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Australia supports Papua New Guinea to consider climate risks when funding key investments
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That is why Australia has been supporting training for senior Papua New Guinean Government officials on screening for climate disaster risks in key investments before approving projects through the annual budget process.
Department of National Planning and Monitoring Deputy Secretary Roger Kara and Treasury Deputy Secretary Napae Hurim attended the first training and remarked that the session provided new perspectives.
Treasury Deputy Secretary Napae Hurim, and Department of National Planning and Monitoring Deputy Secretary Roger Kara, led the involvement of both Departments in the tailored training.
“Climate disaster risk has a multiplying effect on everything – our daily lives, even government investments – it has an implication on them.
Australia’s training support helps to operationalise PNG’s reform efforts to develop a methodology for climate disaster risk screening under the IMF RSF.