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“We need a stronger taskforce”: pushing for better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries

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Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature

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Podcast

Debt swaps for climate and nature: innovation for resilience? Make Change Happen podcast episode 8

Feature

Profit with purpose: the role of business in achieving sustainable development

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Overview

Inclusive finance for universal energy access

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Article

Money where it matters: local finance to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement

Mobilising money to where it matters

Researching the benefits and challenges of getting development and climate finance flowing to the local level More in this collection

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Local climate finance mechanism helping to fund community-prioritised adaptation

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Article

Principles for locally led adaptation

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Project

Responding to climate change in Tanzania by strengthening dryland governance and planning

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Follow the money: tracking Least Developed Countries’ adaptation finance to the local level

Key performance indicators for climate and nature outcomes in debt management in West Africa

Principles for locally led adaptation

Tackling the triple crisis. Using debt swaps to address debt, climate and nature loss post-COVID-19

Shallow water shrimp fishery in Mozambique: who benefits from fiscal reform?

Making the market work for nature

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Understanding the challenges faced by LDCs in COVID-19 recovery

Webinar, Jul 2021

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A green recovery for inclusion: debt relief and special drawing rights for climate action

Webinar, Jul 2021

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Frontline Funds Accelerator: catalysing climate investment to the grassroots

Project, Jul 2021

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Frontline funds: investing in grassroots-led responses to climate change

Webinar, Jun 2021

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Community-led housing: a pathway for more caring and just urban futures

Webinar, Jun 2021

A cartoon depicting a man holding a bag labelled 'power' away from a group of serious-looking people. Speech bubbles from the man say "OK, OK, I'm giving it to you", then "But, pay attention, it's fragile", then "Be very careful", then "I'm thinking about keeping it for a few more minutes, sorry guys"

“We need a stronger taskforce”: pushing for better access to climate finance for vulnerable countries

Blog, Jun 2021

Cattle drinking water from a lake

Lessons from Paris: global biodiversity framework must engage business, grow finance

Blog, May 2021

We need to rethink investment treaties to ensure a rapid and just energy transition

Blog, Apr 2021

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Archive of completed 'Money where it matters' projects

Article, Apr 2021

Here's why Indigenous economics is the key to saving nature

Blog, Apr 2021

Two men with vests from the Red Cross in front of a destroyed building

Here’s how to propel a green recovery for the poorest

Blog, Apr 2021

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Will green bonds boost finance flows to sustainable hydropower?

Blog, Apr 2021