Organisation :
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership (SIP)
On 5 May 2021 at 11:00 to 13:00 (CET), UNEP and AIIB are hosting a virtual dialogue on "Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Infrastructure Investment".
This virtual event aims to foster dialogue between UNEP and AIIB about how to work together to address some of the challenges—and take advantage of opportunities—associated with sustainable infrastructure development.
Recording
Welcome Remarks
- Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UNEP - view speech
- Liqun Jin, President, AIIB
- Moderator: Dechen Tsering, Director of Regional Office Asia and the Pacific, UNEP
Visions of UNEP and AIIB
- Erik Berglof, Chief Economist, AIIB: Integrating Sustainability into Investment Decision
- Rowan Palmer, SIP Lead, UNEP: Integrated Approaches and Good Practice Principles - view presentation
- Moderator: Alberto Ninio, General Counsel, AIIB
Insights Sharing
- Seth Tan, Executive Director, Infrastructure Asia: Closing the Sustainable Infrastructure Gap in Asia - view presentation
- Kongjian Yu, Professor, Peking University: Nature-based Infrastructure Solutions for Climate Adaptation - view presentation
- Moderator: Dechen Tsering, Director of Regional Office Asia and the Pacific, UNEP
Panel Discussion
- Terry Townshend, Advisor, Paulson Institute
- Yan Lan, Deputy Director, Secretariat of the BRI International Green Development Coalition (BRIGC)
- Kumi Kitamori, Head of Green Growth & Global Relations Division, OECD
- Louis Downing, CEO, Global Infrastructure Basel
- Moderator, Dr. Elizabeth Losos, Duke University
Summary and Closing
- Fulai Sheng, Head of Unit, UNEP
- Moderator: Alberto Ninio, General Counsel, AIIB