1、April 2024Guide for Adaptation and Resilience FinanceWe need capital to move in the right direction and to mainstream natural and climate hazard resilience into financial flows.Commercial banks and private investors have an opportunity to lead in meeting the adaptation challenge within EMDEs and glo

2、bally.Lending and investment in adaptation should be seen as both a credit against contingent disaster risk liability as well as being a potential new path to profit.I encourage the banking and investment community to use this Guide as a key resource when considering how and where to invest more pro

3、actively and ambitiously in a resilient future.”David GreenallGlobal Managing Director Climate Risk,Decarbonization,Nature&Adaptation,KPMG International“We need to embed adaptation and resilience into financial decision-making to manage risks and identify new opportunities,given that every dollar sp

4、ent on adaptation could generate up to USD 12 of economic benefit this decade.1Recognising the potential of adaptation and resilience as an investable asset class is critical if we want to attract and unlock further investment from commercial banks,private equity,and asset managers.Market clarity on

5、 what qualifies as an adaptation-aligned investment comes through coherent,consistent,and standardised definitions and terminology.Im delighted that in creating this Guide-we are able to provide confidence to investors looking to allocate capital to adaptation projects,as well as to companies seekin

6、g to raise capital for adaptation and resilience products,solutions,or other investment opportunities.”Marisa Drew Chief Sustainability Officer,Standard CharteredForewordGuide for Adaptation and Resilience Finance21 Standard Chartered Bank(2022),Adaptation Economy,https:/ Chartered,KPMG and the Unit