Lessons Learned from COVID-19 - FC
Middle East and Africa Summit 2023

Part 2: Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Investing in Adaptation and Mitigation

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While expected losses from extreme weather and poor infrastructure maintenance could total tens of trillions of dollars by 2050, current allocations of global climate finance investment towards adaptation total less than 10% annually. To ensure that private and international investment funding is available for long-term mitigation as promising, new decarbonization pathways become ready to scale, it is wise to think through re-balancing investment strategies now to minimize losses and maximize outcomes. How critical are resilience investments for frontline communities facing immediate and intensifying climate-induced impacts? This session will bring together cross-sectoral innovators to map out the implementation of the most promising financing pathways, policies, and sectoral products in this space. 

    Moderator

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    Victoria Barbary

    Director, Strategy and Communications, International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds

    Speakers

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    Ulf Erlandsson

    Founder and CEO, Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
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    Christopher Marks

    Managing Director, Head of Growth Markets, Innovative Finance and Portfolio Solutions EMEA, MUFG Bank
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    Mahesh Roy

    Investor Strategies, IIGCC
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    Heike Schmitz

    Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills