UNITED NATIONS
JOURNAL
Fifteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15)
9-20 May 2022
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
UNCCD
Programme of Meetings and Agenda
Official meetings
COP Press Conference to launch the Report on Drought and the Droughtland Campaign
CRIC Bureau Meeting
Conference of the Parties
COP opening session
Opening of the session by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its fourteenth session
- Organizational matters
- Election of the President
Statement by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its fifteenth session
Statement on behalf of the host country
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Statements by the representatives of the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other intergovernmental organizations
Statements by the representatives of regional and interest groups
Statement by a representative of non-governmental organizations
- Adoption of the agenda
(ICCD/COP(15)/1)
- Election of officers other than the President:
Election of Vice-Presidents
- Accreditation of intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and representatives from the private sector, and admission of observers
(ICCD/COP(15)/14)
- Organization of work, including the sessions of the subsidiary bodies
Committee of the Whole
Committee Of The Whole
1. Procedural matters: ...................................... [item 7]
(c) Programme of work for the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties
Introduction and discussion
2. Programme and budget .................................... [item 6]
(a) Programme and budget for the biennium 2022–2023 (ICCD/COP(15)/5, ICCD/COP(15)/6-ICCD/CRIC(20)/2, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
(b) Financial performance for the Convention trust funds (ICCD/COP(15)/7, ICCD/CRIC(20)/3, ICCD/COP(15)/8, ICCD/COP(15)/9, ICCD/COP(15)/10)
(c) Report of the Evaluation Office (ICCD/COP(15)/11, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
3. Policy frameworks and thematic issues ......................... [item 4]
- Drought (ICCD/COP(15)/15, ICCD/COP(15)/20 and ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
Committee on Science and Technology
CST opening session
Opening of the fifteenth session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) by the Chair of the CST
· Organizational matters
- Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/1)
· Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2020–2021
- Evidence on the potential contribution of integrated land use planning and integrated landscape management to positive transformative change, achieving LDN and addressing DLDD issues
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/2, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/3, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
Forthcoming official meetings
Official meetings
CoW Contact group on other matters
Conference of the Parties
COP ODS
Following immediately after the adjournment of the CST
COP Bureau Meeting
Following immediately after the adjournment of the COP Plenary
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
CRIC Opening Session
Organizational matters
- Adoption of the agenda and organization of work
(ICCD/CRIC(20)/1)
- Election of officers other than the Chair of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
· Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels
- Review of the report of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention on its nineteenth session
(ICCD/CRIC(19)/6, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
- Multi-year workplan for Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies
(ICCD/COP(15)/6-ICCD/CRIC(20)/2, ICCD/COP(15)/21
- Report on the performance of Convention institutions and subsidiary bodies (2020–2021)
(ICCD/CRIC(20)/3, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
· Improving the procedures for communication of information as well as the quality and formats of reports to be submitted to the Conference of the Parties
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/7-ICCD/CRIC(20)/8, ICCD/CRIC(20)/9, ICCD/CRIC(20)/INF.1, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Committee on Science and Technology
CST Plenary
Items resulting from the work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2020–2021 (continued)
- Coordination activities of the Science-Policy Interface with other intergovernmental scientific panels and bodies
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/4, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
· Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge
- Interfacing science and policy: The Science-Policy Interface, the dissemination and accessibility of best practices, and the UNCCD Knowledge Hub
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/5, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
- Work programme of the Science-Policy Interface for the biennium 2022–2023
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/6, ICCD/COP(15)/CST/8)
CST Plenary
Interfacing science and policy, and sharing knowledge (continued)
- Information on modalities for reporting on the UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework
(ICCD/COP(15)/CST/7-ICCD/CRIC(20)/8, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Meetings other than meetings of United Nations bodies
United States Open Listening Session with CSOS and Private Sector
Rio Conventions Pavilion
UNCCD COP 15 - Drought Day Moving from Commitments to Action
09:00 - 09:30 Hours
Welcome/Networking
09:30- 11:00
Session 1: High Level Session
11:00-12:15
Session 2 :Working session showcasing examples of effective national and regional policies and projects that improve drought resilience
12:15 - 13:30
Lunch Break: Launch of new publications
13:30-14:35
Session 3: Early Warning and Action Systems
14:30-15:30
Session 4: Sustainable Finance
15:30 - 16:00
Break / Networking Coffee
16:00 - 17:00
Session 5: Towards a High-level Meeting on Drought 2023 (HMNDP 2013 +10)
17:00 - 17:15
Closing
Other meetings
CSO Consultations
Annex I (Africa )
Annex II (Asia)
Annex V (Central and Eastern European)
WWF IUCN - High level breakfast on Grasslands, Savannahs and Rangelands
Annex III (GRULAC)
Business Forum
SPI Meeting
JUSCANZ
Business Forum
Side events
PISLM Caribbean SIDS LDN Transformative Project
China - Scientifically Desertification Control and Rural Revitalization
Italy/ IUCN/ UNCCD The Sahel Land of Opportunity
Italy - IUCN - UNCCD - The Sahel Land of Opportunity: Connecting Land Degradation Neutrality, landscape and sustainable value chains development approaches
UNDP - Zero-deforestation policies for commodity value-chains
WWF - Life giving lands: a roadmap for positive action and commitment to protect manage and restore grasslands, savannahs and rangelands.
WWF IUCN - High level breakfast on Grasslands, Savannahs and Rangelands
WWF - Life giving lands: a roadmap for positive action and commitment to protect manage and restore grasslands, savannahs and rangelands.
Invitations Only
GEF - Present and Future of GEF Support to UNCCD
Africa Development Bank - AFDB’s Climate Change and Green Growth Strategic Framework and plan of action
Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo
UNCCD - Launching of the Technical Guide to integrate the VGGT into the implementation of the Convention and Land degradation neutrality
Cultural event
The choreography of G. Momboye about desertification and the performances by Kajeem and Alif Naaba
Here are some samples for you to familiarize yourself with the amazing artists