Cliquez ici pour la version en français.

Haga clic aquí para español.

 

From the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio in 2024 to the Finance in Common Summit of public development banks in Cape Town in 2025, country platforms are increasingly recognized as an effective tool for developing countries to attract, coordinate and scale up different types of funding to tackle climate change and promote sustainable development. Their promise stems from a country-led approach based on partnerships between governments, the finance sector and other actors, ensuring that these collaborations are fully aligned with domestic priorities and systemic policy reform.

Join us for a virtual event with a distinguished panel of experts to explore how country platforms can practically mobilize resources at scale to promote economic growth that is low-carbon, strengthens nature and climate resilience, creates jobs and supports development.

Speakers will share lessons learned from existing platforms such as the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) and Brazil’s Plan for Ecological Transformation, the latest thinking on how to structure financial partnerships going forward and what early-stage funding is most needed. This virtual event will also highlight outcomes from the recent Finance in Common Summit and World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings and outline how to further advance country platforms in the lead up to COP30 in Belem.

This event will be simultaneously translated into Spanish and French.

Moderator: Crispian Olver, Deputy Chair, Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa and Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute

Panelists:

  • Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere, Director, Country Platforms, CVF-V20 Secretariat
  • Josué Tanaka, London School of Economics Grantham Research Institute
  • Laura Sabogal Reyes, Senior Policy Policy Advisor, E3G
  • Maria Netto, Executive Director, Clima e Sociedade (ICS)
  • Melanie Robinson, Global Director, Climate, Economics and Finance, World Resources Institute
  • Olympus Manthata, Head of Climate and Environmental Finance, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)
  • Teddy Mugabo, Chief Executive Officer, Rwanda Green Fund

Cover image by Enoch Kavindele Jr / UNDP Zambia