ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL3.SEP/2022/GUIDE.1
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Information material
Cluster: Shared Economic Prosperity
Focus Area: 2030 Agenda, Climate change, Debt and fiscal policy, Financing for development, Macroeconomics
Initiatives: Climate/SDGs Debt Swap, Debt Optimization to Enhance Fiscal Space
SDGs: Agenda 2030, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Keywords: Debt, Debt management, Climate change, Development finance
Linking sovereign debt to climate and nature outcomes: A guide for debt managers and environmental decision makers
April 2022
This guide addresses the triple crisis of high and rising debt levels in developing countries, the climate change emergency, and the accelerated degradation of the natural world. It outlines some of the innovations in sovereign debt financing that offer numerous benefits to indebted countries. The guide also provides useful information for governments seeking to achieve climate and nature outcomes, while simultaneously strengthening their sovereign balance sheets.
It breaks down the process of executing debt transactions for climate and nature into seven straightforward steps.
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2030 Agenda
, Climate change
, Debt and fiscal policy
, Financing for development
, Macroeconomics
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This guide addresses the triple crisis of high and rising debt levels in developing countries, the climate change emergency, and the accelerated degradation of the natural world. It outlines some of the innovations in sovereign debt financing that offer numerous benefits to indebted countries. The guide also provides useful information for governments seeking to achieve climate and nature outcomes, while simultaneously strengthening their sovereign balance sheets.
It breaks down the process of executing debt transactions for climate and nature into seven straightforward steps.
