IEU at COP28
Dubai
30 November - 12 December 2023
The IEU will organize and take part in several events at the COP28 taking place in person from 30 November to 12 December in the United Arab Emirates.
The Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an international climate summit, which is held annually unless the Parties (the countries involved) decide otherwise. At COPs, world leaders gather to work together on solutions to tackle climate change. There are now 198 Parties (197 countries plus the European Union) to the Convention, constituting near universal membership.
Please note that last-minute changes to the list of speakers may not be reflected here.
"Improving Climate Finance for Developing Countries: Evaluative Lessons from GCF"
Key Words: readiness; direct access; climate finance
Location: Korea Pavilion, Blue Zone B6 | Building 76
About this event: This event will explore direct access and share evaluation lessons of the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, which aims to strengthen developing countries’ capacities to access climate finance through efficient engagement with the Fund. You can watch the live stream or recording here.
Speakers: Yeonji Kim, GCF-IEU; Rishabh Moudgill, GCF-IEU; Mandy Barnett, SANBI; Salome Tukuafu, SPREP
"Fostering Global Climate Talent: Towards Mainstreaming Climate Action Initiatives"
Key Words: youth; climate talent
Location: Korea Pavilion, Blue Zone B6 | Building 76
About this event: This event is dedicated to showcasing Kookmin University's climate talent training program and fostering discussions on the future directions of the climate talent's initiative. You can watch the live stream or recording here.
Speakers: GCF-IEU: Yeonji Kim; Kookmin University: Prof. Yoonhee Kang, Prof. Chul-Hee Lim, Yong Ju Lee; Hans Seidel Foundation: Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Dr. Lara Beer; Dabeeo Inc: Dr. Sue Kyung Lee, Juhum Park; PGAI: Dr. Donguk Han; Korea Forestry Promotion Institute: SoonJin So
"Increasing Readiness to Access Climate Finance: Evaluative Findings and Experiencees"
Key Words: readiness
Location: Commonwealth Secretariat Pavilion, Blue Zone B2 | Building 21
About this event: This event will explore direct access and share evaluation lessons of the GCF’s Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme, which aims to strengthen developing countries’ capacities to access climate finance through efficient engagement with the Fund. Click here for the full Commonwealth Secretariat pavilion programme.
Speakers: Dr. Archi Rastogi, GCF-IEU; Rishabh Moudgill, GCF-IEU; Eldana Djumalieva, GCF-DCP; Dr Achala Abeysinge, GGGI
"Getting Ready for Climate Finance Access: Lessons from Vulnerable Countries and GCF"
Key Words: readiness; climate finance access; vulnerable countries: SIDS, LDCs, African States
Location: Canada Pavilion, Blue Zone B5 | Building 52
About this event: Speakers will share evaluation lessons from the Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme (RPSP) focusing on work in vulnerable countries: SIDS, LDCs, and African States. They will highlight challenges including gaps in adaptation finance, the implementation of gender equality and social inclusion policies, including of indigenous peoples, and more. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the topic of accessing climate finance. Click here for the full Canada Pavilion Programme.
Speakers: Dr Archi Rastogi, GCF-IEU; Yeonji Kim, GCF-IEU; Dr. Shehnaaz Moosa, SouthSouthNorth; Dhendrup Tshering, Bhutan Ministry of Finance; Andrew Hurst, Global Affairs Canada
"Advancing Adaptation and Climate Resilience Through Evidence and Opportunities Lenses"
Key Words: climate resilience; adaptation; Latin America and Caribbean
Location: UNFCCC COP28 SE Room 3
About this event: Increasing funding and supporting efforts to achieve the global goal of adaptation requires evidence, solutions, alliances, and good practices of international climate institutions. This event discusses the opportunities for climate resilience and adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean and beyond.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Dr. Sven Harten, DEVal; Dr. Nanthikesan Suppiramaniam, IOE-IFAD; Debbie Menezes, Adaptation Fund-TERG; (more forthcoming)
"Financing the transition: how to use public finance smartly, increase the role of international finance institutions and the performance of multilateral climate funds
Key Words: readiness; direct access; climate finance
Location: French Pavilion, Blue Zone B6 | Building 84
About this event: Co-hosted with the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE), this event will present different approaches to overcome the financial hurdles for national decarbonization and resilience strategies from the country perspective and evaluative lessons of four major international climate funds.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Neeraj Kumar Negi, GEF-IEO; Neha Sharma, Climate Investment Funds; Debbie Menezes, Adaptation Fund-TERG; Atika Ben Maïd, AFD; Benoît Leguet, I4CE; Léa Boude, SGPE; Jaime Tramón, Ministry of Finance, Chile; Gan Gan Dirgantara, Social and Technical Evaluation Division, Indonesia
"Improving Climate Finance for Developing Countries: Evaluative Lessons from GCF"
Key Words: readiness; direct access; climate finance
Location: Namibia Pavilion, Blue Zone B3 | Building 26
About this event: This panel discussion will introduce key findings from evaluations related to the GCF's effectiveness in providing simplified and improved access to funding at a national, sub-national, and regional level through direct access. Click here for the full Namibia pavilion programme.
Speakers: Rishabh Moudgill, GCF-IEU; Dr. Archi Rastogi, GCF-IEU; Bernadette Shalumbu, Environmental Investment Fund of Namibia; Francis Mpampi, Ministry of Green Economy and Environment of Zambia
"Learnings from Adaptation Activities in the Pacific Islands"
Key Words: SIDS; Pacific region; adaptation; climate finance
Location: Moana Blue Pavilion, Blue Zone B3 | Building 29
About this event: This event will talk about challenges and learnings from adaptation work in Pacific Island states; how these learnings can be used as inputs for future programming activities; and the experiences of accredited entities and implementing entities from the region.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Neeraj Kumar Negi, GEF-IEO; Kouassi Emmanuel Kouadio, Climate Investment Funds; Vladislav Arnaoudov, Adaptation Fund-TERG
"Towards a Just Transition: An Evidence Review in Developing Countries and Emerging Economies"
Key Words: just transition; nature-based solutions
Location: Just Transition Pavilion, Blue Zone B7 | Building 88
About this event: Co-hosted by the International Labour Organization (ILO), this event will reflect on what we know about interventions set to contribute to just transition objectives, highlighting underlying theories of change and causal mechanisms. It will focus on energy, agriculture, infrastructure and ecosystem services. Watch the event live here.
Speakers: Dr. Archi Rastogi, GCF-IEU; Dr Camilla Roman, ILO; Dr Moustapha Kamal Gueye, ILO; Dr Noor Syaifudin, Ministry of Finance, Indonesia, Dr Catherine Windey, Federal Climate Change Department in Belgium
"Climate and Development – Aligning Environmental, Economic, and Social Development Goals"
Key Words: climate finance
Location: NDC Partnership Pavilion, Blue Zone B7 | Building 88
About this event: This session will explore how climate finance contributes to the achievement of climate goals alongside environmental, economic, and social development goals. Speakers will share why assessing and evaluating climate interventions is different to other types of evaluations, the evidence they have on the links between climate and development goals, and guidance on how to better align climate finance with environmental, economic, and social development goals. Click here for the full NDC Partnership Pavilion programme.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Vladislav Arnaoudov, Adaptation Fund-TERG; Neeraj Kumar Negi, GEF-IEO; Neha Sharma, Climate Investment Funds
"Green Climate Fund’s Impact on the Ground – Lessons from Country Case Studies"
Key Words: climate finance, vulnerable countries
Location: Climate Mobility Pavilion, Blue Zone B5 | Building 62
About this event: In this event, stories from the ground drawn from the country case studies of the GCF Second Performance Review, will highlight what evidence there is for the GCF’s performance in the various aspects of its mandate and goals.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Bertha Argueta, Germanwatch; Dr. Melanie Pill, Lowy Institute
"Transformative Climate Investment Solutions"
Key Words: climate finance, cooperation
Location: Korea Pavilion, Blue Zone B6 | Building 76
About this event: Organized by GGGI, this event is organized with the specific aim of discussing and showcasing scalable financial solutions tailored for climate investment, placing particular emphasis on their relevance and application in developing countries.
Speakers: Andreas Reumann, GCF-IEU; Frank Rijsberman, GGGI; Hon. Philip J. Pierre,Prime Minister of Saint Lucia; Kyung Nam Shin, GGGI; Sandra Lindström, Swedish Energy Agency; Haekyung Jung,Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance;Jimmy Skenderovic, Luxembourg Ministry of the Environment; Thea Namtyedt, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Other Climate Fund Evaluation Office Events
AF-TERG:
- The Work of the Adaptation Fund in the Pacific. Dec. 4, 2023, Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, Moderator: Vladislav Arnaoudov, Speakers: Mikko Ollikainen (AF Board Secretariat Manager), Debbie Menezes (AF-TERG), Saliha Dobardzic (AF Board Secretariat), Mii Kino (Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands) (more forthcoming) Capacity building for M&E in adaptation and loss and damage- lessons from Global South.
- Dec 8, Capacity Building Hub. Moderator: Vladislav Arnaoudov (AF-TERG) Speakers: Henry Neufeldt (UNEP-CCC), Katherine Martine (Ministry of Environment, Panama), Sithabiso Gandure (AF-TERG) (more forthcoming)