Rémy Rioux

Rémy Rioux has been CEO of the French Agency for Development since 2016. He is also chairman of the International Development Finance Club, an alliance of 26 development banks providing global development and climate finance. Former negotiator at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference on climate financing, he founded the Finance in Common movement in 2020. Rémy Rioux heads a coalition of more than 530 public development banks committed to supporting Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement. In June 2023, the Summit for a New Financial Pact held in Paris, which brought together over 400 leaders, hosted FiCS as a model of sustainable finance.

Latest Articles

Opinion: A blueprint for the next decade of development finance

over 2 years ago // Sponsored by Inter-American Development Bank

As participants are gathering for the 4th edition of the Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, IDB and AFD presidents highlight three areas that are especially promising for advancing the green finance agenda.

Opinion: Is the future worth investing in?

over 7 years ago // UNGA 2018

The benefits of promoting sustainable land management and land use planning to make families and communities more resilient to climate change cannot be over-emphasized. Public finance will not suffice. However, good policy can motivate business to step into the world of sustainable land management.

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