Blog | Record climate finance, shrinking targets and what MDBs’ best year yet brings for private capital
By Clare Wingfield Two things happened almost in the same breath this summer, and together they tell a more interesting story than either does on its own. The first is that the multilateral development banks published their 2025 Joint Summary Report on Climate Finance, and the numbers are, by any measure, a record. Collective […]
Project spotlight | Approved – FP305 – Building the resilience of Togo’s national health system and vulnerable communities to climate-sensitive health outcomes
By Rachelle Sapphire Laplante We caught up with Consultant Rachelle Sapphire Laplante to discuss the project: FP305 | Building the Resilience of Togo’s National Health System and Vulnerable Communities to Climate-Sensitive Health Outcomes. The project was one of three proposals the E Co. team supported to approval at the 45th Green Climate Fund (GCF) […]
Blog | The threat of a super El Niño exposes the limits of today’s climate finance
By Natalia Rubiano ‘’The world must treat [El Niño] as the urgent climate warning it is.’’ – Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General El Niño, the naturally recurring climate pattern linked to warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, was officially declared on 11 June by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]
Event | Join Us for LCAW 2026: Climate deals and cocktails
Think you can negotiate the ultimate climate deal? Prove it. This London Climate Action Week #LCAW2026, we’re ditching the PPTs for something far more interactive. On Tuesday 23 June, E Co. is hosting an exclusive, official LCAW evening at our London Bridge offices, and you’re invited to take a seat at the table. We’ll be […]
Blog | GEF-9: What does it entail? What changes are there? What is the impact on environmental finance?
By Luisa Freitas and Abiodun Salako “A healthy planet makes lasting development possible.’’ – GEF Interim CEO Claude Gascon The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been the backbone of multilateral environmental finance and over three decades, it has disbursed more than USD 27 billion in grants and concessional finance, catalysed USD 155 billion in […]
Blog | Women and climate risk insurance gap in Africa: why gender must be an investment criterion
By Irina Hauler and Abiodun Salako Women smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa are holding up a food system under pressure. They make up nearly half (49 percent) of the total workforce in the agribusiness sector (FAO, 2023); however, they own less of the land, control less of the income, and access little of the […]
Blog | From diagnosis to transformation: Rebuilding ‘mother nature’ on Armenia’s day of Motherhood
By Aurelio Padovezi (E Co.) and Sona Akopian (EPIU), Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia On the morning of 7 April, Yerevan marked the Day of Motherhood and Beauty. Across the city, the manner in which Armenia commemorates the Day of Motherhood and Beauty moves with intense symbolism, extending beyond mere floral […]
Project spotlight | Approved – 11238 – Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative in Southern Haiti
Communities in Haiti’s South Department are increasingly exposed to climate hazards, including hurricanes, floods, and droughts, with climate change driving increasingly erratic weather patterns characterised by long dry periods and heavy rainfall. We spoke to Senior consultant Anne Gander, who worked on the project: Land Degradation Neutrality Initiative in Southern Haiti. This was a GEF […]
Blog | Operating in flood mode: Nairobi’s race to finance urban resilience
By Isaac Njuguna March 2026, Nairobi. March usually marks the onset of Kenya’s long rainy season, but the rains are progressively arriving with deeply damaging force. Now, one of the biggest cities in Sub-Saharan Africa stands defaced by another heavy downpour, the heaviest since 2024. The picture is a complete eyesore: damaged critical infrastructure, […]
Project spotlight | Approved – 11570 – Promoting Adaptation and Resilience through Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Green Jobs and Livelihood Improvement in Ethiopia
Communities dependent on rain-fed agriculture, pastoralism, and non-wood forest products in Ethiopia face escalating climate variability – from prolonged multi-year droughts to increasingly intense rainfall. We spoke to Principal consultant Zsofia Kovacs, who led the project ‘Promoting Adaptation and Resilience through Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Green Jobs and Livelihood Improvement in Ethiopia.’ This project is […]