Harvesting resilience: Leveraging finance for food security and climate resilience
Year: 2023
Content-Type: Report
Description: The landscape of food security is one underpinned by complex interactions between food, water, and energy systems and closely intertwined with climate change. GCC countries operating in a context of high food import, oil dependence, and water scarcity are on a path to build resilience and explore solutions for more sustainable food systems that meet the growing population’s needs. Leveraging finance can be a catalyst for a menu of possible solutions. Targeted sustainable finance instruments can unlock the widespread adoption of state-of-the-art agricultural technologies, innovative value chain processes, and eco-inclusive farming methodologies in the GCC and across global value chains. Our research explores these solutions through the lens of financial institutions, offering recommendations on policy, finance, and agribusiness levels to enhance food security, address climate change, and promote water sustainability. By harnessing the expertise and resources of financial institutions, we lay the groundwork for a sustainable and resilient future that yields benefits for a variety of stakeholders as we work towards building a more secure and environmentally responsible world.
Pages: 14 pages
Author: KPMG, FAB, ITFC
Categories: Agriculture / Farming, Biodiversity Protection, Climate / Resilience, Developing countries, Infrastructures, Publications
Tags: Agriculture, Biodiversity Protection, Climate Mitigation, Development finance