{"id":15651,"date":"2021-09-28T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/?page_id=15651"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:31:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:31:21","slug":"task-force","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/task-force\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate change and policy responses to climate change pose significant risks to financial and fiscal stability, poverty and inequality and the long-run growth prospects of the world economy.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, the <strong>Task Force on Climate, Development and the International Financial Architecture<\/strong> is a consortium of experts from around the world utilizing rigorous, empirical research to advance a development-centered approach to climate change across the international financial architecture (IFA). The Task Force believes it is imperative that the global community support climate resilience and transitions to a low-carbon economy in a just manner. 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