Migara Jayawardena

Migara Jayawardena is the founder and Managing Director of AMALA Clean Energy Advisors—a global consultancy specializing in supporting the clean energy transition for sustainable development. He has three decades of experience in energy and infrastructure in emerging markets spanning Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. He worked at the World Bank Group for over 20 years leading efforts to help clients reform and develop energy and infrastructure.

Interactive Panel Discussion: Bridging the Climate Finance Gap at Local Level

Held via Zoom.

This online event highlighted the importance of climate adaptation finance reaching the local level, especially the poor and vulnerable communities who are the hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. The session discussed lessons from the ADB Resilient Communities Development project in Myanmar and Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund’s (UCCRTF) experiences.