Organized by the Alliance and UNEP EmPower: Women for Climate-Resilient Societies (EmPower) Programme, this webinar explores how financial institutions can operationalize gender-responsive approaches in climate finance, aligning with the renewed commitments from COP29's Enhanced Lima Work Programme on Gender. Against the backdrop of a $300 billion climate financing goal that lacks enforceable gender targets, the webinar highlights strategies to address systemic barriers – including leadership gaps, insufficient intersectional frameworks, and inadequate gender-disaggregated data. Focusing on Asia’s transition to low-carbon economies, the discussion emphasizes commercial banks’ unique role in:

• Designing financial products that empower women-led climate initiatives
• Implementing accountability mechanisms to track gender equity outcomes
• Data-driven accountability and how to overcome challenges in collecting gender-disaggregated data across value chains
• Innovative financial instruments and mechanisms for banks including case studies of blended finance models prioritizing women entrepreneurs in renewable energy and adaptation sectors