Africa & Middle East

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, Investment, Webinars | 27 January 2022

This event is the first in a series on Climate-aligned investing in Africa run by UNEP FI. A first step towards adaptation to future climate change is reducing vulnerability and exposure to present climate variability. Significant co-benefits, synergies and trade-offs exist between mitigation and adaptation and among different adaptation responses across sectors.

Africa & Middle East, Banking, Climate Change, Events, News | 12 November 2021

UNEP FI, the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the Tunisian Professional Association for Banks and Financial Institutions (APTBEF) have partnered to deliver a series of workshops on climate risks, opportunities, and disclosures focusing on the Tunisian Banking industry.

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Publications, Risk | 11 November 2021

This report highlights the state of climate risk regulation in Africa’s financial sector and presents an analysis of the financial stability architecture and climate risk initiatives in 12 selected deep-dive countries. It also highlights challenges hindering the integration of climate risk by financial sector authorities in Africa and offers potential areas of support for the key stakeholders in the finance ecosystem.

Africa & Middle East, Publications | 10 November 2021

This report offers a timely assessment of the access to, and the use of, green finance by SMEs in Mauritius. The study by extension evaluates the integration of sustainability in the business operations of SMEs in Mauritius, and explores applicable good practices and lessons from other countries and regions.

Africa & Middle East, Events, Investment | 09 November 2021

Join this UNEP FI webinar to discuss how African investors and their global partners can begin to use the Investor Climate Action Plans (ICAPs) Expectations Ladder to start the decarbonisation process and jumpstart a green recovery.

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events | 23 September 2021

UNEP FI and the Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI) have partnered to deliver a series of workshops on climate risks, opportunities, and disclosures focusing on the Egyptian Banking industry. They will explore regionally specific physical and transition risks for the Arab region.

Africa & Middle East, Events, News, Regions | 19 July 2021

The Fintech for Sustainable Development workshop aims to raise awareness among financial institutions on the strategic role that fintech could play in addressing the financing challenges of the sustainable development agenda.

Africa & Middle East, News | 08 July 2021

The UNEP FI Regional Roundtable for Africa and Middle East was held virtually on 22 and 23 June 2021, and…

Africa & Middle East, Events, News, Regional Roundtable, Roundtable events, Roundtables | 14 April 2021

UNEP FI is hosting its Regional Roundtable on Sustainable Finance for Africa and Middle East as a virtual event on 22–23 June 2021

Africa & Middle East, Climate Change, Events, TCFD, Training | 25 February 2021

For banks in Egypt and Tunisia, join our series of workshops that will provide you with a better understanding of physical and transition risks as well as climate risk methodologies and tools to strengthen your bank’s resilience and help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures.