Identifying country needs for an effective global financial architecture – perspectives from Africa

Conferences - By : Sarah BENDAHOU / Diana CÁRDENAS MONAR

Ensuring that the reformed financial architecture adequately responds to differentiated needs requires that countries play a central role in the identification of these needs and the implementation of the response provided. By adopting a country perspective (i.e. based on the experience of African countries), this side-event has shed light on the key considerations that the reformed global financial architecture should take into account to support country climate commitments’ translation into concrete action.

 

Date: 27 February 2025

 

Time: 15:45-16:30 (GMT+2) // 14:45-15:30 (CET)

 

Format: in person only

 

Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre, Auditorium Foyer 1

 

Partners: FiCS GRN and IDDRI

 

Moderator: Céline Kauffmann, Chief Programmes Officer, IDDRI

 

Panellists:

  • Elise Dufief, Senior Research Fellow, IDDRI
  • Diana Cárdenas Monar, Senior Research Fellow, I4CE
  • Gareth Phillips, Manager of the Climate and Environment Finance Division, AfDB
  • Ailly Sheehama, Senior Researcher, Rabia Transitions
  • Massimo Cingolani, Managerial Adviser, Partnership for Impact Department, EIB

 

Agenda

 

Opening remarks

 

Scene setting presentation: How can countries take central place in a reformed global financial architecture?

  • Presentation by Diana Cárdenas Monar on transition financing plans as a central tool for coordinating action
  • Presentation by Elise Dufief (based on field work identifying country needs)

 

Discussion: What role can PDBs play to help the reformed global financial architecture adequately respond to country needs?

 

Wrap-up

 

 

More informations about the FiCS

 

27 Feb 2025

Identifying country needs for an effective global financial architecture – perspectives from Africa

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Sarah BENDAHOU
Sarah BENDAHOU
Research Fellow – Development finance Email
Diana CÁRDENAS MONAR
Diana CÁRDENAS MONAR
Research Fellow – Tools for financing the transition at the international level Email
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