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The initiative focuses on three workstreams: strengthening government capacity to integrate climate and gender considerations into financial planning, enhancing the ability of local financial institutions to manage climate risks and offer green products, and developing a pipeline of bankable projects, specifically a Green Affordable Housing project and a conceptual Green-Blue National Bank. 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