SMEs

Research shows that women entrepreneurs in Africa are more vulnerable to climate change than their male counterparts for at least three key reasons. Kate Gannon sets out the findings and solutions in this commentary. Read more

The authors of this paper conduct a systematic review to synthesize existing knowledge on differential vulnerability of female entrepreneurs in Africa to climate risk, in relation to their sensitivity to extreme climate events and their adaptive capacity. Read more

Kate Gannon considers the role multi-stakeholder partnerships could play in supporting entrepreneurship in so-called ‘development corridors’ in sub-Saharan Africa and in enabling them to deliver not just infrastructure, but a more integrated and equitable form of development as communities strive to adapt to climate change. Read more

This report [in French] is the result of research conducted in the semi-arid Kaolack region of Senegal, as part of the Women Entrepreneurs in Climate Change Adaptation (WECCA) project. Read more

Many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK are ill-equipped for an unpredictable future, and are making business decisions today which will ‘lock in’ future risks from disruption like floods or heat waves says a new report out today (22 November 2021). Read more

Using the example of flood risk in England and Wales, this study looks at both the evidence for and drivers of business lock-ins to the physical risks from climate change. The findings show that decisions made today can lock businesses into future risk trajectories that may be difficult and costly to change. Read more

This report sets out what the delivery of a just transition in the UK will require, highlights initial efforts by leading financial institutions towards achieving a just transition, and points to what is needed to achieve system-wide change. Read more

Amidst increasing interest in multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) in climate discourse, this paper identifies four rationales for why MSPs may be... Read more

This brief sets out the net-zero transition requirements for SMEs in the UK and how issues of demand and supply of finance for the transition can be addressed. It provides recommendations to banks and finance providers, and to government. Read more

This paper investigates the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) in supporting the development of enabling conditions for adaptation to climate change among micro, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, with a focus on Kenya. Read more