Activities

Webinars

Join our series of webinars on energy access, clean water, sanitation and hygiene supply, and food security. Experts in these areas will share with us the latest discussions, the needs of research and how can bottom-up approaches design solutions and ways forward to improve rural settlements in developing countries.

2021. 11. 25

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ACCESS TO SOLAR ENERGY THROUGH MICROFINANCE IN SUB-SAHARIAN AFRICA

Umberto Trivella, Financial Inclusion and Project Management Specialist will present CIDR Pamiga’s experience in facilitating and supporting partnerships between microfinance institutions (MFIs) and energy companies to promote access to solar energy for low-income households in Benin, Senegal, and Madagascar.

During the webinar, lessons learned and recommendations for future programs and industry stakeholders will be explored.

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2021. 11. 11

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TRANSFORMING MFIS FOR A GREENER AND MORE INCLUSIVE FINANCE

How can impact investing transform Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to become greener and provide green loans to Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) and smallholder farmers? Traditional financial institutions have not served these segments and, as a result, MSMEs in Latin America face a financing gap of $900 billion, while the gap for farmers in the region is $20 billion. These gaps are the result of high perceived risk and the lack of adequate products, qualified personnel, processes, and technology to serve these segments with a green credit supply. However, if properly adapted, MFIs can effectively channel green finance to these two segments.
Agustin Vitórica (GAWA Capital) will discuss how impact investment firms can design a fund to offer solutions to a specific market failure and blended finance can be a great way to structure funds that help solve a specific social and environmental problem.

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2021. 10. 07

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INCLUSIVE GREEN FINANCE: A REGULATORY PERSPECTIVE
Speaker: Johanna Nyman, Head of Inclusive Green Finance at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 09. 23

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Digital climate risk management: the case of Fundación Génesis Empresarial

To understand the vulnerabilities of clients to foster green inclusive finance, detailed household data is needed.
Christoph Jungfleisch from YAPU Solutions, and Ricardo Romero from the Guatemalan MFI Fundación Génésis Empresarial (FGE), will present the successful collaborative project between the two organizations to develop a highly customized weather risk management system that facilitates credit decisions.
The system leverages satellite data as well as external exposure data from CIAT/CGIAR on climate risk patterns. Furthermore, it includes data by FAO to determine the climate sensitivity of given crops. The underlying concept, which helps to assess the climate risk for a given end customer (mostly smallholder farmers) is climate vulnerability. The analysis provided by the climate risk management system not only provides an analysis at the end-customer level, but also at the portfolio level. Since the increase of productivity and resilience through the financing of climate solutions (or NbS) is a particular goal of FGE, the system also allows for the green microcredit verification

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 09. 16

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Identifying vulnerabilities - Insights from the IMPACT-R project assessing microfinance customers’ access to basic services

To understand the vulnerabilities of clients to foster green inclusive finance, detailed household data is needed.
Within the framework of the IMPACT-R project access to basic services at client level of MFIs and NGOs has been assessed in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. Comprehensive data collection at the household and business level on energy access, water, sanitation, and hygiene and food security has started with 9 organizations and consortiums. Through the digital tools provided by HEDERA Sustainable Solutions, the data collection campaigns have gathered data on standard indicators to track the status of SDGs 1, 2, 6, and 7 and develop a baseline for each organization for future impact assessment, employing international frameworks from the ESMAP - World Bank, United Nations (UN) Joint Monitoring Programme, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.
Natalia Realpe Carrillo will present an overview and insights from the IMPACT-R project, upcoming call for proposals and next steps.

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 06. 16

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WEBINAIRE-ATELIER DES DISCUSSION/ECHANGE SUR LA GESTION ET CONSERVATION DE LA FORET INDISPENSABLE POUR LA VIE DES COMMUNAUTES LOCALES

Webinaire dans le cadre du Projet d’accompagnement des jeunes sur la gestion durable de ressources naturel dans la réserve d’itombwe en territoire de Mwenga, Sud-Kivu RD Congo

2021. 06. 14

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Energy, Food Security & Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs Identification in rural Rwanda

The webinar gives an overview of a need assessment study conducted in Rwanda.
Collaborating with the German organization Sustainable Villages Foundation (SVF), the study has been conducted in April, to assess the needs in the Water-Energy-Food nexus and understand the priorities in the rural villages of Bisagara and Rugarama.

2021. 06. 10

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Financing Climate Change Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions
Opportunities and Learning from Global Environment Facility (GEF) Investments

Jason Spensley, Senior Climate Change Specialist at GEF will outline a suite of opportunities for ambitiously increasing the scale of financing invested in climate change adaptation and transitioning to climate resilient economies.

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 05. 20

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Introduction to Kiva's environmental lending

Patrick Flynn, investment officer of Kiva in Latin America will give an introduction on Kiva's environmental lending and how the organisation developed a long-term and ambitious environmental strategy.

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2021. 05. 14

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Conversatorio: Puebloviejo un laboratorio vivo en sostenibilidad y resiliencia

Proyecto APLICACIÓN DE MODELOS DE ECONOMÍA COLABORATIVA Y SOLIDARIA AL CIERRE DE BRECHAS DE ACCESO A ENERGÍA ELÉCTRICA Y REDUCCIÓN DE LA POBREZA EN EL MUNICIPIO DE PUEBLOVIEJO

2021. 05. 06

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Improving lives with water and sanitation loans.

Veronica Herrera, CEO of MiCrédito, will share their experience as a microfinance institution providing WASH loans in rural and peri-urban areas of Nicaragua.

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 04. 22

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Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Finance: Challenges and Opportunities for clean energy in Ethiopia.

Seifu Teshome from UNCDF will present his experience in supporting the linkage of energy and microfinance in Ethiopia and the role of UNCDF as key stakeholder enabling energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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2021. 04. 08

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Can energy and financial access be provided simultaneously?

Andrew Muhwezi will discuss the challenges, opportunities, and learnings encountered by BrightLife and Penda Capital in its journey to boost financing for clean energy technologies in rural areas in Uganda. 

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2021. 03. 30

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Background, Goals, Activities and Methods

Prior to starting a series of data collection projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, we will share more information about the IMPACT-R project

2021. 03. 18

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Challenges and Opportunities for Green Finance in Central America and the Caribbean.

Allan Perez, REDCAMIF

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2021. 03. 04

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Finanzas Verdes Inclusivas para pequeños productores en Peru

Jesús Díaz, Agrobanco
Finanzas verdes inclusivas para pequeños productores en Perú: experiencias y oportunidades.

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 02. 16

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Five years of the MTF to measure energy access

Practices, lessons learned, & outlook for cost-efficiently tracking progress towards SDG 7

2021. 02. 04

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ESG: One Size Fits Nobody

Geert Shuite, Palladium Europe

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2021. 01. 20

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Evaluation and Support for Improving Inclusive Green Finance for MFIs - The Green Index

Natalia Realpe & Davide Forcella, heads of the Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Finance AG, European Microfinance Platform.
Webinars conducted in collaboration with FinDev Gateway.

2021. 01. 11

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Microfinance and Climate Change: Assessment of Needs and Demands

Philippe Guichandut, Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series

2020. 12. 03

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Finance Off- Grid Solar Energy Access

Catalina Martínez Gutiérrez, University of Geneva - Geneva Finance Research Institute

A webinar from e-MFP Green Inclusive and Climate Smart Action Group Webinar Series