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South-South and Triangular Cooperation in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Message Message Development Financing for Development in theand South and Technology Transfer". Development Agenda:Agenda: Financing for Development in the South Technology Transfer".

transferring green-technology, ensuring food security, checking outbreak of contagious diseases, management, terrorism transferring green-technology, ensuring food security, checking outbreak of contagious diseases, disasterdisaster management, countercounter terrorism

in the South, also between theand South the North. only in only the South, but alsobut between the South theand North.

Joi Bangla, Joi Bangabandhu Joi Bangla, Joi Bangabandhu May Bangladesh Live Forever. May Bangladesh Live Forever.

Sheikh Sheikh HasinaHasina

Statement by Ms. ClarkClark Statement byHelen Ms. Helen Development in the South Technology Transfer Development in the and South and Technology Transfer 17-18 May Bangladesh 17-182015, MayDhaka, 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh

hosted earlier yearthis by the of Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Palau, supported by UNDP.by UNDP. hostedthis earlier yearGovernments by the Governments of Bangladesh, the Philippines, andand Palau, and supported place this year,this andyear, I look forward to hearing about the outcomes. place and I look forward to hearing about the outcomes.

Ms. Helen Ms.Clark Helen Clark

MinistryMinistry of Finance of Finance Government of the People's Government of the People's RepublicRepublic of Bangladesh of Bangladesh

Abul Maal Muhith AbulA.Maal A. Muhith MinisterMinister

Message Message Development Agenda:Agenda: Financing for Development in the South Technology TransferTransfer at Dhaka, the capital a historic city of city of Development Financing for Development in the and South and Technology at Dhaka, the and capital and a historic

The impressive progressprogress of the South, global economic growth growth despite despite ďŹ nancialďŹ nancial crisis in crisis the developed region, has created a new a new The impressive of thepropelling South, propelling global economic in the developed region, has created

partnership. partnership.

(Abul Maal Muhith, MP) MP) (AbulA.Maal A. Muhith,

The President The President of the of the General Assembly High-level GeneralCommittee Assembly High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation on South-South Cooperation

MessageMessage by H.E. Dr. K. Dr. Abdul Momen byA. H.E. A. K. Abdul Momen Am

Am May 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh May 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh

social, cultural, environmental and technological fields. In 2012, the In countries of the South of accounted half of world's GDP social, cultural, environmental and technological fields. 2012, the countries the Southforaccounted for half of which world'sisGDP which is faster than exports countries or the world as whole. Inas thea area of In financial market, the South provides moreprovides than a third fasterfrom than developed exports from developed countries orathe world whole. the area of financial market, the South moreofthan a third of global investments the developing is projected thanfor half of total 2030.stock Halfby of 2030. the world's globaland investments and theworld developing worldtois account projectedfortomore account more thancapital half ofstock total by capital Half of the world's economic output is produced global South, $5 trillion are$5 held in reserves South, in and account for 47% of global tradeofofglobal trade of economic outputinisthe produced in the global South, trillion are heldininthe reserves thethey South, and they account for 47%

Conference on Financing on for Financing Development in Addis Ababa in July,Ababa the 2015 Summit on Post-2015 Development Agenda in New York in New York in Conference for Development in Addis in July, the 2015 Summit on Post-2015 Development Agenda September, and the Climate Conference Paris COP21ininParis November It is expected the brainstorming sessions of thesessions Dhaka of the Dhaka September, andChange the Climate ChangeinConference COP21 2015. in November 2015. that It is expected that the brainstorming

South-South and North triangular partnership. South-South and North triangular partnership.

wish success of thissuccess event. of this event. wish

Ambassador A. K. Abdul Momen Ambassador A. K. Abdul Momen

Mohammad Mejbahuddin Mohammad Mejbahuddin Senior Secretary Senior Secretary Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Government of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sof the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Government Republic of Bangladesh Republic of Bangladesh

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Mohammad Mejbahuddin Mohammad Mejbahuddin Senior Secretary, ERDSecretary, ERD Senior

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Bangladesh: Bangladesh: People,People, landscape landscape and culture and culture

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and the Jamuna andinthe Bangladesh, Jamuna inand Bangladesh, both and both of these massive of these riversmassive join several riversother join several other smaller tributaries smaller to tributaries eventually to become eventually become the Lower Meghna, the Lower forming Meghna, the great forming the great

rich cultural rich heritage culturalin heritage literature,in literature, music, and poetry, music, and at poetry, least and two at least two Bangalee poets Bangalee are wellpoets known are inwell theknown in the West: Rabindranath West: Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel Tagore, a Nobel laureate; and laureate; Kazi Nazrul andIslam, Kazi Nazrul as the Islam, as the

Bhola Island, Bhola the river Island, stretches the river to stretches a to a yawning 12km-wide yawningbreadth 12km-wide on itsbreadth ﬁnal on its ﬁnal leg towards the leg sea. towards Seenthe from sea.a boat, Seen from a boat,

independence.” independence.” Bangla has Bangla been has been enriched by enriched several regional by several dialects. regional dialects.

ocean and skyocean become anddecidedly sky become uncerdecidedly uncertain. tain.

Noakhali haveNoakhali been strongly have been marked strongly by marked by Arab-Persian influences. Arab-Persian English, influences. whoseEnglish, whose cultural influence culturalseemed influence to seemed have to have picked by the picked late by 1980s, the remained late 1980s, remained nonetheless an nonetheless important an language important in language in Bangladesh. Bangladesh. groups in Bangladesh groups in is Bangladesh 1 millionis 1 million people, just under people, 1 percent just under of the 1 percent total of the total of Mymensingh, of Mymensingh, Sylhet, and Rajshahi. Sylhet, and Rajshahi. The majority of Thethese majority smallofgroups these live small groups live

As the rivers have As thegradually rivers have shaped gradually and shaped and reshaped this reshaped land, theythis have land, shaped theythe have shaped the of Bangladesh's of Bangladesh's rivers according rivers toaccording to current maps.current For instance, maps. the For Brahmainstance, the Brahmaputra used to putra flowused easttoofflow Dhaka's east of Dhaka's caused it to change causedcourse it to change over a course 30-yearover a 30-year Simultaneously, Simultaneously, the Ganges the has Ganges also has also undergone similar undergone changes, similar as itchanges, used to as it used to flow through West flow through Bengal via West theBengal Hoogh-via the Hooghly River (todaylymuch Riversmaller (today much than itsmaller used than it used to be). to be). disaster-pronedisaster-prone areas. Firstly, the areas. coast Firstly, bordering the coast thebordering Bay of Bengal the Bay of Bengal

and other social andcustoms other social fromcustoms the people from of the people rest of the of the country. rest of the country. char areas, orchar riverareas, islands, or are riveralso islands, extremely are also prone extremely to seasonal prone to seasonal They speak Tibeto-Burman They speak Tibeto-Burman languages. languages. flooding. These flooding. islands These lie mostly islands in the lie mostly northern in the reaches northern of thereaches of the Jamuna RiverJamuna of Rajshahi River Division; of Rajshahi many Division; inhabited many islands inhabited are islands are destroyed anddestroyed reformedand each reformed year by each flooding. year Despite by flooding. the fact Despite the fact

The Land The and Land Landscape and Landscape

If you ever wanted If you ever to experience wanted tothe experience living reality the of living thereality idiom of the idiom forcesthe millionsforces of people millions to live of people on them to under live onthe them riskunder that their the risk that their 'when it rains,'when it pours', it rains, Bangladesh it pours',isBangladesh the place toisbe. theDuring place to thebe. During houses could be houses swept could away be each swept year. away each year. yearly south Asian yearlymonsoon, south Asian almost monsoon, all thealmost water collected all the water by the collected by the Himalayas in Himalayas Nepal, north/northeast in Nepal, north/northeast India and Bhutan India transits and BhutanIntransits the Lower Meghna In the Lower region, Meghna another region, area of another exposure arealies of directly exposure lies directly adjacent to the adjacent Bay of Bengal. to the Bay Here, of Bengal. two processes Here, two of land processes loss and of land loss and life-giving minerals life-giving to theminerals soil all along to thethe soilGanges all along Delta, the Ganges the largest Delta, the largest river delta inriver the world. delta inIt the is here world. theIt mountains is here thethat mountains literally thataway literally strips ofaway land strips beneath of land the villages beneatheach the year, villages its each decreasing year, its decreasing crumble to the crumble sea. This to the hassea. resulted This has in Bangladesh's resulted in Bangladesh's ﬂatland ﬂatland speed causes speed it to deposit causesmassive it to deposit amounts massive of Himalayan amounts of siltHimalayan into silt into the bay, forming thenew bay,land forming thatnew becomes land that populated becomes almost populated immedialmost immedicountry exceptcountry in the except hilly regions in theofhilly theregions southeast of the andsoutheast northeast.and northeast. ately despite the atelyfact despite that the theprecious fact thatland the precious doesn't become land doesn't fully become fully The mighty Ganges The mighty and Brahmaputra Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers are called rivers theare Padma called the Padma

supposed doomsday scenario of climate change Where the land ends, the Bay of Bengal begins. Most of the sea adjacent to Bangladesh is quite region's mighty rivers. About 50km of the coast from the Sundarbans Forest is a deep under sea canyon known as the 'Swatch-of-No-Ground', where the sea ﬂoor drops to a depth of over 1,200m at some points. The swatch transports shelf to the deep-sea alluvial fan making up the bay. The abundance of these nutrients results in the swatch. In terms of forest cover, Bangladesh's natural places are sadly few and far between. While the world's largest mangrove forest at Sundarban not fared so well. Thankfully, with increasing stability and economic oﬀ the ground.

As you start travelling eastward, Bangladesh's geographic portrait

which climb to 1,000m above sea level. This landscape is the result of the Indian tectonic plate pushing up against the Asian landmass, the same phenomenon that has this area offer an experience of the true diversity that Bangladesh possesses, both geographically and culturally. Finally, the region's last major significant geographical feature is a massive 120krn-long strip of beach said to be the longest natural beach in the world (at 254km, Brazil's Cassino Beach is longer, but according to the Guinness Book of World Records, white sand stretches all the way down to the Teknaf Peninsula, poking up again briefly at the lies undeveloped except at Cox's Bazaar, where

Eid-ul-Fitr, and Eid-ul-Azha, the month of Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr, Shab-e-Barat etc. Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate Durga Puja, Kali Puja and Janmastami. The Buddhists celebrate Buddho Purnima

that has been preserved and nurtured through the ages are princi-

life. Independence Day, Victory Day, and the historic Language Martyrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Social customs like birth, naming ceremony, marriage, and death too

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pate in emerging pate ingrowth emerging industries growth industries of the South; of the and South; most importantly and most importantly integrate the integrate diversethe views diverse of the views of the such as the suchDoha as the Development Doha Development Round. Moreover, Round. Moreover, there is ample there is ample opportunityopportunity for South-South for South-South investinvestment in pro-poor ment in sectors, pro-poorwhere sectors, where high.

high.

another area another of great areaimportance of great importance which is expected which istoexpected be discussed to beatdiscussed at

Ship building Ship is one building is one of the growing of the growing indsutries ofindsutries of BangladeshBangladesh among among many others.many others.

like China, like India, China, BrazilIndia, and Brazil South and South Africa have Africa achieved have signiﬁcant achieved signiﬁcant science andscience technological and technological progress. progress. The evolving TheSouth-South evolving South-South coopera- cooperacountries and countries emerging andeconomies emerging economies example, the example, report the of the report Secreof the Secretary-Generaltary-General on the on state theof state of -

countries and countries sectorsand in sectors the South. in the Close South. to 80 Close per tocent 80 ofper cent of South-SouthSouth-South trade is concentrated trade is concentrated in East Asia. in East Increases Asia. in Increases in African countries African in countries science inand science technology. and technology. In 2011, Brazil In 2011, Brazil South-SouthSouth-South financing are financing predominantly are predominantly targeted attargeted mines (coal, at mines (coal, announcedannounced plans to invest plansmore to invest than more $2 billion thanto$2finance billion 75,000 to finance 75,000 oil, gas) andoil,the gas) infrastructure and the infrastructure necessary to necessary export the to export extracted the extracted African students Africantostudents study science to study andscience technology and technology in that country. in that country. minerals. This minerals. is clearly Thisnot is clearly enoughnot for enough a comprehensive for a comprehensive develop- development in the ment South, in the the South, newly the established newly established Asian Infrastructure Asian Infrastructure InvestmentInvestment Bank (AIIB)Bank and (AIIB) BRICS and BankBRICS are huge Bank steps are huge by the steps by the the Decadethe 2011-2020, Decade 2011-2020, need to beneed stepped to beupstepped in the course up in the of course of emerging economies emerging economies towards financing towardsthe financing development the development needs of needs of the South. the South. history of almost history half of almost a century. half Islamic a century. Development Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Bank (IDB) experience experience unique challenges unique in challenges global markets. in globalBymarkets. sharing experiBy sharing experihas been providing has beenproject providing aid project and commercial aid and commercial credit to Banglacredit to Banglaplace themselves place themselves in global and in global regional and value regional chains; value takechains; advan-take advanOECD such OECD as China, suchIndia, as China, Kuwait, India, Saudi Kuwait, Arabia, Saudi andArabia, UAE areand major UAE are major bilateral contributors bilateral contributors to the economic to thedevelopment economic development of Bangladesh. of Bangladesh.

advanced technology advanced technology in key sectors in key such sectors as agriculture, such as agriculture, health, health, infrastructure infrastructure development, development, climate change climate andchange renewable and energy. renewable energy. The South or Thethe South North or –the none North can–alone none address can alone theaddress worldwide the worldwide development development challenges challenges including financial includingshocks financial which shocks cause which cause millions of people millionsout of people of job and outpush of jobtowards and push poverty. towards Thepoverty. univer-The universal nature of salthe nature postof2015 the agenda post 2015 reinforces agenda the reinforces need ofthe robust need of robust South-SouthSouth-South and Triangular and Triangular partnerships partnerships to addresstothe address new the new emerging threats emerging likethreats climatelike change climate or change outbreakorofoutbreak contagious of contagious diseases like diseases Ebola like virusEbola in West virusAfrica in West which Africa caused which colossal caused colossal damage to the damage economies to the economies of the affected of the countries. affected countries. -

Korea and Turkey Korea and are Turkey trade and areeconomic trade andpartners economicofpartners Bangladesh of Bangladesh Bangladesh.Bangladesh. India has extended India hasUS$800 extended million US$800 Linemillion of Credit Linefor of Credit for balance of balance paymentofand payment projectand support. projectMoreover, support. Moreover, India, ChinaIndia, China

regime under regime SAARC under framework SAARC framework and BIMSTEC. and BIMSTEC.

ences of developing ences of developing countries. There countries. are some There other are some challenges other challenges conﬂicts, border conﬂicts, issues, border governance issues, governance and management and management capacity. capacity. South-SouthSouth-South technology technology transfer in transfer the post-2015 in the development post-2015 development towards achieving towards sustainable achieving sustainable development development goals. It can goals. playIt can play -

enabling policy enabling environment policy environment for technology for technology transfer within transfer the within the South-SouthSouth-South approach. approach. Md. Ashadul Md. Islam Ashadul Islam

Ministry of Ministry Finance of Finance

Agriculture remains the Agriculture remains the foundation foundation of the of the Bangladeshi economy. Bangladeshi economy.

yet to provide the support necessary have yethave to provide the support necessary to createtoacreate useful a useful Round. Moreover, is ample opportunity for Round. Moreover, there there is ample opportunity for South-South investment in pro-poor where producSouth-South investment in pro-poor sectors, sectors, where producrepresent a significant anduntapped largely untapped represent a significant and largely resourceresource in financ-in financing all spheres of development. significant. ing all spheres of development. significant. While istrade is growing countries, While trade growing among among SouthernSouthern countries, they they for the decade, coming decade, the Government of Bangladesh for the coming the Government of Bangladesh aims to aims to spur inclusive debateSouthern among Southern policymakers, spur inclusive debate among policymakers, develop-developtheir partners in civiland society and thesector. privateCentral sector. Central and theirand partners in civil society the private global and regional value taking chains;advantage taking advantage of preferglobal and regional value chains; of preferfinancing development programmes within the framework of financing development programmes within the framework of

in science and technology. 2011, Brazil countriescountries in science and technology. In 2011,InBrazil announced investthan more $2tobillion to announced plans toplans investtomore $2 than billion financeAfrican 75,000students African students study and science and finance 75,000 to studyto science technology in that country. Theseinefforts in science, technology in that country. These efforts science, for the 2011-2020, Decade 2011-2020, to be stepped tries for tries the Decade need to need be stepped development That and China andare India are development agenda. agenda. That China India becoming significant of environmentally becoming significant sources sources of environmentally technologies for countries of theand South and friendly friendly technologies for countries of the South -

know-how. know-how. sustainable development, growth and resilience to economic, sustainable development, growth and resilience to economic, haveto proven to the work in the provision of predictable of have proven work in provision of predictable ﬁnancingﬁnancing of

beon placed on the of funding of programmes to complete the unﬁnbe placed the funding programmes to complete the unﬁnand applying technology in key sectors as agriculture, and applying technology in key sectors such as such agriculture, infrastructure development, and health, health, infrastructure development, climate climate change change and

The universal nature of the post 2015 agenda reinforces the The universal nature of the post 2015 agenda reinforces the in to provide for development programmes of come in come to provide financingfinancing for development programmes of theStates Unitedand States and other developed and developUganda,Uganda, the United other developed and developinginstates in the provision of assistance Ebola affected ing states the provision of assistance to Ebolato affected coun- counpartnerships. tries Africa. in West Africa. partnerships. tries in West is another great importance transfer transfer is another area of area greatofimportance that willthat be will be

development is also envisaged the high-level development agenda. agenda. It is alsoItenvisaged that thethat high-level economies to be enhanced. For example, theofreportforum of that forum thatregularly would regularly bring Southern of ﬁnance economies needs toneeds be enhanced. For example, the report would bring Southern ministersministers of ﬁnance in 2013 that andrug Indian drug company had invested noted innoted 2013 that an Indian company had invested in the in the for technology within the South. for technology transfer transfer within the South.

The Parliament Building : The Parliament Building : The of Heart of Democracy The Heart Democracy

Plenary Plenary Session Session II: II: Complementing Complementing ODAODA

er approaches er approaches in agriculture, in agriculture, manufacturing, manufacturing, services and services and It is important It is important to note that to Oﬃcial note that Development Oﬃcial Development Assistance Assistance

commitments commitments made in Monterrey made in Monterrey and re-affirmed and re-affirmed in Doha in Doha represent a represent core global a core development global development promise which promise all counwhich all counto recognize to the recognize fundamentally the fundamentally different nature different of our nature world of our world tries must tries honor. must In 2013 honor. OECD-DAC In 2013 OECD-DAC countries allocated countries on allocated on today as today compared as compared to the turn to of thethe turnmillennium. of the millennium. The The average just average 0.3% of just GNI 0.3% to ODA of GNI – the to upcoming ODA – the Third upcoming InternaThird Internalandscape landscape of global development of global development has transformed has transformed through through opportunityopportunity to reaffirmtothe reaffirm 0.7% commitment the 0.7% commitment and pledgeand to pledge to allocate atallocate least 0.15-0.2% at least 0.15-0.2% to LDCs. However to LDCs. the However Post-2015 the Post-2015 SustainableSustainable Development Development Goals (SDGs) Goals cannot (SDGs) be cannot achieved be achieved through ODA through alone, ODA there alone, is a need there for is a other need forms for other of internaforms of internadevelopment development assistance,assistance, but the middle-income but the middle-income economieseconomies of of the South the haveSouth become haveoutstanding become outstanding sources of sources South-South of South-South cable disease cable control; disease climate control; change climate change between $12 between billion$12 andbillion $16 billion. and $16 As billion. we As we consider which consider policy which and regulatory policy and regulatory changes changes to make to when make designing when designing the Post-2015 the Post-2015

which thewhich worldthehasworld already has changed, already changed, to newfound to risks. newfound risks. ment across ment the Global across the South, Global andSouth, with growand with growtechnological technological advancements, advancements, South-South South-South trade ﬂowstrade haveﬂows recently have surpassed recently those surpassed of those of the North-South. the North-South. Approximately Approximately 56 percent56 percent of exports from of exports developing from developing countries went countries to went to

countries tocountries considerto our consider toolkitsour andtoolkits weigh and weigh and delivering andthe delivering SDGs. the SDGs. Although our Although countries ourare countries arguably aremore arguably more interconnected interconnected than ever, than prudent ever,public prudent public -

level facilitates level an facilitates environment an environment conducive conducive to macroeconomic to macroeconomic growth and growth stability, and stability, while alsowhile providing also providing pubic goods pubicandgoods and

seventeen seventeen SustainableSustainable Development Development Goals proposed Goals by proposed the by the intergovernmental intergovernmental Open Working Open Group Working centers Group on centers reducing on reducing can be found can within be found the within South. the While South. this While signalsthis a valuable signals a valuable and gains momentum and gains momentum through thethrough strengthening the strengthening of social safety of social safety the world trade the world in goods trade and in commercial goods and commercial services remains services low, remains low, in this respect in this from respect countries fromofcountries the South, of from the South, the pioneering from the pioneering development development finance in finance the Post-2015 in the Post-2015 era, if polices era, are if polices in are in to key the poverty to the reducing povertyphenomena reducing phenomena of micro-finance. of micro-finance. Today, Today, place to ensure place totrade ensure benefits trade the benefits poor. the Reducing poor. Reducing key poorest market poorest actors market are actors consistently are consistently unable to unlock unable the to unlock the

efforts, theefforts, Post-2015 the agenda Post-2015 cannot agenda be achieved cannot bethrough achieved this through markets this tomarkets prov to prov toolkit alone toolkit – most alone of the – most resources of the needed resources to needed finance it towill financedevelopment it will development finance to finance LDCs, LLDCs, to LDCs, SIDSLLDCs, and fragile SIDS and andfragile and come fromcome private from sources private such sources as households, such as households, businesses businesses and and investors. Although investors. the Although realm the of private realm of investment private investment is not is not directly with directly countries, with countries, instrumentsinstruments to channelto resources channel resources towards sustainable towards sustainable development development sectors should sectors be given should much be given much thought. The thought. role ofThe these role emerging of thesedevelopment emerging development banks of the banks of the – as more– ‘second as moreopinions’ ‘second than opinions’ ever than will be ever available will be inavailable in middle-income middle-income countries, would countries, be crucial wouldfor be Least crucialDeveloped for Least Developed Countries Countries (LDCs), Landlocked (LDCs), Landlocked Least Developed Least Developed Countries Countries Finally, it is Finally, important it is important to recognize to the recognize value the of efficiently value of efficiently (LLDCs) and(LLDCs) Small Island and Small Developing Island Developing States (SIDS) States who(SIDS) require who require managing and managing measuring and measuring finance flows finance in the flows South in the and South the and the this investment this investment to catalyze to their catalyze economies. their economies. ChannelingChanneling private private North. A North. hurdle to A hurdle guaranteeing to guaranteeing maximum maximum development development investmentinvestment to sectorstowhere sectors thewhere social the gains social appear gainsto appear to impact of Financing impact offor Financing Development for Development in a South-South in a South-South Context Context outweigh the outweigh monetary the monetary ones remains onesone remains of theone biggest of the biggest challenges,challenges, as social sectors as social andsectors SMEs are andtoo SMEs easily areoverlooked too easily overlooked ConsideringConsidering that the Financing that thefor Financing Development for Development agenda covers agenda covers a vast range a vast of policy rangeareas of policy – from areas trade – from to employment trade to employment to to Some of theSome biggest of the emerging biggestchallenges emerging challenges faced at this faced moment at this moment in accurately in accurately monitoringmonitoring ODA commitments, ODA commitments, and measuring and measuring

development development impact areimpact at the center are at the of any center typeofofany cooperatype of cooperaty. Pledgesty. made Pledges to the made Green to Climate the Green Fund Climate underFund the United under the United should lay should at the core lay atofthe all South-South core of all South-South and Triangular and CoopTriangular Coopare very promising, are very promising, and the goal andofthe developed goal of developed countries to countries to jointly mobilize jointly $100 mobilize billion$100 a year billion by 2020 a year to address by 2020 the to address needs the needs of developing of developing countries iscountries an important is an commitment. important commitment. The UN The UN Secretary-General Secretary-General has also proposed has alsoan proposed expert technical an expertgroup technical group accounts foraccounts climate for finance climate andfinance ODA. Overall, and ODA. climate Overall, finance climate is finance is guaranteedguaranteed to be an ever-changing to be an ever-changing area, and will area, require and will strong require strong South-South South-South and Triangular and Triangular partnerships partnerships and monitoring and monitoring of of

adapt to new adapt changes to new in changes the global in environment the global environment and economy, and economy, there are also therenew aretools also new emerging tools for emerging countries for to countries leverage. to leverage. the New Development the New Development Bank (formerly Bank BRICS (formerly bank) BRICS and bank) the and the Asian Infrastructural Asian Infrastructural InvestmentInvestment Bank prove Bankthatprove the that the

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