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Mar
26
2024
VIRTUAL
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 2:00 - 3:30 PM GMT
March 01, 2024
Join CGD as Vinod Thomas, author of "Risk and Resilience in the Era of Climate Change," shares some of the key ideas and lessons from the book, and other experts engage in a moderated discussion on the findings and their implications.
Feb
27
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:30 AM EDT | 2:00pm – 3:30pm GMT
February 13, 2024
Join the Center for Global Development and E3G for a comprehensive discussion on the IMF’s role in the climate issues confronting its emerging market and developing member countries. Panelists will delve into the multifaceted role of the IMF concerning climate-related matters. Questions surrounding ...
Blog Post
December 06, 2023
As COP28 draws on, major multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have made flashy announcements about their desire to expand debt-for-nature swaps. About a year ago, we warned against overestimating the efficacy of such swaps in addressing both climate change...
Nov
21
2023
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:30 AM ET / 2:00-3:30 PM GMT
November 06, 2023
For this event, the Center for Global Development brings together the perspectives of country policy makers and regulators, fiscal policy experts, and researchers to share insights on how some countries are already leading in application and on how other countries can benefit. Solutions are in part ...
Blog Post
July 25, 2023
As the RST builds momentum and scores of countries seek its concessional loans and technical assistance, a new CGD paper, The Resilience and Sustainability Trust: Early Learning and Challenges from Costa Rica and Rwanda, provide early learning from the point of view of lower-income countries themsel...
Blog Post
May 22, 2023
The climate mitigation work is an urgent development mission. The world has probably already lost the battle to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2050. Even now, millions of people in developing countries are suffering and dying due to natural disasters and sea level rise made worse by past an...
Blog Post
January 10, 2023
At COP27 last November, the parties agreed to provide “loss and damage” funding for vulnerable countries hit hard by climate disasters. Governments also agreed to establish a “transitional committee” to make recommendations on how to operationalize both the new funding arrangements and the fund at C...
Blog Post
October 04, 2022
The World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings begin next week—against a backdrop of mounting economic crises and uncertainty. How can we reduce global debt? Rethink the MDB/IMF system to address pressing issues like pandemics, climate change, and food security? Support poor countries where they need the most a...
Blog Post
April 25, 2022
In the midst of a crisis, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) are sitting idle in many countries’ central banks. With a political push and some technical innovation, they can be put to good use at the multilateral development banks (MDBs) to accelerate the fight against climate change.