LocationsAccelerating Climate Finance and Financing Instruments for resilient growth and development in the Arab States
August 23, 2020
Date: August 31 and 2 September
The Clean Energy Business Council and the UNDP Regional Hub in Amman, through its regional project “SDG-Climate Facility: Climate Action for Human Security” are joining hands to deliver two Webinars, focusing on the Climate Finance for Resilience in the Arab States region.
The discussions will focus on the role of climate finance -public and private - in enabling transformative climate action.
Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC) to meet the SDGs in a region that is characterized by a diverse set of countries, from highly developed, high income countries, to those that are continuously at risk of falling into poverty traps as a result of ongoing conflict and crises. These discussions are expected to lead to the development of partnerships among different actors to facilitate private investment to address the climate-SDGs nexus in the Arab States region
Both webinars aims to
1. Promote and raise awareness about climate and sustainable finance in the MENA/ Arab States
2. Establish a forum for government and private stakeholders to connect and interact
3. Feature successful climate financing projects implemented in MENA
4. Identify opportunities for future endeavours in the context of climate related investments
The first webinar will share the experiences of governments and private sector players in accelerating climate finance in the Arab States region, leading to resilient development and growth, and it will also include lessons from international experience. The discussion should also address the different challenges of oil and non-oil producers.
The second webinar will assess the potential role of different financing instruments in enabling transformation climate actions on the ground in the region.
For more information, please contact:
Sujala Pant, CTA/Project Manager, SDG Climate Facility Project; sujala.pant@undp.org
Mr. Ahmed Samir Elbermbali, Interim Managing Director, Clean Energy Business Council; ahmed@cebcmena.com
For the second webinar you can register here
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