LocationsUNDP at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)
April 11, 2024
Event Details
27 - 30 May 2024
AST
Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda
New York - The 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) from 27-30 May in Antigua and Barbuda is convened by the United Nations and Member States. It will bring together national, regional and local governments, NGOs, community groups, research institutions and academia, the private sector, IFIs, foundations, the media, and UN organizations. The conference is expected to adopt the next 10-year Plan of Action (PoA) for SIDS.
Under the overarching theme of ‘Charting the Course Toward Resilient Prosperity’, SIDS4 will focus on action on climate change and disaster risk reduction, building resilience from damage caused by climate-related disasters, conservation and sustainable use of ocean, solutions for debt distress, access to finance and strengthening the financial ability of SIDS to withstand shocks, digital transformation, mobilization of partnerships, and development of a monitoring and evaluation framework for the next POA.
UNDP will use the opportunity of SIDS4 to spotlight successful initiatives and solutions that brought transformative results during the Samoa Pathway implementation, e.g. SIDS Data Platform, Digital Readiness Assessments, and preparation of ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). UNDP’s flagship initiative – the Blue and Green Island Integrated Platform (BGI-IP) will illustrate UNDP’s future programmatic footprint to provide integrated support that addresses the multi-dimensional nature of the challenges faced by SIDS and the need for accelerated action through digitalization and sustainable finance.
List of UNDP’s engagement at the SIDS4 Conference:
| Date | Event | How to join | Organizers/Partners |
27 May 12:00-1:30pm | Building Advanced Digital Network Infrastructure to Achieve Resilient Prosperity
| More information here Room 11 | Cabo Verde, Dominican Republic, Samoa, EU, UNCTAD, UNDP |
27 May 4:00-5:30pm
| How to Use Debt-for-Climate Swaps as Tool of Financing and Aid Effectiveness through collaborative Partnerships | More information here Room 7 | DCO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cabo Verde, World Bank, UNDP |
28 May 8:30–9:40am | UNDP Ocean Innovations: Powering Sustainable Blue Economy in SIDS and coastal LDCs | More information here Virtual event | Mauritius Research and Innovation Council, Surrey Space Centre, Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) of the Island School, University of Exeter, UNDP Comoros Country Office, UNDP |
28 May 12:00-1:30pm | Leveraging Risk Data and Analytics in delivering Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Co-organized by UNDP
| More information here. Room 9 | CDRI, UNDP |
28 May 12:00-1:30pm | Financing the Frontlines: Effective Climate Finance to Secure the Future of the Blue Pacific | More information here. Room 8 | Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Tongo, Cook Islands, UNCDF, WFP, UNICEF, UNDP |
28 May 1:15-1:45pm | Press Conference: Revitalizing SIDS Economies to build Resilience Participants: UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner Zoritsa Urosevic, Executive Director, UN Tourism Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact
| All media present Location 2 or 3 | UN |
28 May 2:00-3:30pm | UNDP Corporate Side Event: Accelerating Sustainable Blue and Green Transition in SIDS List of speakers: Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator H. E. Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of Samoa H. E. Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda H. E. Xanana Gusmão, Prime Minister of Timor Lest George Gray, Director of the Inclusive Growth Hub, UNDP Carlos Rodriguez, CEO, Global Environment Facility Valerie Hickey, Global Director, Environment, Natural Resources & Blue Economy, World Bank Group H. E. Nilda da Mata, Minister of Environment, São Tomé & Príncipe H. E. Pennelope Beckles, Minister for Planning & Development, Trinidad & Tobago Johan Strid, Director, Ocean Race Summits
| Register here Room 9 | UNDP and GEF, with BGI Partner Agencies (World Bank, WWF, UNEP, FAO & IUCN), and Ocean Race
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28 May 4:00-5:30pm | Island Ingenuity, Investment Unleashed – Blended Finance and Digital Solutions for Green and Blue Economic Growth | More information here. Room 8 | UNCDF, Fiji, France, Samoa, Pegasus Capital, UNDP |
28 May 6:30-8:30PM | Blue and Green Island Integrated Programme (BGI-IP) Reception Co-hosted by UNDP and GEF List of speakers: Achim Steiner, UNDP Administrator Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO, Global Environment Facility H. E. Orlando Habet, Minister for Sustainable Development, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Reduction, Belize H. E. Flavien Joubert, Minister for Agriculture, Climate Change, and Environment, Seychelles Amanda Serumaga, UNDP Resident Representative, Mauritius & Seychelles George Gray, Director of the Inclusive Growth Hub, UNDP
| Upon invitation only | UNDP , GEF |
29 May 8:00-9:30am | Digital Transformation for Resilience in the Eastern Caribbean: from crises to opportunities | The link will be available soon Room 9 | UNRCO Barbados and Eastern Caribbean, Antigua & Barbuda, UNDP |
29 May 8:00-9:30am | Unlocking NDC Finance in SIDS through Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFFs) Co-organized by UNDP
| More information here. Room 5 | UN DESA, OECD, UNICEF, INFF Facility, UNDP |
29 May 11:00-11:30am | Press Conference with UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner and GEF CEO, Carlos Manuel Rodriguez on the launch of the Blue and Green Island Integrated Programme (BGI-IP) | All media present Location 2 or 3 | UN, UNDP |
29 May 12:00-1:30pm
| Ocean Health, Human Wealth: The Importance of Coral Reefs Co-organized by UNDP | More information here Room 5
| International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Belize, The Commonwealth Secretariat, The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, UNDP |
29 May 2:00-3:30pm | Digital Horizons: Building Resilient Futures through Innovation in Pacific SIDS
| The link will be available soon Room 3 | UNRCO Micronesia, UNOPS, UNICEF, UNCTAD, ITU, Palau, Federal States of Micronesia, Nauru, PIANGO, UNDP |
30 May 8:00-9:30am | Blended Finance for Blue & Green Transition in SIDS – Showcasing Global Fund for Coral Reefs Solutions | Register here Room 8 | Global Fund for Coral Reefs, International Coral Reef Initiative, UNEP, UNCDF, UNDP |
30 May 10:00-11:30am | SDGs Localization Tailored for SIDS | More information here. Room 4 | Cabo Verde, UNRCO Cabo Verde, EU, Local2030 Coalition, UNDP |
Official list of total side events released by SIDS Secretariat.
