How can we finance climate adaptation? Nature-based solutions to the Americas' climate change risks
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The concepts of 'natural capital' and 'nature-based solutions' are gaining attention in the global capital markets, as public and private sector issuers consider ways to finance projects to enhance their physical asset resiliency to climate change or support reforestation and native species regeneration.
While these forms of sustainable debt are well suited to financing diverse adaptation and resiliency activities, the volume of issuances to date is still low, when considering that just five per cent of the proceeds from green, social or sustainability bond issuances in 2020 went to sustainable land use projects, compared to 85 per cent directed to the categories of energy use/efficiency, green buildings and clean transport