Agnes Surry

About Agnes Surry

Agnes Surry is deputy head of capacity building and training and a senior economist at the Asian Development Bank Institute.
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Climate change, Environment

Natural Capital: Valuing Nature to Protect and Restore Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development

Natural Capital- Valuing Nature to Protect and Restore Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development
Ecosystems are vital components of natural capital, encompassing soil, geology, air, water, minerals, and all living organisms.

Climate change, Finance sector development

How Can Policy Makers Help Strengthen Corporate Climate Disclosure to Scale Up Private Climate Finance?

How Can Policy Makers Help Strengthen Corporate Climate Disclosure to Scale Up Private Climate Finance_
Investors need better information on where to direct their investments to have the biggest impact on climate goals.

Climate change, Finance sector development

Mitigating climate-related sovereign risk to accelerate action on the climate emergency

Mitigating climate-related sovereign risk to accelerate action on the climate emergency
Governments and financial authorities should implement financial sector policies to scale-up investment in climate adaptation and resilience

Environment, Governance and public sector management

Tools and principles for creating fiscal space for climate adaptation

Tools and principles for creating fiscal space for climate adaptation
While the climate emergency continues to present many uncertainties, one certainty is that adaptation to climate change is and will continue to be necessary.