Workshop on Debt for Climate Swaps online on 16 March 2022, 10:00-11:30 hours Bangkok time, 15:00-16:30 hours Suva time.
This workshop is a pre-event of the Pacific Regional Debt Conference with aim to enhance understanding among relevant stakeholders of how debt for climate swaps work and what practical steps lie ahead.
It presents the results of an assessment on the feasibility of debt for climate swaps in the Pacific SIDS, undertaken by ESCAP.
The workshop also discusses the experience and plans of the Pacific on related financing instruments, such as green bonds and the Pacific Resilience Facility, which can be useful for the implementation of debt for climate swaps.
