NDC Partnership 207d ago

Reframing Resilience From Risks to Returns: Building the Investment Case for Adaptation Finance Adaptation is not just about managing climate risks; it is a smart, forward-looking investment that delivers measurable economic, social, and environmental returns. Anchored in Brazil’s COP30 vision and in partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, this side event will present IFAD’s Adaptation Finance Playbook: Building the Investment Case for Adaptation. The Playbook reframes adaptation as an engine of economic opportunity that can mobilize public and private capital, protect livelihoods, and drive sustainable growth. This event will showcase how adaptation finance, when strategically structured, can serve as a catalyst for growth, fiscal stability, and competitiveness in line with Brazil’s development priorities. By reframing adaptation from a moral necessity into a value proposition, this side event will open space for dialogue between governments, financiers, and development partners on how to bridge public and private interests, unlock capital at scale, and close the adaptation finance gap.