We’re only beginning to tally the devastation from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria — and the wildfires in the Western U.S. and the monsoons in Bangladesh and the floods in Nigeria and across South Asia. Climate change is increasing the size and intensity and cost of these natural disasters.

How can impact investors help build an economy more resilient to climate change, asks Brian Walsh, head of impact for fintech firm Liquidnet, to kick off the latest episode of ImpactAlpha’s Returns on Investment podcast.

Impact investors shouldn’t shy from advocating for a political response to climate change, says Imogen Rose-Smith, now an investment fellow with the University of California’s investment office. Rose-Smith spent 12 years as a writer for Institutional Investor before joining UC’s investment team in August where she’ll advise the university’s sustainable investments.

Read the full article on climate change resilient economies by David Bank at ImpactAlpha