DFSA and HKMA hosted the second Joint Climate Finance Conference in Dubai, focusing on financial risks from climate change and innovation. They discussed tokenization's potential and shared findings from joint research on sustainable debt in emerging markets. The event brought together experts from finance, business, and technology.
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On November 26, 2025, the Dubai Financial Services Authority ("DFSA") and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") co-hosted the second Joint Climate Finance Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hybrid event, attended by nearly 250 participants, was held in collaboration to support and enable climate finance in the Middle East and Asia.
The conference focused on financial risks associated with climate change and explored innovative solutions to facilitate energy transitions and sustainable development in these regions, leveraging their strengths in finance and technology.
A key discussion topic was the DFSA-HKMA joint research titled 'Scaling Sustainable Debt in Emerging Markets,' developed with BloombergNEF, which explored the role of sustainable debt in scaling up climate finance in emerging markets.
Strategic partners such as Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, Nasdaq Dubai, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited supported the event, featuring distinguished speakers from the Asia Pacific and Middle East and North Africa regions.
Speakers highlighted the potential of tokenization and emerging technologies in making climate finance more transparent, efficient, and globally accessible, thus accelerating the transition across the Asia-Middle East corridor.
Mr. Mark Steward, Chief Executive of DFSA, emphasized the potential of tokenization in enhancing the accessibility and efficiency of climate finance, while Mr. Darryl Chan, Deputy Chief Executive of HKMA, stressed the need to bridge gaps between markets, capital, and projects to seize opportunities in green sectors.
High-level discussions among experts from various sectors were held, including a notable panel featuring representatives from Emperor, HKEX, DIFC, ICBC Dubai, and Templewater, exploring how to green the Asia-Middle East corridor through innovation and collaboration.
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