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Investing in Los Angeles' Urban Resiliency

Most countries are underinvesting in their efforts to deal with expected population increases and climate stresses, producing an annual global shortfall of US$350B in global infrastructure spending. With limited budgets, cities will need to...
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Investing in Transportation Infrastructure in the Philippines

The Philippines ranked 112th among 138 countries studied for quality of infrastructure, well behind many of its Southeast Asian neighbors. This posed a major hindrance to the country’s projected growth trajectory and its goal of increasing...
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Caitlin MacLean

Managing Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Caitlin MacLean is a managing director on the innovative finance team at the Milken Institute. She oversees the research, development, execution, and follow-up of our Financial Innovations Labs, which promote financial solutions to overcome economic and social challenges.
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Financing Green Building in Residential Development

Buildings are responsible for nearly 60 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption and contribute 28 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. These statistics, from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, highlight our...
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Glenn Yago

Glenn Yago

Senior Fellow and Founder, Financial Innovations Labs, Milken Institute, Senior Director, Milken Innovation Center, Jerusalem Institute
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Financial Models for Water Sustainability

In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and California’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002. California was in a drought and its water management system was deemed...
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Innovative Finance to Address Africa’s Infrastructure Needs

As of 2015, African state governments had financed infrastructure development on their balance sheets alone, resulting in slower progress constrained by budgetary restrictions. In many regions across the African continent, the poor state of...
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Caitlin MacLean

Managing Director, Innovative Finance, Milken Institute Finance
Caitlin MacLean is a managing director on the innovative finance team at the Milken Institute. She oversees the research, development, execution, and follow-up of our Financial Innovations Labs, which promote financial solutions to overcome economic and social challenges.
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