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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"climate finance"”.
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Climate finance instruments and Kenyan agriculture
… equivalents into the atmosphere which leads to climate change. Some of the negative impacts of climate change include increased frequency of flooding and drought. These lead to loss of soil and crucial soil nutrients which affects agricultural production leading to food insecurity, increased …
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Unlocking climate finance and investment in Zimbabwe: An analysis of the forestry sector performance
… trade. The African region is more vulnerable to climate change due to constraint financial, institutional and technological capabilities. Given the importance of the forestry sector, there has been a rapid increase in initiatives to mitigate overexploitation of forests and address the …
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Green finance under the microscope: analysing South Africa's climate finance tracking capabilities at the sub-national level
The increasing global commitment to climate finance, particularly in the context of various international agreements, underscores the growing importance of greater transparency in tracking its allocation and impact. However, challenges persist in accurately assessing the allocation and impact of …
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Drowning in Development Discourse: The Effects of Climate Finance and the Development Industry on Ability to Adapt to Climate Change in Kiribati
… confluence of two external forces, anthropogenic climate change and climate finance, in Kiribati. Kiribati, alongside other Pacific Island nations, is poised to receive a substantial increase in climate finance. This finance, pledged under the UNFCCC, is intended to help vulnerable countries not …
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The Economic Returns of Decarbonizing the Global Power Sector
… challenge the widespread belief that just climate action is too expensive. With a social cost of carbon of $190/tCO2e, net benefits reach $11.0 trillion by 2035 and $50.4 trillion by 2050. Notably, just 3.3% of total costs come from compensating fossil fuel owners, shifting the focus to …
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Policy options for climate change loss and damage: A case study from Fijian agriculture
Anthropogenic climate change loss and damage (L&D) includes adverse consequences of climate change due to sudden and slow-onset events despite the implementation of adaptation and mitigation measures. Given this context, this thesis aims to identify institutional and policy gaps in the …
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Assessing the role of weather index insurance in climate change adaptation in Malawi
Climate change is one of the most challenging problems of the 21st century. Its effects have already been experienced in the different parts of the world. Farmers face particularly high risks considering that their occupation is climate dependent. Therefore farmers have been implementing different …
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National development banks' investments in climate resilient infrastructure: challenges and prospects
… facilitating investments toward low-carbon and climate-resilient sustainable infrastructure in South Africa. It emphasises their critical role in addressing substantial financing gaps essential for meeting the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) commitments under the Paris Agreement. As …
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Financing Inclusive Resilience: Beyond the Economics of Infrastructure in Accra, Ghana
… entrench existing socio-economic inequalities. Climate-related disasters alone cost the city US$118 million in annual losses (CDRI, 2023), disproportionately affecting informal settlements. Infrastructure financing remains underfunded: the city needs US$37.9 billion annually to meet …
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The Quest for Ideal Quantum Amplifiers
… computers and advance healthcare, energy, climate, finance, and cybersecurity. However, the algorithmic complexity, finite qubit coherence, and imperfect control require quantum computers to scale to millions of physical qubits while maintaining low hardware error rates to impact real-world …
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Contracts, not concrete : de-risking private finance of sustainable infrastructure in emerging markets
… never been so high on the agenda of governments, climate funds and multilateral development banks. It has been argued that with the right policies and incentives in place, and with careful use of development capital and climate finance, private investors can make a profit financing emerging market …
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Decentralizing Power: Enabling Local Energy Resilience and Equity in Accra
… and resilience, particularly under intensifying climate and urban pressures. My thesis investigates persistent energy insecurity in Accra, Ghana’s capital, through the lens of dumsor—a term used to describe recurring power outages that disrupt daily life and expose the fragility of the …
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Gender inequality and food security in a changing climate: a spatial analysis using Nigerian general household survey
… The thesis estimates and analyses how climate-related risk differentials influences both genders, especially women with particular interest on land ownership, adaptive capacity, and geographical exposure. Based on Amartya Sen’s entitlement theory, feminist political economy, spatial …
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A critical assessment of Nigeria's Climate Change Law
Climate change refers to the significant variation or variability in climate that has persisted and measured over a period of time. It has been identified as one of the greatest threats facing the planet today. These variations are caused majorly by anthropogenic factors such as the emission of …
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The determinants of divestment from coal energy: the case of South Africa
The escalating urgency to address climate change and achieve net-zero emissions as per the 2016 Paris Agreement has placed the spotlight on financial institutions in South Africa divesting from coal. This trend is particularly significant in light of South Africa's heavy reliance on coal for both …
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Essays on Nature-Related Risk Premia in Equity Markets [before doctoral defense]
… to this problem. For example, the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regu-lation (SFDR) mandates disclosure of biodiversity-related Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) indicators, the Corpo-rate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires double-materiality assessments, and the Kunming-Montreal …
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Essays on financial institutions' response to climate and tariff risks
… essays in the areas of financial economics and climate finance, examining the response of financial institutions to environmental risks and tariff changes. The first essay investigates if banks pay attention to the investment preference of ESG-committed mutual funds and issue loans at preferable …
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Financial incentives for low-carbon transition: from citizens to professional investors
… from professional investors is crucial if climate objectives are to be met. In Chapter 5, semi-structured interviews and an on-line survey were therefore used to compare attitudes to stranding risk for investors in power generation assets with investors in financial assets. Asset stranding …
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Addressing the adaptation finance gap: scaling up investment in climate change adaptation using blended finance solutions
Climate change is a major global threat with widespread and devastating impacts for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Although efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that cause climate change are being undertaken by the international community, they fall far short of what is needed to …
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