Taking on Green PFM and Climate Change
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- Session: SA 22.44
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Dates: October 17-20, 2022 (1 week)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Target audience and qualifications
- Targeted participants: Ministry of Finance officials from Budget, Fiscal Policy or other relevant departments and units.
- Recommended profile: Participants should be either PFM practitioners or be involved in designing or rolling out a PFM reform.
- Experience requirement: Experience in Green PFM is not required, but welcome.
- Participant role expectation: Participants will be expected to contribute actively to presentations on country practices and exercises.
Context and rationale
- Regional exposure: Countries in South and South East Asia are highly exposed to the consequences of climate change, notably through the increased risk and impact of natural disasters.
- Emissions context: The region includes two of the twenty largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world.
- Policy implication: Involvement of Ministries of Finance and integration of climate objectives in public financial management (PFM) are identified as key to increasing capacities in selecting, financing and implementing "green" policies to tackle these challenges.
Course objectives and pedagogical approach
- Primary objective: Increase participants awareness to "Green PFM" concepts and techniques.
- Practical aim: Provide practical knowledge on how to mainstream Green PFM into the budget cycle.
- Analytical inputs: The workshop will use recent analytical work from the IMF and other international organizations.
- Implementation learning: The workshop will highlight lessons learned from early implementers of Green PFM in the region and across the globe.
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