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V20 Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting

V20 Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Workshop on Financial Protection against Climate and Disaster Risks

Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, Wednesday 8 March – Friday 10 March 2017

Representatives of the V20 finance ministries from across the Asia-Pacific Region will convene in Manila from 8-10 March in the first of three Regional Consultations the Group plans to hold in 2017.
The 2017 V20 Regional Consultations provide an opportunity for V20 Members to share knowledge, strengthen external engagement and incubate innovative initiatives building on national climate finance experiences. The Consultations will inform the V20’s Ministerial Dialogues and are central to the Group’s Implementation Work Plan and objective of fostering increased investment in climate resiliency and low emissions development in member economies by 2020. Each Regional Consultation brings together senior officials from V20 ministries of finance, international and regional development banks, international organizations, and other stakeholder groups. The event is being held in conjunction with meetings of the V20’s Focus Group Co-Chairs on the topics of advocacy and partnerships, climate accounting, and risk.
A workshop on financial protection against climate and disaster risks will also take place during the Manila V20 regional conference as co-organized co-organized with the Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Program, which is a joint program of the World Bank Group and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), together with the Asian Development Bank. The workshop will provide an overview of the different financial protection instruments available to manage climate disaster risks and showcase case studies on disaster risk financing from across the globe.
Photo Caption: View of the Asian Development Bank building in the Philippines.; Photo Credit: Asian Development Bank; License: CC BY-NC 2.0