Fishbowl Discussion

How to Increase Financing for the SDGs at the Local Level Through United Nations Action?

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 From 13:30 to 15:00 (CET) Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room F
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UN-Habitat and UN Regional Economic Commissions, together with the Geneva Cities Hub put spotlight on opportunities for SDG-aligned investments directly in cities. The event will include mayors, financial actors, UN agencies to discuss sustainable financing for economic and social recovery projects. Discussions are followed by matchmaking between cities and investors.

Speakers:

Kanop Ketchart

Mayor - City of Nakhon Si Thammarat

Shipra Narang Suri

Chief of Urban Practices Branch - UN-Habitat

Dan Grandage

Head of Sustainable Investing - abrdn

Nelson Legacion

Mayor - City of Naga

Dmitry Mariyasin

Deputy Executive Secretary - UNECE

Diego Aulestia Valencia

Head of the Human Settlements Unit of ECLAC/CEPAL - CEPAL

Curt Garrigan

Chief of the Sustainable Urban Development Section for the Environment and Development Division of UN ESCAP - UNESCAP

Yousef Al Shawarbeh

Mayor of Amman - Amman city

Sukaina Al-Nasrawi

Lead of Sustainable Urban Development - UNESCWA

Davis Mwamfupe

Mayor of Dodoma - Dodoma city

Anabel Hermosa

Mayor of Otavalo - Otavalo