In order to meet adaptation finance goals, the private sector will need to better understand adaptation and resilience finance.
Embed adaptation and physical climate risk into private sector risk pricing, insurance, and ESG scoring systems.
Encourage corporations to integrate climate adaptation into core operations, especially in agriculture, logistics, energy, and natural resource sectors.
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Private initiatives in Brazil, ranging from reforestation startups to sustainability-linked bonds and agribusiness supply chain programs, are mobilizing capital and integrating climate risk analytics to deliver biodiversity, water conservation, and resilience co-benefits.
Private banks such as Rabobank, Bradesco, and Sicredi are testing resilience-linked rural credit tied to drought and flood risk mitigation, as part of risk management in agricultural portfolios.
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (CPI) anually accelerates and supports the design innovative financial instruments to increase the mobilization of private capital towards climate-related investments. Operating in Brazil since 2016.
Nature Investment Lab (iCS) was created in 2023 to support the development of advanced financial instrument related to climate and nature transition.
Cooperation is required between these actors and audiences to drive progress foward in Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment.
Showcasing the key reform milestones for Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment that have been addressed at global events.
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Reform ESG frameworks and corporate sustainability ratings to explicitly incorporate resilience, climate risk adaptation, and ecosystem stability as material factors.
Institutionalize urban climate finance within municipal budgeting and credit access frameworks.
New York, US
Deploy MDB- and DFI-backed blended finance structures focused on early-stage renewable technologies and grid modernization.
Deepen investor interfaces: public data rooms, template contracts, and regular market-soundings to accelerate private due diligence and lower bid uncertainty
Brasilia, Brazil
Generate and disclose robust data on Foreign exchange exposure and mitigation pathways in Brazilian climate deals to support investor decision-making and credit approvals.
Develop and scale business models for adaptation with measurable ROI, enabling private-sector participation through clear revenue streams or cost savings
Publications and educational material to deepen understanding of Mobilizing Private Adaptation Investment.
Article reporting on Santander and BNDES backing Mombak’s large-scale reforestation project, supported by Brazil’s Climate Fund.
Technical standard (CBPS 02) defining disclosure requirements for companies on climate-related adaptation and resilience measures.
Report mapping the Brazilian climate finance ecosystem, with emphasis on private sector adaptation investment.
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