【COP30 Side-Event】Systemic coordination in aligning national and international resources
Day：2025.12.10
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Person in charge
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Toru Yoshida | JICA | Senior Deputy Director, Operations Strategy Department |
Overview
Date：11/17/2025
Host：UNFCCC, IDFC, FiCS
Location (Name of Pavilion)：Special Event room 5, Blue Zone
Moderators and panelists
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Constant Harbon | International Development Finance Club (IDFC) | NUCA Program Manager |
| Jens Sedemund | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Head of Environment and Climate Change |
| Joaquim Leite | NDC Partnership | Head of Climate Finance |
| Zeph Nhleko | Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) | Chief Economist |
| Kyosuke Inada | JICA | Director Genral for Sustainability Management |
Primary objectives and outcomes
It is essential to strengthen the role of Public Development Banks (PDBs) in mobilizing sustainable development finance and aligning international climate goals with national priorities. The “Compromiso de Sevilla,” adopted at the Finance in Common Summit, positioned PDBs at the core of the international financial architecture and reaffirmed that technical assistance (TA) and capacity building (CB) are key to financial reform. Against this backdrop, FiCS is launching the “Technical Assistance Hub” ahead of COP30, structured around four pillars: TA delivery, a global TA catalogue, knowledge sharing, and international advocacy, all aimed at supporting PDBs in aligning with the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. This session will highlight the importance of TA and CB, foster collaboration among development partners, and introduce innovative tools and models to enhance efficiency and impact. It will also discuss integrated national approaches and gender-responsive strategies for climate-aligned investment, while exploring solutions to overcome capacity and resource constraints faced by smaller PDBs. Furthermore, the session seeks to accelerate the transition from policy to practice by linking with global initiatives such as the G20 TAAP and the MDB Roadmap.
Content of the discussions
Sedemund (OECD) pointed out that the greatest barrier to leveraging blended finance is the lack of standardization, emphasizing the need for harmonized standards and knowledge sharing. Nhleko (DBSA) stressed that coordination among multiple stakeholders at the national level is challenging and highlighted the importance of FiCS functioning as an information hub. Van Wetter (ENABEL) identified program fragmentation as a key obstacle to regional cooperation and proposed integration through networks. Leite (NDC Partnership) stated that strengthening the link between guarantee mechanisms and technical assistance is essential to accelerate NDC implementation. Inada (JICA) noted that gender-responsive technical assistance is a strategic element for improving the quality of climate finance and shared examples from the energy sector. The discussion underscored the need for standardization, integration, regional collaboration, risk reduction, and gender responsiveness, reaffirming the importance of international coordination centered on FiCS.
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