Scaling Agricultural Innovation: Harnessing Technology, Weather Management, and Risk Finance for ASEAN Food Security

11 November, 14:00-15:00

Thai Pavilion, Blue Zone

Hosted at the Thailand Pavilion, this high-level session will explore how cutting-edge geospatial intelligence, proactive weather modification, private-sector supply chains, and climate risk finance unite to fortify food systems across ASEAN. Bringing together space agencies, agricultural aviation experts, agribusiness leaders, IUCN conservation leads, and UN disaster risk finance specialists, the dialogue showcases practical approaches to translating climate risk analytics into financial preparedness, pre-arranged disaster financing, and risk pooling. Panelists will discuss how integrating satellite monitoring with cloud-seeding technologies (Fon Luang), nature-based water retention, and shock-responsive financial instruments can optimize water allocation, protect farmer livelihoods against residual losses, and build a collaborative, cross-border blueprint for regional food supply chain resilience.

Insuring Resilience, Financing Risk? The New Role of Insurance

12 November, 9:00- 10:00

Asia Climate Solutions Pavilion, Blue Zone

This session will examine the evolving role of insurance in the climate crisis and explore what role insurers should play in addressing growing climate risks. Bringing together perspectives from the insurance industry, local government, investors, and civil society, the discussion will focus on the challenges posed by growing climate risks and protection gaps, the potential role of insurers in supporting resilience and the energy transition, and the responsibilities of the insurance sector in a rapidly changing risk landscape.

From Treasury to Households - Making Climate Finance Work at the Last Mile

12 November, 13:00-14:00

CARICOM Pavilion, Blue Zone

This session will examine how sovereign disaster risk financing can be linked to shock responsive social protection, microinsurance, and livelihood protection systems to ensure that payouts reach households, farmers, fisherfolk, MSMEs, and vulnerable communities. Building on the Livelihood Protection Policy, the COAST for fisheries insurance product, and recent collaborations with the World Food Programme, the discussion will focus on designing delivery systems that accelerate assistance and strengthen resilience.

From Financial Protection to Resilience at Scale: Launching a Global Shield Caribbean Approach

13 November, 16:00- 7:30

CARICOM Pavilion, Blue Zone

This event will officially launch the Global Shield Caribbean Approach, presenting its ambition, guiding principles and proposed phased model, while showcasing Caribbean leadership and innovation in CDRFI and highlighting the persistent financial protection gaps the Approach seeks to address. It will also position the Approach within the existing Caribbean resilience architecture, emphasising opportunities to build on and complement regional institutions, initiatives and capabilities. Furthermore, the event will foster dialogue and strengthen partnerships among Caribbean governments, regional institutions, the Global Shield, CVF-V20, development partners and Financing Vehicles to support the next phase of engagement.

climer: Fostering the Next Generation of CDRFI Actors – Programme Showcase

14 November, 11:15-12:00

Turkey Pavilion, Green Zone, Climate Finance Hub/Stage

The session will directly support our goal of expanding our applicant pool ahead of cohort 3, while also raising awareness among potential partners and funders about the value of investing in youth-led, cross-regional capacity building in CDRFI — helping sustain and grow the programme's reach going forward.

From Commitments to Resilience: Bridging Climate Priorities with Pre-Arranged Finance

14 November, 16:45-18:15

Side Event Room Yellow

The event will explore how countries can turn climate commitments into resilience by integrating pre-arranged finance into national climate and fiscal strategies. It will highlight practical tools, partnerships, and country experiences that enable faster, more inclusive responses to climate shocks.