The EU-Singapore Dialogue on Climate Change hopes to provide policymakers, private sector representatives, and experts with a platform to share insights and opinions on current efforts to accelerate climate action, even amidst the pandemic. Organised by the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), the Energy Studies Institute (ESI), and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), with the support of the European Union Delegation to Singapore, the dialogue will explore the opportunities for collaboration on green recovery from COVID-19, the potential of nature-based solutions in both European and Asian markets, and finally the emerging fields of green finance and green procurement.

Panel discussion will include topics on:

1. Green Recovery from COVID-19 and Implications for Climate Action
2. Nature-Based Solutions - Green and Blue Approaches to Fighting Climate Change
3. Finance and Technology - Innovative Models for Climate Action

This dialogue will feature opening remarks by H.E. Barbara Plinkert, Ambassador of the European Union to Singapore and keynote speeches by:

1. Mr. Desmond Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Sustainability and Environment, Republic of Singapore
2. Mr. Mauro Petriccione, Director General, European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action.