General Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Georgios Protopapas
Director, Green Fund
Theodora Antonakaki
Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Center, Bank of Greece
Climate crisis is unfolding, and extreme weather events are constantly increasing in frequency and intensity. Adapting to climate change is of paramount importance in order to limit the adverse environmental, social and economic impacts of the climate crisis.
Although the need for adaptation is increasingly being recognized, funding levels remain limited and significantly lower, compared to those directed towards climate mitigation. Moreover, currently adaptation financing relies primarily on public resources, highlighting the need to mobilize private capital as well.
Organized by the Bank of Greece, this series of workshops, under the LIFE-IP AdaptInGR programme, aims to address the need for adaptation and explore how to advance and scale up financing for climate change adaptation. The focus of the second workshop is to take a deeper look into specific frameworks used to provide adaptation financing and case studies from the private financial sector, providing practical insights and actionable strategies for effectively financing climate change adaptation.
Please follow the link below to watch the inaugural workshop held in 2022, where key actors of the financial system shared knowledge on financing climate change adaptation at both national and international level.
2022 Workshop