IKI High Level Event: Closing the gap: A fast track for climate action and finance

Successful climate action will crucially depend on cooperation between industrialized and developing countries and emerging economies, as well as between the public and private sphere. However, aligning economic growth, industrial development and climate and nature action is a demanding task. As important enabler for integrated climate and biodiversity action in developing countries and emerging economies, accessibility and availability of climate and green finance play a crucial role. The event will focus on policies and best practices to facilitate the connection between these fields, as well as exploring ways to foster partnerships between public and private actors.

Speakers:

• Stefan Wenzel, State Secretary Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
• Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
• Rachmat Kaimuddin, Deputy Minister of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Indonesia and Focal Point for JETP
• Jennifer Lee Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, German Federal Foreign Office
• Stefan Tidow, State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature 
• Pablo Vieira, Global Director of the NDC Partnership Support Unit
• Joanne Yatwitch, Head of the Presidency’s JETP Implementation Unit

The event will be moderated by Hajar Yagkoubi, former UN Youth Representative.

During the event the Thematic Call of the International Climate Initiative for developing and emerging countries is launched.

As an important climate and biodiversity finance instrument, the IKI has a 15-year track record in supporting and financing climate and biodiversity action of partner countries globally