Organizers

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Background

The OECD and the UNFCCC Paris Committee on Capacity-building’s Network, are convening a series of workshops on capacity development and climate change, a key theme to ensure implementation of the Paris Agreement.

Some of the main centres of capacity development, knowledge building and dissemination in partner countries have traditionally been international organisations, donors, consultants, and NGOs. A recent OECD report notes that there is scope for stronger engagement between providers and other domestic actors, such as academia, the private sector and South-South peer networks when developing the capacity of partner countries in the area of climate change.

Objectives

• Looking at the current climate-related capacity bottlenecks that academia, the private sector and governments engaged in partnerships across the South face, with a particular focus on the experiences of Latin America and the Caribbean.  
• Exploring how donors can help partner countries overcome these barriers, and provides concrete, practical solutions in this space.  
• Reflecting on these barriers, experiences and solutions to draw conclusions that could be useful in other regional settings and across regions.  

Moderator

• Mauricio Luna-Rodriguez, Policy Advisor, Climate Change Adaptation Governance, Secretariat for the NAP Global Network, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) - Presentation 

Opening Remarks

• Marzena Chodor, Member of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building (PCCB) 
• Jens Sedemund, Head of OECD Unit Environment and Development Co-operation, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate

Speakers

• Ana María Majano, Coordinator, Articulación Público-Privada para la Acción Climática (ArticuLAC) Community of Practice
• Victor Santillán Leiba, Specialist in Communication, General Directorate for Climate Change and Desertification, Ministry of Environment, Peru (MINAM) 
• Aida Figari, Coordinator, Low Emission Development Strategies for Latin American Countries (LEDS LAC)
• Catherine Fisher, Peer Learning Consultant, author of Peer Learning for Climate Action, jointly prepared by IISD/NAP GN and the IKI Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement at GIZ
• Dr. Shehnaaz Moosa, Director of Climate and Development Knowledge Network, Director at SouthSouthNorth
• Neera Pradhan, Senior Water and Adaptation Specialist, Program Coordinator - Koshi Basin Initiative, ICIMOD

Closing Remarks

• Nadine Peiffer-Söyler, Policy Analyst, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate - Presentation
• Alejandro Kilpatrick, Manager of the Capacity-building subdivision, UNFCCC Secretariat

Event Recording