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Promoting climate resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Caribbean
Under the general theme “Promoting climate resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Caribbean”, the Roundtable, through panel presentations and dialogue among policy makers, academics, the private sector and other stakeholders, will invite consideration of the ECLAC debt for climate adaptation swap initiative, related opportunities for investment in green industries to promote economic diversification, and efforts to promote fiscal responsibility through the use of Public Expenditure Reviews in the Caribbean. The meeting will address the continuing challenge of de-risking and ongoing difficulties being experienced by the offshore financial sector in several member States. These issues are interrelated and deserve comprehensive attention with a view to improving the resilience of the region from both economic and environmental perspectives.
The CDR is expected to address the Caribbean’s debt challenge and other related issues, while providing a forum for examining opportunities for more effective promotion of sustainable development. Emphasis will be placed on finding innovative solutions to these trenchant problems. The theme of the Roundtable is “Promoting climate resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Caribbean”
26 abr 2018
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Opening of the meeting
De 09:00 até 09:20- Statement by Raúl Garcia Buchaca, Deputy Executive Secretary for Management and Programme Analysis, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)Statement by The Honourable Allen Michael Chastanet, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia, Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service
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Implementing the ECLAC Debt Swap Initiative
De 09:20 até 10:30- Presentation by Daniel Titleman, Director, Economic Development Division, ECLAC
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Official group photo and coffee break
De 10:30 até 11:00 -
Financing green investment for resilience building and structural transformation in the Caribbean
De 11:00 até 12:30- Moderator: The Honourable Oliver Joseph, Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and CARICOM Affairs, GrenadaPatrick McCaskie, Director, Research and Planning Unit, Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, BarbadosNirad Tewarie, Chief Executive Officer, American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and TobagoDiann Black-Layne, Chief Environment Officer, Antigua and Barbuda
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Lunch break
De 12:30 até 14:00 -
Promoting fiscal responsibility and financial management within the context of the region’s high debt burden
De 14:00 até 15:30- Moderator: Stephen O’Malley, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative for Barbados and the OECSBert van Selm, Deputy Division Chief Caribbean II, International Monetary FundMichael Baptiste, Independent Public Policy ConsultantMichele Robinson, Consultant, Debt ManagementDillon Alleyne, Deputy Director, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the Caribbean – Launch of ECLAC PER Manual
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Coffee break
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Addressing the vulnerability of Caribbean economies caused by de-risking and challenges to the offshore financial sector
De 15:45 até 17:15- Moderator: Ivan Ogando Lora, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dominican RepublicPresentation by Sheldon McLean, Coordinator, Economic Development Unit, ECLAC subregional headquarters for the CaribbeanThe Honourable Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and BarbudaThe Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Kitts and Nevis and Premier of NevisFilippo Alario, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Belize Bank Ltd
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Closing
De 17:15 até 17:45
Practical information
Scope of Meeting
The CDR is expected to address the Caribbean’s debt challenge and other related issues, while providing a forum for examining opportunities for more effective promotion of sustainable development. Emphasis will be placed on finding innovative solutions to these trenchant problems. The theme of the Roundtable is “Promoting climate resilience and sustainable economic growth in the Caribbean”
The meeting will focus on four interrelated topics as follows:
- Understanding the ECLAC debt for climate adaptation swap initiative.
- Advancing green investment and green industry for structural economic transformation the Caribbean.
- Promoting fiscal responsibility and management in the Caribbean. The need for public expenditure reviews (PERs).
- Addressing the vulnerability of the Caribbean caused by de-risking and challenges to the offshore financial sector.
Objective of the Roundtable
The main objective of the Roundtable is to provide a space for intellectual exchange of views and suggestions, with a view to identifying workable solutions to address the vulnerabilities of Caribbean SIDS. Focus will be given the identification of integrated strategies for building resilience. It is anticipated that such strategies could be mainstreamed into national development planning processes, through policy formulation.