Imaduddin Ahmed

Nov 10, 2024 | businessdailyafrica.com | Phyllis Wakiaga |Imaduddin Ahmed

African nations have a unique opportunity to show leadership in redefining green markets on the continent and beyond. Last year at COP28, Kenyan President William Ruto and COP28 President Sultan al Jaber called for developing countries to design comprehensive green growth strategies, building on their comparative advantages. Now is the time to put in place the enabling environments that will guide industry into green pathways and attract green investments. Why now?

Oct 18, 2024 | dawn.com | Imaduddin Ahmed

COP26 IN Glasgow served as a forum to grill developed country governments for failing to fulfil their cumulative pledge of $100 billion annually in climate finance for developing countries. COP29 in Baku will serve to scale the ambition, and improve the quality of climate finance. This might seem far-fetched. But progress made at COP28 in Dubai, together with fresh ideas, provide grounds for optimism.

Nov 22, 2023 | phenomenalworld.org | Advait Arun |Claire Parfitt |Imaduddin Ahmed

Recent coverage of insurance markets has highlighted the industry’s involvement in the so-called “climate risk doom loop”: looming climate risks and worse disasters are raising the price of insurance for real estate and infrastructure assets, exacerbating their owners’ vulnerability to future disasters and feeding into higher insurance prices in the future―or the withdrawal of insurance coverage altogether.

Jun 8, 2023 | liberalforum.eu | Imaduddin Ahmed

Author: Imaduddin Ahmed, Climate Advisor, Paddy Ashdown ForumGlobal warming will not only affect the environment, but will also have significant effects on migration patterns and Europe’s security landscape. Although there are few instances of climate change as the sole factor in migration, it is widely recognised as a factor that aggravates migration and conflict.