Los alimentos son la palanca más potente para optimizar la salud humana y la sostenibilidad ambiental en la Tierra. Sin embargo, los alimentos amenazan actualmente tanto a las personas como al planeta. La humanidad se enfrenta al inmenso desafío de proporcionar dietas saludables de sistemas alimentarios sostenibles a una población mundial en crecimiento. Si bien…
The final recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), released at the G20 summit in the summer of 2017, recommended that metrics on physical climate risks and opportunities should be included in financial disclosures but did not provide concrete guidance on what the appropriate metrics would be. To address this challenge and…
The aim of this guide is to provide asset owners with a range of investment strategies and solutions to address the risks and opportunities associated with climate change. The guide is targeted at asset owners and more specifically at trustee boards and investment committees, but also contains insights for asset managers. This guide builds on…
Green bond issuance is low in Latin America, but there is significant growth potential across the region Global green bond issuance started with multilateral development banks raising funds for climate-related projects in 2007/08. The first issuer from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) entered the market in 2014. LAC issuers have contributed 2% of global…
Climate change deepens poverty. It is widely accepted in the AFI network that climate change is a threat to development and that it has already imposed a high cost on low-income and vulnerable populations in developing and emerging economies. However, there is ample research that shows financial inclusion is one of the best ways to…
This report explores the current state of finance for climate adaptation and proposes practical, near term solutions to both fill in knowledge gaps and to increase investment. While many of the suggestions can also be applied developed countries, which often face similar challenges in measuring and deploying adaptation finance, the focus of the report and…
The world’s climate goals can only be reached with enough financial support. Large-scale investments are needed in energy, transportation, and agricultural systems to ensure that countries can meet the needs of their populations without jeopardizing climate stability. And money must stop flowing to high-emission sectors and activities that exacerbate climate vulnerability, such as new apartment…
Este manual es la base conceptual y de contenidos de un curso regional de aprendizaje realizado en 2013 en el marco del programa “Adaptación de la agricultura y del aprovechamiento de aguas de la agricultura al cambio climático en los Andes (Programa AACC)” de GIZ. Complementariamente a proyectos bilaterales de la cooperación técnica alemana, el…
Respuestas urbanas al cambio climático en América Latina