Mainstream Green Finance

Presentation on how countries can implement a green recovery aimed on environmental resilience in policymaking post-COVID. Policy interventions in green growth opportunities and sources of finance for green growth discussed. The implementation experience and lessons of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility and the Green Recovery Program featured.

Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery

The fifteenth Policy Actions for COVID-19 Economic Recovery (PACER) Dialogue on “Green Policies for Post COVID-19 Economic Recovery” featured green growth opportunities and what is needed to scale up green finance to support governments in their recovery plans. Over 90 government officials from Southeast Asia and the People’s Republic of China participated in the Dialogue, sharing country experience on implementing green recovery strategies and finance.
The fifteenth PACER Dialogue aimed to:

    Rodrigo Martinez

    Rodrigo has over ten years of experience in originating, structuring, and implementing infrastructure projects. Prior to joining ADB, he was a Southeast Asia Business Development Manager at CENTUNION S.A., a Spanish General Contractor specialized in industrial and transport projects, and worked also as Trade and Investment Advisor in the Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Manila. He holds an MBA and obtained his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. 

    Accelerating Green Finance for Post COVID-19 Recovery in Southeast Asia

    This presentation discusses innovative green finance mechanisms that leverage public funds to catalyze private capital in accelerating green recovery strategies. COVID-19 will have severe negative impact on most SDGs and in order not to reverse the gains made in past years, it is critical to attract private capital from all sources to bridge massive financing gaps.

    Nick Robins

    Nick Robins has over 20 years of experience in the policy, research, and financial dimensions of sustainable development. He is a Professor in Practice–Sustainable Finance at the Grantham Research Institute at The London School of Economics and Political Science. He was Co-Director of the UNEP Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System from 2014 to 2018.