Location: UNFCCC Pavilion, Blue Zone, Expo City, Al Wasl Avenue  Dubai, United Arab Emirates

This event will also be live streamed.

This event will bring together public and private sector leaders to drive forward a solutions agenda to generate deep pipelines of projects to attract private capital at scale. Thus propelling the development of impactful projects that have tangible benefits in alleviating poverty, tackling climate change, and addressing the Sustainable Development Goals.

Location: IETA Pavilion - BusinessHub Side Event Room, Blue Zone or Live Stream below

This event convenes public and private actors to discuss private sector mobilisation. Private climate finance is essential to bridge the climate finance gap, as well as to drive innovation and climate-compatible transition. We will highlight instruments and investment strategies, the role of sustainability reporting, as well as the technical assistance and policy dialogue support needed to overcome legal and regulatory barriers to mobilise climate finance at scale.

Sustainable infrastructure is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate change. However, there is a significant gap between the demand and supply of sustainable infrastructure financing in developing countries. An estimated $15 trillion of additional investment is needed by 2040 to meet the infrastructure needs of low- and middle-income countries. Against the backdrop of COP28, this panel will discuss key issues and barriers that hinder private sector participation in sustainable infrastructure and how collaboration among institutions such as MIGA, IDB Invest and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation can help overcome them.

Location: UNFCCC Pavilion , Expo City

The session will be also live streamed.

The Middle East and North Africa regions boast abundant renewable energy resources, particularly sunlight and wind, offering significant potential for solar and wind power projects. However, the green energy potential in MENA remains largely untapped: between 2012 and 2019, electricity generation from renewables increased from 21,000 GWH to 50,000 GWH but then dropped to 39,000 GWH in 2021. This session will discuss scaling capital mobilization and innovation to promote the green energy sector in MENA, and it will feature discussions with leading experts from the region and the globe.

Ensuring sustainable food systems that can feed a growing population, while safeguarding the planet, is one of the biggest challenges in a generation. A big challenge needs a big response. Join us for an event looking at innovative approaches to financing and private sector involvement. Bringing together key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, academia, NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and international organizations, we will explore effective strategies for financing food system transformation, focusing on the advantages of blended finance and private sector engagement.