Expected Outcomes:

• Arriving at a strengthened African voice on Climate Change issues in future international negotiations and G8 discussions;
• Sensitizing African governments about Climate Change risks, urgency of mainstreaming adaptation into national policies and planning and exploiting new financing instruments and mechanisms;
• Sharing best practices and success stories on climate Change issues.

DAY 1:

• 9:00-9:30 Registration
• 9:30-10:30 Opening Ceremony
Chair:
• Welcome Remarks by the Minister of Finance of Rwanda – (7 minutes)
• Remarks by representatives of ADB, ECA, DFID,(7 minutes each)
• 10:00-10:30 Opening Address by the Rwandan Head of State (30 Minutes)
• 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break (President to be escorted out of the meeting)
• 11:00 – 13:00 Stocktaking: From Commitment to Action. Progress on Gleneagles Commitments: Abuja to Kigali
  Lead Discussants: Nigeria on Education and Ghana on Energy, followed by Open Discussion.
  Rapporteur: (to be identified)
• 13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
• 14:00-15:30 Session I
  Theme: Vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation aspects of Climate Change on communities.
  Chair: (to be indentified)
  Presenter: (to be identified) (12 minutes)
  Rapporteur: (to be identified)
  Discussion:
  Three Discussants: (to be identified, 7 minutes each), followed by open discussion.
  Discussion Points – The risks to the African continent, adaptation and mitigation challenges, approaches, practical solutions for managing risks.
  
• 15:30-16:00 Coffee Break
• 16:00-18:30 Theme: Climate risk management and adaptation strategies of development partners.
  Chair: (to be identified)
  Presenters: (ADB) – 12 minutes
  Rapporteur: (to identified)
  Discussion:
  Discussants (UNDP, ECA, World Bank,, NGO (Club de Madrid) 7 minutes each)
  Discussion points :Overall approach, guiding principles, areas of focus and implementation modalities.
  
• 18:30 End of First day
• 19:30 Official Dinner

DAY II Session II

• 9:00-11:00 Theme: Climate Change: Best practices and success stories.
  Chair: (to be identified)
  Presenter: (to be identified) (12 minutes)
  Rapporteur: (to be identified)
  Discussion:
  Three Discussants: (to be identified, 7 minutes each), followed by open discussion.
  Discussion Points –Success stories regarding initiatives and activities in Africa addressing mitigation, adaptation and building capacity. Practical tools used by various stakeholders.
  
• 11:00-11:.30 Coffee Break
• 11:30-13:30 Session III
  Theme: Innovative financing mechanisms; access to new investment funds.
  Chair: (to be identified)
  Presenter: (to be identified) (12 minutes)
  Rapporteur: (to be identified)
  Rapporteur: (to be identified)
  Three Discussant: (to be identified, 7 minutes each), followed by open discussion.
  Discussion Points- Financial and human resources requirements, reform of the carbon market and easier access to the new Climate Investment Funds, innovative financing mechanisms and securing high-level commitments.
  
• 13.30-15:00 Lunch Break
• 15:00-16:30 Conclusions and Wrap-up ( Host, theme and possible timing of the next meeting)
• 16.30-17.30 Closing Ceremony
• Presentation of Draft Communiqué
• Adoption of the Communiqué
• Closing Remarks (To be identified)