BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a58b9d9759c8 DTSTART:20251008T070000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251008T160000Z LOCATION:Praia\, Cape Verde SUMMARY:National dialogue on external financing and climate-resilient devel opment CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:This event is part of a UN development Account project\, which seeks to build capacities in four beneficiary SIDS - Belize and Saint Vinc ent and the Grenadines in Latin America and the Caribbean\, and Cabo Verde and the Union of Comoros in Africa - to identify climate investment needs \, align development priorities with external financing options\, and desi gn and implement innovative financing instruments that promote sustainable and climate-resilient development.The event will take place in the Confer ence Room of the Oásis Atlântico Praiamar Hotel in Praia and will be att ended in person by representatives of the Government\, the private sector\ , academia\, civil society organizations\, United Nations System partners and multilateral organizations\, as well as various national experts.Objec tivesPresent the two main project reports: (i) the financial strategy for mobilising climate finance\, including through innovative financial instru ments\, to achieve sustainable and climate-resilient development without c ompromising Cape Verde'\;s external and fiscal financial sustainabilit y\; (ii) the detailed roadmap for implementing the financial strategy.Enga ge stakeholders in assessing the feasibility and coherence of the financia l strategy and implementation roadmap\, ensuring national ownership and al ignment with other ongoing government initiatives.Expected resultsStrength en Cape Verde'\;s capacity to develop policies that enable the mobilis ation of accessible external and domestic financial resources for sustaina ble and climate-resilient development without compromising external and fi scal financial sustainability.Increase awareness and understanding among s takeholders of the challenges of adopting innovative financial strategies adapted to the contexts of SIDS.Strengthen collaboration between the Gover nment of Cape Verde\, ECA\, UNCTAD and the Resident Coordinator'\;s Of fice in Cape Verde.<\;p>\;This event is part of a UN development Accou nt project\, which seeks to build capacities in four beneficiary SIDS - Be lize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Latin America and the Caribbe an\, and Cabo Verde and the Union of Comoros in Africa - to identify clima te investment needs\, align development priorities with external financing options\, and design and implement innovative financing instruments that promote sustainable and climate-resilient development.<\;/p>\;<\;p&g t\;The event will take place in the Conference Room of the Oásis Atlânti co Praiamar Hotel in Praia and will be attended in person by representativ es of the Government\, the private sector\, academia\, civil society organ izations\, United Nations System partners and multilateral organizations\, as well as various national experts.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;Objectives< \;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Present the two main project reports: (i ) the financial strategy for mobilising climate finance\, including throug h innovative financial instruments\, to achieve sustainable and climate-re silient development without compromising Cape Verde'\;s external and f iscal financial sustainability\; (ii) the detailed roadmap for implementin g the financial strategy.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Engage stakeholders in a ssessing the feasibility and coherence of the financial strategy and imple mentation roadmap\, ensuring national ownership and alignment with other o ngoing government initiatives.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;h4>\;Expect ed results<\;/h4>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;Strengthen Cape Verde'\ ;s capacity to develop policies that enable the mobilisation of accessible external and domestic financial resources for sustainable and climate-res ilient development without compromising external and fiscal financial sust ainability.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Increase awareness and understanding a mong stakeholders of the challenges of adopting innovative financial strat egies adapted to the contexts of SIDS.<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;Strengthen collaboration between the Government of Cape Verde\, ECA\, UNCTAD and the Resident Coordinator'\;s Office in Cape Verde.<\;/li>\;<\;/ul> \;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/national-dial ogue-external-financing-and-climate-resilient-development DTSTAMP:20260716T110041Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR