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Improving Civil Society’s Limited Access to The Green Climate Fund
5 May 2021 @ 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM CEST
Free
Following the launch of the paper “Improving Civil Society’s Limited Access to The Green Climate Fund” on 28 April 2021, CIDSE is pleased to invite you to the CSO engagement webinar on the topic, to be held on 05 May 2021. The online seminar will present the findings of this report, which include policy recommendations based on an analysis of GCF policies and lessons learned from five case studies.
Please find more information below:
We are excited to have you join us! As a reminder, this is an opportunity for CSOs big and small, including those in countries where GCF projects may happen.
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Agenda:
15:00 Welcome & Introduction
15:10-15:30 Keynote by Thomas Hirsch (Climate and Development Advice) on the results of a new CIDSE report on “improving civil society’s limited access to the green climate fund”, along with policy recommendations. This research is based on an analysis of GCF policies and lessons learned from five case studies
15:30 Introducing the Panel for comments
15:35 Lessons from development finance to strengthen climate finance – Leia Achampong, Senior Policy & Advocacy Officer – Climate Finance, Eurodad – Brussels
15:45 Expanding on experiences from Global South partner – Julius Ng’oma, CISONECC – Civil Society Network on Climate Change, Malawi
15:55 Policy perspective from a former GCF board member or expert interviewees (tbc)
16:05 Q&As from the floor to all speakers
16:25 Conclusion
Press contact: Valentina Pavarotti, CIDSE Communications Manager: pavarotti(at)cidse.org
For those of you who don’t know CIDSE, we are an international family of Catholic social justice organizations working for transformational change to end poverty and inequalities, challenging systemic injustice, inequity, destruction of nature and promoting just and environmentally sustainable alternatives.
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