AADFI releases the Results of the 14th Peer Review of African DFIs
This report presents the validated results of the self-assessment received from member institutions of the Association of African Development Finance Institutions (AADFI) that participated in the 2024 PSGRS Peer Review as well as the rating on the basis of some development impact criteria.
The unintended environmental effect of a climate change adaptation strategy_evidence from the Colombian coffee sector
Climate change is a major threat to agricultural productivity in developing countries. In this paper, we explore the unintended environmental effects of an adaptation policy that conditioned credit programs for the renewal of coffee crops on the use of pest-resistant varieties. We use the case of the Colombian coffee sector, which was severely affected by extreme rainfall events and pest proliferation from 2010–2011.
Climate and development : the BNDES’s contribution to a just transition
The search for a carbon-neutral future depends on sustainable development, which jointly considers economic, environmental and social aspects in order to achieve a just transition. This objective is part of the BNDES’s strategy and institutional purpose of “transforming the lives of generations, promoting sustainable development”.
National DFIs: Critical allies for climate action Why and how can they be more involved in climate finance?
National development finance institutions (NDFIs) can play a vital role in promoting climate
financing and thus achieving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) due to their
knowledge of local markets, their close connections to domestic public and private
stakeholders and their ability for local currency financing. However, currently NDFIs are not
involved as intensively in this field as they could be.
Greenflation: The cost of the green transition in small open economies
We propose a new model of a small open economy with efficient energy use to investigate the inflationary dynamics along
the green transition. The model incorporates the production of
green energy that substitutes exogenous brown energy sources
in energy production. Production is characterized by low substitutability between resource and traditional inputs that firms
can alter through directed input-saving technical change.
ADAPTING TO NATURAL DISASTERS IN AFRICA
The private sector has an indispensable role to play in advancing climate adaptation and resilience building. The need for private sector solutions to address climate change impacts is even more pronounced in Africa given its sizable needs for adaptation and the limited fiscal space of most African states to adapt and build resilience to climate and disaster risks.
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020
The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of sustainable finance. It brings together a wide range of expertise and perspectives, putting forward a set of policy recommendations to mobilize financing flows, and align them with economic, social and environmental priorities. The recommendations outlined in the report should assist Member States and all other stakeholders as they work toward fully implementing the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and achieve the SDGs.
Linking Climate Change Financing to Sustainability: Implications for Agriculture
In the context of Development Finance Institutions’ (DFIs) efforts to mobilise private sector capital in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, this document explore the progress to date from the perspective of private sector banks and focus, among others, on how banks choose to align their operations with the SDGs and the nature of the relationship that banks have with DFIs.