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SUMMARY:Africa Climate Summit
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]\nV20 at the Africa Climate Summit \n4 – 6 September, 2023\n(times indicated are in local Nairobi time)\nMinisterial Day \n4th September 2023 \n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]\nPlenary 1: Opening: The Power of the Potential\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 9:00am – 10:30am\n \nTo set the stage for ACS and ACW, showcasing Africa’s potential in addressing climate challenges, emphasizing the need for a fairer financial system, and highlighting the road to COP28. The youth and Indigenous People and Local Communities will also present their statements to the Summit.\nMaster of Ceremonies (MC): Julie Gichuru\nModerator: Hon. Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary, Environment, Climate Change & Forestry, Government of Kenya\nInvited speakers:\n\nH.E. Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission Youth Representative\nIndigenous People Representative\nSimon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC\nH.E William Ruto, President, Kenya\n\n \nParallel 2a: Scaling High Impact Finance for Africa\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 10:30am – 12:00pm\n \nTo discuss specific instruments that can be used to scale external climate finance funding in Africa, discuss why they are not being rolled out at scale, what barriers exist, and suggestions on how to overcome select barriers. This session will focus on scaling high leverage ratio instruments and reducing cost of capital through blended finance as well as on creating a supportive policy environment to attract green international investment.\nMC: Julie Gichiru\nModerator: Katherine Stodulka, Director, Blended Finance Taskforce\nInvited speakers:\n\nOpening: Alain Ebobissé, CEO, Africa50\n\nPanel 1:\n\nHon. Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, South Africa\nDan Jørgensen, Minister for Development and Global Climate Policy, Denmark\nIipumbu Shiimi, Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Namibia\nMimi Alemayehou, Senior Advisor, Allied Climate Partners\nDr. Benedict Oramah, AfriExim Bank\nRuurd Brouwer, CEO, TCX Fund\n\nPanel 2:\n\nHon. Ndagijimana Uzziel, Minister of Finance, Rwanda\nBogolo Kenewendo, Special Advisor and Africa Director to the UN High Level Champions\nH.E. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Ghana\nJennifer Morgan, Special Climate Envoy and State Secretary, Germany\nTavraj Banga, Partner and Co-Head Climate Investments, Helios\n\n \nParallel 3b: Carbon Markets in the Global South\nRoom: Aberdares\nTime: 12:00 – 1:30pm\n \nThe session convenes prominent figures to delve into Africa’s expanding role in voluntary carbon markets. Discussions will center on strategies to accelerate Africa’s carbon credit supply, aiming to amplify its delivery from a mere 2% of its potential to 40% by 2030. This enhancement aims for the trading of 300 MT/year, eventually escalating to over 2 GT/year, thus capitalizing on Africa’s potential for nature-based solutions. Furthermore, there’s an emphasis on enlarging the potential demand for African credits, ensuring their viability in global markets such as and promoting frameworks for intergovernmental trading mechanisms.\nInvited Speakers:\nModerator: William Asiko, Vice President Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation\n\nJohn Kerry, US Special Climate Envoy, USA\nPaul Muthaura, Interim CEO, Africa Carbon Markets Initiative\n\n \nPanel 1:\nModerator: Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Global advisor, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet\n\nHon. Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary, Environment, Climate Change & Forestry, Government of Kenya\nHon. Ernesto Max Elias Tonela, Mozambique\nH.E. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Ghana\nDr. Andrew Steer, CEO, Bezos Earth Fund\n\n \nPanel 2:\nModerator: Ariel Perez, Managing Partner, Vertree\n\n Angela Churie Kallhauge, Executive Vice President, Environmental Defense Fund\n Lamin Manjang, Vice Chairman, Africa, Standard Chartered\nEthiopis Tafara, Vice President and Chief Risk, Legal and Administrative Officer, MIGA\nDr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, United Nations High Level Champions\nH.E Ambassador Majid, Director General, COP 28\n\n \nParallel 3c: Adaptation across the Continent\nRoom: Lenana\nTime: 12:00 – 1:30pm\n \nMC: Terry Anne Chebet\nModerator: Kulthoum Omari, Africa Adaptation Initiative\n\nRamathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda\nFlavien P. Joubert, Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Seychelles\nJean-Luc Assi, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Cote d’Ivoire\nSamia Moualfi, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, Algeria\nAdda Brahim Hmeim, Minister of Water and Environment, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\nEamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, Ireland\nKai Mykkänen, Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]\n\nEvent: High-level roundtable discussion on the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in achieving shared climate and development goals in Africa\nVenue: Sarova Stanley Hotel\nTime: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm\n(invite-only)\n \nEvent: From Commitments to Action: Creating Fiscal Space for Climate Action, Agenda 2063, and the SDGs in Africa\nVenue: AU Pavilion\nTime: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]Brief description\nAfrica needs an extra USD 1.6 trillion by 2030 – USD 194 billion annually – to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Paris Summit reaffirmed that “no country should ever have to choose between reducing poverty, achieving a green transition, and preserving the planet.” However, the current reality looks different as 57% of African countries spend more revenue on debt service than on health care. The unfolding debt crisis is fuelling a development crisis, hindering countries’ ability to invest in SDGs and climate action. This panel discussion aims to explore actionable proposals to effectively address the intersection of debt, climate, and development.\nIn the first round, panellists will focus on actions that African countries can take in collaboration with the international community, including Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), to increase available financing for Agenda 2063 and the SDGs. Topics of discussion will include increasing climate finance, including grants, through MDB’s concessional lending windows, scaling up climate-resilient debt clauses, and providing guarantees to support initiatives like debt-for-climate swaps and the issuance of green and blue bonds. In the second round, panellists will focus on how African countries can better monetize their rich natural capital, including through the development of effective carbon markets.\nBuilding on the outcome of recent Summits and conferences, the main objective of this session is to move from commitments to action. Panellists will be expected to highlight existing efforts and outline key actions and steps required to effectively mobilise additional financing in support of African efforts to create fiscal space for climate action, Agenda 2063, and the SDGs with a view to achieve inclusive green growth and sustainable development.\n \nHigh-level speakers (tbc)\n\nH.E. Ève Bazaiba, Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Environment, Democratic Republic of the Congo\nH.E. Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning, Kenya\nH.E. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Ghan\nRt Hon. Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State for Development and Africa, United Kingdom\nH.E. Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals, African Union Commission\nDr Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa\nMs Hassatou N’Sele, Vice President Finance and CFO, African Development Bank\nRepresentative of private sector\n\n \nCountry Representation: Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Ghana\nPartners: AUC, UNECA[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]\n\nEvent: A Fit-for-Climate Global Financial System? Now or Never.\nVenue: African Union Pavilion, Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi, Kenya\nTime: 3.15PM-4.15PM\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]Event Objectives\nThe roundtable event carries the following objectives:\n\nBuilding from prior conversations, arrive at a priority set of transformational, timely, and targeted reforms for submission to the Heads of State panel and Nairobi Declaration.\nUnpack and tackle Africa’s opportunities and priorities in achieving a fit-for-climate global financial system to meet priorities of the 2063 Agenda and the SDG Stimulus through action within 2030\nAdvocate for collective action for the international financial architecture to immediately align with climate science through the Accra-Marrakech Agenda which represents longer term reform with immediate application while advancing critical improvements, including those identified in the Bridgetown Initiative 2.0. It is time to make debt work for the most vulnerable, to overcome capital hurdles to investment, and to facilitate global exchange through carbon finance. It is likewise urgent to fully integrate climate risks into macroeconomic planning processes and tools, for development finance institutions (DFIs) to prioritise climate action, and establish prearranged and trigger-based funds that vulnerable nations have long called for.\nEnergise existing and growing coalitions of climate vulnerable nations on debt sustainability and climate prosperity to unlock new avenues for economic cooperation and innovative financing centred around ambitious and climate-smart targets that aim at optimising core development-positive climate action outcomes, including boosting the SDGs progress.\nExchange views and next steps on a strategy for engaging key players and investors towards Climate Prosperity.\n\n \nModerator: Mr. Renato Redentor Constantino, Deputy Chair, Climate Vulnerable Forum Expert Advisory Group\nProgramme Outline\n\nKey Note Address (5 minutes)-\n\nH.E. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State for Finance and Economic Planning, Republic of Ghana (5 minutes)\n\n\nPerspectives on the Transformation Agenda (as related to multilateral reform, debt sustainability, international taxation and private sector participation) (40 minutes)\nPanel 1\n\nH.E. Njuguna Ndung’u CBS, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury & Economic Planning, Republic of Kenya (5 minutes)\nHon. Woda Jeremiah Jago MP, Parliamentarian in the East African Legislative Assembly, South Sudan (5 minutes)\nDr. Hanan Morsy, Deputy Executive Secretary and Chief Economist, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (5 minutes)\n\nPanel 2\n\nMs. Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation (5 minutes)\nMr. Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director for Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank (5 minutes)\nMs. Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Assistant Secretary-General (5 minutes)\nMr. Kevin P. Gallagher, Member, Task Force for Climate, Development and the IMF (5 minutes)\nMs. Pepukaye Bardouille, Bridgetown Initiative Director and Special Advisor on Climate Resilience to the Prime Minister, Barbados (5 minutes)\n\n\nReflections (5 minutes)\n\nH.E. Ambassador Seyni Nafo, Coordinator, Africa Adaptation Initiative (5 minutes)\n\n\nClosing by Moderator (5 minutes)\n\nParallel 5a: Spotlight on African financial markets – scaling up domestic private capital to accelerate Africa’s green economic transformation\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 4:30pm – 6:00pm\nIn this session, the current state of climate finance in Africa will be explored, noting that domestic institutions contribute only 3%, leaving the continent vulnerable to external financial dependencies and risks. By examining potential structural changes in financial markets – from green fiscal policies and enhanced pension fund regulations to the establishment of new exchanges – pathways for African leaders to bolster innovation, fortify financial markets, and\nelevate investments in climate and nature-related endeavors will be highlighted.\nMC: Julie Gichuru\nInvited speakers:\nModerator: Frannie Lautier, CEO, SouthBridge Investments\nPanel 1:\n\nHon. Nadia Fettah Alaoui, Minister of Economy and Finance, Morocco\nProf. Njuguna Ndung’u, Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury & Planning, Kenya\nHon. Ramathan Ggoobi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,\nUganda\nRt Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK\n\n \nPanel 2:\n\nH.E Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ethiopia\nAdmassu Tadesse, President Emeritus and Group Managing Director, TDB Group\nAlexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, US Treasury\nAminu Umar-Sadiq, CEO, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority\n\n \nPanel 3:\nModerator: Bogolo Kenewendo, Former Min. of Investment, Botswana, Special Advisor and Africa Director to the UN\nHigh Level Champions\n\nHon. Sosten Gwengwe, Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs, Malawi\nNardos Bekele -Thomas, CEO, AUDA-NEPAD\nRon Mincy, Head of Africa, CFP, BlackRock Climate Infrastructure\nSolomon Quaynor, Vice President, Private Sector, Infrastructure & Industrialization, AfDB\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]\nPresidential Day Program\n5th September 2023\n[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]Opening 1: Africa Engaging the World\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 10:00am – 10:45 am\n \nMC: Julie Gichuru\nModerator: Hon. Soipan Tuya, Cabinet Secretary, Environment, Climate Change & Forestry, Government of Kenya\n \nInvited speakers:\n\nH.E William Ruto, President, Kenya\nH.E. Azali Assoumani, President, Comoros\nAntónio Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations\nH.E Moussa Faki, Chairperson, African Union Commission\n\n \nPlenary 3: Charting a Vision: Investment Opportunities for Green Growth\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 11:30am – 12:30am\nTo present a forward-looking vision for green growth in Africa, highlighting key investment opportunities that promote sustainability and economic prosperity.\n \nMC: Terry Anne Chebet\nModerator: Damilola Ogunbiyi, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General/ CEO, Sustainable Energy for All\n \nInvited speakers:\n\nH.E William Ruto, President Kenya\nH.E. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister, Ethiopia\nH.E. Bola Tinubu, President, Nigeria\nH.E. Macky Sall, President, Senegal\n\n \nPlenary 4: Carbon Markets Announcement\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 12:30am – 1:30pm\n \nSignificant announcement on carbon markets in Africa.\n \nMC: Terry Anne Chebet\nModerator: H.E Ivan Duque, Former President, Colombia\n \nInvited speakers:\n\nH.E William Ruto, President, Kenya\nH.E Lazarus Chakwera, President, Malawi\nH.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President, Mozambique\nH.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Ghana\n\n \nPlenary 5: New Global Climate Finance Architecture\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 1:30pm – 2:30pm\nThe session will provide an update on the progress of new financial architecture and reform proposals from Africa related to climate finance. It will highlight the link between global financial inequities and insufficient finance for development and climate needs, emphasizing the urgency of scaling climate finance. The panel will present the African common position on global financial architecture reform, focus on high-impact reforms of existing structures and instruments, and propose priority asks and commitments, aiming to inform key international meetings on Africa’s stance on climate financing.\n \nMC: Julie Gichuru\nModerator: Dr. James Mwangi, CEO, Equity Bank\n \nInvited speakers:\n \nPanel 1:\n\nH.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President, Egypt\nH.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President, Ghana\nH.E William Ruto, President, Kenya\nDr. Sultan Jaber, COP28 President\nH.E António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations\nH.E. Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commission\nH.E Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister, Pakistan\n\n \nPanel 2:\n\nAlexia Latortue, Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development, US Treasury\nHon. Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Minister for State Development, France\nDr. Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank\nAxel Van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, World Bank\nGita Gopinath, Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund\n\n \nPanel 3:\n\nVera Songwe, Chair of the Board of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, Brookings\nHubert Danso, CEO, Africa Investor\nCarlos Lopez, Professor, University of Cape Town, and Chair, Africa Climate Foundation\n\n \nParallel 6a: Unlocking the potential of a Regenerative Blue Economy in Africa and beyond\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 2:30pm – 3:30pm\nThis session will showcase and promote Africa’s commitment to developing a regenerative blue economy and advancing the Great Blue Wall initiative, highlight the establishment of the African High Level Panel for a Regenerative Blue Economy and its role in providing strategic direction and policy guidance for sustainable blue economic growth and emphasize the importance of fostering partnerships and collaborations with international organizations and the private sector to drive investments and innovation in coastal and ocean biodiversity conservation for a nature-positive blue economy in Africa.\n \nMC: Julie Gichuru\nModerator: Inger Anderson, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme\n \nInvited speakers:\nOpening: H.E. President Azali Assoumani, President, Comoros\n \nPanel 1:\n\nH.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President, Mozambique\nH.E. Wavel Ramkalawan, President, Seychelles\nH.E. António Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations\nH.E. Razan Al Mubarak, COP28 High Level Climate Champion and President of IUCN\n\n \nPanel 2:\n\nH.E William Ruto, President, Kenya\nH.E. Brahim Ghali, President, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic\nH.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President, Tanzania\nH.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohmaud, President of Somalia\nRt Hon. Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary General, Commonwealth\n\n \nParallel 6b: Scaling up adaptation\nRoom: Aberdares\nTime: 2:30pm – 3:30pm\n \nModerator: Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, Assistant-Secretary General, United Nations and Director General of the\nAfrican Risk Capacity (ARC) Group\n \nInvited speakers:\nOpening:\n\nPresident, Gabon\nBan Ki – Moon, Former United Nations Secretary General and Chair, Global Green Growth Institute\n\n \nPanel 1:\n\nH.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President, Egypt\nH.E. Julius Maada Wonie Bio, President, Sierra Leone\nJohn Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, USA\n\n \nPanel 2:\n\nH.E Mohamed Younis A. Menfi, President, Libya\nProf. Petteri Taalas, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization\nMr. Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification\n\n \nPanel 3:\n\nAxel Van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director, World Bank\nAchim Steiner, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme\nRodger Voorhies, President of Global Growth and Opportunity, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation\n\n \nParallel 7a: Critical Minerals for Green Manufacturing\nRoom: Tsavo\nTime: 3:30pm – 4:30pm\nThis session will delve into the pivotal role of Africa’s critical minerals in the global shift towards renewable energy. It emphasizes the need for leaders in mineral-rich countries to strategically leverage this transition to enhance local interests and livelihoods while ensuring a sustainable supply of minerals. By drawing insights from innovative business models within the continent, the discussion will focus on maximizing local value addition through green mineral supply chains. Furthermore, the session will explore avenues for regional collaboration to drive investment, bolster renewable energy capacity, foster local manufacturing, establish equitable trade rules, and promote responsible and ethical mining practices.\n \nMC: Terry Anne Chebet\nModerator: James Mwangi, CEO, Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)\n \nInvited speakers:\nPanel 1:\n\nH.E. Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President, Democratic Republic of Congo\nH.E. Hage Geingob, President, Namibia\nH.E. Hakainde Hichilema, President, Zambia\nH.E Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commision\nJohn Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, USA\n\nPanel 2:\n\nDr Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27, Egypt\nSamaila Zubairu, CEO and President, Africa Finance Corporation\nDr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency\nAntonio Pedro, Executive Secretary, UNECA\nWamkele Keabetswe Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]\n
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