Introduction

The Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates thatdeveloping countries, such as Sri Lanka, could benefit from opportunities related to climate anddisaster risk finance mechanisms to address risks, reduce vulnerabilities, and increase economic resilience. To leverage the full potential of available finance opportunities, mechanisms, and facilities, as well as to create synergies and enhance resilience, it is important to strengthen engagement, collaboration, and exchange of information between different actors, including government institutions and the private sector.

Objectives

Through this event we aim to engage with key stakeholders from Sri Lanka’s finance sector and key development sectors to build on the inputs and findings of the first technical dialogue. The event aims to:

• build on the existing scientific evidence base on climate change

• contribute in developing resilience-building and risk management solutions for Sri Lanka

• identify opportunities and mechanisms for mobilizing climate and disaster risk finance

• enhance economic stability through climate and disaster risk finance options and climate finance and investment.

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  Just transition in the energy sector
  - Key elements to ensure just transition in the energy sector
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the energy sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the energy sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Ensuring just transition in the food sector
  - Key elements of just transition and their relation to global and local food systems
  - Gaps and challenges faced in integrating aspects and strategies of just transition in the food sector
  - Institutional structures and role of actors in achieving just transition in the food sector
  - Entry points and opportunities for integrating just transition into climate policy initiatives and actions
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives

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  Gender, inclusion, social protection, and cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Key cross-cutting aspects related to just transition
  - Interlinks for integration of just transition with climate action and into different climate policy and action processes
  - Impacts of COVID-19 and the role of recovery actions in contributing toward just transition
  - Success stories, best practices, and experience sharing on initiatives