Closing Keynote Summary: Beyond Urgency : The Ecosystem’s Duty in a Changing Climate
Here are the key takeaways from closing keynote of the '2025 Climate Finance Tracker: Uncovering Thailand Flows' from representatives of UNEP and DCCE
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CFNT LAUNCHES THAILAND’S FIRST CLIMATE FINANCE TRACKER
Full video of CFNT launch "Thailand Climte Finance Tracker" event.
Taking stock of nation’s climate finance
Thailand ranked 30th in year's list of countries that are most vulnerable to climate change, but still lacks a clear picture of the current climate finance flows in the country.
Join us for the launch of first ‘Climate Finance Tracker’ in Thailand
CFNT invites you to the launch of Climate Finance Tracker—the first-ever tool in Thailand designed to systematically monitor the flow of finance supporting both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Can new bonds mitigate disaster losses?
Last year turned out to be one of the most expensive on record in terms of insurance payments resulting from natural disasters. In 2024, financial claims made to insurance companies reached copy40 billion, the third most expensive year for insurers in the last four decades, according to Munich Re’s report, titled “Climate change is showing […]
Bridging Thailand’s climate adaptation finance gap
By many accounts, Thailand consistently ranks among the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The oft-cited Global Climate Risk Index by GermanWatch ranked Thailand’s long-term climate risk in 2021 as 9th in the world. Thailand is one of the 10 most flood-affected countries in the world, and the risks it faces are […]
Climate risks threaten Thai economy
Last month, our Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) network hosted a webinar titled “Time to Act: Looming Climate Impacts on Thailand’s Financial Sector”. Our highlight was our guest, Dr Kannika Thampanishvong, section head at the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, who told us about how finance professionals view climate change and how economists prepare to deal […]
Migrant workers face heatwave risks
As extreme heat becomes common, Thailand needs a more comprehensive labour protection law to safeguard at-risk migrant workers from hotter climate. Thailand is always hot and humid. Yet the scorching heat this year proved to be punitive. Chhaya Cheam, a 43-year-old domestic worker from Cambodia, was unable to partake in the Songkran festivities with her […]
Taking steps towards climate action
In response to escalating global concerns over climate change, Thailand has taken a stride by drafting its Climate Change Act that, if enacted, will be the country's first climate change law. However, critics have raised doubts about whether this draft will help the country reduce emissions and cope with climate change in a sustainable manner. Some wonder whether it is just a paper tiger.
Climate Finance Landscape in Thailand
On Febuary 5, 2024, Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) hosted its inaugural webinar, providing an overview of the climate finance landscape. The event featured a lecture by Dr. Ornsaran Pomme Manuamorn, CFNT Technical Advisor. Dr. Ornsaran is an accomplished development practitioner and researcher, specializing in climate change, sustainable development, and sustainable finance. She has over […]