Africa & Middle East

Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Nature, Policy | 28 September 2023

The Sustainable Finance Forum will be held on 6 December in Dubai, UAE. Hosted by Climate Action, the PRI and…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Net Zero Banking, Publications | 17 July 2023

The Middle East and North African (MENA) region is one of the world’s most vulnerable areas to climate change, which…

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 13 July 2023

This webinar will discuss key climate challenges in the MENA region and the role banks can play in mitigating those…

Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Insurance, Podcasts | 28 April 2023

Extreme weather events are rapidly increasing in frequency and intensity due to the effects of climate change, making it difficult…

Africa & Middle East, Events, Regional Roundtable, Roundtable events | 09 March 2023

Recordings for this event can be found here and photos from the event can be found here. The UNEP FI…

Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications | 02 March 2023

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is one of the most vulnerable to physical climate change impacts, putting…

Africa & Middle East, Events | 09 February 2023

The MENA region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change with rising sea levels, rising temperatures, and water…

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications | 12 December 2022

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are highly vulnerable to the physical impacts of climate change through sea level…

Africa & Middle East, Publications, SDGs and Impact | 14 March 2022

This paper is the product of a UNEP FI Reflective Cycle which investigated how a holistic and more locally driven approach to the SDGs could unlock private finance for climate change and other SDG topics in the MENA region. This process, which was conducted in Egypt and Morocco, combined desk-top research with a series of dialogues with experts and decision-makers from public and private entities from both countries.

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Investment, Webinars | 27 January 2022

This event is the first in a series on Climate-aligned investing in Africa run by UNEP FI. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Significant co-benefits, synergies and trade-offs exist between mitigation and adaptation and among different adaptation responses across sectors.