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Windmills in a field

Reducing Risks of Renewable Energy Investments through Parametric Insurance

September 24, 2020
Santiago Enriquez
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During this next event in a series of joint Climatelinks-CEADIR webinars , the author of this assessment will present findings and opportunities. Representatives of global reinsurance companies SwissRe and MunichRe will also join to discuss their experiences with parametric insurance for utility-scale VRE in Latin America and beyond. Find out more about this Oct. 1 event , and register to attend .
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adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, infrastructure, insurance, low emission development strategies, mitigation, private-sector engagement, resilience, Self-reliance, vulnerability assessment, weather & climate services
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Madagascar countryside

Scaling Up Clean Energy, Sustainable Landscapes, and Climate Adaptation Financing

August 19, 2020
Dr. Eric Hyman
Blog Post
The amount of development assistance available for clean energy, sustainable landscapes, and climate adaptation investment is relatively small...
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adaptation, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, Climate Risk Management, development donors, forest/forestry, insurance, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, partnership, private-sector engagement, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), resilience, sustainable landscapes
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Global
Terraced farming photo Madagascar

Announcing the First Webinar of the New Climatelinks-CEADIR Webinar Series!

July 29, 2020
Eric Hyman
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To enable scaling of climate programs, development assistance organizations can help partner countries leverage new sources of financing, including institutional investors, impact investors, and international and domestic capital markets. However, new approaches are necessary to achieve impacts on a much larger scale. USAID funded a Climate Finance Assessment that identified opportunities, challenges, and experiences in leveraging international and domestic private and public sector investment for clean energy, sustainable landscapes, and climate adaptation. This report will be discussed in a webinar on August 6 .
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adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, carbon, clean energy, climate finance, climate policy, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+), resilience, sustainable landscapes, Training, water
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Terraced field in Madagascar

Assessing Opportunities to Accelerate Climate Finance

June 25, 2020
Eric Hyman
Blog Post
The amount of development assistance funds available for climate mitigation and adaptation is small relative to the increasing need for it and...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, clean energy, climate finance, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
Rooftop solar PV installations

Local Commercial Lending for Commercial and Industrial Solar PV in Rwanda

June 11, 2020
Power Africa
Blog Post
How can programs encourage and enable local commercial banks to lend to companies supplying solar home systems for off-grid customers? Power Africa...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, development donors, private-sector engagement, Training
Family in rural Rwanda photo

Power Banks: How Commercial Bank Lending is Catalyzing Off-Grid Household Electrification in Rwanda

June 1, 2020
Power Africa
Blog Post
In many developing countries, the companies that build, supply, and sell clean energy solutions have difficulty obtaining bank loans or other...
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clean energy, climate finance, development donors, infrastructure, partnership, private-sector engagement, Training
Geography: 
Africa
RDMA CEADIR Workshop photo

Enabling Private Sector Clean Energy Investment in Southeast and South Asia

December 30, 2019
Marketlinks Team
Blog Post
The USAID Climate Economic Analysis for Development, Investment and Resilience (CEADIR) activity designed and implemented a regional activity to...
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clean energy, governance, private-sector engagement, Training
Geography: 
Asia
Man working on solar photovoltaic panel

Expanding Commercial Lending for Clean Energy in Central America

February 5, 2019
Santiago Enriquez
Eric Hyman
Blog Post
Many domestic commercial banks in Central America have been reluctant to provide loans for clean energy companies and users due to high perceived...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, Training
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Solar-powered water pumping in Niger

USAID Helps Bridge Local Financing Gaps for Solar Energy in West Africa

May 1, 2018
Edward Hoyt
Blog Post
Dr. Kojo Appiah was one of many grid-connected electricity users in Ghana frustrated by frequent power outages. In early 2016, Dr. Appiah, a 45-year-...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Training
Geography: 
Africa
CEADIR DCA

DCA Guarantees Support Clean Energy Lending in El Salvador

November 6, 2017
Santiago Enriquez
Eric Hyman
Blog Post
On September 28, USAID/ El Salvador signed agreements with three commercial banks in El Salvador to offer more than $53 million in partial loan...
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Keywords: 
clean energy, climate finance, mitigation, private-sector engagement, Training
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean

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