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Environment committee Sure. Thank you very much for that question. What I will give you an example of is how that is translating into some of the work we're doing. Our feminist international assistance policy is guiding all of the work we're doing. Access to financial resources is one means through w
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee I can't speak specifically to the work that's being done on climate-smart agriculture, except to say that it is a focus of a number of our geographic bilateral programs. Since I'm giving you the list of other support that we are providing, I can provide that as well.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee We have bilateral projects with a number of countries. They have specific focus areas, some of which are climate-smart agriculture or other food security-related programming, given the fact that these are related to adaptation. We work with these countries to look at different wa
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee Sure. Thanks for the opportunity to highlight some of the work we're doing. I will highlight some of the projects we are undertaking with multilateral development banks. One of them is the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia. This is with the Asian Development
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee Sure.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee I think the point is that they could benefit—
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee —and we are putting in place with our trade commissioners efforts to facilitate that, but it does require that they have to access it.
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee Sure. I'm happy to answer. What I can tell you is that the financing we have provided to many of the multilateral development banks includes funds for the private sector. In the case of the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Investment Corporation and the Asia
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee In terms of how our investment in the Asian Development Bank is enabling us to get to our climate objectives, I would say that all of our investments in the multilateral banks are made with the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Those are the strings that are attache
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani
Environment committee Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be here to speak about the approach of Global Affairs Canada on climate change, focusing on our ongoing support to developing countries. Canada is helping to lead global efforts to support a low-carbon, sustainable and climate-resilient futu
October 16th, 2018Committee meeting
Anar Mamdani