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Blog Post
June 14, 2023
Too often, climate finance is treated as a proxy for climate outcomes when it comes to agenda-setting and strategy at the multilateral development banks. Over the last 18 months, the World Bank’s shareholders have led a major reform push that would have the Bank focus more on climate, with the discu...
Blog Post
June 14, 2023
As new World Bank President Ajay Banga settles into 1818 H Street, he will face a sharply divided group of shareholders on the mandate of the Bank, as evidenced by the contentious debate over its role on climate and other global public goods (GPGs). Most shareholders have weighed into this debate,...
Blog Post
May 11, 2023
IF-CAP is a donor-backed guarantee facility, where public, private, and philanthropic financing partners take risk off the ADB’s balance sheet by guaranteeing to backstop repayments for ADB mitigation and adaptation climate projects. By guaranteeing repayments on specific climate investments, IF-CA...