INNOVATING AND INVESTING FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET

The document outlines the challenges and opportunities in financing climate resilience, particularly in conflict-affected and fragile regions. It highlights the mismatch between private sector short-term return expectations and the long-term nature of resilience projects, suggesting de-risking tools like mega guarantees and parametric insurance. The report emphasizes the need for governments to address data scarcity in the Global South and the importance of supporting locally led, indigenous initiatives. Examples of successful interventions include resilience bonds in the Philippines and bundled insurance and seeds in Mozambique.

• Private sector investment in conflict-affected regions is hindered by a mismatch in time horizons: investors typically seek returns within three to five years, whereas climate resilience projects often require 10 to 15 years.
• Innovative financial instruments can mitigate risk in fragile environments; examples include catastrophe bonds, public-private partnerships, and 'mega guarantees' such as a $5.7 million guarantee issued to the Korea-Myanmar Industrial Corporation to protect a loan from the Korean state.
• Governments in the Global South must address data scarcity and information gaps to attract investors, as the lack of reliable data prevents effective impact and risk assessments.
• Locally led and indigenous initiatives are critical for sustainable adaptation, but they face bureaucratic and discriminatory barriers to funding. The Shandia Forum by the Global Alliance of Territorial Communiti es provides a direct financing platform to empower these communities.
• Specific successful applications of resilience finance include the Philippines issuing resilience bonds with the Asian Development Bank for flood resilience, and a collaboration in Mozambique between Liberty Mutual, Hollard Insurance, and seed companies to provide drought-tolerant seeds with parametric insurance.

APA

Global Resilience Partnership (n.d.). INNOVATING AND INVESTING FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/resilience-day-at-climate-week-nyc-report.pdf

Chicago

Global Resilience Partnership. INNOVATING AND INVESTING FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET. n.d. https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/resilience-day-at-climate-week-nyc-report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalresiliencepartnershipndinnovating, author = {{Global Resilience Partnership}}, title = {{INNOVATING AND INVESTING FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET}}, institution = {Global Resilience Partnership}, url = {https://www.globalresiliencepartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/resilience-day-at-climate-week-nyc-report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }