Banks Embed Climate Risk, Gender and Sustainability in Finance Products By Robert Kibet Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service -- All rights reserved.

Ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP30), the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa is looking to mobilize billions for renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, green housing, and gender-focused financing. https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/09/banks-embed-climate-risk-gender-and-sustainability-in-finance-products/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Is_Western_Support_for_Israel_Beginning_to_Crumble_Afghanistans_Overlapping_Crises_Deepen_Following_ NAIROBI, Sep 9 2025 (IPS) - As climate shocks intensify across East Africa, from failed rains in Kenya’s arid north to devastating floods in Tanzania’s coastal belt, the region’s banks are emerging as unlikely but powerful players in the resilience race. Copyright © IPS - Inter Press Service -- All rights reserved.