"Blended Finance for Blue & Green Transition in SIDS – Showcasing Global Fund for Coral Reefs Solutions" SIDS4 Event RSVP
30 May, 08:00-09:30 - Room 8

With 52% of its portfolio in SIDS and LDCs, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs is pioneering innovative approaches to sustainable blue & green transition with an emphasis on scaling up and replicating successful ocean-positive solutions. This side event will showcase GFCR-supported ‘reef-positive solutions’ that include businesses and initiatives that have a positive impact on coral reef health while providing sustainable benefits for local communities. Panelists will share practical experience of their reef-positive solutions, discuss challenges and opportunities in building a bankable pipeline of projects, and show how government support through policy action is crucial for success. Participants joining the event include:

Speakers facilitated by chair Leticia Carvalho, Head of Marine & Freshwater, UNEP, and Co-Chair of the Executive Board, GFCR:
  • Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, Executive Secretary, UNCDF
  • Rebecca Fabrizi, UK Special Envoy for Small Island Developing States, Head of Caribbean and SIDS Department, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
Panel moderated by Adnan Awad, UNDP Principal Technical Advisor, Water and Ocean Governance and Executive Board Member, GFCR:
  • Sam Teicher, Co-Founder + Chief Reef Officer, Coral Vita
  • Marcia Musgrove, Northern Caribbean Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
  • Jodi Smith, General Partner, Matanataki
  • Jeffrey Lamb, Strategic Advisor, Pegasus Capital Advisors
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