Day 1: Tuesday, April 4
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8:45
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Registration
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9:15
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Workshop overview & introduction of team
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IMF (Stuart)
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9:45
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Workshop prayer
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Session 1: Adaptation to natural disasters and climate
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10:00
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A. Presentation based on Pacific Possible: Climate and Disaster Resilience
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World Bank (Jordy)
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10:30
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Morning tea/coffee break
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10:45
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B. Presentation on Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific
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JICA (Mimura)
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11:15
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Discussion of country experience with adaptation to natural disasters & climate change
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Participants
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12:00
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Lunch & group photos
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Session 2: Fiscal responses to natural disasters and climate change
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13:30
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A. Presentation on Medium-term Planning and Budgeting Framework
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IMF (Luna)
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14:00
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B. Introduction to exercise on Fiscal Policy and Building Resilience
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IMF (Gottschalk)
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14:45
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Hands-on Fiscal Policy exercise
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Participants
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16:00
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Afternoon tea/coffee break
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16:15
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Discussion of exercise results
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Participants
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17:00
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End of Day 1
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Day 2: Wednesday, April 5
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9:00
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Brief review of Day 1
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IMF (Stuart/Roger)
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Session 3: Building resilience to climate change and natural disasters
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9:15
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A. Presentation on International Trends in Disaster Risk Reduction and the Sendai Framework
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JICA (Mimura)
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9:55
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Discussion of country experience in the Pacific
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Participants
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10:35
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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
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A. Presentation on Public Investment Management Assessment
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IMF (Pedastsaar)
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11:30
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B. Presentation on Improving the Planning Processes in Pacific Countries
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Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) (Estigarribia)
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12:00
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C. Presentation on Managing Resilient Infrastructure Investment in the Pacific
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ADB (Veve)
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12:30
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Lunch
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14:00
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Introduction to exercise on Public Investment Management
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IMF/PRIF
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14:30
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Hands-on exercise on public investment
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Participants
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15:30
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Afternoon tea/ coffee
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15:45
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Discussion of exercise results
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17:00
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End of Day 2
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Day 3: Thursday, April 6
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9:00
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Brief review of Day 2
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IMF (Stuart/Roger)
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Session 5: Financing and Debt Sustainability
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9:15
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Introduction to exercise on financing and debt sustainability
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IMF (Claus)
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9:45
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Morning tea/ coffee break
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10:00
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Hands-on exercise on financing and debt sustainability
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Participants
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11:15
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Discussion of exercise results
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Participants
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Session 6: Financing instruments and access to finance
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12:00
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A. Presentation on Financing Instruments and Access to Finance
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ADB (Veve)
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12:30
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Lunch
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14:00
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B. Presentation on Disaster Risk Financing
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World Bank (Cook)
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14:30
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Introduction to case studies on financing instruments and access to finance
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ADB (Veve)
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15:00
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Hands-on exercise on financing instruments and access to finance
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Participants
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16:00
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Afternoon tea/ coffee break
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16:15
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Discussion of exercise results
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Participants
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17:00
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Brief review of Day 3
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IMF (Stuart)
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17:15
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End of Day 3
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