As of November 27th, 2023

COP28 Japan Pavilion Side Event
Climate Resilient Development (CRD) Pathway:
Addressing Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Holistic approaches for resilient and sustainable future
Date and Time:
Venue:

December 1st 13:00-14:15 (UAE)/18:00-19:15(JST)Japan Pavilion at COP28 at Dubai (UAE) Expo City Dubai

Organizers:
Key Words:

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Climate resilient Development, carbon neutral, Co-benefit, synergies
and trade-offs, Sustainable Development

1. Background
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 6th Assessment Report (AR6)highlights a solution framework called Climate Resilient Development (CRD), which is aprocess of implementing greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation options to support
sustainable development for all in ways that support human and planetary health and well-being,
equity, and justice. The same report also highlighted the importance for countries around theworld to step up their efforts to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
Furthermore, the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report showed that among the 36
targets reviewed, only two are on track to be achieved, while poverty eradication, genderequality, education and eliminating hunger has suffered significant setbacks cause by conflicts,
pandemic crisis, climate related disasters and more.
As a way forward to achieve the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), a holistic approach such as CRD that consider the interlinkages between SDGs,
minimize trade-offs and maximize synergies, and address medium-and long-term objectives
while dealing with immediate crises must be taken.
JICA formulated a Global Agenda for Climate Change (JGA) (June 2021) which has at its
core to promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the co-benefit approach topromote climate change countermeasures in development projects with concrete targets.
With the CRD in mind JICA redefined it`s "co-benefits of climate change" approach asmeasures to realize CRD. To achieve this, adaptation and mitigation measures are considered
the main pillars to minimize the climate change risks, and at the same time pursuing maximum
consideration to the natural environment, biodiversity, etc., in order to maximize synergies andminimize potential trade-offs with other SDGs.
2.

Objectives
The main objective of this side event is to bring together key stakeholders to foster dialogue,
share knowledge, discuss about holistic approaches and future challenges in promoting CRD,explore solutions to the challenges posed by climate change, while also examining theinterlinkages of climate actions and SDGs.

3. Agenda
MC : Mr. Taiji Watanabe
TimeContents
1.
Opening
3 minsHousekeeping
5 minsOpening remarksSpeaker⚫

MC
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Deputy Director-General Global Environment
BureauMs. Masako Ogawa

2. JICA's Co-benefit approach, it's synergies and trade-offs
2.1 15 mins
JICA's efforts to promote ⚫ JICA
Global Environment Department
ClimateResilient
Deputy Director GeneralDevelopment (CRD)
Mr. Akihiro Miyazaki

3.

Panel discussion
Moderator: Overseas Environmental Cooperation Centre (OECC)
General Manager/ Principal Researcher
Mr. Makoto Kato
3.1 3mins
Key Questions for the ⚫ Moderator
panelists
3.2 8mins

The World Bank approach to ⚫
achieve CRD

3.3 8mins

Promoting CRD in thePacific Region.

3.4 8mins

The government of Vietnam’s ⚫
approach to CRD

3.5 20 mins Panel Discussion⚫
⚫

World Bank Climate Change Advisory
and Operations Unit, Climate ChangeGroup, Lead Climate Change Specialist,
Dr. Nancy Vandycke
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional
Environment Programme （SPREP)Manager, Pacific Climate Change Centre
Ms. Ofa Kaisamy
Vietnam Ministry of Natural Resources
and Environment (MONRE)
Department of Climate Change (DCC)
Head of the Division of GHG Emission
Reduction and Ozone Layer Protection
Dr. Huy Quang Luong
Moderator : Mr. Makoto Kato
Panelist: WB, SPREP, MONRE, JICA

3.6 5 mins⚫

Moderator: Mr. Makoto Kato

Wrap-up⚫

4. Closing
Contact: Office for Climate Change, JICA
Mitomori Koji, Watanabe Taiji (Watanabe.Taiji2@jica.go.jp)
Key questions1. Panelists are expected to provide feedback and suggestion for improvement regarding JICA’s new
definition and operationalization of "co-benefits of climate change" approach.
2. How are the World Bank, the Pacific Region and the government of Vietnam trying to achieve CRD
with addressing both climate change and SDGs?
3. What do you think important factor(s) to promote involvement to CRD of various stakeholders and co-creation?
4. How can we avoid or minimize trade-offs while pursuing climate benefit and SDGs?
Discussion
1. JICA reacts to feedbacks from each panelist as well as comment on their approach to CRD.
2. Free discussion between the panelists and questions from the floor (depending on remaining time)