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The role of the financial sector in combating climate change in Africa

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International conference BDF-AFD-FERDI
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When
From Monday november 3 2025 to Wednesday november 5 2025
Schedule
From 2pm to 3:30pm
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This conference follows on from a conference held in July 2021 entitled "Facing climate change: what financial choices for Africa?", whose conclusions highlighted Africa's disproportionate vulnerability to climate change and the need to mobilize all stakeholders to finance mitigation and adaptation.

The November 2025 conference aims to examine in detail the role of financial intermediaries (banks, insurance companies, investment funds, rating agencies, central banks, and development banks) as well as public financing in catalyzing private capital. 

↪ Conference comprising three webinars spread over three days.
↪ Conference with simultaneous French/English translation.

Monday, November 3 from 2pm to 3:30pm : What is the role and impact of private financial intermediaries in the fight against climate change in Africa?

  • Role of the private financial sector in combating climate change
  • Measuring and regulating climate finance
  • Measuring the effects of climate change on investments

Speakers :

Opening remarks:

  • Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Deputy Governor, Banque de France
  • Patrick Guillaumont, President, FERDI
  • Thomas Melonio, Chief Economist, Executive Director for Innovation, Strategy and Research, Agence Française de Développement

Keynote : Paul Derreumaux, Honorary Chairman of Bank of Africa

Moderateur : Djedjiga Kachenoura, Climate and Biodiversity Expert, Proparco

Panelists : 

  •  Nabil Badr, Deputy Director of Banking Supervision, Bank Al-Maghrib
  • Tomas Hos, Senior Analyst, TOSSD Secretariat
  • Ali Mbaye, Professor, Cheikh Anta Diop University
  • Aude Verries, Head of Governance and SRI Department, CNP Assurances

Tuesday, November, 4 from 2pm to 3:30pm : The role of public development banks in mobilizing and allocating financing for climate change mitigation

  • The role of international and domestic public development banks
  • The leverage effects of public resources
  • Public development banks in the financial architecture of development

Speakers :

Keynote : Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer of the Agence Française de Développement - AFD Group, and Chair of the Finance in Common's coalition (FiCS)

Modérateur : Laurent Clerc, Deputy Director General for Statistics, Studies and International Relations, Banque de France

Panelists : 

  • Claire Cheremetinski, Deputy Director General, French Treasury (TBC)
  • Serge Ekué, President, West African Development Bank (BOAD)
  • Ambroise Fayolle, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (TBC)
  • Mohamed Ali Bensouda, Secretary General, Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, Morocco
  • Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga, Director General, Development Bank of Rwanda 

Wednesday, November 5 from 2pm to 3:30pm : What role should central banks and banking supervisors play in combating climate change?

  • Banking supervision and macroprudential tools
  • Financial stability
  • Monetary policy and climate risk integration 

Speakers :

Keynote : Laurent Clerc, Deputy Director General for Statistics, Studies and International Relations, Banque de France

Modérateur : Bruno Cabrillac, Managing Director of FERDI

Panelists :

  • Aiva Andrianarivelo, Governor, Central Bank of Madagascar
  • Yvon Sana Bangui, Governor, Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
  • Raphaël Poignet, Advisor to Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board, European Central Bank
  • Amadou Sy, Deputy Director and Division Chief, African Department and Regional Studies Division, IMF