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Debt, Climate, and Development in Asia and the Pacific: Breaking the Vicious Circle (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Volz, U., Akhtar, S., & Dryden, A. (2025). Debt, Climate, and Development in Asia and the Pacific: Breaking the Vicious Circle. ADBI Working Paper, 1516, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.56506/POVF3023

Developing countries in the Asia and Pacific region are at the forefront of climate change, and addressing urgent climate challenges requires substantial financial commitment. At the same time, the region is struggling under mounting debt burdens. Th... Read More about Debt, Climate, and Development in Asia and the Pacific: Breaking the Vicious Circle.

International Capital Markets as a Means of Financing Climate Action: Smooth Sailing or Stormy Waters? (2025)
Report
Dryden, A., & Volz, U. (2025, February 17). International Capital Markets as a Means of Financing Climate Action: Smooth Sailing or Stormy Waters?. Centre for Sustainable Finance, SOAS, University of London. https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00043367

While capital markets hold great potential for mobilising the vast sums required for climate mitigation and adaptation, their volatility presents significant risks to emerging and developing economies (EMDEs). This study examines the role that intern... Read More about International Capital Markets as a Means of Financing Climate Action: Smooth Sailing or Stormy Waters?.