The regional conference on “Financing the Green and Net-Zero Transition in the EU Eastern Partnership Countries and Central Asia” took place on 19-20 September 2023.
Meeting objectives
The conference presented progress made by the countries in the EU Eastern Partnership (EaP) and Central Asia in investing in green and net-zero transition. Such a transition is critical for addressing climate change and environmental degradation. The conference also discussed the critical steps to accelerate green public investment, increase the availability of green finance, using an array of instruments, as well as re-orient private capital flows to support the greening of the economic development of the region.
Participants
The Conference brought together relevant government officials from Ministries of Environment, Economy, Finance and Energy, relevant European Union institutions, representatives of International Finance Institutions and multilateral financing facilities, International Organisations and donor countries. Experts from the financial and capital market sectors as well as academics, consultants, officials from green/climate-related initiatives, NGOs were also invited to take part in the debate.
The event was co-organised by OECD and EC as part of the “European Union for Environment” Programme (EU4Environment) and was also supported by Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV).