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⁉ Did COP29 Azerbaijan Count? There's been a lot of talk about how COP29 Azerbaijan ended with a $300 billion deal. But is it enough? The real impact of #COP29 aren't just in the agreements signed by world leaders—it's in the conversations, the collaborations, and the commitments made by people and companies from around the world. Public and private sectors alike have shown their dedication to making a tangible, measurable impact. But the question remains: ⁉ How do we make this count beyond the headlines? 🔑 Key Takeaways: 🟢 The $300 billion climate deal is a significant milestone, but it's just the beginning. To truly bridge the gap, we need private sector engagement and innovative solutions. 🟢 The private and business sectors hold the key to expanding the reach of these commitments. Companies and individuals who want to make a tangible, heart-driven impact are essential for progress. 🟢 COP29 was a powerful reminder that meaningful change comes from those who see beyond deals and negotiations—those who are committed to action and impact. At EMIF, we believe in the power of collaboration to move solutions forward. We focus on making infrastructure projects in emerging markets both bankable and impactful, ensuring that this $300 billion in committed capital, along with all the others we spoke to, are ready to lead real change where it matters most. 🙌 Let's work together to ensure that COP29 wasn't just a moment—it was a movement towards lasting change. 👇👇 What are your thoughts or comments about COP29? Was it enough? Leave your comments below. If you're ready to be part of the solution, reach out today. Video credit UN Climate Change #COP29 #ClimateAction #Collaboration #SustainableFinance #SustainableFuture #ImpactInvestment #Resilience #GlobalUnity #MakeItCount #PrivateSectorEngagement #Soluntions

💲 The Trillion-Dollar Question at COP29 Azerbaijan: Why Collaboration Is Key We are coming to the end of COP29 Azerbaijan and the conversations around financial commitments raises critical questions about global climate action. Here's why it’s important—and why coming together is the only way forward: 👉 Urgency: Climate change impacts are accelerating, disproportionately affecting vulnerable communities. 👉 Financing the Future: Trillions are needed to fund adaptation, resilience, and green transitions—but where will it come from? 👉 Accountability: Debates over financial commitments highlight the gap between promises and delivery. ⁉ Why the World Must Unite ✔ Tackling climate change requires collaboration across sectors, borders, and industries. ✔ No single entity can solve this; private capital, governments, and development banks must work together. ✔ Shared solutions create shared benefits: a more resilient planet and stronger economies for all.  🌎 How We’re Part of the Solution At EMIF, we catalyze impactful projects that bridge public and private financing, focusing on sustainable outcomes. By de-risking investments and fostering partnerships, we help ensure that the funds reach the communities and initiatives that need them most. 📣 This is not just a challenge—it's a call to action. Together, we can drive the transformation needed to secure a sustainable future. Let’s not let this moment pass us by. #COP29 #ClimateAction #SustainableFinance #ImpactInvestment #Resilience #Collaboration #EMIF

🌎 COP29 Azerbaijan, the call to "Peace, Relief, and Recovery" starts today. The Challenge ▶ Climate change exacerbates resource scarcity, which can lead to conflicts. By addressing climate challenges, we work towards reducing tensions and promoting peace. ▶ Climate-induced disasters necessitate strong relief and recovery mechanisms. Integrating climate resilience into these efforts ensures that communities can rebuild sustainably and withstand future shocks. Call to Action Starts Now ✔ Unlock Private Capital for High-Impact Projects: Develop blended finance structures that combine public and private investments to de-risk projects, making them attractive to institutional investors. This approach ensures that critical climate projects receive the funding needed to scale impact. ✔ Support Climate Adaptation for Vulnerable Communities:  Prioritize funding for infrastructure and initiatives that bolster resilience in regions most affected by climate change. From early-warning systems to water resource management, targeted investments can significantly reduce risks for communities on the front lines. ✔ Foster Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing:  Facilitate partnerships across sectors and borders to share best practices and pool resources. Collaborative platforms that bring governments, investors, and local stakeholders together can drive impactful, scalable solutions. By collectively advancing sustainable projects and climate action today, we are not only building resilience but also safeguarding the stability and sustainability of our world for generations to come.  ❓ What is your call to action for peace? Leave your thought in the comments. If you are interested in collaborating to catalyze impactful climate projects, reach out to us today. #COP29 #SustainableFinance #ClimateAction #FinanceForGood #DevelopmentBank #ClimateAdaptation #ImpactInvestment #Resilience #Collaboration #Peace #Relief #Recovery #peace

COP29 Azerbaijan began with a message of commitment and impact to set the tone. ✔ The Multilateral Development Banks have pledged to increase climate financing to $120 billion annually by 2030. ✔ 60% increase from last year. ✔ The message is clear. Capital is available to fund the SDG gap.  ✔ We have the capital. Now we need to put it to work. 🔼 Increased commitment is a huge win for everyone, but capital needs investable projects to flow effectively. Every panel here in #Baku is acknowledging the lack of bankable projects is the problem. EMIF was created to catalyze a pipeline of investable projects, bridging the gap between available capital and the development needed to reach our #SDGgoals. ✔ By investing in projects from ideation to financial close, we ensure that committed capital gets deployed where it matters most. Now it's time for us all to go to work, and this is what EMIF Group is doing. Our focus at #COP29: ✔ Collaborating to bridge the finance gap for climate adaptation. ✔ Creating pathways for sustainable, impactful urban projects. ✔ Ensuring that the 60% increase in commitments is matched by innovative solutions to scale its impact. At EMIF, we are committed to ensuring that this capital is not only deployed but makes a lasting impact on the long term sustainability of communities, their people and the environment. 🙌 Let's work together to build a future that is both resilient and sustainable. If you are interested in partnering to catalyze impactful climate projects, reach out to us today. #COP29 #SustainableFinance #ClimateAction #FinanceForGood #DevelopmentBank #ClimateAdaptation #ImpactInvestment #Resilience #Collaboration

As COP29 Azerbaijan unfolds, we’re focused on one of the most urgent issues: bridging the finance gap for climate resilience and sustainable adaptation. Collaboration and innovative financing are essential to connect available capital with critical climate adaptation needs. Here’s what we’re seeing: 🌐 Despite significant global capital, much of it remains untapped due to a lack of bankable projects, especially in emerging markets. 💲 About 70% of critical infrastructure for sustainable development is at the subnational level, yet it often misses out on major funding. 🌐 Public-private partnerships are key to de-risking projects and helping them reach financial close, creating lasting impact in underserved regions. It’s essential to support early-stage projects with affordable funding and oversight to make them viable and impactful. With more than enough capital committed, we must catalyze pipelines of investible projects to ensure it is deployed to achieve our goals. As global conversations continue, we’re more certain that EMIF Group’s unique approach will drive impactful investments for a climate-resilient future. Let’s keep the momentum going at #COP29—bridging the gaps needed to create lasting change. ❓❓ What are you thoughts on how we can bridge financial the gap? #impactinvestment #sustainbleinfrastructure #emergingmarkets #COP29 #climateaction #SDG #globalgoals

🌐 EMIF Group is proud to announce our attendance at #COP29, widely regarded as the "Finance COP." 🌍 As the world gathers to address the pressing challenges of climate change, COP29 is poised to be a pivotal moment for closing the finance gap and advancing robust adaptation strategies. 💡 The focus is clear: Driving financial commitments that translate ambitions into meaningful action, ensuring that adaptation and resilience measures reach those who need them most. EMIF is committed to playing our part in bridging this finance gap and supporting sustainable solutions. 👉 We are leveraging our extensive experience in emerging market infrastructure development. 👉 We catalyze projects from ideation to financial close. 👉 We work collaboratively to de-risk and make them bankable. Our participation in COP29 is clear: ✔ Advance partnerships and collaborations that move impactful urban infrastructure projects forward. ✔ Ensure financial viability and sustainable outcomes. Together, we can build a future that adapts to climate realities while fostering prosperity for all. 🤝 Reach out to Founding Partner John Safrance to meet and discuss ways to collaborate and move projects forward. He's on the ground working towards a a sustainable future for us all.   Recognition to our partners UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and Cities Investment Facility (hosted by UN-Habitat) #COP29 #SustainableFinance #ClimateFunding #GlobalGoals #ClimateAction #GreenEconomy #NetZero #Sustainability #ClimateCrisis #ESGInvesting #FutureOfFinance #CarbonMarkets #Baku

🌍 As the world converges in New York for Climate Week NYC hosted by The Climate Group from September 22-29, EMIF Group is proud to be championing the urgent need to increase the flow of private capital to Emerging Markets and Developing Countries for Sustainable Infrastructure. This Year’s Theme: "It's Time" ✅ It's time to act.  ☑ It’s time to innovate.  ✅ It’s time to lead.  ☑ It's time to collaborate. ✅ It's time to invest. ☑ It's time to move from talking to impact. With global temperatures rising and climate impacts becoming ever more apparent, the theme of #ClimateWeekNYC resonates deeply with our mission at EMIF. ❓ Why It Matters: Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event, gathering leaders across business, politics, and civil society to accelerate progress and drive meaningful change. It’s more than just another conference but a platform for collaboration where change can happen. 🌍 Our Role and Commitment: We are closing the infrastructure gap by catalyzing a pipeline of bankable clean energy and sustainable infrastructure projects, understanding that actionable solutions are needed now. Across the global south, more investment is needed to ensure a just transition. We are working with local communities, and applying our expertise to accelerate development finance where it is most critical and impactful. We are here to ensure that the capital committed during Climate Week has somewhere to go. 🔑 Collaboration is The Key: Together with our partners, including UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme), Cities Investment Facility (hosted by UN-Habitat) and local governments, we are strengthening ecosystems, transferring expertise, and increasing local technical capacity to support sustainable growth and resilience in emerging markets. ⏱ Together, It’s Time:  We believe it’s time to move past promises to delivering on net-zero commitments, get more projects across the gap to financial close, allow all the pledged capital to go to work.    Stay Connected: Follow our journey through Climate Week, engage with our content, and let’s explore how together, we can make sustainable development not just a goal, but a reality. 👇 Share with us in the comments if you are attending? #ClimateWeekNYC #Sustainability #RenewableEnergy #EMIFGroup #ClimateAction #ItsTime #developmentfinance #sustainablefinance #blendedfinance #esg Video credit The Climate Group

EMIF Group Inc. is excited to announce two additions to our advisory board: Nazmeera Moola and Christel Bourbon-Séclet join longstanding member Noel Dekking. John Safrance, CEO of EMIF Group states “EMIF Group will significantly benefit from each of their unique skillsets and insights to guide our mission to develop and catalyze global infrastructure in non-traditional markets." Please see the announcement here: https://lnkd.in/gw8HCsaz Ninety One UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) Cities Investment Facility (hosted by UN-Habitat)

We just returned from a mission to Colombia in conjunction with the UN-Habitat Cities Investment Facility, exploring the infrastructure project needs and opportunities of various government entities. Very excited about the possibilities in Bogotá, Medellín, Barranquilla, and Cartagena!

🌍Introducing our Feasibility Fund Prospectus – a key to unlock sustainable urban development!      In the face of urban infrastructure financing challenges and the weak institutional and technical capacity of #cities to prepare projects, CIF steps up to bridge the gap.    Our prospectus aligns with UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) second domain of change, “Enhanced shared prosperity in cities and regions.”     UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) estimates that every $1 million invested in CIF’s #feasibilityfund for early-stage preparation will unlock additional investment of $2 million for late-stage project preparation in turn unlocking $30 million+ in construction #financing.     👉Dive into this prospectus for an in-depth insight of how CIF catalyses change by attracting private capital to drive #sustainablegrowth: https://lnkd.in/dYdR2zGp Michal Mlynár erfan ali Erastus Njuki Dyfed Aubrey Mark Gallagher Donah Kathure Elkin Velásquez Rania Hedeya Bruno Dercon Graham Alabaster OUMAR SYLLA Bernhard Barth Paulius Kulikauskas Edlam Yemeru EMIF Group Reall Think City South Pole Gensler Smart Cities Network