Plenary 1: Mobilizing Finance for Climate and Disaster Resilience of Infrastructure
The session will present solutions, innovations, and strategies for scaling up investments in resilient infrastructure. It will further examine the opportunities for comprehensive risk management using reliable data and risk models, identify policy and regulatory gaps, and foster collaboration between public and private sectors to enable enhanced investment in resilient infrastructure.
- Dr. Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution (Moderator)
- Dr. Gabriel Bernal, Chief Scientific Officer, INGENIAR
- Ms. Bella Tonkonogy, US Director, Climate Policy Initiative
- Mr. Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, Development Finance Corporation, US
- Dr. Pepukaye Bardouille, Director, Bridgetown Initiative & Special Advisor on Climate Resilience, Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Barbados
- Dr. Juan Pablo Bonilla, Manager, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Sector, InterAmerican Development Bank
- Ms. Kathy Baughman McLeod, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Resilience for All
- Ms. Aparna Shrivastava, Deputy Chief Climate Officer, US International Development Finance Corporation