Beyond 2020 Process Webinar #4
Financial Considerations for Chemicals and Waste Management
29 April 2021, 3:30 PM–5:30PM CEST
Online Event
Participants
Open to stakeholders contributing to the sound management of chemicals and waste – including SAICM Focal Points and MEAs Focal Points, Ministries of Finance or Economy responsible for financial considerations – and the Beyond 2020 process for the sound management of chemicals and waste.
Resources and information
Presentations
- Introductory session by Eduardo Caldera Petit (UNEP)
- Progress to date with dedicated external financing, including Quick Start Programe, Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment, GEF by Eloise Touni (UNEP)
- UNDP chemicals and waste portfolio and highlights of an MLF-funded project in Bangladesh by Ajiniyaz Reimov (UNDP)
- Work led by WB Treasury to develop green bonds; other private sector-lead operations by Farah Hussain (WB)
- Private sector investment in the GEF Gold programme by Ludovic Bernaudat and Miguel Van Der Velden (UNEP)
- Development Policy Operations – examples of WB lending operations that support strengthening regulatory frameworks for chemicals and waste management by Ernesto Sanchez-Triana, Santiago Enriquez and Solvita Klapare (WB)
- Repurposing public finance for chemicals management by Colm Kennedy (UNEP)
Objective
Scaling up finance to achieve sound management of chemicals and waste is the goal of Beyond 2020 and other chemicals-related MEAs. This webinar will identify and share lessons learned, successful mechanisms, good practices, and policy options.