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Parallel Session 8: From Vulnerability to Resilience: Using Evidence to Guide Development Finance in SIDS and FCAS

11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Auditorium Hall 4

Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank

Participants will learn how recent evidence from IED's Waves of Resilience SIDS evaluation and the FSA 2025 Annual Report and 2026–2030 Action Plan can inform smarter financing, and operational choices in vulnerable contexts—offering practical lessons on climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, resilience financing, differentiated approaches, institutional strengthening, and the use of evidence to guide scarce development resources where fragility and vulnerability compound.

Panelists

Ben Graham, Director, CCFE, ADB

Isabel Chatteron ,Director General,  Private Sector Operations, ADB

Secretary of Finance Nakanaga of the FSM

Jung Ho Kim ,Principal Operations Specialist, Pacific Region Department, ADB

Archi Rastogi, GCF

Moderator

Nassreena Baddiri, Senior Evaluation Specialist, IED, ADB

Session Coordinator: Alzeus Alzate