Day 2 – Session 1: Reducing Investment Risks to Increase Private Climate Finance in Africa
Impacts of Climate Change on Human Security: What Can Be Done?
Conference Hosted on May 18th & 19th, 2021
Given below are links to the different segments of this session:
00:57  Shahdab Qadri, Communications and Sustainable Finance Advisor, ClimateSAN.  Topic: “Introduction to Climate Project Finance & Facilitation Initiatives”.
06:50  Chris Clubb, Managing Director, Convergence.  Topic: Blended Finance 201, with a focus on finance solutions for climate.
22:12  Serge LeVert-Chiasson, Partner, MD Impact & CCO, Sarona Asset Management, Kitchener, ON, Canada. Topics: “Strategies to de-risk proposed investments” and “How Impact Funds can reduce the risk of investing for individual investors and large investment funds”.  Also a member of Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID).
36:16  Albert Boateng, West Africa Regional Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Accra, Ghana.  Topics: “How PFAN’s advisory and investment facilitation services reduce investment risks”.
55:10  Question and Answer Session.

Session from Conference: Impacts of Climate Change on Human Security: What Can Be Done? (An Online Conference About Climate Change, Human Security, Climate Solutions and Finance).

Related Reports:

a) USAID, Soraona, EMPEA & Chrystalus Report: Expanding Institutional Investment into Emerging Markets via Currency Risk Mitigation

b) World Bank report: De-risking in the Financial Sector

Climate Solutions Advancement Network (ClimateSAN) hosted this conference in conjunction with the NATO Association of Canada and the Modern War Institute (MWI) at West Point on May 18 & 19, 2021.
To view a summary containing links to all the sessions in this conference, visit: CSSF Conference Summary 2021.