Defining impact for the transition in concrete terms

Provisional agenda:

Welcome remarks by Benoît Leguet, managing Director, I4CE 

Keynote speech: Morgan Despres, executive director, European Climate Foundation (TBC) 

Moderator: Bella Tonkonogy, director, CPI 

Part 1: What does the transition to low-carbon and resilient economy imply in different countries? 

• Chantal Naidoo, founder and executive director of Rabia Transitions (perspective from South Africa);
• Dr Arunabla Ghosh, climate expert & CEO of CEEW (perspectives from India);
• Noor Syaifudin, fiscal policy department, Ministry of finance, Indonesia.

Part 2: How to define and maximize “impact” and support to countries in their transition? What changes are needed in the role played by MDBs and NDBs to maximize impact in the real economy?  

• Stéphane Hallegatte, senior Climate Change Adviser, the World Bank;
• Dr Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, director climate change and green growth African development Bank;
• Catherine Koffman, Group Executive, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA);
• Valerie Laxton, senior associate, Development Finance Institutions, Finance Center, WRI. 

Discussion: How would these changes support the transition in countries? What are the key success factors that you identify?

Reactions from panelists and exchange with the audience. 

Discussant: Nathalie, Mangondo, YOUNGO (perspectives from Zimbabwe). 

Concluding remarks by Aki Kachi, NewClimate Institut