Joy Amor Bailey Keywords Urban Development ADB urban water supply and sanitation flood forecasting and early warning systems coastal management air quality improvement e-mobility post-disaster reconstruction microfinance disaster risk financing Read more about Joy Amor Bailey Joy Amor Bailey is an Urban Climate Change Resilience Specialist with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) - administered Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF) which supports cities in eight countries by improving urban planning, designing climate-resilient infrastructure, and investing in projects and people.
Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing Read more about Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing In this presentation, Mr. Rai introduced the concept of impact investing, and how it institutionalized microfinance. He also highlighted problems in the waste and agriculture sectors and sample solutions brought about by impact investment. He also emphasized the potential role of Impact Investing in re-imagining renewable energy solutions such as solar and biofuels, and what multilateral institutions such as ADB can do to support this approach.