Countries continue to invest in low-carbon and climate-resilient development, reducing the probability of new environmental and social crises emerging in the foreseeable future. The IDB continues to use concessional finance and technical assistance to ramp up climate action and support Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries facing the climate crisis. The LAC region … [Read more...] about How is the NDC Pipeline Accelerator Trust Fund helping LAC move closer to realizing the Paris Agreement Targets?
Anabella Palacios
Anabella is an urban planner with more than ten years of experience in climate finance, local and national policy development, and sustainable infrastructure. She has extensive experience working with public and private actors, leading the design and implementation of projects especially on sustainable cities and climate-smart agriculture. She previously worked at the World Bank and The Nature Conservancy implementing and coordinating green development and blended financing strategies with governments in the Middle East and Latin America. Currently, she works as coordinator of the project “Strengthening Governance Capacities in LAC to Comply with National Commitments under the Paris Agreement: A Perspective from Costa Rica, Uruguay and Jamaica” in collaboration with the Organization of American States (OAS), and also manages the NDC Accelerator fund (ACL) and NDF-ProAdapt, and contributes technically to other funds such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Climate Investment Fund (CIF). In 2018 she was chosen to participate in the world's largest female expedition to Antarctica, as a representative of Argentina along with 80 other experts on climate and science issues from 26 countries. Anabella has a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Ch), and a degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of Córdoba, Argentina (UCC).
Sovereign Sustainable Bonds as Core Financing Instruments for Sustainable Development
Despite their short history, Sovereign Thematic Bonds have emerged as an interesting opportunity for Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries to efficiently channel domestic and international capital markets towards sustainable investments. While countries are trying to finance their recovery efforts and also take advantage of the increased interest for responsible and … [Read more...] about Sovereign Sustainable Bonds as Core Financing Instruments for Sustainable Development
5 lessons on good practices for climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
Good practices for climate action and development were at the core of the COP26 discussions. Latin America and the Caribbean provide a territory of endless solutions aimed at promoting adaptation and mitigation that both large and small countries can replicate and adapt according to their needs and contexts. Including climate change in development issues is already a priority … [Read more...] about 5 lessons on good practices for climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean