Draft Programme
Opening Session
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08:30 am – 09:00 am
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Registration of participants
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09:00 am – 09:05 am
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Formal welcome and introduction of high-level officials and keynote speakers.
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Master of Ceremony (TBD)
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09:05 am – 09:15 am
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Keynote addresses
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- Minister of Climate Change, Environment & Energy of Maldives
- UNFCCC representative
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09:15 am – 09:30 am
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Overview of climate finance landscape: A brief address on the current state of climate finance, the importance of strategic investment in climate resilience, and sustainable development.
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- Country representative (TBD)
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09:30 am – 09:45 am
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Orientation for participants and group photo
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Tea/coffee break and group photo (09:45 am – 10:30 am)
Session 1: Regional project presentations
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10:30 am – 11:30 am
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Individual Project Presentations Followed by Q&A (after each presentation): Each project team is allocated a specific time slot to present their project, highlighting the anticipated climate benefits, community impacts, and the need for investment or support. After each presentation, a moderated Q&A session allows investors and partners to ask clarification questions.
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- Moderator: TBD
- 1 country representative for each project
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm
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Overview of Opportunities: A fireside chat on the potential finance and support sources for the finalization of the project concepts. The aim of this chat is to identify pending needs and elements of a roadmap for ISIO countries to accelerate securing finance for the project concepts.
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- Representatives of funders/accredited entities
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12:00 pm – 12:15 pm
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Session recap
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Lunch Break (12:15 pm - 01:30 pm)
Session 2: Partner and Accredited Entity Presentations
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01:30 pm – 02:30 pm
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Opportunities for Funding, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building: Each partner provides an overview of the windows of funding relevant to the project concepts presented, their available opportunities, project support services, and success stories in relation to the existing project concepts being discussed in the forum, with concrete examples of blended finance projects and an emphasis on derisking instruments.
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- Moderator: TBD
- GCF
- GEF
- Global Shield
- Celsius Pro
- UNDP or UNEP
- ADB or AIDB
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02:30 pm – 03:00 pm
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Interactive Discussions: Project proponents engage with partners through Q&A, exploring potential alignments and clarifying details on support offerings, with emphasis on derisking instruments to elevate the eligibility of the projects uptake.
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03:00 pm – 03:15 pm
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Summarization of Opportunities: A summarization of assistance opportunities and potential areas of collaboration that have been identified during the presentations.
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Tea/coffee break (3:15 pm – 3:45 pm)
Session 3: Roadmap drafting - Breakout groups by project
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03:45 pm – 04:30 pm
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Group work: Each group identifies immediate next steps to address for advancing in project proposals, discusses potential partnerships, and drafts preliminary commitments to a roadmap towards the enhancement of the project proposal.
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- Moderator (TBD)
- Country representatives as group facilitators
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04:30 pm – 05:00 pm
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Summarization in plenary: Each group summarizes their discussions and outlines next steps, including potential commitments or further information needs.
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Closing and housekeeping (05:00 pm – 05:15 pm)
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Day 2:
Session 5: Feedback and initial commitments
The primary objective of this session is to synthesize the discussions and outcomes from the individual breakout groups and to provide a platform for announcing initial commitments from partners. This session aims to consolidate the progress made during the breakout discussions, allowing for a collective understanding of the potential and readiness of each project. It also serves as an opportunity for partners and investors to announce preliminary expressions of interest, setting a pathway towards formal agreements and project implementation.
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Introduction: A brief recap of the forum's objectives and the importance of this session.
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Breakout Group Summaries: Each project group presents a summary of their discussions, highlighting key outcomes, potential changes, and feedback received.
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Expressions of Interest: Partners and investors announce their preliminary expression of interest to specific projects, detailing the nature and scope of their intended support.
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- Representatives of partner agencies
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Discussion Panel: A panel discussion involving a cross-section of proponents and partners to discuss common themes, challenges, and opportunities that emerged during the breakout sessions.
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Q&A: An open floor for questions from the audience to project proponents and partners, facilitating a dynamic exchange of ideas and clarifications.
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Tea/coffee break and group photo (10:30 AM – 11:00 AM)
Lunch Break (1:00 PM - 2:00 PM)
Session 5: Outlook on future regional climate finance mobilization (2:00 PM - 3:30 PM)
This session will discuss past experiences in mobilizing finance at a regional scale. It will examine the additionality that the regional approach brings on the impacts of climate project, on the sustainability of those impacts, on the amount of finance mobilized as well as on the diversity of finance sources. It will also discuss the coordination arrangements among the 6 countries of the Island States in the Indian Ocean and provide recommendations in that regard.
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Discussion Panel with Interactions from the floor: Representatives of beneficiary countries, funding agencies, implementing/accredited agencies share their views on best practices and lessons learned from preparation and implementation of regional projects. Interactions from the audience will enhance the discussion.
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- Moderator (TBD)
- GEF representative, UN agency representative, country representative (possibly Seychelles)
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Closed session for ISIO country representatives: Discuss potential arrangements and next steps to crystallize the regional cooperation experienced under the NBF project.
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Session 6: High-Level Closing Session (3:30 PM - 4:00 PM)
This session serves to conclude the forum on a note of accomplishment and optimism. It is designed to reaffirm the commitments made during the forum, summarize the key outcomes, highlight the collaborative spirit fostered throughout the event, and articulate a clear vision for the future steps to be taken post-forum.
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Summarization of outcomes: A summary of the main accomplishments and progress realized during the NBF project and the investment forum are presented.
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UNFCCC secretariat
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Closing remarks: Host country representatives and other senior officials from the participating countries and partners.
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- Minister of Climate Change, Environment & Energy of Maldives
- Leaders from the participating countries (TBD)
- Representatives from partner agencies
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