Addressing Urban Air Quality & Climate Change: Project Approaches and Financial Instruments
Organized by World Bank
Date/Time
November 11, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Bangkok Panorama 2
Objectives: To present a set of financial instruments for addressing climate change, available through the World Bank. To present experience from capacity building efforts related to CDM. To present program and project-level approaches to urban air quality management with links to climate change mitigation.
Program:
9:00-9:15 Introduction (Magda Lovei, Sector Manager, World Bank)
9:15-11:00 Carbon Finance and Climate Investment Funds for Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation & Technology Change. (Johannes Heister, Senior Climate Change Specialist, World Bank).
Abstract: The World Bank offers--sometimes in partnership--an increasing number of financial instruments that can support climate change programs and projects. This session will give an overview of available and emerging funds, and clarify the process for accessing them.
11:00-11:15 Break
11:15-12:30 Carbon Finance Assist for a Low Carbon World (Rutu Dave, Consultant, World Bank).
Abstract: Carbon Finance Assist is a technical assistance program, dedicated to enhance capacity in developing countries to effectively participate in the global carbon market. The presentation will highlight the work done on the link between carbon finance-climate change and air quality (e.g. the Cambodia program on biomass energy, the China work on tax on carbon revenues). The presentation will also elaborate on work in Bangladesh under the UNFCCC Programmatic CDM.
12:30-1:30 Lunch provided for participants.
1:30-3:00 Shifting the paradigm in urban transport policies and investment: The example of the China–GEF-World Bank Urban Transport Partnership Program in China. (Shomik Mehndiratta, Senior Transport Specialist, World Bank,)
Abstract: The China program aims to achieve a paradigm shift in China’s urban transport policies and investments toward the promotion of public and non-motorized transport, modes that are less energy intensive and polluting, and to slow the growth of GHG emissions in China’s cities. Total project cost is $27 million, of which $21 million is a GEF grant for a four year program.
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15-4:30 Low Carbon Growth Strategies: Integrating Climate Change and Economic Development in Indonesia (Josef Leitmann, Environment Coordinator, World Bank – Indonesia)
Abstract: The World Bank has initiated a partnership with the Government of Indonesia to provide inputs for the country's low carbon growth strategy. Key sectors of relevance to urban air quality include transportation, energy efficiency and the power sector where opportunities to reduce emissions intensity are being sought.
Organizer(s) with contact details for main coordinating person
Jan Bojo, Lead Economist, Sustainable Development Department, East Asia & Pacific Region, World Bank, 1818 H Street, Washington, D.C. 20433, USA. E-mail: jbojo@worldbank.org
Telephone: + 1 (202) 473-4429
Target Participants (Expected number of participants and profile)
We target some 40 people, primarily from governments interested in learning about good practice urban management, and how to utilize various funding opportunities for climate change management.
Type of Event
Open event. The host will cover only the direct cost of the meeting, including catering. Participants are expected to meet their own costs for travel and accommodation.
