutions from across banking and investment to commit to disclosing their risks from the physical impacts of climate change. UNEP FI’s Paul Smith reviews the progress made by the group, explains the importance of this commitment, and the issues facing financial institutions trying to accurately disclose their physical risk.
Adaptation Finance, Climate Change, News | 20 April 2021
UNEP FI/MinterEllison Launches Litigation Risks in Adaptation Finance Paper
The fifth edition of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report (2020) found that 72% of countries have adopted at least one…
