My Climate Risk Interdisciplinary Learning Group – Graham A.N. Wright

13 October 2025; 13:00-14:00 GMT+1

Presenter: Graham A.N. Wright

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Biography

Graham A.N. WrightGraham A. N. Wright is the founder of MSC Group, a development consultancy that has pioneered the market-led approach to sustainable development. With over thirty years of experience in the field, Graham’s expertise lies in the application of business principles to financial, economic, social and environmental challenges. He is also a reformed Chartered Accountant, with five years of experience in management consultancy, training and audit. Today, he heads teams working on strategy, innovation & product development, marketing & communication and process & risk analysis for financial, social and economic inclusion as well as digital public infrastructure, fintech, digital financial services, agriculture, health, gender, climate change, and AI in nearly fifty countries across Africa and Asia. He has also worked extensively on organizational development, training, research and evaluation for the usual alphabet soup of donors.

 

Paper/article to be presented

Title: 2017 The Role of Microfinance in Household Livelihood Adaptation in Satkhira District, Southwest Bangladesh

Authors: Adrian Fenton, Jouni Paavola, Anne Tallontire

Link to paper: The Role of Microfinance in Household Livelihood Adaptation in Satkhira District, Southwest Bangladesh – ScienceDirect

Additional webpage: Climate Resilience and Adaptation, and Building the resilience of BURO Bangladesh’s customers to the impacts of climate change

Additional blogs to read: A segmented approach to LLA: Challenging the orthodoxy: Can we rethink finance for locally-led adaptation?

Overview of one of the applications of the comprehensive LLA for communities toolkit: Galvanizing climate resilience through locally-led adaptation: Lessons from India’s most vulnerable communities. We are finalizing the similar blog for the MSME version.

 

Session Highlights

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