Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are the economic backbone of the more than 70 countries in the Global South that make up the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance (V20)—supporting livelihoods, employment and local economic stability—yet remain disproportionately exposed to climate shocks and underserved by financial systems.
Join us on 8 July (10am CEST) for the launch of the pioneering landscape study, “Resilient MSMEs, Resilient Economies: Climate-smart financial services for micro, small and medium enterprises in V20 economies,” from the V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility (V20-SIF), implemented under the PSI.
Drawing on surveys and interviews with financial institutions across V20 economies, the study sets out a pragmatic and replicable approach to strengthening MSME resilience. This includes working through the credit ecosystem of banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) that already engage with MSMEs, using insurance risk management capabilities to better assess and manage physical climate risk, and designing adaptation measures and resilience finance and insurance solutions that can be implemented across a fragmented financial ecosystem and brought to scale.
The session will connect these insights to implementation through the V20-SIF project pipeline and explore opportunities to enhance adaptation and resilience and mobilize resilience finance and insurance
In this session, participants will:
- Explore key findings from the V20-SIF Landscape Study
- Hear practical priorities identified by banks, insurers and regulators
- Connect evidence to implementation through the V20-SIF regional project pipeline
- Engage development finance institutions on scaling small-ticket climate solutions
- Identify immediate opportunities for partnership and capital mobilization
This session is designed for financial institutions, policymakers, development partners and stakeholders working to strengthen MSME resilience and scale climate-smart finance in vulnerable economies.