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The Paris Climate Agreement, established at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 21, in 2015, calls for leaders and institutions across the world to work toward reducing their carbon emissions with the aim of reaching net zero by 2050. Multilateral development banks, or MDBs, which play a critical role in the climate finance landscape, are in the process of figuring out what it means to deliver on their commitment to “Paris alignment.”
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About the authors
Naomi Mihara
Naomi Mihara is an Associate Editor for Devex, working on creative and audiovisual projects. She has a background in journalism and international development, having previously served as an assistant correspondent for Japanese newspaper The Yomiuri Shimbun and as a communications officer for the International Organization for Migration in Southeast Asia. She holds a master’s degree in Multimedia Journalism from Bournemouth University.
Adva Saldinger@AdvaSal
Adva Saldinger is a Senior Reporter at Devex where she covers development finance, as well as U.S. foreign aid policy. Adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development and authors the weekly Devex Invested newsletter bringing the latest news on the role of business and finance in addressing global challenges. A journalist with more than 10 years of experience, she has worked at several newspapers in the U.S. and lived in both Ghana and South Africa.