COP 28 Resolution 27/57: The Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda – Reaching Vulnerable Communities in Adaptation Initiatives: RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 27/57: The record-breaking temperature and climate-induced disasters represent the ever-growing requirement for all actors to increase action to adapt and build resilience, especially in vulnerable communities. The Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA), launched and welcomed by Parties at COP 27,3 has been accelerating this action with stakeholders across systems throughout the year….

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COP 28 Resolution 26/57: ADB’s Nature Solutions Hub for Asia-Pacific & Sustainability Concerns in Nature Finance Mobilization – RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 26/57: One of the examples by multilateral development banks and international financial institutions on this topic is the launch of the Nature Solutions Hub for Asia and the Pacific by the Asia Development Bank, to proactively scale up the flow of public and private finance into conserving nature and biodiversity loss in…

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COP 28 Resolution 25/57: Mobilizing Capital for Nature Conservation and Implementing Strategies: RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 25/57: There were several actions regarding finance for nature. Serving as a companion to the reports of the above-mentioned Independent High-Level Expert Group and as a follow-up to the HighLevel Champions’ previously launched report on mobilizing private capital for nature, the newly launched report by the Center for Global Commons at the…

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COP 28 Resolution 24/57: Export Credit Agencies in Climate Action – Implementing NZECA’s Ambitious Goals for Decarbonization: RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 24/57: Supported by GFANZ, eight export credit agencies, in partnership with the Innovation and Knowledge Hub at the University of Oxford, Future of Climate Cooperation, and the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) launched the UN-convened Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance (NZECA). With being confirmed to become a partner of the Race…

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COP 28 Resolution 23/57: GFANZ’s Tools for Net-Zero Commitments & Limitations in Capital Mobilization Efforts – RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 23/57: GFANZ, constituting a part of this above Coalition, has been working to develop the tools and methodologies needed to turn financial institutions’ net-zero commitments into action. They have published its 2023 Progress Report on transition finance, showing progress made on transition planning, and mobilizing capital in emerging and developing economies. Resolution…

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COP 28 Resolution 22/57: Enhancing Climate Finance Expertise in Developing Economies – Resource Constraints and Implementation Challenges: RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 22/57: In addition, the Global Capacity Building Coalition, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and with the engagement of organizations including the UN, World Bank and other multilateral development banks, International Monetary Fund, International Sustainability Standards Board, Network for Greening the Financial System, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), and UN Principles for…

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COP 28 Resolution 21/57: Mobilizing Private Finance for Climate Resilience and Overcoming Obstacles for Resilience – RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 21: A Call for Collaboration on Enhancing the enabling environment to accelerate the mobilization of private finance for adaptation and resilience was issued at COP 28, was developed by private sector stakeholders and a number of Parties and supported by High-Level Champions with the joint objective to mobilize private finance for adaptation…

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COP 28 Resolution 20/57: Credit Enhancement for Climate and Nature Initiatives – Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Sovereign Financing: RajaRao Pagidipalli

UAE COP 28 Resolution 20/57: In responding to the above-mentioned needs regarding the reform of international financial architecture, under the leadership of the High-Level Champions, multilateral development banks and international organizations such as the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environment Facility endorsed the Joint Declaration and Task Force on Credit Enhancement of Sustainability-Linked Sovereign…

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COP 28 Resolution 19/57: Fostering Climate Finance Solutions for Developing Nations and Insights into Action in Climate Finance Initiatives – RajaRao Pagidipalli

COP 28 Resolution 19/57: The High-Level Champions presented multiple outcomes on their collaborative work on climate finance. First, as an outcome of the ‘Regional Platforms for Climate Projects’ heldthroughout the year with the UN Regional Commissions and the COP 27 and COP 28 Presidencies, they published the Assets to Flows II, which points out that…

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COP 28 Resolution 18/57: The Promise of the UAE Leaders’ Declaration on Climate Finance & Overcoming Hurdles to Deliver Climate Finance at Scale – RajaRao Pagidipalli

UAE COP 28 Resolution 18/57: Under the leadership of the COP 28 Presidency, 13 national governments endorsed the UAE Leaders’ Declaration on a Global Climate Finance Framework. The Framework will work to unlock the investment opportunity of climate finance through collective action, opportunity forall, and delivering at scale. It is also planned to report back…

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