Podcast: Climate Solutions

May 03, 2021

CIF invests in more than 300 projects in low- and middle-income countries across the world. It operates as a learning laboratory, evaluating the effectiveness of each projects and applying these lessons and solutions to frontier projects. By sharing these solutions with the rest of the world for the benefit of the global fight against climate change CIF is helping a large community of practitioners and decision-makers to understand what it means in practice to support transformative climate action.

That is the purpose behind Climate Solutions, a new podcast series from CIF. Its 15 minute episodes aim to frame some of the challenges developing countries are facing and identify which climate-smart solutions can help addressing them.

Mafalda Duarte, Head of the Climate Investment Funds, said: “I am delighted to introduce the Climate Solutions podcast series. We will take you on a journey to get to know more about our projects and how they are transforming the lives of people in developing countries and putting us on a path of socially inclusive and environmentally sound development. We have more than 300 projects and we will travel to Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East all the way to Small Island Developing States.”

LATEST EPISODE

How do we ensure the radical change needed to meet climate goals is just?

MAY 07, 2021: In Episode 8, we focus on the concept of a “Just Transition". Mafalda Duarte, Head of the Climate Investment Funds, discusses the need for countries to make radical changes to meet our climate goals. Drawing on case studies of South Africa and India, she explains why the transition away from polluting practices such as fossil fuels must be socially inclusive and fair.Learn more

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Establishing a market for wind power in Thailand

MAY 03, 2021:In Episode 7, we visit Thailand, where 80% of the country’s power comes from imported fossil fuels. The government wanted to increase the supply of renewable energy but there were significant obstacles to bringing about an energy transition. Mafalda Duarte, Head of the Climate Investment Funds, explains how a project by the Climate Investment Funds and the Asian Development Bank established the first wind power project in the country, and offers solutions that could be applied in the many countries facing similar challenges. Learn more

Lessons from Honduras to change how 3 billion people cook

APRIL 23, 2021:In Episode 5, we visit Honduras. Nearly half of the world's population cook with inefficient fuels, which damages the environment and public health. Mafalda Duarte, Head of the Climate Investment Funds, explains how a project by the Climate Investment Funds and the Inter-American Development Bank helped to created a sustainable market for clean cookstoves, and identifies lessons that could be applied to benefit 3 billion people around the world. Learn more

What will be on the COP26 agenda and how do we get there?

APRIL 16, 2021:In Episode 5, we do something a little bit different. With the US Climate Summit due on April 22 and the United Nations’ climate conference (COP26) looming in November, Mafalda Duarte outlines the likely agenda and aims of COP. Then she applies CIF’s experience of leading transformational climate projects to offer solutions for how to reach these ambitious goals. Learn more

Fueling Hopes for Burkina Faso’s Sustainable Development

APRIL 09, 2021:In Episode 4 of Climate Solutions, we travel to Burkina Faso in West Africa’s Sahel Region to visit a program by CIF and the African Development Bank. Mafalda Duarte, who visited Burkina Faso shortly before Covid-19 limited international travel, describes the lessons from this program that can be applied more widely. In particular, it shows the importance of an interconnected approach to climate investment. Projects should not simply focus on the climate challenge, but also seek to tackle food and water security and poverty. Learn more

Nature-based solutions in Jamaica

MARCH 26, 2021:In Episode 3 of Climate Solutions, we visit the Caribbean island of Jamaica to explore a project by CIF and the Inter-American Development Bank. Mafalda Duarte explains how the project’s use of nature-based solutions to promote climate adaptation and mitigation offers lessons for other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to apply in their efforts to adapt to and reverse trends including rising sea levels and declining fish stocks. Learn more

Lessons on Gender Impacts from Tajikistan

MARCH 18, 2021:In Episode 2 of Climate Solutions, we move to Tajikistan in Central Asia to focus on a project launched in 2016 by CIF and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Called the Tajikistan Climate Resilience Financing Facility - or CLIMADAPT - this project is a good example of how a focus on improving gender equality can benefit an entire country and accelerate the fight against climate change.Learn more

Climate resilience in Zambia

MARCH 10, 2021: We explore an award-winning CIF program which built infrastructure and climate resilience in a region plagued by drought and flooding, and ask what lessons this offers for other affected regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more

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Podcast: Climate Solutions

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Fueling Hopes for Burkina Faso’s Sustainable Development

Nature-based solutions in Jamaica

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