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IMF Climate Capacity Development (CD) Partnership Forum—First Meeting
May 4, 2023
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IMF Communications Department
MEDIA RELATIONS
PRESS OFFICER:
Phone: +1 202 623-7100Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
May 4, 2023
PRESS OFFICER:
Phone: +1 202 623-7100Email: MEDIA@IMF.org
Distinguished partners, ladies, and gentlemen,
Welcome to the first-ever Climate Capacity Development Partnership Forum, and thank you for joining us today.
As we all know, the climate challenge is too large for anyone to address alone.
It requires ambitious national policies, determined multilateral action and unprecedented coordination between governments, donors, development banks, and the private sector.
It also requires trillions in climate finance for climate mitigation and adaptation; for the energy transition; and for green and sustainable growth.
At the IMF, we have put climate at the heart of our work – in surveillance, lending, data, and, of course, capacity development.
In a minute, my colleague Dora Iakova, our Climate Coordinator will share updates on the implementation of the IMF’s Climate Strategy—including our work on capacity development.
Capacity development is a critical part of our climate work because it helps ensure countries deliver on their policy goals. Let me give you four examples.
We deliver Climate Capacity Development not only from our headquarters in Washington, but also through our 17 Regional Capacity Development Centers, and our network of long-term experts in the field. Today we will hear from some of those experts, both here in Washington and in one of our Regional Training Centers in Africa.
But we also want to hear from you on how IMF capacity development can help our members respond to climate challenges. We want to know what your priorities are, and how the IMF can better partner with you to deliver on them. Today is what I hope to be the first of many Forums, and I look forward to a very productive discussion.
Thank you.
