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Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Events, Webinars | 24 September 2026

Applying taxonomies to scale climate-resilient investment opportunities in Africa and the Middle East

This webinar will introduce UNEP FI's Adaptation Finance Taxonomy Playbook, a guide accompanied by a practical toolkit designed to help financial institutions identify, assess and scale adaptation financing. Tailored for policy, compliance, investment and underwriting teams, the session will explore how taxonomies can be used to identify and classify adaptation activities, highlight emerging market practices, and share real-world examples relevant to the Africa and Middle East region.

Adaptation Finance, Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Insurance, Latin America & Caribbean, Publications, V20 | 08 July 2026

Resilient MSMEs, Resilient Economies: Climate-smart financial services for micro, small and medium enterprises in V20 economies

The V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility (V20-SIF), implemented under the PSI, has released its Landscape Study. Drawing on surveys and interviews with financial institutions across V20 economies, the report sets out a pragmatic and replicable approach to strengthening the climate resilience of MSMEs.

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Africa & Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Events, Nature, Policy, Webinars | 28 April 2026

Supervision of Nature-Related Financial Risks: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions and Supervisors

This session will focus on the NGFS recommendations for Supervisors in implementing a nature-related supervisory framework, as showcased in its "Note on the Supervision of Nature-related Financial Risks". It presents an opportunity for financial institutions to understand upcoming regulatory requirements on nature risk and how to adapt their risk management practices.

Africa & Middle East, Events, Policy, Webinars | 15 December 2025

Regional Implementation of Sustainability Reporting Standards in Africa and the Middle East

In this Regulatory Implementation Support Programme webinar, regional policymakers will reflect on the region’s implementation of sustainable finance policies, with a focus on the Africa and Middle East regions’ alignment and implementation of ISSB IFRS S1 and S2 standards, implications for the region, and interoperability with European Sustainability Reporting Standards and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 03 April 2025

Advancing climate mitigation capabilities of banks in Africa & Middle East: Insights on challenges & opportunities from banks in the region

This regionally-tailor webinar will provide the opportunity for participants to learn from the experiences of banks from Africa and the Middle East as they showcase their climate mitigation efforts including how they address climate mitigation in the face of evolving regulation, developing operational capacity, and evaluating climate change impacts of their operations and portfolios.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, Webinars | 30 October 2024

Addressing climate mitigation for banks in Africa and Middle East: Insights and perspectives from banks in the region

During this webinar, learn from the experiences of 3 financial institutions from the United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and Morocco as they showcase their climate mitigation journey so far and engage in a peer-to-peer exchange on challenges ahead and net-zero opportunities from local and regional perspectives.