4 reasons why blended finance in Climate Change and Sustainability

• Reducing carbon emissions to net zero is now as urgent as ever – but so is adjusting to the hazards of a warming world.
• The new Landscape Resilience Fund with South Pole, WWF, GEF and Chanel uses blended finance to help communities most vulnerable to climate risks.
• Blended finance catalyses adaptation, manages risk and bridges the adaptation financing gap.

Here are four reasons why we use a blended finance approach:

1) Both private and public sectors benefit from investing in adaptation

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2) Blended finance allows for better risk management

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3) Public finance is woefully insufficient to meet adaptation finance needs

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4) Blended finance can nudge the private sector to invest in adaptation

With so little time left and so much to gain, we need to learn about how to prepare for the colossal climate challenges that are yet to come. We hope our approach to public-private blended finance will inspire other multinational companies, development banks and climate funds to invest in protective measures that ensure the climate resilience of their supply chains and the global economy.