Financial Considerations for Chemicals and Waste Management

Presentations

• Introductory session by Eduardo Caldera Petit (UNEP)
• Progress to date with dedicated external financing, including Quick Start Programe, Montreal Protocol and Kigali Amendment, GEF by Eloise Touni (UNEP)
• UNDP chemicals and waste portfolio and highlights of an MLF-funded project in Bangladesh by Ajiniyaz Reimov (UNDP)
• Work led by WB Treasury to develop green bonds; other private sector-lead operations by Farah Hussain (WB)
• Private sector investment in the GEF Gold programme by Ludovic Bernaudat and Miguel Van Der Velden (UNEP)
• Development Policy Operations - examples of WB lending operations that support strengthening regulatory frameworks for chemicals and waste management by Ernesto Sanchez-Triana and Santiago Enriquez (WB)
• WB Lending instruments - examples of WB's lending investments in sustainable chemical management by Solvita Klapare (WB)
• Repurposing public finance for chemicals management by Colm Kennedy (UNEP)

Webinar video recorded

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Objective: Scaling up finance to achieve sound management of chemicals and waste is the goal of Beyond 2020 and other chemicals-related MEAs. This webinar will identify and share lessons learned, successful mechanisms, good practices, and policy options.

Participants: Open to stakeholders contributing to the sound management of chemicals and waste – including SAICM Focal Points and MEAs Focal Points, Ministries of Finance or Economy responsible for financial considerations – and the Beyond 2020 process for the sound management of chemicals and waste.