This toolkit contains a set of tools covering the major climate entry points (identification of risks, incorporation of climate considerations in the project’s selection, and appraisal of climate effects in the project’s economics). It uses as inputs preliminary project data, readily available climate-related resources, and tools produced by the World Bank Group and international organizations. The outcome should be a project-specific collection of considerations that will need to be further evaluated and quantified during the subsequent phases of implementation of the Umbrella Toolkit.
The green bond market is emerging as an impactful financing mechanism in climate change mitigation efforts. Studies investigating this market have revealed the notion of a ‘green premium’ or ‘greenium’ within green bond pricing, including insights into influential characteristics and drivers that govern it. However, methodological heterogeneity among these studies has resulted in general ambiguity regarding a consensus over the existence of the green premium.
The scale of blended finance has increased off 2020 lows, but climate finance is lagging behind. A new report blames a lack of coordination between the public and private sector.
The author urges that the World Bank and others need to extend more loans to encourage private sector investment in developing nations.
The Quick Guide to Climate Change Adaptation Funds is a collection of 10 multilateral and bilateral climate funds and initiatives currently available for financing adaptation activities in developing countries. This publication was developed in 2015, and subsequently updated in May 2017 by USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific.
Waste PPPs are gaining traction in developing countries, and the recent implementation of a waste PPP in the Maldives illustrates how far a country can come in its relationship with rubbish. Since the 2008 election, the country has been in the midst of a rapid social, political, and economic transformation. Officials and administrators aim to combat the developmental challenges of climate change, poverty reduction, private sector development, and economic restructuring, so urban infrastructure tops the priority list.