Building Government Financial Resilience to Climate Change Impacts.
Introduction: Climate change poses significant risks to government finances by increasing costs related to disaster response, infrastructure repair, and social services while threatening revenue streams from vulnerable economic sectors. Building financial resilience is essential to ensure governments can sustainably manage these risks and continue providing critical services to their citizens. This training program focuses on equipping policymakers, financial planners, and development practitioners with the tools and strategies needed to strengthen government financial resilience to the impacts of climate change.
By the end of this course, the learner will be equipped with the ability to
- Enhance understanding of climate-related financial risks and their impact on government budgets.
- Build capacity to design and implement financial strategies that mitigate climate change impacts.
- Equip participants with tools to assess and manage climate-related financial risks.
- Explore innovative financing mechanisms, such as green bonds and climate risk insurance, to build resilience.
Learners can choose to take this program at any of our Learning Centers. See below our learning centers and associated prices.