Asif Dowla talks with host Paul Rippey about the new paper, sponsored by Grameen Foundation and Oxfam USA, on Climate Change and Microfinance. Professor Dowla discusses how MFIs can “climate proof” their financial products, and of the importance of remittances and savings in a changing climate. The report is available at:
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/press/pressreleases/grameen-foundation-and-o...
The music at the break is from the “Instant Karma” CD, a set of covers of John Lennon songs, put together by Amnesty International to benefit Darfur.
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