INVITATION: "Low Carbon, High Hopes: Making Climate Action Work for Development" , 2007 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings Program of Seminars event, Friday, October 19, 5:00 pm

The 2007 World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings
Program of Seminars Presents:

?Low Carbon, High Hopes: Making Climate Action Work for Development?

PLEASE JOIN US
for a panel discussion and reception

MODERATOR:

Former CNN correspondent Ralph Begleiter

PANELISTS:

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul,
Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Valli Moosa, President, IUCN - The World Conservation Union

Jon Williams, Head of Group Sustainable Development, HSBC

WHEN:

Friday, October 19, 2007
5:00 ? 6:30 p.m

WHERE:

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Auditorium
2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
** Please use auditorium entrance on K Street **

This authoritative panel will discuss ways to finance low-carbon and
climate-resilient growth that benefits development. It will also look at how
public and private sector actors can partner to achieve a real impact. Among
questions considered:

- What might prompt rich nations to mitigate climate change, which
disproportionately affects poor nations?
- What impact will sluggish economies have on climate change action? Delay? Or
engine for action?
- Can the world depend on the private sector to help? In a slowing world
economy, what are the incentives for it to work on climate change challenges?

Space is Limited. To attend, please RSVP by October 17th to:
Sara Pais (Spais@worldbank.org; 202 473 1765)

*** Participants must bring photo ID and copy of this invitation to the
event.***

(See attached file: Low Carbon High Hopes flyer.pdf)