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The Caribbean Climate Adaptation Finance Playbook: How to Access $25 Billion in Climate Resilience Funding (When Development Banks Say Your Project Isn’t ‘Bankable’)
February 9, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown
A Caribbean coastal resort seeks climate adaptation financing. Problem clear: property directly threatened by sea level rise and intensifying hurricanes. Needed investments: Seawall ($8.5M), Hurricane retrofits ($4.2M), Backup systems ($2.8M), Drainage ($1.5M). Total: $17M. Three development banks reject: “Not bankable. Lacks quantified climate impact metrics, no baseline vulnerability assessment, insufficient adaptation theory of change.” Owner:...
