13th Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum: Policy Approaches to Support Green Financing of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant risks to the performance of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) critical to economic growth and climate resilience. The movement toward green finance mechanisms has the potential to create new financing opportunities for MSMEs while also facilitating the transition to a low carbon economy.

Roger Joseph (Rocky) Guzman

Rocky is an environmental lawyer and policy specialist with extensive background on oceans issues. He has held positions in various non-profits and international organizations where he led projects from marine conservation and plastic pollution to fisheries management and strengthening environmental rights.

Rocky obtained his Master of Environmental Policy at Duke University and is the Deputy Director of the Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law.