Objective

This event will give opportunity to the Standing Committee on Finance to convene an interactive session with all its stakeholders and have strategic discussions on the work of the Committee, with a focus on how it can support non-Party stakeholders on furthering their agenda, as well how its flagship products could be used to complement their work.

Format

The event will comprise a panel representing key stakeholders of the SCF. The Co-Chairs would open the session and provide brief updates on the most important areas of work and activities in 2020, followed by an interaction with the panel and audience.

Moderators: Diann Black Layne and Randy Caruso (SCF members)

Panelists:

➢ Seyni Nafo (SCF member)

➢ Fiona Gilbert (SCF member)

➢ Mariama Williams, South Center

➢ Preety Bhandari, Asian Development Bank

➢ Audrey Rojkoff, AFD

➢ Yunus Arikan, ICLEI Programme:

Co-Chairs update : Ismo Ulvila and Ayman Shasly (15 mins) •

Panel discussion with SCF (50 mins) •

Q&A (25 mins)