🌍 Water Resilience: A Key Challenge for Europe
At the EAPB Annual CEO Conference on November 22, we tackled Europe’s pressing challenges, including geopolitical tensions, trade competitiveness, and climate resilience. A key focus? The critical role of water resilience in investment decisions.
💧 Why water matters
Extreme weather events across Europe—droughts, floods, and heatwaves—put lives, homes, and economies at risk. Addressing water management in agriculture, energy, transport, and more is essential for climate adaptation.
🏦 The role of public banks
A central focus was water resilience, particularly in discussions with Dr. Florika Fink-Hooijer Director General, DG Environment. Public banks emphasized the integration of water and biodiversity considerations into investment strategies across sectors like agriculture, energy, and transport. EAPB members are uniquely positioned to fund sustainable transitions, using guarantees, subsidized loans, and blended funding solutions for projects that combine social, environmental, and climate objectives.
🛠️ What’s needed
To meet sustainability goals, the EU sustainable finance framework must be made more practical and accessible. We’re committed to working with the new European Commission to implement a Water Resilience Strategy and ensure access to clean water while protecting communities from climate risks.
Let’s build a sustainable future—together. 🌱
For more, explore our Paper on the Role of Promotional Banks in the Transition towards a Sustainable Economy 👉 https://lnkd.in/etxq4t_F