2024 water funding gap report
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling
Three new grants of Rs 5,000 crore each allocated. The Thirteenth Finance Commission has allocated Rs 15,000 crore
On February 12, state governments together held close to Rs 101,461 crore worth of 14-day treasury bills. Five years earlier, just before the Twelfth Finance Commission presented its report, that number was Rs 13,351 crore. Investment by states in 14-day treasury bills provides the closest measure of the cash available with states, pending spending.
The government is planning to set up a Rs 1,000-crore Fertiliser Development Fund to provide loss making Fertiliser Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) a new lease of life. The fund will facilitate infusion of resources into FCIL
A rigorous analysis of the institutional structures underlying Grameen I yields some interesting economic insights. The essential idea is that an appropriate institutional design can help in tapping into the informational pool available at the local level among the borrowers themselves and something that may not be accessible to outsiders.
WHAT began as a service aimed at empowering marginalised people like Kamlesh from East Delhi is being increasingly eyed by the corporates. If this happens, the entire microfinance (MF) concept could be turned on its head.
In this brief, ActionAid explores how SDRs can be used to contribute to the adaptation and mitigation needs of developing countries. The brief examines what special drawing rights are and how they have recently been used. It then puts forward a proposal for how SDRs could be used for climate finance, and discusses some broader implications of using SDRs for the global economy.
One of the promises emerging from the confusion of the Copenhagen climate talks focused on climate finance. Ramping up to US$100 billion a year starting in 2020, the promised finance would support developing countries in adapting to climate impacts and adopting low-carbon pathways.
This paper focuses on the economic impact of the global crisis on South Asia and the policy measures pursued.It analyzes the effectiveness of these policies and raises the critical longerterm issues, which to date have largely been ignored.
This toolkit which aims to support the finance sector in progressing towards the sustainable financing of industries impacting forests. It provides financial institutions with guidance in client acceptance procedures, portfolio management, designing a clear and pragmatic forestry policy and the creation of internal procurement policies for forestry products.
This paper offers the first empirical assessment of the linkages between microfinance supported activities and adaptation to climate change. Specifically, the lending portfolios of the 22 leading microfinance institutions in two climate vulnerable countries