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A storm rages over downtown Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in the early evening (Photo: Jeff_Holmes via Creative Commons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
Three ways developing nations can close the climate finance gaps
… green economy initiatives have the potential to bring returns on capital investments and so can attract private finance. One the other, … intermediaries, such as multilateral development banks and national financial institutions, in mobilising and disbursing climate finance. … adopted a pioneering approach, because it foresees big shifts in the financial landscape and a future in which purely private investments …
Insight, 04 April 2014
An image of a river splitting the hills of the Chinchiná River Basin in Colombia, one of eight countries in which IIED worked with the World Bank on natural capital accounting (Photo: Rosalind Goodrich/IIED)
Accounting for the value of natural resources
… generate income is also not represented in national accounts. Natural capital accounting (NCA) is a method used to account for income and … and Indonesia – to make the connection between data from natural capital accounts and potential demand for the information in light of … to inform decisions made by government, the private sector and financial institutions. …
Article, 20 May 2016
An association of farmers in northeast Myanmar carries out value chain analysis of elephant foot yam (Photo: Duncan Macqueen/IIED)
Strengthening producer organisations is key to making finance inclusive and effective
… finance rarely reaches forest and farm producers because financial institutions perceive the risk-to-return ratios and … comes down to a lack of a well-directed ‘enabling investment’, ie financial support that does not require a financial return. For small … the returns fairly predictable (with a high ratio of working-to-fixed capital), and interest rates can be raised to cover high transaction …
Article, 12 March 2019
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Private Sector Facility: A Review Note for the 9th Meeting of the Green Climate Fund
… both adaptation and mitigation activities, so as to mobilise private capital and expertise at scale in accordance with national plans and … including small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), and local financial intermediaries. The Facility will also support activities to …
Publication, 01 March 2015
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Ringing the changes with a new approach to forest investment
… tightening supply, increasing demand, and its role as a hedge against financial uncertainty. But people with local rights invariably live in … innovative partnerships to mix enabling investments (that put in capital to build sustainable and investable businesses) with asset investments (that expect a return on capital). In other words, quality investment in forestry comes when …
Publication, 01 January 2013
This 500W solar system in a rural village in Uganda powers a home, a public broadcasting system, a barbershop and a video hall (Photo: SolarNow via USAID, Creative Commons via Flickr)
What is 'aggregation' and how can it get climate finance working for the most vulnerable?
… investment needs to see viable social, environmental and particularly financial returns from scaled up solutions.  Investors are often … government subsidies, concessional finance and private sector capital Aggregating the demand for recipients of finance – for example … crop sales with buyers and increase sales, while creating a recorded financial transaction history that can support future loan …
Insight, 19 June 2018
People putting up solar panels
Inclusive finance for universal energy access
… to rapidly changing market conditions.  Mind the gap: scrutinising financial flows to off-grid energy  As funding and political commitments … punitive demands for high-levels of collateral to back loans. Patient capital in the sector is lacking and expectations of quick returns … with aggregation' briefing , we highlighted the promise of combining financial aggregation with  the policy, market and business components …
Article, 13 November 2019
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Managing the environmental and social risks of hydropower: private and public roles
… better understanding and management of risks can protect expected financial returns and the developer’s reputation. We suggest that … goals, while private sector funds generate a return on private capital, together furthering sustainable development and growing the …
Publication, 01 April 2015
Animation of a woman picking vegetables
Pushed past coping: IIED animation captures destruction of climate change loss and damage in Sierra Leone
… by climate change, experienced first-hand by people of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. In his own words, Gabriel Kpaka – a meteorologist and … climate change wrecks lives and livelihoods.   He calls for urgent financial and technical support from governments across the world, …
News, 15 March 2021
Nairobi in Kenya is one of many fast-growing cities across Africa (Photo: Stuart Price/Make it Kenya, Creative Commons via Flickr)
African cities can raise more money. Kenya and South Africa offer useful lessons
… Africa. Lessons from South Africa In 2014, South Africa’s economic capital,  Johannesburg , became the first city in the global South to … for this achievement. Issuing a bond requires sophisticated financial skills. The municipal authority must be able to identify … prospective investors. Issuing a bond requires more than just financial know-how. Investors need to be convinced that the municipal …
Insight, 31 October 2018