climate finance
Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Mountain Areas: Microfinance, Remittances, Philanthropy and Insurance
Explore how private sector funding offers solutions. These smaller-scale private mechanisms—microfinance, remittances, philanthropy, and insurance—are potential alternatives to bankable investments for financing adaptation to climate change in poor and marginal mountain communities.
Transboundary climate risks and adaptation in mountain areas: a brief for Parties and Observers to the UNFCCC
This brief highlights why it is crucial for transboundary climate risks and mountain areas to be accounted for across different negotiation tracks. It also lays out concrete recommendations for UNFCCC Parties and Observers on the road to COP29 and beyond.
COP 28 – Mountains of Opportunity: How to Leverage Funding for Climate Adaptation
Learn about why adaptation funding in mountains is needed and how it can be better leveraged in this COP 28 Adaptation at Altitude event!
Leave No Mountain Behind: The Synthesis Series: Is public funding of adaptation going to the mountain regions most in need?
Discover the geographic distribution and drivers of financial aid for climate change adaptation in mountain environments in this Adaptation at Altitude synthesis brief. The brief provides recommendations on how to optimise future programmes and funding streams.
Food-IAP: Establishment of the Upper Tana Nairobi Water Fund (UTNWF)
This solution has been uploaded by Julia Aguilera on behalf ofIFAD, The Nature Conservancy, and the Government of Kenya.
Promoting ambitious climate action for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
(Videos) This focus day on HKH, which was live streamed from the Cryosphere Pavilion at COP26, explored the scaling up of investment in mountain-specific climate priorities and low carbon development, the dissemination of high-impact solutions that can deliver climate action in the HKH region, and shared policy and youth perspectives on climate action. Watch the recordings of each session.
Upscaling adaptation solutions for vulnerable mountain regions through international cooperation
(Video) Following a teaser showcase of the “Last Glaciers” documentary and inspirational talk by the documentary's director, this event featured a series of talks and panel discussion exploring what is being done to support and upscale adaptation in mountainous regions internationally.
Financing for Andean Forests: experiences and challenges
The article describes the experience of Andean Forest Program with several finance mechanisms and identifies remaining challenges for the future.