On Thursday 30 January, Commonwealth Alumnus Derek Apell delivered a webinar on ‘Mobilising private investments for climate adaptation for African countries’.
This webinar addressed the CSC development theme, Strengthening resilience and response to crises.
The CSC’s Development in Action webinar series aims to highlight the work and research of Commonwealth Alumni across a range of development impact areas.
About the speaker
Derek is an environmental economist and currently works as the Lead Coordinator of the African Financial Alliance on Climate Change (AFAC), an initiative launched by the African Development Bank.
Derek Apell is a 2014 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholar from Uganda. He completed an MSc in Poverty Reduction Policy and Practice at SOAS, University of London.
Leveraging private finance to advance climate adaptation
In this webinar, Derek discussed how African countries can liaise with private financial institutions such as the African Development Bank to invest in climate adaption projects, to address climate threats.
Many countries in Africa are vulnerable to climate threats. He highlighted the gaps in global and Africa’s climate action and challenges in financing climate adaption plans. Derek discussed special innovative strategies initiated by African Development Bank to leverage private finance towards climate adaptation efforts in Africa.
This webinar presentation was followed by an interactive Q&A session with Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni. A recording of this webinar is available to view on the CSC’s YouTube channel where you can also watch previous events in the series.
Post-webinar, attendees were invited to network with fellow attendees to further discuss the webinar topic, exchange ideas and knowledge, seek out collaborators for their own work, and promote their research.
Join future Development in Action webinars
The CSC’s Development in Action webinars take place each month and are open to all Commonwealth Scholars and Alumni.
To find out about upcoming webinars, please visit the CSC’s events webpage.
