Posts Tagged ‘microfinance and climate change’

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 3, 2009: Grameen Foundation and Oxfam America have released a new report which examines the critical role microfinance institutions (MFIs) can play in mitigating the impact of climate change on poor people. Written by Asif Dowla, a noted microfinance expert and professor of economics at St. Mary's College, the report, Climate Change and Microfinance, points to some of the key poverty-related issues that ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 30, 2009: The Pacific Renewable Energy and Microfinance (PREM) project will train Microfinance Institutions on the important role they play in reducing Pacific fossil fuel dependence, report said. The project, funded by Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), works with Microfinance Institutions in Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu to remove barriers to renewable energy and energy efficiency uptake in the Pacific. REEEP ... Full story