Podcast: Blended Finance and Climate Adaptation Considerations for Financial Supervisors

Year Published

2022

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Global Affairs Canada (GAC)

Toronto Centre

The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

Webinar or Podcast

English

Core Topic

Blended Finance

Topic 2

Risk Management

All

Global

Africa

Asia & the Pacific

This podcast, featuring Dr. Naresh Singh, discusses the role of blended finance in addressing climate adaptation needs in developing economies.

This resource demonstrates how supervisors can support frameworks that both manage risk and unlock finance for sustainable development.

Offers examples from Thailand and Africa to illustrate how blended finance can mobilize private investment in clean energy and climate-smart agriculture
Highlights opportunities and challenges for financial supervisors, including capacity building, risk-based supervision, and aligning individual mandates with climate objectives
Discusses barriers such as regulatory constraints, currency risk, and limited data, while suggesting actions to improve enabling environments and attract private capital

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