INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND FISCAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT & AFRITAC SOUTH
Regional workshop “Building resilience to natural disasters and climate change in Southern-Africa and West Indian Ocean Region (WIOR)” February 23-26, Mauritius (Zoom platform) From 3pm-5:30pm (Mauritius time) **** Agenda Tuesday, Day 1
3:00 p.m.–3:10 p.m. Getting connected
Welcoming Remarks - Mr. Wane Abdoul, AFS coordinator (5mn) 3:10 p.m. –3:25 p.m. - Ms. Manal Fouad, Assistant Director- FAD (5mn)
- Mr. Vincent Degert, EU Ambassador (5mn)
3:25 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Screenshot photo
3:30 p.m. – 3:35 p.m. The scope and agenda of the Webinar – Introduction of Felipe Bardella (IMF) the panelists/participants Moulay El Omari (IMF)
Theme 1: Managing macro-fiscal risks of climate change and natural disasters
3:35 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Regional outlook of macro-fiscal risks of climate change and natural disasters (25mn) Presenter: - Linkages between climate change and the macroeconomy Chol Suphachalasai (IMF) P1 in the region: current status, outlook, and key challenges Facilitator: - Assessing the economic impact of climate change and Moulay El Omari (IMF) natural disaster - Policy options for addressing climate and disaster risks in the context of the Paris Agreement and economic recovery
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Climate Change Policy Assessments (CCPA) (20mn)
Presenters: - Overview of CCPAs
Yuko Kinoshita P2 - Integration of CCPA with Macroeconomic Surveillance Facilitator: - Relevant country experiences with CCPA
Moulay El Omari (IMF) Q&A (10mn)
4:30pm – 4:40pm Break
4:40 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Managing Disaster Risks (20mn) Presenters: - Understanding and managing fiscal risk of climate change Yuvan Beejadhur (IMF STX) and natural disasters Mauritius Authorities: P3 - Disaster risk management and financing strategy Mrs. Waseefa Elahee‐ - Country case – Mauritius: The recent ecological crisis: Doomun. lessons to learn? (20mn) Facilitator: Q&A (10mn) Moulay El Omari (IMF) Wednesday, Day 2
12:00 pm. – 1:15 pm
Presenters: Mozambique Authorities: Country cases: Natural disaster management (40 mn)
Ms. Nadia (Natural Disasters - Mozambique: The massive disaster management – Reconstruction Agency) experience from the cyclone Idai (20mn) Madagascar Authorities - Country case – Madagascar: How natural catastrophes Mr. RAZAKANAIVO Mamy – P4 .1 are managed? (20mn) Prime minister cabinet Experiences from other regions (20mn): The Pacific Region: Ms. - The Pacific region Abigail, Budget director (Samoa) Q&A (15mn)
Facilitator:
Richard Neves (IMF)
2 1:15pm – 4:00pm Break
4:00 pm. – 4:50 pm.
Presenters:
The Caribbean region: Experiences from other regions (20mn): Ms. Edwards, Rosamund Julia (former FS of Dominica) - Caribbean region 1 – (20mn) P4 .2 - Caribbean region 2 – (20mn) Ms. Nordia Campbell, Budget director – Turks and Caicos Q&A (10mn) Islands
Facilitator:
Bruce Stacey (IMF)
4:50pm – 5:00pm Break
Fiscal risk management in the face of climate change 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (20mn) Presenters: - Modeling the economic and fiscal risks of natural disasters Chol Suphachalasai (IMF) P5 and climate change Facilitator: - FAD Fiscal Risks Management Tools Moulay El Omari (IMF) Q&A (10mn)
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Financing development and sustainability (20mn) Presenters: - Environmental components of SDGs budgeting, achieving Ms. Rivero del Paso, Lorena P6 development and sustainability
Facilitator: - Financial instruments for sustainable development Yuvan Beejadhur Q&A (10mn)
Theme 2: The role of public financial management in addressing climate change and responding to natural disasters Thursday, Day 3
3:00 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. PFM Readiness in the context of intensifying natural Presenters: disasters and climate risks (30mn) P7 Bruce Stacey (IMF Expert) - PFM TA review in the Caribbean region: lessons to learn? Facilitator:
3 Richard Neves & El Omari - Taking stock and identifying gaps in the face of climate Moulay (IMF) challenges in the Southern-Africa and West Indian Ocean region.
Q&A (10mn)
3:50pm – 4:00pm Break
Country experiences: using PFM tools to address climate 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. risks (30mn)
Presenters: - Small islands countries experiences Bruce Stacey - Experiences from other regions (Pacific, Caribbean) Richard Neves P8 Country experiences: using PFM tools to address South Africa: Memory transition risks (30mn) Machingambi - Experiences from countries (South Africa, fossil fuel Facilitator: dependent countries) Moulay El Omari (IMF) Q&A (15mn)
Friday, Day 4
3:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. Financial instruments from development partners to address climate and disaster risks (30mn) Presenters:
IMF/SPR: Mr. Saad Quayyum - IMF lending toolkit to support countries vulnerable to P9 natural disasters (15mn) AfDB : Ms. Musumali MWILA - Experiences from AFDB (15mn) Facilitator: Q&A (10mn) Moulay El Omari (IMF)
Strengthening public investment management to support 3:40 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. resilient and green infrastructure (20mn)
Presenters: - Public Investment Management Assessments
Nicoletta Feruglio (IMF) P10 - PIMA climate change Facilitator: - Toward building resilient and green infrastructure Moulay El Omari (IMF) Q&A (10mn)
4:10pm – 4:20pm Break
4 4:20 p.m. – 5:05 p.m. Mainstreaming climate change into the budget process Presenters: FAD (20mn) IMF/FAD - Integrating climate change into macro-fiscal framework Claude Wendling /Fabien Gonguet - Climate/green budgeting strategy P11 UNDP and UNEP: - Country experiences and good practices
- Satyajeet Ramchurn UN (15mn) - Himanshu Sharma - Green budgeting strategy Facilitator: Q&A (10mn) Bruce Stacey (IMF)
5:05 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.
Presenters:
Mauritius:
Mrs. Waseefa Elahee‐Doomun Quiz P12 South-Africa: - Countries present their answers to the quiz
Gcobisa Magazi
Facilitator:
Felipe & Moulay (IMF)
5:35 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Closing Remarks
5 Members: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe Partners: European Union, SADC, COMESA, SECO, Germany, China, UKaid, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Netherlands, European Investment Bank, Australian Aid