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IMF Seminars, January 1, 1901

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The Policy Dialogue on Climate-Related Financial Risks and Green Finance brought together senior policymakers, mainly from the Asia-Pacific region, to discuss the implications of climate change for financial stability, central bank and regulatory policies, and the greening of financial markets.
The event provided a platform for peer learning and to help identify priorities and possible gaps in the climate finance work agenda.
The opening remarks and the panel discussion among Central Bank Governors and IMF Deputy Managing Director Li were livestreamed in English. The conference then proceeded in an invitation-only format.

Wednesday, June 1
08:30–08:35 PM JST — Introductory remarks
- Jonathan Dunn, Deputy Director, IMF Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
08:35–08:40 PM JST — Welcome Remarks
- Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF
08:40–08:50 PM JST — Opening Remarks
- Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor, IMF
08:50–09:40 PM JST — Governors’ Dialogue on Climate Finance
- Moderator: Haslinda Amin, Chief International Correspondent for Southeast Asia, Bloomberg TV
- Panelists:
- Maiava Atalina Ainuu-Enari, Governor, Central Bank of Samoa
- Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
- Tan Sri Nor Shamsiah binti Mohd Yunus, Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
- Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, IMF
- The conversation provided perspectives on the relevance of climate finance in Asia, implications for global and regional financial stability, evolving good practices, the role of the IMF, and open issues that are under consideration.
09:40–09:45 PM JST — Video Viewing
- "Perspectives from Small Island and Vulnerable Low- and Middle-Income Countries"

Summaries of additional, closed-door sessions were held (invitation-only).
A way forward on climate finance for Asia and the Pacific: Concluding Remarks by Anne-Marie Gulde-Wolf, Acting Director of the Asia and Pacific Department, IMF.