the last few days, in fiji we are doing this at the data collection stage through our 2nd demand side survey, with a view to include an inclusive gender focus in our next national financial inclusion strategy ( nfis ). the inclusive green finance agenda requires coordinated effort to make real progress and we are glad that through joint learning programmes such as this, under afi ’ s peer learning network, our combined experiences can be shared to inform our efforts towards building resilience for our vulnerable communities. conclusion i must conclude by once again thanking afi for the opportunity to co - host this event and wish to acknowledge the efforts of both our afi and rbf teams that worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this virtual jlp possible. i also extend our sincere appreciation to our distinguished speakers, moderators and panellists for sharing their invaluable knowledge and experiences with us. finally, to you our participants, we greatly appreciate your active participation over the last three days. i hope that you have all had an enjoyable and insightful learning experience and will take away relevant topics and valuable learnings to inspire and advance your respective institutions 2 / 3 bis central bankers'speeches inclusive green finance journeys. vinaka vakalevu, ni sa moce and good evening from us in fiji, and we look forward to connecting with you all at the next afi event. 3 / 3 bis central bankers'speeches

esala masitabua : designing inclusive green finance policies and initiatives closing remarks by mr esala masitabua, deputy governor of the reserve bank of fiji, at the rbf - afi virtual joint learning programme on inclusive green finance implementation, 21 october 2020. * * * salutations afi colleagues participants, speakers ladies and gentlemen introductory comments ni sa bula vinaka and warm greetings from the reserve bank of fiji ( rbf ). it gives me great pleasure to deliver the closing remarks for this virtual joint learning programme ( jlp ) on inclusive green finance implementation, that we are proudly co - hosting with afi. as each of you would have learnt over the last few days, inclusive green finance ( igf ) is a new and evolving policy area. it is an honour for the rbf and our fellow fijian stakeholders to not only share our experiences with you, but also listen to and learn from the progress of our fellow afi members and the various technical personnel that have shared their expertise over the past three days. as you have heard, dealing with climate change is an issue close to our hearts here in fiji and the pacific. while much of the world ’ s attention is firmly fixed on responding to the covid - 19 pandemic and its economic implications, history tells us that pandemics will pass. the looming climate crisis however has not abated and still firmly remains a threat to decades of development and progress. as central bankers and policy makers responsible for ensuring both financial and macroeconomic stability, we have an obligation to integrate climate change into our business and policy frameworks. i think there is a growing consensus on this, globally. as financial regulators specifically, our opportunity is to steer the financial sector towards serving the needs of the people in mitigating the contributors towards climate change and building long - term resilience. we acknowledge that we will not be able to do this alone and that public and private partnerships will need to be forged in order to ensure that climate financing needs are met. in this regard, we are grateful to afi for the opportunity to co - host this jlp in order to interact with countries that have made great strides in developing frameworks conducive to enhancing inclusive green finance. designing igf policies and initiatives at the beginning of this virtual jlp, we heard inspiring remarks from governor ali and dr hannig that laid the foundation for the sessions that ensued. following this, we learnt that while we have a comprehensive 4p i