Climate change and capacity development in Small Island Developing States: Constraints and opportunities

Nov 2, 2022 | 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Description

This virtual event will gather government representatives from donor countries and Small Island Developing States (SIDS), as well as other stakeholders engaged in supporting SIDS, to discuss the capacity development challenges and opportunities related to climate change mitigation and adaptation in SIDS. The event will build upon recent OECD work on the subject, sharing some of the emerging findings of this work across a range of subjects (e.g. access to finance, climate data and services, developing partnerships with academia or the private sector). The objective of the event is to provide an overview of the main barriers that SIDS face to effectively act on climate change, from a capacity angle, and to uncover opportunities and good practices that could inspire donors and other stakeholders in their work to support SIDS.

Speakers

Priscilla Boiardi

OECD

Policy Analyst, Private Finance for Sustainable Development

MJDRM

Maria João Da Rocha Martins

Efrican

Executive Director

DRK

Dr Ruth Kattumuri

The Commonwealth Secretariat

Senior Director, Economic, Youth and Sustainable Development Directorate

LMDJ

Lourenço Monteiro de Jesus

Ministry of Infrastructure and Natural Resources of Republic of São Tomé e Príncipe

General Director of Environment

Dirk Platzen

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia

Development Counsellor

Elizabeth Riley

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency

Executive Director

Haje Schütte

OECD

Senior Counsellor & Head of Financing for Sustainable Development Division, Development Co-operation Directorate

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