Jointly organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, this consultation will provide an opportunity for members and associate members of ESCAP and other stakeholders (private sector, academia and civil society organizations) to both reevaluate the role of traditional sources of finance and explore innovative instruments and tools to fund investments in the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. Topics to be discussed include: financing in a changing development landscape; domestic resource mobilization for social sector financing; finance for sustainable cities, technology and small entrepreneurs; infrastructure financing; climate finance; financing development gaps in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS); and regional financial cooperation. The outcome document of the consultation, the Jakarta Consensus, will contain discussions and recommendations related to the mobilization and effective use of financial resources in Asia and the Pacific. It will constitute the Asia-Pacific region's input to preparations and outcomes of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD 3) in Addis Ababa in July 2015. It will also contribute to the UN Summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda in September 2015, as well as the Paris Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 21) in December 2015.  

dates: 29-30 April 2015  
location: Jakarta, Indonesia  
contact: ESCAP Secretariat  
phone: (66-2) 288-1234  
www: http://www.unescap.org/news/asia-pacific-high-level-consultation-financing-development-29-30-april-2015-jakarta-indonesia
 http://www.un.org/esa/ffd/overview/third-conference-ffd/rc.html