Asian Agriculture Climate Finance Summit 2021
The challenge: Currently only a small amount of global climate finance is directed towards sustainable agriculture, and private finance in the sector remains stubbornly low. The vast majority of finance remains directed at climate mitigation, particularly in sustainable energy technologies, rather than supporting enterprises and people adapt to the effects of climate change. But there are real opportunities, with new technologies backed by sustainable business models, starting to emerge.
The summit: The by summit was an action-orientated opportunity for innovators, investors and policymakers to come together to explore issues impacting climate Investment.
The summit had three parts:
1. Initial panel discussion hosts and regional experts provided an introduction and share some of the exemplars in climate finance
2. Four separate breakout sessions structured around four key thematic issues identified through the pre-event stakeholder consultations and focused on developing an action plan for addressing any underlying issues:
- Public-Private collaboration for mobilising $100 Billion of climate finance
- Investment opportunities in climate smart agriculture technologies for achieving Net Zero
- Investment opportunities in climate smart agriculture technologies for promoting agriculture resilience
- Investment opportunities in nature-based solutions for tackling climate change and biodiversity loss
3. Closing Panel discussion sector champions from each of the four breakout sessions presented the action plans developed in their groups.