Counter Crisis

Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?

March 27, 2024 Centre for Disaster Protection Season 1 Episode 2
Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?
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Counter Crisis
Counter Crisis Episode 2: Can finance save climate-vulnerable countries from drowning?
Mar 27, 2024 Season 1 Episode 2
Centre for Disaster Protection

In Episode II of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s podcast, Counter Crisis, the Centre’s Research Lead and development finance expert, Shakira Mustapha, is joined by Michai Robertson, a Research Fellow in climate and sustainability at the global affairs think tank ODI, to discuss the latest break-throughs in the global financing architecture dealing with the climate change: the Loss and Damage Fund and the Global Shield Against Climate Risk. They also explain how prearranged financing has featured in these, and previous efforts, and why it has sometimes been met with controversy.

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In Episode II of the Centre for Disaster Protection’s podcast, Counter Crisis, the Centre’s Research Lead and development finance expert, Shakira Mustapha, is joined by Michai Robertson, a Research Fellow in climate and sustainability at the global affairs think tank ODI, to discuss the latest break-throughs in the global financing architecture dealing with the climate change: the Loss and Damage Fund and the Global Shield Against Climate Risk. They also explain how prearranged financing has featured in these, and previous efforts, and why it has sometimes been met with controversy.