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
Forthcoming official meetings
Official meetings
Friends of the Chair
COP Bureau -Following immediately after the adjournment of CRIC and CoW
Committee of the Whole
COW
3 – 6 p.m. .............. 3rd meeting ................................. Plenary Hall
1. UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework ....................... [item 2]
(b) Review of progress in the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification communication plan and the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (2010–2020) (ICCD/COP(15)/3, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
2. Promotion and strengthening relationships with other relevant conventions and international organizations, institutions and agencies (ICCD/COP(15)/4, ICCD/COP(15)/21) ...................................... [item 3]
Introduction and discussion
3. Procedural matters ....................................... [item 7]
(a) Participation and involvement of civil society organizations in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (ICCD/COP(15)/12, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
(b) Participation and involvement of the private sector in meetings and processes of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the business engagement strategy (ICCD/COP(15)/13, ICCD/COP(15)/21)
Introduction and discussion
Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention
CRIC
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. ......... 2nd meeting ........................ Main Committee Room
1. 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 (continued) (ICCD/CRIC(20)/9, ICCD/CRIC(20)/INF.1, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10) ...... [item 3]
Introduction and discussion
2. Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels ................................................ [item 2]
(d) Integration of Sustainable Development Goal 15 and related target 15.3 into the implementation of the Convention and land degradation neutrality (ICCD/CRIC(20)/7, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Introduction and discussion
CRIC
3 – 8 p.m. ............. 3rd meeting ......................... Main Committee Room
1. Effective implementation of the Convention at national, subregional and regional levels ................................................ [item 2]
(e) Development and promotion of activities for targeted capacity-building to further the implementation of the Convention (ICCD/CRIC(20)/6, ICCD/CRIC(20)/10)
Introduction and discussion
Rio Conventions Pavilion
Science Day -Science for Action: Land Restoration and Drought
Agenda ( pdf file)
8:00-8:30 Science Day Opening
SPI Co-Chairs, UNCCD Executive Secretary, Cote d’Ivoire Representative
Reaching a Desirable Future
8:30 – 8:35 Setting the Scene Moderators: Nichole Barger and Noel Oettle
8:35 – 8:45 Imagining a desirable future: harnessing the Theory of Change to shed light on the pathways (and the barriers) that could impact on achieving that desirable future, Graciela Metternicht
8:45 – 8:55 Restoration of degraded cocoa-landscapes in Côte d’Ivoire, Christophe Kouame
8:55 – 9:05 Farmers are regreening African drylands – but how socially and ecologically sustainable is the functional diversity of what trees regenerate? Fergus Sinclair
9:05 – 9:25 Audience engagement Moderators
9:25 – 9:30 Moderator reflection Lukwesa Burak and Moderators
What We Measure We Can Manage Better
9:30 – 9:35 Introduction to the Session Moderators: Cheikh Mbow and Jean-Luc Chotte
9:35 – 9:45 GEO-LDN: Supporting countries in monitoring land for planning and implementing LDN, Antje Hecheltjen
9:45 – 9:55 Monitoring Tree Cover Across Africa’s Great Green Wall: Challenges and Opportunities, Salima Mahamoudou
9:55 – 10:05 Innovative multidimensional and multiscale assessment method to foster agroecological transition to restore the multifunctionality of land, Eric Scopel
10:05 – 10:30 Audience engagement Lukwesa Burak and Moderators
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
The Next Generation of Key Actors
11:00 – 11:05 Setting the Scene Moderator Ermias Betemariam
11:05 – 11:15 Capacity Development and Stakeholder Engagement on Biodiversity and Land at the Science-Policy-Practice Interface in the African Context ,Sara Velander
11:15 – 11:25 Global Landscapes Forum Restoration Stewards, Adrian Leitoro
11:25 – 11:35 PhD programme aimed at strengthening national scientific capacities in developing countries to combat desertification and drought Meron Lakew Tefera, Chiara Ceseracciu
11:35 – 11:55 Audience engagement Lukwesa Burak and Graciela Metternicht
12:00 – 13:00 Press engagement Press along with speakers and moderators
Implications for Drought Risk
13:00 – 13:05 Opening of session Moderator
13:05 – 13:20 IPCC WG1 – the Physical Science Basis, Sergio Vicente-Serrano
13:20 – 13:35 Governance and Drought: The Gender Perspectives, Everlyne Nairesiae
13:35 – 14:00 Q&A with panelists Lukwesa Burak, moderators and speakers
Measuring Progress Towards Drought Resilience
14:00-14:05 Opening of the session Moderator
14:05-14:15 Assessment of Resilience of Ecosystems and Communities to Drought – SPI 2019- 2021 report,Mark Svoboda
14:15-14:25 Regional law, national implementation: the case of drought monitoring and management in Italy in the frame of the European Directive on Water Resources, Silvano Pecora
14:25-14:35 Drought resilience through agroecological approaches: the case for better support to community-based initiatives in drylands, Nathalie van Haren
14:35-14:45 Understanding Drought Resilience with LandPKS, Jeffrey Herrick
Nature Based Solutions for Drought Risk Reduction
15:00-15:05 Opening of the session Moderator
15:05-15:10 Investing in NbS for Drought, Chris Magero
15:10-15:15 Drought relevant SLM practices from around the globe, Tatenda Lemann
14:45-15:00 Audience Engagement Lukwesa Burak and Moderators
15:15-15:20 NbS and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Lisa Janishevski
15:20-15:25 NbS in the Volta Basin Flood and Drought Management Project , Albert Goula Bi Tié
15:25 – 16:00 Panel Discussion Lukwesa Burak, Moderators, and Speakers
CLOSING
Reflections on Science Day
16:00 – 16:10 Reflection from Graphic Recorder Stephanie Heckman
16:10 –16:25 Reflections from a Journalist, Lukwesa Burak
16:25 – 16:30 Final Comments SPI Representative
16:30 – 17:15 Press engagement Press with session speakers and moderator