Launch of the EU-IFAD "Resilient Remit" Programme, Press Conference - 4th International Conference on Financing for Development FFD4 (Sevilla, Spain).


The EU-IFAD "ResilientRemit" global programme, focused on maximizing the impact of remittances for climate adaptation and resilience. This new initiative will support thousands of rural families in Honduras, Senegal and Pakistan to adapt to climate change and strengthen their resilience to weather shocks by linking remittances to access savings, credit, insurance, and other financial services.

Speaker:Mauro Martini, Senior Technical Specialist on Remittances, Migration and Development at IFAD

Moderated by Alberto Trillo Barca, Communication Officer, IFAD

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