In recent years, and in light of the mounting challenges associated with the effects of climate change on communities worldwide, discussions have ramped up on the necessity to crowd in private money to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and mitigate environmental challenges to livelihoods. In this discussion, Rakan Aboneaaj, Research Associate at the Center for Global Development and member of the ADEL 2023 cohort, highlights the main stakes of the mobilization of private capital to that effect.
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