Details
Date:
Sept 7, 2021
Time:
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Course Number:
STR21.10
Application Deadline
Sept 6, 2021
Fiscal Policies for Climate Change and a Green Recovery
Opening Session
Mr. Alfred Schipke (Director, IMF – Singapore Regional Training Institute)
Mr. Peter Lim (Director, Fiscal Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, Singapore)
Presenter
Ms. Era Dabla-Norris (Division Chief, Asia & Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund)
Moderator
Mr. James Crabtree (Executive Director, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) – Asia, Singapore)
Panelists
Professor Mizan R. Khan (Deputy Director and as Program Director of Least Developed Countries University Consortium on Climate Change, ICCCAD, Bangladesh)
Ms. Christine Loh (Chief Development Strategist, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Institute for the Environment, Visiting Professor at the Anderson School of Management, UCLA)
Professor Warwick Mckibbin (Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis-Economics in the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University)
Ms. Nguy Thi Khanh (Executive Director, Green Innovation and Development Center (GreenID), Vietnam)
Mr. Krishna Srinivasan (Deputy Director, Asia & Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund)
Webinar Description
Climate change is the defining challenge of our time, and the stakes are particularly high for Asia-Pacific. It is both the region that is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and one that emits the most greenhouse gas—about half of the world’s total. As such, the region will play an outsized role in tackling climate change on a global scale. But addressing climate change also provides an opportunity to reinvigorate growth, create new jobs, and secure a green recovery at a critical moment.
The International Monetary Fund’s “Fiscal Policies to Address Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific” study will be presented to set the stage on how fiscal policy can best promote climate change mitigation and adaptation and support a just transition to a low-carbon economy. A panel discussion will follow, bringing together leading experts and practitioners in climate policy to discuss how countries in Asia-Pacific can turn climate ambitions into action while creating vibrant and inclusive opportunities as part of the transition to the new green economy.
Registration
To register for this webinar, please complete the online form here by September 6, 2021. Only official email addresses are accepted. Upon successful registration, you will receive email instructions and a link for joining the meeting.