The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Africa and Middle East was held on 14-15 June at the Windhoek Country Club Resort, in Windhoek, Namibia. The event, co-organised with NamibRe, convened 220+ UNEP FI member banks and insurers, policymakers, civil society, and academia to discuss sustainable finance trends, challenges, and solutions in Africa and Middle East.
View photos from the event here.
Panels
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-5.png)
Transforming the real economy for a sustainable future
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-15.png)
The role of finance in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-6.png)
Making credible climate commitments count – the road to COP28
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-7.png)
Regulatory developments promoting sustainable finance in Africa and Middle East
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-8.png)
Climate adaptation in Africa and Middle East: The finance journey
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-17.png)
Climate mitigation in Africa and Middle East: The finance journey
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-9.png)
Tackling loss and damage through innovative insurance facilities
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-11.png)
Nature positive insurance in Africa and Middle East
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-13.png)
ESG risk management in insurance underwriting
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-10.png)
Advancing sustainability in banking through the Principles for Responsible Banking
![](https://www.unepfi.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/AME-RRT-Video-cover-12.png)
Addressing water risks and management through finance
Unfortunately, due to technical issues with the cameras, recordings for the following panels were lost:
- Intersections between climate and nature: insights into TCFD and TNFD frameworks
- Advancing a circular economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Next steps to promoting sustainable finance in AME: Projects and partnerships
- Closing Remarks by Nuran Atef, Regional Coordinator for Africa and Middle East, UNEP FI
We would like to thank our co-organiser, sponsors, and partners, without whom the event would not have been possible.