Day 1: Approach taken and key findings of the project at project site levels – including challenges, opportunities and required next steps for site implementation

08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30

Welcome remarks and keynote speeches

09:30-13:00

Project overview and approach – with presentations on the methodologies and approaches taken and the key findings of the project in each of the project sites, as well as the national level assessments of the enabling conditions.

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:00

Panel discussion - summary of the findings for each of the project sites - Opportunities and challenges, focus on enabling conditions, key conclusions and proposed next steps

15:00-15:30

Coffee & project videos

15:30-17:00

Panel discussion - stakeholder reflections on the opportunities and challenges, with a focus on the key enabling conditions, conclusions and proposed next steps.

Day 2: Discussing the key lessons learned – lessons from other regions and highlighting the key challenges and opportunities for risk transfer financing solutions in this region.

09:00-09:30

Reflections from Day 1 and Knowledge Management products.

09:30-10:30

Panel discussion – Key lessons from other national and regional parametric insurance projects, focusing on the challenges, unexpected outcomes, and required enablers for site level implementation and scaling.

10:30-11:00

Coffee

11:00-12:00

Panel discussion – Key lessons from other national and regional Conservation Trust Funds, focusing on the key opportunities and challenges and required enablers for strengthened funding and delivery at site and regional levels.

• What are the key actions needed to take this site pilot forward?
• What is needed to go from project to national level?
• What is needed to scale risk transfer financing?

12:00-13:00

Breakout discussion - Delivering next steps – exploring what needs to happen to get the pilot sites up and running, with a focus on policy, science, governance, finance. Specific questions to be explored include:

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:30

Plenary report back and reflections from the floor

14:30-15:30

Breakout discussion - Taking risk transfer mechanisms to scale – focusing on where there might be some strong examples of scaling and the enabling conditions required to achieve scale and attract finance and funding.

• How can national governments strengthen uptake and scale risk transfer approaches in the AP region.
• How can private businesses strengthen uptake and scale risk transfer approaches
• How can communities be better supported in achieving coral reef restoration, protection and management – in the face of a changing climate.
• How can public and private sector finance be scaled to support risk transfer approaches?

15:30-15:45

Coffee

15:45-17:00

Plenary report back and reflections from the floor, next steps and closing speech.

17:00

Workshop close