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Vidéo
Animated series of video project MEBA
Animated series of videos produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as part of the "Microfinance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation" (MEbA*) project. Their aim is to raise awareness among rural populations of practical solutions for adapting to climate change and for sustainable agricultural production. The solutions also aim to improve the small-scale farming sector's relationship with ecosystems, promoting their conservation and sustainable use now and in the future.
Case studies & Field examples
UBTEC Burkina Faso: Gestion de performance environnementale en pratique #2
Cet article illustre de quelle manière UBTEC, au Burkina Faso, met en œuvre sa gestion de la Performance Environnementale, avec un focus particulier sur l'évaluation et la promotion de pratiques agroécologiques.
Guidelines
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficient Products Catalogue
This series of fact sheets, developed by the GICSF Action Group, presents 14 Renewable Energy or Energy Efficient devices for poor households and microentrepreneurs that can be financed through microfinance products. Each fact sheet describes the selected option, its ease of distribution, installation and maintenance, the required costs to be financed, and its benefits for end-users, MFIs and the environment.
Case studies & Field examples
RENACA Produits financiers d'accès à l'énergie solaire
Ces fiches synoptiques présentent les caractéristiques des 3 produits financiers d'accès à l'énergie solaire proposés par le RENACA : pour usage domestiques, en pay-as-you-go, et pour usage productif.
Tools & Templates
FONDESURCO Perú: Manual y Política Crédito Fonde Energía
Estas hojas, extraidas del manual de crédito de Fondesurco, presentan las caracteristicas su producto financiero para acceder a tecnologías de energía renovable y eficiente.
Tools & Templates
First Microfinance Bank Pakistan Climate Risk Management Framework
This document shared by First MicroFinance Bank Pakistan is a good example of framework defining the key climate risks to which an FSP can be exposed and their impacts, and possible mitigation strategies (pre/during/post disaster), such as: climate risk mapping at branch level, clients' vulnerabilities assessment, portfolio diversification, additional provision reserve, disaster fund, awareness-raising, dedicated financial products, etc.
Case studies & Field examples
European Dialogue - 5th European Microfinance Award - Microfinance and the Environment
This publication presents ten initiatives from FSPs in the field of green inclusive finance. A variety of actions are presented: adoption of an environmental strategy, management of direct and indirect environmental impacts, financial and non-financial products for renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, water and sanitation, etc. These initiatives were all shortlisted for the 2014 European Microfinance Award.
Guidelines
Environmental and Social Management Systems for Financial Institutions: A Primer
Describes the components of an environmental and social management system for financial institution and the purpose of those components.
Tools & Templates
Environmental and Social Management Policy Template
Template for an environmental and social management policy.
Case studies & Field examples
Environmental and Social Management (ESM) Procedure
This document is a good example of procedures defined by a FSP to identify and manage the adverse environmental impacts of the activities financed (client-level adverse impacts). The document specifies key objectives, responsibilities and steps, from screening against the exclusion list, to E&S risk categorization, decision-making, and monitoring.
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