Short Abstract

A panel on governing financial systems that prioritize equity, inclusion, and long-term sustainability; link finance to measurable social and environmental outcomes; and align national support with community-driven climate programs while preserving local autonomy.

Description

This panel interrogates how climate finance can be governed to deliver just and sustainable impacts. We focus on the governance of local financial systems that prioritize equity, inclusion, and long-term sustainability while preserving community autonomy. Scholars and practitioners from the Global North and Global South are invited to present empirical and theoretical contributions.

We seek to analyze governance features that prevent elite capture and explore locally led models that channel resources to communities most affected by climate change without diluting local control. Second, we encourage the panelists to explore how to measure social and environmental outcomes and share their case-based methodologies and frameworks to suggest evidence based climate finance practices that improve community resilience and their quality of life across gender, livelihoods, health, and ecosystems. We will examine how social outcomes, such as reductions in unpaid care time, improvements in job quality (formalization, living wages), and health co-benefits, can be operationalized as indicators and embedded in instrument design, monitoring, and performance criteria.

Finally, we consider national and regional climate finance governance for community-driven climate actions, including climate and gender budget tagging and alignment with public budgets and NDCs. The discussion will highlight how inclusive approaches can accelerate a just transition that protects the environment, generates decent jobs, enhances resilience, and fosters inclusive growth.

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