Over the past decades, the Caribbean region has endured economic hardship, seen lives lost and livelihoods curtailed owing to climate extremes. Hurricanes, severe floods, droughts and wildfires to name a few of these hazards, have all shown clear upward trends, where the respective government purses are increasingly unable to fund much of the restoration efforts. And yet, though funding for increased #climate resiliency has become a more familiar feature in both public and private sectors, shortfalls in business continuity planning and procedures (#BCP) are evident, not only within the financial sector but also other important spheres of economic activity.
It was wonderful to share messages as well as learn and engage from my fellow panelists Gillian Charles-Gollop, Racquel Moses and Crisy Laurent on what challenges exist, but more importantly the many opportunities and solutions that the Caribbean is advancing in tackling this critical issue.
Much remains to be done but #letscontinuetheconversation in future events, so that this becomes even more mainstream in our national discourse. My immense thanks to Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. for the invitation to participate and help add a spotlight on improving BCP. As a leading development bank across the #Americas, IDB Invest is scaling its #sustainable financing and advisory solutions to the region.
Avinash Marajh, Norman Thompson, Kawala Jean, Nawien Ghisiawan, Diego Flaiban, Julian Belgrave, Carina Cockburn
Great conversations and panel discussions at the Caribbean Association of Banks Inc. event! Stephen Thomas, Director & Head of Financial Sector in Caribbean countries at #IDBInvest, participated in the panel 'Business Continuity Procedures in the Wake of the Climate Crisis.'
He joined leaders from public and private institutions to discuss the importance of companies' processes for identifying, assessing, and responding to climate risks and opportunities, as well as how?IDB Invest?supports all stakeholders.
Director of the EBRD Trade Facilitation Programme; Trade Finance Specialist; Founder of Halotrade
1 个月Great to spend time with you ?a?atay Baydar and A. Betül Kurtulus !