This event will focus on what it will take to close the climate finance gap in the lead-up to the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UNFCCC. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and European Investment Bank (EIB) President Werner Hoyer will lead the discussion with policy makers, international financial institutions (IFIs), civil society and the private sector, focusing on ways to deliver the funds needed to transition to a low-carbon, resilient economy. Other speakers will include Rachel Kyte, World Bank Group Vice President and Climate Change Special Envoy, and Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs.  

date: 16 April 2015  
venue: World Bank headquarters, MC13-301, 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 USA  
location: Washington D.C., US  
additional: 10-12 AM  
contact: Isabel Hagbrink  
phone: +1-202-458 0422  
fax: +1-202-522 7464  
e-mail: ihagbrink@worldbank.org  
www: http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2015/03/20/scaling-up-finance-for-climate-action-public-private-dialogue