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Private Capital and Climate Challenges with Rakan Aboneaaj – ADEL 2023

January 18, 2023
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Commodities & Energy
Climate change and biodiversity

In recent years, and in light of the mounting challenges associated with the effects of climate change on communities worldwide, discussions have ramped up on the necessity to crowd in private money to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and mitigate environmental challenges to livelihoods. In this discussion, Rakan Aboneaaj, Research Associate at the Center for Global Development and member of the ADEL 2023 cohort, highlights the main stakes of the mobilization of private capital to that effect.

Speakers
Akram Zaoui
Chargé de Mission to the Executive President
Akram Zaoui is a Senior International Relations Specialist and Chargé de Mission to the Executive President at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS). Prior to this, he was Manager of Research Support and the Public Policy Lab at the PCNS. His main area of interest is the geopolitical economy of the Extended Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. From 2018 to 2020, Zaoui was the coordinator of a network of 70+ civil society organizations (CSOs) across France, working with foundations, government, local communities, and the private sector. Zaoui holds a dual degree in corporate and public management from HEC Paris and Sciences Po, as well as a bachelor's degree (licence) in history from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. He audited courses in Iranian and Shia Stud ...
Rakan Aboneaaj
Research Associate at the Center for Global Development and member of the ADEL 2023 cohort
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