The Nexus Dialogue webinar series on Repurposing Harmful Subsidies addresses subsidies’ often-overlooked yet profound impact on the environment and economies, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. It seeks to foster a collective understanding among key organizations, including UNEP, UNDP, OECD, UNCTAD, and the World Bank, of how these subsidies contribute to environmental degradation and to strategize reform efforts that align with SDGs, culminating in a policy paper to guide meaningful global action towards sustainability.
17 September 2024 | 15:00 – 16:30 CEST | Online
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The second webinar of the EMG Nexus Dialogue Series on Harmful Subsidies aims to deepen our understanding of measuring the impacts of subsidies to inform policymaking and promote sustainable economic growth. With presentations by WTO, World Bank, FAO, GEF, Sveriges Riksbank, and UNEP, this session will explore methodologies for measuring subsidies’ economic, social, and environmental impacts, emphasizing the urgent need for reform.
Presentations
- Policy coherence for subsidy reforms – Sonja Teelucksingh, GEF
- Addressing harmful subsidies – Chobanova Svetlana, WTO
- Repurposing agricultural to transform food systems – Nicoletta Batini, Sveriges Riksbank
- Repurposing agricultural policies – Mansur Ahmed, World Bank
- Socioeconomic opportunity cost – Marco Sanchez, FAO
28 May 2024 | 15:00-16:15 CEST | Online
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The inaugural Nexus Dialogue webinar engages experts in vital discussions on reforming environmentally harmful subsidies to support climate action, biodiversity, and equitable economic growth. In collaboration with UNEP, UNDP, UNCTAD, and the OECD.
Presentations
- Harmful fisheries subsidies – David Vivas Eugui, UN Trade
- Aligning public spending with biodiversity objectives: Insights from OECD work – Katia Karousakis, OECD
- The nature of subsidies – Mariana Bellot, BIOFIN
- Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform to Support Climate Action – Philip Gass, IISD
