Garth Simon represented Antigua and Barbuda on the Inexperienced Local weather Funds – Impartial Analysis Unit (IEU) occasion on the twenty eighth Assembly of the Convention of the Events held on Friday, 8th December 2023 at Local weather Mobility Pavilion, Dubai.
The numerous occasion was held in collaboration with the World Centre for Local weather Mobility to listen to about tales from the bottom drawn from the countrys’ case research of the second efficiency evaluate.
It highlighted proof for the GCF’s efficiency in numerous points of its mandate and targets.
The occasion was attended by important personalities who had been the important thing audio system of the occasion together with:
- Garth Simon – Technical officer and the monitoring and analysis affiliate, Antigua and Barbuda Division of Atmosphere
- Seve Paeniu – Minister of Finance, Authorities of Tuvalu
- Sarah Rosengaertner – World lead, information & follow, world centre for local weather mobility
- Andreas Reumann- Head, GCF – IEU
- Bertha Argueta – Senior advisor, Germanwatch
- Melanie Capsule – Analysis fellow, Lowy Institute
Garth Simon is the technical officer and the monitoring and analysis affiliate on the Antigua and Barbuda Division of Atmosphere.
He was additionally a distinguished speaker on the event and gave partaking insights by sharing classes from Nation Case Research.
Within the dialogue, Simon delved into Antigua and Barbuda’s local weather challenges, highlighting the transformative affect of GCF Funding on the nation’s local weather adaptation and resilience efforts.
The panel additionally delved into the nuances of enhancing financing accessibility for small island states, navigating accreditation, and emphasizing the crucial for the Inexperienced Local weather Fund to streamline processes.
At COP28, GCF by means of its Non-public Sector Facility is partaking with companions to advertise approaches in fast-tracking the scale-up of investments.
Inexperienced Local weather Fund goals to spearhead transformative local weather actions throughout important sectors like power, cities, land use, and resilience.
GCF’s dedication is to mobilizing local weather finance, paving the best way for strategic partnerships and modern funding approaches to mitigate dangers and reduce prices, unlocking monetary sources for local weather motion.
