It is imperative to understand where and how developed countries are delivering on their climate finance pledges. This event will present key lessons from case studies of the UK and US fast-start finance contributions, as well as preliminary conclusions from a similar study of Japan’s contribution. The studies are lead by ODI, WRI, and IGES, respectively, in collaboration with the Open Climate Network, a partnership of researchers and civil society to track country progress on climate change. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion and a Q&A session.

Invited panelists include representatives from:

·         UK DFID

·         US Department of State

·         Government of Mali

·         Government of South Africa

·         Oxfam International

·         UNFCCC Secretariat