Plenary 3: Partnerships for Strengthening Infrastructure Resilience in SIDS
The session will provide a platform for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to collaboratively deliberate and discuss delivery mechanisms that can help integrate disaster and climate resilience for infrastructure development in their countries. The recommendations for the New Programme of Action for SIDS indicated in the Outcome Document for the Interregional Preparatory Meeting of the 4th International Conference on SIDS will be the basis for the discussions. The session will also bring together relevant development partners who are committed to supporting the development aspirations of small island nations
- Mr. Amit Prothi, DG-CDRI (Moderator)
- Ms. Tishka Francis, Head of SIDS Unit at UN OHRLLS
- Ms. Riya Rahiman, Lead Specialist -IRIS, CDRI
- Mr. Alan Ramírez, Technical Director of the National, Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism, Dominican Republic
- Amy K. Swers, Senior Climate Infrastructure Advisor, Centre for Energy, Environment and Infrastructure, Bureau for Development, Democracy and Innovation, USAID
- H.E. Walton Webson, Permanent Representative of the Mission of Antigua and Barbuda
- Mr. Correge Dorismond, Senior Engineer, Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications,Government of Haiti
- Ms. Marguerite St. John-Sebastian, Deputy Lead Negotiator and Senior Adviser Sustainable Development, AOSIS-Permanent Mission of the Independent State of Samoa to the United Nations