On 28 November 2024 (12:00-13:30 CET), the African Development Bank (AfDB), Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and  World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will host a webinar on "Capturing the Value of Nature in African Development Finance for Green Growth and Climate Resilience."

This webinar will delve into the role of natural capital in Africa’s financial sector, highlighting why it is essential and how financial institutions can act.

Participants will gain insights into the tools and approaches that financial institutions can use to integrate natural capital into decision making, driving sustainable development and resilience.

Program Outline:

Webinar participants call to order: Peter Katanisa, Africa NCA CoP Coordinator

Opening remarks: Ngao Mubanga, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank

• Introduction to the NC4-ADF initiative, Dr. Innocent Onah, Chief Natural Resources Officer, AfDB

• Overview of the main components of work of the NC4-ADF initiative, Dr. Fabienne Pierre, GGKP Coordinator

• Keynote presentation: The role of Africa’s financial sector in securing Africa’s ecological futures, Dr. Peter Scheren, Africa Ecological Futures Program Leader, WWF

• Keynote presentation: Financing Green Growth using Nature Based Solutions and Natural Capital Approaches: the Role of Development Finance Institutions, Dr. Kiruben Naick, Senior Programme Officer-Nature Economy, UNEP-WCMC 

• Audience Q&A, Moderator

• Closing remarks, AfDB