Building Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change
Workshop & High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue
April 4-7, 2017
The purpose of the workshop and dialogue is to strengthen macroeconomic policies in addressing climate-change challenges through policy discussion and capacity building. It also facilitates engagement between the IMF, other development partners, and Pacific island country officials on topical macroeconomic issues in the region beyond the regular cycle of IMF surveillance missions, Annual and Spring Meetings, and technical assistance missions.
Workshop
Day 1: Tuesday, April 4 |
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8:45 |
Registration |
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9:15 |
Workshop overview & introduction of team |
IMF (Stuart) |
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9:45 |
Workshop prayer |
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Session 1: Adaptation to natural disasters and climate |
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10:00 |
A. Presentation based on Pacific Possible: Climate and Disaster Resilience |
World Bank (Jordy) |
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10:30 |
Morning tea/coffee break |
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10:45 |
B. Presentation on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific |
JICA (Mimura) |
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11:15 |
Discussion of country experience with adaptation to natural disasters & climate change |
Participants |
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12:00 |
Lunch & group photos |
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Session 2: Fiscal responses to natural disasters and climate change |
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13:30 |
A. Presentation on Medium-term Planning and Budgeting Framework |
IMF (Luna) |
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14:00 |
B. Introduction to exercise on Fiscal Policy and Building Resilience |
IMF (Gottschalk) |
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14:45 |
Hands-on Fiscal Policy exercise |
Participants |
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16:00 |
Afternoon tea/coffee break |
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16:15 |
Discussion of exercise results |
Participants |
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17:00 |
End of Day 1 |
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Day 2: Wednesday, April 5 |
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9:00 |
Brief review of Day 1 |
IMF (Stuart/Roger) |
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Session 3: Building resilience to climate change and natural disasters |
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9:15 |
A. Presentation on International Trends in Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sendai Framework |
JICA (Mimura) |
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9:55 |
Discussion of country experience in the Pacific |
Participants |
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10:35 |
Morning tea/ coffee break |
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Session 4: The role of public investment in enhancing economic resilience |
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10:50 |
A. Presentation on Public Investment Management Assessment |
IMF (Pedastsaar) |
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11:30 |
B. Presentation on Improving the Planning Processes in Pacific Countries |
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) (Estigarribia) |
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12:00 |
C. Presentation on Managing Resilient Infrastructure Investment in the Pacific |
ADB (Veve) |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
Introduction to exercise on Public Investment Management |
IMF/PRIF |
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14:30 |
Hands-on exercise on public investment |
Participants |
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15:30 |
Afternoon tea/ coffee |
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15:45 |
Discussion of exercise results |
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17:00 |
End of Day 2 |
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Day 3: Thursday, April 6 |
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9:00 |
Brief review of Day 2 |
IMF (Stuart/Roger) |
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Session 5: Financing and Debt Sustainability |
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9:15 |
Introduction to exercise on financing and debt sustainability |
IMF (Claus) |
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9:45 |
Morning tea/ coffee break |
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10:00 |
Hands-on exercise on financing and debt sustainability |
Participants |
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11:15 |
Discussion of exercise results |
Participants |
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Session 6: Financing instruments and access to finance |
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12:00 |
A. Presentation on Financing Instruments and Access to Finance |
ADB (Veve) |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
B. Presentation on Disaster Risk Financing |
World Bank (Cook) |
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14:30 |
Introduction to case studies on financing instruments and access to finance |
ADB (Veve) |
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15:00 |
Hands-on exercise on financing instruments and access to finance |
Participants |
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16:00 |
Afternoon tea/ coffee break |
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16:15 |
Discussion of exercise results |
Participants |
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17:00 |
Brief review of Day 3 |
IMF (Stuart) |
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17:15 |
End of Day 3 |
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High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue
Friday, April 7, 2017 |
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8:45 |
Opening Prayer |
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9:00 |
Welcome Remarks and Speech |
Prime Minister Bainimarama |
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9:30 |
Photo op |
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9:40 |
Introduction |
Mr. Yasushi Kanzaki, Senior Vice-President, JICA |
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9:50 |
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Panel Moderator: Mr. Michel Kerf, Country Director, World Bank Sydney Office Panel Members: To be confirmed |
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11:15 |
Morning tea |
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11:30 |
Panel 2: “Public financial management framework and debt sustainability” |
Panel Moderator: Hon. Mark Brown, Minister of Finance, Cook Islands Panel Members: To be confirmed |
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1:00 |
Lunch |
All delegates |
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2:30 |
Panel 3: “Financing options and obstacles – what do countries need to do to access finance” |
Panel Moderator: Ms. Emma Veve, Director, ADB Panel members: To be confirmed |
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4:00 |
Afternoon break |
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4:15 |
Closing Session |
Mr. Xianbin Yao, Director General, ADB |
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5:00 |
Press conference |
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