On 29th March 2016 the Climate Integrity Project (CIP) team from Transparency Maldives participated in the Integrity dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Finance: Transparency, Accountability and Participation held in Dhaka Bangladesh.
Other Transparency International chapters involved in the Climate Finance Governance Project such as TI-Kenya, TI-Malaysia, TI-Nepal, TI-Srilanka and staff from the TI-Secretariat involved in the project participated in this dialogue, which was organized by Transparency International Bangladesh. Also in attendance were representatives of civil society in Bangladesh, representatives from various government institutions of Bangladesh, representatives from various international NGOs and academics from all over the world.
Integrity Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Finance: Transparency, Accountability and Participation in Dhaka Bangladesh
The purpose of the dialogue was to Share experiences, enhance knowledge and build a common understanding on climate adaptation finance and assess related governance risks; and Explore the potential scope, ways and means of partnership to ensure transparency, accountability and integrity in adaptation finance including strengthened demand and supply side to that end.
This dialogue included notable speakers such as the Comptroller and Auditor General of Bangladesh, Mr. Masud Ahmed; Dr. Ahsan Uddin Ahmed, the Technical Advisor to the Green Climate Fund and Executive Director for Centre for Global Change (CGC); Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director for the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD); Dr. Timothy Mark Cadman, Research Fellow at the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law at Griffith University, Australia and Ms. Annaka Peterson Carvalho, the Senior Program Officer for Oxfam America.
The dialogue was categorized into the following areas and themes:
“Scope and challenges in adaptation finance – sustained flow of funds after the Paris Agreement”; “Transparency, accountability and participation in adaptation finance: developed country perspective”; “Transparency, accountability and participation in adaptation finance: developing country perspective” and “Transparency, accountability and participation in adaptation finance: way forward.”
Many ideas were exchanged and different perspectives from multiple stakeholder groups led to fruitful discussions. The TM CIP team came out of this dialogue with new perspectives, armed with a wealth of information and increased capacity to deal with Climate Governance Integrity.