Unlocking Islamic Climate Finance

Download or read book Unlocking Islamic Climate Finance written by Asian Development Bank and published by Asian Development Bank. This book was released on 2022-12-01 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report analyzes how Islamic finance can be scaled up to help build urgently-needed climate-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific region, and ensure its post-COVID-19 recovery is green, sustainable, and inclusive. It outlines how greening Islamic capital markets and social finance, mobilizing project finance for infrastructure and boosting financial inclusion, can play a key role in funding the climate agenda. It details the 14 ADB developing member countries with majority Muslim populations, assesses the growth of the nearly $3 trillion global Islamic finance market, and explores how its faith-based principles support the transition to a green agenda.