GC46 interactive session - Private sector finance for small producers’ climate adaptation: can it be done?

14 February 2023

Time: 15.00 – 16.30 (CET)

As the effects of climate change escalate, so too do the frequency and severity of food and economic crises. This in turn threatens food security as small-scale producers’ yields and resilience are limited.

Scaling climate adaptation finance for agriculture can only be achieved with private sector investment and the involvement of local financial institutions. However, many challenges impede this, including assessments of risk and costs of engagement.

This event, which will include a Q&A session, will discuss the challenges and opportunities of private sector finance and identify concrete investments and policy actions.

Moderator: Dr Jyotsna Puri, Associate Vice-President – Strategy and Knowledge Department, IFAD

Speakers:

• Pasi Hellman, Under-Secretary of State for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland, and IFAD Governor
• Eric Naivasha, Associate Director Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Equity Bank
• Adaeze Usoh, Head of Corporate Finance, Babban Gona
• Tamisha Lee, President of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers

Learn more on the 46th session of the IFAD Governing Council