“African nations have been living with the scourge of climate change for many years now. But identifying bankable, climate-ready projects to place the continent on a firm path to sustainable green growth has been hard. Building local technical expertise in our banks and businesses is the first step toward identifying climate risks and solutions. It will enrich the continent’s pipeline of climate-proof projects, stimulate domestic credit and investment, and, hopefully, attract a greater share of global climate finance,” writes the CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation Professor Patrick V. Verkooijen in an Op-Ed for Newsweek.

Read the Op-Ed on Newsweek