People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
This is a side event of the 2024 High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
Against the backdrop of compounding crises such as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the recent cost-of-living crisis, inequalities have been exacerbated, extending beyond income and increasing the vulnerability of individuals to threats such as food insecurity and enduring poverty. The ESCAP-ADB-UNDP Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership serves as a platform for delivering knowledge and data to support the Asia-Pacific region’s effective implementation of the SDGs. This year’s SDG Partnership Report delves into the multifaceted relationship between climate change, poverty, and hunger. Through nexus thinking, the report analyzes the overlapping, interconnected crises and highlights synergistic policies and solutions, encouraging their upscaling and replication throughout the region.
The 60-minute roundtable discussion held in hybrid format (UNDP New York and Zoom) will be co-hosted by ESCAP, ADB, UNDP, with the Government of Nepal. The session will feature opening remarks from the principals of the 3 partner organizations and a round table discussion with representatives from governments from the region, private sector and academia organizations. Closing remarks will be provided by the Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal.
Objectives
The event will bring together a diverse panel of leaders in Asia and the Pacific to reflect on the insights from the annual ESCAP ADB UNDP Asia Pacific SDG Partnership Report and consider how the SDGs can help us navigate these challenging times to ensure no one is left behind.
Key goals of the session
- Explore the interlinkages between climate change, poverty, and hunger.
- Highlight solutions that enable transformative change and protect development gains.
- Provide policy recommendations that bring climate action, poverty eradication, and food security together.
Target participants
Policy makers in Asia and the Pacific; private sector investors; researchers in academia and think tanks; members of the international development community; ADB Board, Management, and staff.
Resource speakers
- Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
- Kanni Wignaraja, Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
- Woochong Um, Managing Director General, ADB
- Dr. Min Bahadur Shrestha, Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal
- Yoko Watanabe, Director, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, ADB
- H.E. Mr. Dionisio Da Costa Babo Soares, Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to the UN
- Ms. Cataleya Phatoomros, Deputy Director General, Department of International Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
- Emma Torres, VP of the Americas & Head of New York Office, Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
- Pratik Rijal, Co-founder & COO, Nepal Tea Collective
- April Porteria, Programme Officer, Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
Costs
This is a free event.