V20 2nd Working Group Meeting
March 29-30, 2016 – Washington, DC, USA
PROGRAMME
Day One Programme:
Tuesday 29 March 2016, 8:30am– 4:00pm
Room 800 (4th floor), World Bank Main Complex
Time & Session / Item / Presenter/s8:30 am – 9:30 am / Registration
9:00 am – 9:30 am
Opening Session / Opening /Welcome Remarks
- Greetings and overview of Working Group Meeting work/ programme
- Welcome Remarks from the V20 Chair
- Update and presentation on the V20 Programme of Work
- Introductions and initial remarks
V20/CVF introductions
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Working Session 1 / Stock Taking on V20 Action Plan
- Introduction to the draft detailed 2020 Action Plan
- Presentation of the detailed Action Plan
- Presentation and Discussion on Climate Accounting
Mr. Matthew McKinnon, Project Manager, V20/CVF Support Unit, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
World Resources Institute: Ms. Athena Ronquillo-Ballesteros, Manager, International Financial Flows and the Environment; Mr. Michael Westphal, Senior Associate and Joe Thwaites, Research Analyst, Sustainable Finance team
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Information Session / Insurance, Managing Disaster Risk and Building Resilience
- Presentations by leading specialists and moderated discussion on:
ii)Risk Transfer: Products and Initiatives
iii)Insurance Markets
Discussion/feedback / Moderator: Designated V20 representative
Mr. Olivier Mahul, Program Manager, World Bank Group (WBG)
Ms. Farah Imrana Hussain, Senior Financial Officer, World Bank Treasury
Mr. Nikhil DaVictoria Lobo, Swiss Re
12:30 pm - 1:00pm
Working Session 2 / Presentation and Discussion on Risk Pooling
- Presentation on V20 Risk Pooling Mechanism
- Discussion and feedback from members and stakeholders
Mr. Søren Peter Andreasen, Managing Director, Commons Consultants
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm / Lunch
*MC Private Dining Room DE
(Tier 1 Rooms) / (Hosted by the V20 Chair - DOF Philippines)
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Interaction Session / Advocacy, Interaction with other Initiatives, and Partnerships
- G20 Green Finance Study Group and UNEP climate finance/insurance activities
- World Bank Climate Change activities
- Munich Re Climate Finance solutions
- Global Environment Facility (GEF)
- World Humanitarian Summit (TBC)
G20 Green Finance Study Group Secretariat: Mr. Elliott Harris, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director, NY Office, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mr. John Roome, Senior Director for Climate Change, World Bank Group (WBG)
Mr. Mark Tawney, President, Munich Re Trading
Representative, Global Environment Facility (GEF) (TBC)
Mr. Nick Harvey, World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (TBC)
Day Two Programme:
Wednesday30 March 2016, 9:00am–12:30pm
Room 800 (4th floor), World Bank Main Complex
Time & Session / Item / Presenter/s9:00 - 10:30 am
Information Session / Fiscal Implications and Policy Response for Climate Change
- Fiscal Policies
- Carbon Market/Pricing
Mr. Peter Allum, Assistant Director for Strategy and Policy, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mr. Adrien de Bassompierre, Coordinator for Climate and Carbon Finance, WBG
10:30 - 12:00 pm
Working Session 4 / Preparation for V20 Spring Meetings/Other Matters
- Overview of climate activities at the WBG/IMF 2016 Spring session
- Consideration and discussion of draft programme for 2nd V20 Ministerial Dialogue and Deputies/Senior Officials Meetings of 13-14 April
- New V20 membership confirmations
CVF Chair
Secretariat (UNDP)
12:00 -12:30 am
Closing Session / Closing and Next Steps
- Summary of conclusions of the Working Group Meeting
- Overview of next steps
- Key activities/events for 2016
- Closing remarks
Secretariat