Background
The private sector can bring innovation, expertise and resources that can accelerate the development and implementation of climate resilience strategies. Successful public-private partnerships (PPP) have the potential to foster community engagement, participation, and empowerment.
At the same time, in the International Development sector, the role of the private and public sector in collaborating in and financing climate action is often met with certain scepticism and doubts about the value of these approaches for contributing to meeting community needs and climate justice goals.
What to expect?
In this session, the panellists will share knowledge, case studies, and practical examples that can enrich an open discussion and help in understanding the complexities and nuances surrounding the role of private and public sector involvement in promoting resilience and climate justice for marginalized communities.
The session will revolve around the following questions:
In what ways can PPP approaches enhance resilience and promote climate justice for marginalized communities?
- How can lessons learned from previous or ongoing PPP funded initiatives inform future initiatives?
- What are opportunities and risk regarding the alignment of PPP with community needs and climate justice goals?
This session is interactive and aims to enter in an open and constructive dialogue with participants to explore the role PPP can play. What are opportunities, challenges and risks? What is the position of the different organisations we work in?
Programme outline
- Welcome and introduction
- Setting the context of PPP with Pieter Pauw (Eindhoven University of Technology)
- Case study of PPP for abaca cultivation and value chain in the Philippines with Antonie Treuren (Woord & Daad)
- Reflection on opportunities and risks of PPP for climate resilience based on experience RVO with Eline Minneboo (RVO)
- Q&A
- Wrap-up