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Wednesday, 03. June 2015 4:45 pm – 6:15 pm Save in my calendar

Green Climate Fund: How can it support transformational change?

Bonn Climate Change Conference
When: 16:45 - 18:15 on June 3, 2015
Where: Room: Berlin (112), Bonn, Germany
Hosted by: Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America, Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), Friends of the Earth US (FOE), Jubilee South Asia/Pacific, Movement on Debt and Development, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA).


Objective
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) prepares to approve its first tranche of projects and programs, clarity on the types of activities that will require financial support is essential. To support transformational change in developing countries, multi-stakeholder engagement becomes vital for enhancing country ownership. The session will focus on the following issues:

  • Projects and programs that GCF should and should not support in developing countries, with a particular focus on the role of GCF in energy financing.
  • The role of GCF in ensuring effective multi-stakeholder participation at the national level, in order to promote country ownership of climate finance.
  • Actions needed to increase direct access to GCF resources.

Overview
The session will start with a presentation of the current GCF state of play. A group of panelists, including representatives from government/GCF board and civil society, will be asked to share their perspectives the types of projects and programs GCF should and should not finance and the importance of stakeholder engagement in national decision making processes to improve country ownership.

Format: Panel discussion followed by a Q&A session.

Introduction
16:45pm – 16:55 pm
Moderator: Oscar Reyes, Institute for Policy Studies

Panel discussion
16:55pm – 17:05pm
Rutger de Witt Wijnen, General Counsel, Green Climate Fund

17:05pm – 17:15pm
Brandon Wu, ActionAid USA. Civil Society Active Observer, Green Climate Fund

17:15pm – 17:25pm
Andrea Rodriguez, Senior Attorney for the Climate Change program, Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense

17:25pm – 17:35pm
Lidy Nacpil, Regional Coordinator, Jubilee South-Asia/Pacific Movement on Debt and Development (TBC)

17:35pm – 17:45pm
Zaheer Fakir, South Africa, Board member, Green Climate Fund

Q&A
17:45pm – 18:15pm


For further information please contact arodriguez@aida-americas.org