Socio-environmental undertakings are an example of how to face climate change and carry out actions that help conserve and restore biodiversity, value biocultural wealth, increase resilience, promote the empowerment of women and close inequality gaps. Therefore, the Mexican-German Climate Change Alliance, implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, supports a portfolio of local projects through technical and communication strengthening, encouraging the mobiliszation of climate finance to continue their climate change adaptation efforts, while creating jobs, protecting ecosystems and creating well-being in the communities.
The Alliance supported five enterprises located in Oaxaca, Michoacan, Chiapas and Guerrero in presenting their projects at the Latin American Impact Investment Forum (FLII) 2022, which took place in Merida, Yucatan from March 15-17. At the event, the enterprises were able to connect with investors interested in green financing.
Additionally, within the framework of the FLII, the communication campaign “ConoceApoyaDifunde” was launched, which was presented in a workshop with the Yucatan media. The workshop sought to publicize the impacts of investments and green financing to achieve Mexican climate objectives, as well as emphasizing the importance of local projects in the promotion of sustainable and ecological community development.
During the workshop, Gabriela Niño, Finance Advisor at GIZ Mexico, highlighted the importance of “mobilising public and private capital to meet national climate goals, with a territorial and community vision. Today, impact investments and micro and small businesses (socio-environmental undertakings) are being strengthened to scale the impact of their actions to adapt to or mitigate the effects of climate change.” Additionally, Itzel Alcérreca, Finance Advisor at GIZ Mexico, shared with the media the importance of climate financing, as well as impact investments and the role of socio-environmental undertaking to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Rodrigo Fernández, Communication Advisor at GIZ Mexico, presented the dissemination and awareness campaign, which aims to promote actions and good practices for conservation and adaptation to climate change, direct from the voice and testimony of Mexican communities in different social and natural contexts.
- Find out more about the campaign #ConoceApoyaDifunde: Virtual Forum: Financing for a green and inclusive recovery (financiamientoverdeincluyente.com)
- Watch the video: Learn, support, spread – Socio-environmental entrepreneurship campaign – YouTube