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Side-Event at FFD4

Prosperity Through Resilience: Transforming Public Finance for a Thriving Future

PAGE side event at FFD4

1 July 2025, 08:30 - 10:00 CET

Side Event Room 12, Seville Conference and Exhibition Centre (FIBES)
Avenida Alcalde Luis Uruñuela, 1, 41020, Seville, Spain.

At the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action (CFMCA) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are cohosting a side event to showcase how Ministries of Finance and private sector leaders can practically and proactively embed resilience into fiscal policies and financial practices. This reframes resilience not just as risk mitigation, but as an essential driver of economic prosperity, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability. Resulting in the creation of a virtuous cycle of sustained growth and stability.

Event Brief

The contemporary global landscape is characterised by heightened geo-economic uncertainty, escalating fiscal constraints, and an intensification of economic, social, and environmental vulnerabilities. Global debt levels have surged, coupled with the swift depletion of fiscal resources and natural capital, leaves nations increasingly susceptible to systemic shocks. A reactive stance alone cannot address these profound challenges. A fundamental transformation of public finance is urgently needed to ensure every financial resource is deployed effectively and efficiently, enabling societies not only to manage risks but to actively seize the prosperity dividend that resilience can deliver.

The side event will explore how Ministries of Finance and development partners can integrate systemic resilience into their operational practices for budgeting, debt strategy, and public investment management. It will:

  • Reframe resilience from risk management to a proactive catalyst for enhanced productivity, robust employment growth, and the development of circular-economy value chains. 
  • Highlight practical fiscal and blended-finance instruments that Ministries of Finance can adopt to integrate resilience effectively into public budgets, debt management, and investment strategies. 
  • Demonstrate the critical role of partnerships and international collaboration in addressing global economic, climate, nature-related, and pollution challenges. 

Invited Speakers

  • Hon. Mr. Matia Kasaija – Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda
  • Ms. Astrid Schomaker – Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough – Executive Director, UNITAR
  • Ms. Dorah Modise – Executive Director, Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa
  • Ms. Cristina Fróes de Borja Reis – Undersecretary for Sustainable Economic Development, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
  • Mr. Steven Stone – Deputy Director Industry and Economy Division, UNEP

Agenda

  1. Opening Remarks

    Hon. Mr. Matia Kasaija – Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda.

  2. Interactive Panel

    This panel will reframe resilience and showcase it as a driver of productivity, employment, and circular-economy value chains.  Some key points that will elaborated are:

    • Delving into the meaning of resilience in the context of public finance.
    • High-level insights and reflections from national efforts to integrate resilience into fiscal strategies and development planning.
    • Scaling action through partnerships.
    • Creating an enabling environment for private capital to support national and global commitments.
  3. Audience Dialogue

    Curated Question & Answer session.

  4. Closing Remarks

    Ms. Michelle Gyles-McDonnough – Executive Director, UNITAR.

    Co-organisers

    • CFMCA
    • Convention on Biological Diversity

    Funding partners

    • European Commission
    • Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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