Summary – from climate to biodiversity in the BRI and beyond In the midst of increasing global awareness of environmental and sustainability problems, two…
This document has been translated by Yiwei Qi from its Chinese original. Iran, located on the new Eurasian land-bridge of the Silk Road Economic…
Natural ecosystems have declined by 47% compared to their earliest estimated state, 25% of species are already threatened with extinction, the biomass of wild…
Green finance in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that deals with climate change by mitigation or adaptation has received much attention over the…
While green bonds remain the most mature instruments, a wide range of innovative financial solutions are rapidly developing. Issuing green bonds, i.e. bonds whose…
For a Chinese version, click here. On July 26, 2019, Kenya’s National Environmental tribunal ruled that the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) license…
In essence, the SDGs can only be met if they are an integral part of the development paths of countries under the Belt and…
Executive Summary How MDB Characteristics can Address the BRI’s Green Challenges through Financing Solutions, Coordination Activities, and Policy Support Simply put, global climate and…
The original article was published in Chinese by the International Institute of Finance (IIGF) here. Passenger car sales in China have been declining over…
MDBs are increasing their involvement in sustainable infrastructure finance by scaling up climate investments and by integrating social and environmental issues into their general…