Join Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change to the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, in the first episode of a series leading up to COP30 in Belém. In clear, jargon-free language, Persaud breaks down the urgent challenges of climate finance—revealing how the world has the resources, technology, and knowledge to act, but not yet the systems to mobilize them. From the staggering returns on resilient infrastructure to the moral imperative of funding climate loss and damage, this episode offers practical solutions for a more equitable and sustainable future.<br /><br />#IDB #Improvinglives #IDBImpact+<br /><br />At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. <a href="http://www.iadb.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://www.iadb.org</a>

The Road to $1.3 Trillion

Over the past decade, the conversation around climate vulnerability has evolved—from focusing primarily on scientific understanding to addressing the practicalities of funding and implementation. As the topic gained prominence, it also became more complex and multifaceted. In this series, Avinash Persaud, Special Advisor on Climate Change for the President of the Inter-American Development Bank, demystifies climate finance, lays bare the issues, and contextualises financial instruments within international political economy, development economics, finance, and climate and nature.While financial discussions can often feel abstract or theoretical, the Inter-American Development Bank comes face-to-face with some of the most vulnerable communities in the world—from indigenous peoples in the Amazon to those living in favelas. The Bank also works closely with governments as they tackle pragmatically the multifaceted challenges of poverty, climate vulnerability, development, job creation, and sustainable growth. Drawing on the Bank’s extensive experience, research, knowledge, insights, and stories of the lived experience of the people of Latin America and the Caribbean, he explains why we are here, where we are, and what we need to do to move to a better place.#IDB #Improvinglives #IDBImpact+At the Inter-American Development Bank we work to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.iadb.org