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Programme
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| DAY 6 Friday, 15 October 2010 |
| 09:00-11:00 hours |
Plenary Session 5
Private Sector Response to Climate Change
Chair: Ms. Abiola Dosumu, Chairperson, Emerging Markets Oil and Gas Ltd, African Business Roundtable
Lead Speaker:
Ms. Hela Cheikrouhou, Director, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, African Development Bank Panelist:
Mr. Llyod Chingambo, Chairman, Africa Carbon Credit Exchange
Dr. Simon Young, Chief Executive Officer, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
Ms. Angela Kallhague, Senior Advisor, Climate Change Section, Market Development Department, Swedish Energy Agency
Mr Shadreck Mapfumo, Vice President, Crop Insurance for Africa and Asia, Micro Insurance Agency
Mr. Dotun Ajayi, Regional Manager, West Africa, African Business Roundtable |
| 11:00-11:30 hours COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 hours |
Plenary Session 6
Open ended discussion on the Draft Consensus Statement
Chair: Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
Mr. Aly Abou Sabaa, Director Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, AfDBRapporteurs General: Mr. Josue Dione, ECA
Mr. Anthony Nyong, AfDB
Mr. Abebe Haile Gabriel, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 1 |
| 13:00-14:00 hours LUNCH |
| 14:00-16:00 hours |
Informal Consultations and Bilateral meetings |
| 16:00-16:30 hours |
Plenary Session 7
Consideration and Adoption of the Draft Consensus Statement
Chair: Mr. Erastus Mwencha, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
Mr. Aly Abou Sabaa, Director Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, AfDBRapporteurs General: Mr. Josue Dione, ECA
Mr. Anthony Nyong, AfDB
Mr. Abebe Haile Gabriel, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 1 |
| 16:30-17:00 hours |
Closing Ceremony
Chair: AUC, AfDB, ECA
Venue:Conference Room 1 |
| 17:00-17:30 hours |
Press Conference |
| 20:00- |
Climate Change Awareness Concert |
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| DAY 5 Thursday, 14 October 2010 |
| 09:00-10:30 hours |
Plenary session 4
Theme:Africa and the international climate change negotiations: Africa’s concerns and expectations for a post-2012 international climate change regime
Chair: H.E. Ms. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner of Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 1
H.E. Prof. Tiemoko Sangare Minister of Environment and Sanitation and Chair of AMCEN, Mali
H.E. Mr. José E.B. Endundo, Minster of Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Democratic Republic of Congo
Dr Augustin B. Njamnshi, Executive Secretary, Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme and National Coordinator, The Access Initiative Cameroon
Mr. Dan Bondi Ogolla, Chief Legal Adviser, UNFCCC Secretariat |
| 10:30-11:00 hours COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:00-13:00 hours |
Parallel Focus Break-out Session
Thematic cluster 1: Climate change, food security and economic development
Chair: H.E. Ms. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 3
1.1 Climate change, agriculture and food security
Lead Speakers:
Dr Namanga Ngongi, President, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa
Ms. Sheila Sisulu, Deputy Executive Director, World Food Programme
Discussants:
Ms. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, CEO, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
Mr. Martin Bwalya, AU/NPCA/CAADP
Mr. Aly Abou Sabaa, Director Agriculture and Agro-Industry Department, AfDB
Spokesperson from the African Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (TBC)
FAO (TBC)
Mr. Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute, SEI (TBC)
Thematic cluster 2: Climate change, human development, security and ecosystem sustainability
Chair: Mr. Eugene Owusu, UN Regional Coordinator and Resident Representative for Ethiopia, UNDP
Venue: Conference Room 4
2.1 Climate change and human development (health, education, employment, gender and youth)
Lead Speakers:
Mr. Bunmi Makinwa, Regional Director-Africa, UNFPA
Discussants:
Mr. Patrick Noack, Scenario Development, HIV/AIDS and Human Development
Mr. Abdelkader Bacha, Associate Director, Global Alliance Services,
Mr. Cheick Tidiane Tall, Executive Director, AfriCASO
Ms. Esther Agbarakwe, African Regional Coordinator UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) and Coordinator and Co-Founder of Nigerian Youth of Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC)
Thematic cluster 3: Harnessing means of response to climate change
Chair: H.E. Mr. Festus Mogae, Former president of Botswana, & Chairperson, Governing Board, Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CODA) Venue: Conference Room 5
3.1. Climate risk management: Monitoring, Assessment, Early warning and Disaster Risk Reduction
Lead Speakers :
Mr. Stephen E. Zebiak, Director-General, International Research Institute for climate and society (IRI)
Mr. John Harding, Secretariat for the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
Discussants:
Mr. William Westmeyer , Deputy Director, Global Climate Observing Systems Secretariat
Mr. Mounkaila Goumandakoye, Regional Director for Africa, UNEP
Mr. Alhassane Diallo, Director General, ACMAD
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| 13:00-14:00 hours LUNCH |
| 14:00-15:30 hours |
Parallel Focus Break-out Session (cont’d)
Thematic cluster 1: Climate change, food security and economic development
Chair: H.E. Ms. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner of Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 3
1.1 Climate change, trade and industrial development Lead Speaker:
Mrs. Soanirinela Tsilimbiaza, Director of Trade and Industry, AUC (TBC)
Discussant:
Mr. Stephen Karingi, RITD/ECA
Mr. Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Executive President, African Business Roundtable (TBC)
Mr. Ivan Mbirimi, Research Associate, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Thematic cluster 2: Climate change, human development, security and ecosystem sustainability
Chair: Mr. Eugene Owusu, UN Regional Coordinator and Resident Representative for Ethiopia, UNDP
Venue: Conference Room 4
Climate change, governance, peace and security
Lead Speakers: H.E. Mr. Ramtane Lamamra, Commissioner of Peace and Security, AUC (TBC)
Mr. Jacobus Cilliers, Executive Director, Institute Security Studies
Discussants:
H.E. Mr. John Odey, Minister of Environment, Nigeria
H.E. Mr. Jose Endundo, Minister of Nature Conservation, DRC
Mr. Mersie Ejigu Paes, President and CEO, Partnership for African Environmental Sustainability
Mr. Churchill Monono, Cabinet, Cameroon Thematic cluster 3: Harnessing means of response to climate change Chair: H.E. Mr. Festus Mogae, Former president of Botswana, & Chairperson, Governing Board, Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CODA) Venue: Conference Room 5
Financing climate change adaptation and mitigation actions
Lead Speakers: Mr. Anthony Nyong, Manager, Compliance and Safeguards Division, AfDB
Discussants:
Ms. Sinazo Sibisi , Divisional Executive, Development Planning , DBSA
Mr. George Awudi, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)
Mr. Raffaello Cervigni, Regional Coordinator for Climate Change, World Bank |
| 15:30-16:00 hours COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:00-18:00 hours |
Parallel Focus Break-out Session (cont’d)
Thematic cluster 1: Climate change, food security and economic development
Chair: H.E. Ms. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, Commissioner of Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC
Venue: Conference Room 3
1.1 Climate change and infrastructure development (energy, water, transport and ICT)
Lead Speakers:
Mr. Kandeh Yumkella, Director General Of UNIDO and Chair UN-Energy (Video message)
Mr. Bai-Maas Taal, Executive Secretary, AMCOW
Discussants:
H.E. Mr Bruno Richard Itoua, Minister of Energy, Congo and Former AMCOW Chair
Mr. Nzabanita Emmanuel, Chief Power Engineer, AfDB
Mr. Amadou Diallo, West Africa Power Pool (WAPP)
Ms. Jane Ebinger, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank
Mr. Simon Thuo, Regional Coordinator, Nile Basin Initiative Secretariat
Thematic cluster 2: Climate change, human development, security and ecosystem sustainability
Chair: Mr. Eugene Owusu, UN Regional Coordinator and Resident Representative for Ethiopia, UNDP
Venue: Conference Room 4
2.1 Climate change and ecosystem sustainability
Lead Speakers:
H.E Mr. Henri Djombo, Minister of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment, Republic of CongoDiscussants:
H.E Mr. Tiemoko Sangare, Minister of Environment and Sanitation/AMCEN President, Mali
Mr. Thomas Staal, Mission Director, USAID Africa Bureau
H.E. Mr. Stanislas Kamanzi, Minister of Environment and Lands,Rwanda (TBC)
Mr Soumitri Das,Forestry and Biodiversity Area,TERI/Dr Nitya Nanda, Centre for Global Agreements, Legislation and Trade (GALT) Resources, TERI
Thematic cluster 3: Harnessing means of response to climate change
Chair: H.E. Mr. Festus Mogae, Former president of Botswana, & Chairperson, Governing Board, Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CODA)
Venue: Conference Room 5
3.3 Science, technology, innovation capacity building for adaptation and mitigation
Lead Speakers:
Prof. Bruce Hewitson, Head, Climate Science Applications Group, University of Cape Town
Discussants:
Prof. Sospeter Muhongo, Professor of Geology, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Mr. Kevin Urama, Executive Director, African Technology Policy Studies Network
Ms. Susan Burns ,CEO, Global Footprint Network
Dr. Jabavu Clifford Nkomo, CCAA Programme, IDRC, Senegal |
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| DAY 4 Wednesday, 13 October 2010 |
| 09:00-11:00 hours |
Plenary session 1
High Level Leadership Dialogue on Governance and Leadership Response to Climate Change
Chair: H.E. Mr. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission
Moderator: Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Venue: Conference Room 1
H.E. Mr. Donald Kaberuka, President of the African development Bank (AfDB)
H. R. H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (by video)
H.E. Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway
H.E. Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana
H.E. Mr. Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia |
11:00-11:30 hours COFFEE BREAK
Visit of exhibition by VIPs |
| 11:30-13:00 hours |
Plenary session 2
Theme: Evidence and impact of climate change Moderator:Mr. Jeff Koinange, Chief Anchor, Capital Talk Show Host, K24
Venue: Conference Room 1
Panelists:
Mr. Johan Rockström, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Dr. Abdalah Mokssit, Vice President of IPCC Working GROUP I
H.E. Mr. Brice Lalonde, Former Minister of Environment and current Ambassador for Climate Change Negotiations for the government of France |
| 13:00-14:00 hours LUNCH |
| 14:00-15:30 hours |
Plenary session 3
Theme:Climate change adaptation and mitigation: Challenges and opportunities,
Moderator: Mr.Ben Dotsei Malor, Chief Executive Producer, UN Radio
Venue: Conference Room 1
Panelists:
H.E. Mr. Ogunlade R. Davidson, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Sierra Leone
Mr. Jaako Olavi Nuottokari, International Development Projects, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Mr. Andrew Steer, Climate Change Envoy, World Bank
H.E. Mr. Djibo Leity Ka, Minister of State, Minister of Environment and Conservation, ponds and artificial lakes retention (Great Green Wall) |
| 15:30-16:00 hours |
Launch of ClimDev-Africa Programme and Tree Planting
Venue: Conference Room 1 |
| 16:00 -16:30 hours COFFEE BREAK |
| 16:30-18:00 hours |
Plenary session 3
Theme:Climate change adaptation and mitigation: The Green Economy
Moderator: Ms. Madeleine Mukamabano, Former Chief Anchor and Producer of the RFI "African Debate" programme
Venue: Conference Room 1
Lead Speaker: Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment ProgrammePanelists:
Mr. Janos Pasztor, Head, Global Sustainability Panel (GSP) Secretariat
Mr. Benoit Lebot, Regional Technical Advisor, climate change and energy, UNDP
Mr. Lucas Assunção, Head, Trade, Environment, Climate Change as Sustainable Development Branch, UNCTAD
H.E. Mr. Brice Lalonde, Former Minister of Environment and current Ambassador for Climate Change Negotiations for the government of France.(TBC)
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| 18:00-20:00 hours |
Reception |
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