2011: Climate Change: Latin America and the Caribbean: Risks for the Microfinance Sector and Opportunities for Adaptation

The purpose of this study is to show how microfinance services may undergo the impacts of climate change, to analyze the opportunities available for MFIs and to propose concrete actions. This paper was commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in coordination with the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Unit (ECC) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), and it was prepared on the basis of bibliographic reviews, experience in the Latin American region, and interviews that were carried out during missions in Peru and Guatemala.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors: María Elena Gutierrez
Format: Technical Notes biblioteca
Language:English
Published: Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:Climate Change, Microbusiness, Poverty, Financial Service, MFI, microfinance sector, CC, microfinance institutions, microcredits,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0008973
https://publications.iadb.org/en/2011-climate-change-latin-america-and-caribbean-risks-microfinance-sector-and-opportunities
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