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Stefanie Fairholme, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at the British International Investment, highlights the critical need to localize blended finance solutions to effectively address diverse regional challenges, from decarbonizing major economies to building climate resilience in vulnerable island states.
By using public funding to lower risks, blended finance makes it safer and more attractive for private businesses to invest in climate and development projects. The UNDP Climate Finance Network (CFN) is supporting this work by helping governments build the systems so these local, private-sector investments can be repeated and scaled up across the region.
👉 Learn more: go.undp.org/blended_finance_dialogue
Stefanie Fairholme, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at the British International Investment, highlights the critical need to localize blended finance solutions to effectively address diverse regional challenges, from decarbonizing major economies to building climate resilience in vulnerable island states.
By using public funding to lower risks, blended finance makes it safer and more attractive for private businesses to invest in climate and development projects. The UNDP Climate Finance Network (CFN) is supporting this work by helping governments build the systems so these local, private-sector investments can be repeated and scaled up across the region.
👉 Learn more: go.undp.org/blended_finance_dialogue
