SOUTHERN REGIONAL WORKSHOP -GREEN CLIMATE FUND

WORKSHOP REPORT
10-12 July 2019
Awareness & Consultations on Green Climate Fund
& the Role of the National Designated Authority on
Climate Finance in Papua New Guinea.
Alotau International Hotel
Alotau Southern Region

The Southern region being the last workshop had very good participation from National Agencies such as
PM&NEC, DNPM, DPLGA, Health and World Health Organization and senior administrative staff from almost all provinces. The sessions were very interactive, and participants expressed their satisfaction on the mapping of decision points as critical. Most administrations realized the need to be proactively engaging with key private sector and CSO. As well there was the need for PCCC kind of setup to be established in all the five provinces. PNG Power (increased energy) and improved sustainable traditional agriculture practices were a key concern raised by an expatriate long-term citizen in Alotau. The workshop was the most well organised with very good participation rate for the two days.

The total participants at the Southern Regional Workshop was 59. Of these, 57 percent were male, and 43
percent were female. This represents a 13 percent gap between the male – female participation which is
similar to the NGI Workshop. Overall, there was an improvement on women’s participation in the NGI and
Southern regions.

The Southern Regional Workshop was dominated by participants from the public sector (both national and sub-national levels) followed with CSOs while the private sector and ordinary citizen participation were very low. There is a need for more active engagement with the private sector in the region.