UNITED NATIONS
JOURNAL
2-14 September 2019
UNCCD
Programme of Meetings and Agenda
Conference of the Parties
COP Bureau
Committee of the Whole
COW
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
CRIC Bureau
Committee on Science and Technology
CST Bureau
Forthcoming official meetings
Conference of the Parties
COP Bureau
Committee of the Whole
Committee of the Whole (COW)
Committee of the Whole (COW)
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
CRIC
COP - Open Dialogue Session
COP Open Dialogue Session
Regional consultations
African Group
Eastern European Group
GRULAC
Asian Group
JUSCANZ
Group of Arab Countries
Contact groups
CSO Consultations
GM Consultations
CoW Contact Group on Budget
CRIC Contact Group
NEPAD UA High Level Consultation Meeting on Landscape - Transformation for Development and Resilience in Africa
Rio Conventions Pavilion
Rio Conventions Pavilion - Day of Drought - High-Level Session
09:00 – 09.30 Arrival of participants and welcome coffee
09:30 - 12:00
Opening video: ”The End of Famine”
Master of Ceremony and welcome address: Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD Executive Secretary
Opening address by:
• Ms. Maggie Sotyu, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of South Africa
• Mr. Rene Castro, Assistant Director General, Climate, Biodiversity, Land and Water Department, FAO
• Mr. Howard Bamsey, Chair GWP
• Mr. Olcay Unver, UN-Water Vice Chair
• Ms. Samia Nkrumah, President of Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Center, Ghana
• Mr. Jeanclaude Bidogeza, Lead Economist, Africa Risk Capacity
Strength despite the threat - All women panel on drought resilience:
Moderator: Ms. Samia Nkrumah, President of Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Center, Ghana
Panelists:
• Ms. Caroline King-Okumu, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
• Ms. Hindou Oumaru Ibrahim, Environmental activist, Coordinator of the Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous Peoples of Chad
• Ms. Lorena Aguilar Revelo, Vice Minister Foreign Affairs Costa Rica
Rio Conventions Pavilion - Day of Drought - Panel Session: Policy dialogue on Drought Plans
Moderator: Mr. Eduardo Mansur, Director, Land and Water Division, FAO
Introductory remarks/presentation by Ms. Camilla Nordheim-Larsen, Global Mechanism of the UNCCD, Bonn
Panelists:
• Ms. Malak Shukurova, Director, Regional Environmental Centre for Caucasus, Azerbaijan
• Ms. Angelica Hernandez Garcia, Consultant, Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies
(IDEAM), Colombia
• Mr. Edward Samuriwo, Director, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
• Mr. Trevor Thompson, Land Use Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries, Grenada
• Mr. Appolinaire Gnanvi, Director General, National Fund for Environment and Climate (FNEC), Benin
Launch of Drought Publications
• White Paper on Drought
Proactive Approaches to Drought Preparedness: Where are we now and where do we go from there?
• Drought Resilience, Adaptation and Management Policy Framework- Supporting Technical Guidelines
• Drought Impact and Vulnerability Assessment: A rapid review of practices and policy recommendations: Report
and Policy Brief
• Framework for the Assessment of Benefits of Action/Cost of Inaction (BACI) for Drought Preparedness
Rio Conventions Pavilion - Day of Drought - Launch and demonstration of the UNCCD-led Drought Toolbox - A joint work by UNCCD, FAO, GWP, WMO, UNEP-DHI, JRC and NDMC
Interagency cooperation frameworks on integrated drought management
- UNCCD-led Drought Initiative, Mr. Daniel Tsegai, UNCCD
- Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP), Mr. Frederik Pischke, GWP/WMO IDMP
- Global Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture (WASAG), Mr. Yo Nishimura, FAO
- UN-Water, Mr. Olcay Unver, UN-Water Vice Chair
Rio Conventions Pavilion - Day of Drought - Closing session
Closing Session: Moderated by Mr. Juan Carlos Mendoza, head of Global Mechanism UNCCD)
Innovative financing mechanisms for drought: What are the options?
• Mr. Jeanclaude Bidogeza, Lead Economist, Africa Risk Capacity
• Mr. Anupam Joshi, World Bank
• Ms. Marie-Aude Even, Senior Regional Technical Specialist Agronomy Asia, IFAD
Summary and delivery of key messages regarding Drought for UNCCD COP14:
• Mr. Pradeep Monga, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNCCD
Special events
Evening Tea Reception hosted by MoEFCC
Location: Hall 7
Technology Fair
Technology Fair - Science and Spirituality: indigenous technology of 24h solar power generation for communities
India One Solar Thermal Power Plant is a 1 MW research & development project. It uses 770 60m2 dishes and features innovative thermal storage for night operations. It supplies electricity to Brahma Kumaris campus for 25 000 people and was executed with support from Governments of India and Germany.
Presented by Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, India
Speaker : Ms. Aneta Loj