Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI)

#Blendedfinance is a useful and often necessary tool to catalyze private investment #adaptation and #resilience in #emergingmarkets. Hear from Robin Ivory and Sneha Thayil at Convergence Blended Finance on the trends and opportunities to use blended finance to catalyze private investment into adaptation and resilience, especially in emerging markets. This webinar will also highlight examples and experiences from Jeremy Golan at One Acre Fund. Event Details 📅 Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025 ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 10:30 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eyGhmeZw CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.

Join us in #DC for GARI's first in-person convening of the year! The need for private sector investment into #adaptation and #resilience is only increasing. Join us for a conversation on the factors driving private sector investment: market demand, public policy, public private partnerships, and other incentives. Event Details 📅 Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2025 ⏰ Time: 15:00 - 17:00 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eHR2rN8j - In-Person and Virtual Available! Speakers include: Bezos Earth Fund - Paul Bodnar Climate Policy Initiative - Bella Tonkonogy Global Environment Facility - Jason Spensley ICF - Judsen Bruzgul Pollination - Nick Anstett  Resilient Earth Capital - Stacy A. Swann The Lightsmith Group - Tara Guelig The Resiliency Company - Matt Posner WWF - Raj Kundra Thank you to our co-hosts and sponsors Pollination, World Wildlife Fund, and Climate Policy Initiative. This event is part of the CAIL project. CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.

What does it mean to invest for climate resilience? Our partners at Mercy Corps Ventures have implemented a strategy to build climate resilience in some of the most climate-vulnerable countries. Mercy Corps Ventures believes that entrepreneurs and startups are at the forefront of climate resilience, driving the innovation needed to adapt to a rapidly changing world. In 2024, their portfolio of 56 companies reached a collective 37 million users across 87 countries. Explore MCV’s progress in driving impact through climate resilience innovation, including case studies and lessons learned, in their recently launched 2024 Annual Impact Report! https://lnkd.in/gx2DSsYi #MCVImpact #MCVImpactReport24 #ClimateResilience #ImpactInvesting #unavoidableopportunity #climateadaptation

How can we attract more #privatesector funding? Climate Adaptation Innovation and Learning (#CAIL) #Climatechange Join the Community of Practice on Investment Funds, led by Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI) ✔️ Connect with experts ✔️ Collaborate with leaders and peers This community is comprised of stakeholders at the global level, including institutional #investors, pension funds, asset owners and asset managers, insurance companies, private equity and venture capital, blended finance stakeholders, impact investors and other financial innovators and sector experts. For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/dMcsq42y Climate Adaptation Innovation and Learning (#CAIL) is financed by the Global Environment Facility (#GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for #climateadaptation - a hub to drive #innovation and boost #privatesector engagement. Alois Posekufa MHLANGA | Jason Spensley | Caterina Bianco | Sara Shoff | Lori Collins | Brian Parham | Jay Koh | The Lightsmith Group

#Blendedfinance is a useful and often necessary tool to catalyze private investment in #adaptation and #resilience in #emergingmarkets. Join us to learn from the experts at Convergence Blended Finance with examples from One Acre Fund. Event Details 📅 Date: Thursday, 27 February 2025 ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 10:30 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eyGhmeZw CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.

Join us in #DC for GARI's first in-person convening of the year! The need for private sector investment into #adaptation and #resilience is only increasing. Join us for a conversation on the factors driving private sector investment: market demand, public policy, public private partnerships, and other incentives. Event Details 📅 Date: Tuesday, 4 March 2025 ⏰ Time: 15:00 - 17:00 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eHR2rN8j - In-Person and Virtual Available! Speakers include: Bezos Earth Fund - Paul Bodnar Climate Policy Initiative - Bella Tonkonogy Global Environment Facility - Jason Spensley ICF - Judsen Bruzgul Pollination - Nick Anstett  Resilient Earth Capital - Stacy A. Swann The Lightsmith Group - Tara Guelig The Resiliency Company - Matt Posner WWF - Raj Kundra Thank you to our co-hosts and sponsors Pollination, World Wildlife Fund, and Climate Policy Initiative. This event is part of the CAIL project. CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.

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There is still time to register and join us for a conversation on the role of private equity investing #climateadaptation and #climateresilience in #emergingmarkets! We are excited to feature Toffene Kama and Daniel Block from Mercy Corps Ventures sharing their experience direct investing in venture-led solutions to increase the resilience of underserved individuals and communities. Are you a fund struggling with fundraising or making the case for adaptation and resilience to your LPs? Are you an institutional investor looking for pipeline opportunities? Do you want to better understand the private sector opportunities in adaptation and resilience especially in emerging markets? Join us! Event Details 📅 Date: Thursday, 30 January 2025 ⏰ Time: 09:00 - 10:30 EST 💻 Register Here: https://lnkd.in/e76JgcbH CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.

Come along to this learning session I'm excited to hold space for soon 🌍 How can we better support climate adaptation innovators? Why? There are no silver bullets when it comes to adapting to the changing climate. There are thousands of brilliant innovators from communities in the most affected countries by climate change - all part of the puzzle, but struggling to finance their ideas. Often, the stuckness boils down to a lack of trust. Building trust is why we focus on facilitating learning networks and communities of practice at Climate-KIC and and as part of the Climate Adaptation Innovation Learning (CAIL) Initiative which is weaving together three communities of practice focused on investor awareness, understanding value and impact, and supporting innovators in climate change adaptation. In the upcoming session we will focus on what works in and what doesn't in supporting the growth of successful adaptation innovations. The discussion will sprout from learnings shared by: 🌀 Denise Engel, Project Lead for Private Adaptation Finance sharing learnings from the Private Adaptation Investment Bootcamp (PrivABoo) by GIZ and its innovative ecosystem-building approach  🌀 Ekin Celikyay, Community Engagement and Knowledge Sharing expert bringing actionable insights fom their work with the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator by UNDP 🌀 Ayoub Derdabi, Senior Programme Manager for Adaptation Innovation introducing Climate-KIC’s work with the Adaptation and Resilience ClimAccelerator programme in Tanzania  Event Details    📅 Date: Tuesday, 28 January 2025  ⏰ Time: 16:00 – 17:15 CET  💻 Register Here: https://bit.ly/4jc9kxC     CAIL is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by UNIDO, UNIDO Climate Tech Innovation, in partnership with Climate-KIC, Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), and United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). We are developing a unique knowledge platform for climate adaptation - a hub to drive innovation and boost private sector engagement.