Follow-up: Eurodad network call on the Finance in Common Summit - 29th OCT
Thanks to everyone who joined the updates call on the Finance in Common Summit (FiC) yesterday afternoon. We had a lively discussion. As a follow-up, below are some tools to support your advocacy on the Summit and also an overview of the key takeaways from yesterday's call.
Advocacy tools
- Attached is a short advocacy briefing on the Summit that Eurodad has developed. It's in word format, so feel free to edit it and use it when engaging with PDBs that you may be in contact with.
- Attached is also a general CSO briefing from the CSO FiC working group, that includes information on what the FiC is and why it's important to engage in this process.
Key takeaways from the call
- Need a coherent and simple CSO message for communications purposes
- Need to ensure that this Summit results in concrete joint work between PDBs and those that work in communities, in order to highlight
- CSOs should develop briefing notes for PDBs to highlight what the reality of finance that doesn't work for the public good is
- PDBs need to reflect more on what they can do to follow-up on the Addis Ababa financing for development initiative
Plans for the Summit:
- Christian Aid & project partners: Spotlight on financial justice - covers climate, health and financialisation (TBC)
Eurodad's plans for the Summit
Advocacy
- Meetings with the AFD, EDFI, TSKB, EIB, EU
Policy
- 05/11 - DFI response to Covid briefing
- Pre-Summit - Blueprint for PDBs narrative is published
- After 12/11 - Post-Summit analysis
Communications & media
- 09 - 10/11 - Promoting joint CSO statement on social media
- 10/11 - PR & op-ed with SOAS University ahead of the Summit
- 12/11 - Reactive statement after the Summit joint statement has been published
List of additional resources
Here's a list of some of the resources that were discussed on the call
- ITUC briefing on the FiC: https://www.ituc-csi.org/IMG/pdf/202010_-_fic_briefing.pdf
- Nordic Ministers announcement on green investments: https://news.cision.com/climate-investment-coalition/r/the-nordic-prime-ministers-back-investment-mobilisation-from-institutional-investors-in-green-recove,c3227209
- Climate investment coalition website: https://www.climateinvestmentcoalition.org/?mc_cid=cbb8a395e9&mc_eid=5a9bd336d1
- Eurodad paper that will be promoted by the AFD https://www.eurodad.org/public_development_banks_towards_a_better_model
Useful information section:
- Eurodad briefing on the role of Public Development Banks: https://www.eurodad.org/public_development_banks_towards_a_better_model
- Oil Change International briefing on the High ambition initiative on ending fossil fuel finance and increasing just transition support: http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2020/09/Finance-in-Common-Briefing-v3.pdf
- 2 page pitch for leveraging leadership on ending fossil fuel finance through a high ambition initiative: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AEEBm-YEhfJN_7efuii-d61YO4sITMTXdeU_xjlMW_g/edit
- Expectations of FiC public webinar - with speakers from CSOs working towards the summit and the AFD and EIB. Watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/ICA5427V50c
- Eurodad briefing on the Summit, ahead of the webinar - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mvykcxWJHgqITGuTOhww6BrZb03agNHC/view?usp=sharing
- Oped on the summit calling for it to deliver on ending fossil fuel finance: https://news.trust.org/item/20200706082226-wqirc
- CSO letter outlining CSO demands: https://reseauactionclimat.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ngo-letter-on-finance-in-common-summit-.pdf
- Response from Remy Rioux on the NGO letter (in French): https://www.liberation.fr/terre/2020/07/17/remy-rioux-le-debut-de-difficultes-majeures-pour-le-financement-des-pays-du-sud_1794221
- Op-ed on the Summit: Devex.com article on the Summit: https://www.devex.com/news/first-of-its-kind-summit-to-push-development-banks-on-climate-97960
Thanks again for joining the call, and do get in touch if you have any questions.
Best regards,
Leia
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- Eurodad briefing on the role of Public Development Banks: https://www.eurodad.org/public_development_banks_towards_a_better_model
- Oil Change International briefing on the High ambition initiative on ending fossil fuel finance and increasing just transition support: http://priceofoil.org/content/uploads/2020/09/Finance-in-Common-Briefing-v3.pdf
- 2 page pitch for leveraging leadership on ending fossil fuel finance through a high ambition initiative: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AEEBm-YEhfJN_7efuii-d61YO4sITMTXdeU_xjlMW_g/edit
- Expectations of FiC public webinar - with speakers from CSOs working towards the summit and the AFD and EIB. Watch the full recording here: https://youtu.be/ICA5427V50c
- Eurodad briefing on the Summit, ahead of the webinar - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mvykcxWJHgqITGuTOhww6BrZb03agNHC/view?usp=sharing
- Oped on the summit calling for it to deliver on ending fossil fuel finance: https://news.trust.org/item/20200706082226-wqirc
- CSO letter outlining CSO demands
- https://reseauactionclimat.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ngo-letter-on-finance-in-common-summit-.pdf
- Response from Remy Rioux on the NGO letter (in French): https://www.liberation.fr/terre/2020/07/17/remy-rioux-le-debut-de-difficultes-majeures-pour-le-financement-des-pays-du-sud_1794221
- Op-ed on the Summit: Devex.com article on the Summit: https://www.devex.com/news/first-of-its-kind-summit-to-push-development-banks-on-climate-97960
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