SLOT: General UN System side event
THEME: Overview of the United Nations system capacities and commitment at the highest level to assist Parties to the UNFCCC in implementing measures to address climate change particularly in developing countries, in all relevant areas including adaptation, capacity building and technology transfer.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Yasin Samatar
+1 917 367 2268
samatar@un.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 200-250
AGENCIES INVOLVED: All
SLOT: Adaptation
THEME: Systems and sectors essential for human livelihood, such as water resources, agriculture and food security, will be adversely affected by climate change. The event will highlight what the UN system is doing to support countries to adapt to climate change and ways to enhance this response.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Festus Luboyera
+49 172 540 9859
fluboyera@unfccc.int
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 200
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNISDR, WMO, WFP, UNCCD, UNDP, FAO, UNU-EGS, OCHA, UN-Habitat, UNICEF
SLOT: Technology Transfer
THEME: Innovation and technology are vital instruments to support climate change mitigation and adaptation. UN agencies join hands under the UN High Level Committee on Programs Working Group on Climate Change to address this issue and present examples of their actions to support developing countries.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Joe Bradley Mobile,
+41 79 248 0133
joe.bradley@wipo.int
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 100 - 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: WIPO, UNIDO, UNDESA, ITU, WTO (possibly UNDP, UNEP and UNFCCC),UNGIS members, UNESCO
SLOT: Agriculture
THEME: Agriculture must undergo a radical transformation to meet the challenges of sustainable food security and poverty reduction with climate change. Learn about approaches that increase both productivity and the resilience of livelihoods and ecosystems, plus how REDD+ lessons can inform our progress.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Jeffrey A. Brez
, +39 366 612 1101
j.brez@ifad.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 200
AGENCIES INVOLVED: IFAD, FAO, UNDP, WB, WFP, UNEP
SLOT: Financing mitigation and adaptation action
THEME: The private sector will play a pivotal role in climate finance for the foreseeable future. Given how public policy has accelerated adoption of clean technology, the session will highlight business opportunities and challenges through examples taken from established development projects in Africa.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Maureen Shields Lorenzetti
, +1 202 352 3572
mlorenzetti@ifc.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNDP, WB, IFC, IBRD, IMF
SLOT: Capacity-building
THEME: The side event will showcase UN success stories and discuss learning mechanisms and indicators on capacity building. It will pay special attention to needs expressed by parties on mitigation, adaptation, technology, finance, REDD and consider existing UN tools and initiatives such as CC:Learn.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Cassie Flynn
, + 1 212 906 6591
cassie.flynn@undp.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNDP, UNEP, UNITAR, UN CC:Learn agencies
SLOT: Climate knowledge: science, assessment, monitoring and early warning
THEME: Climate services are weakest in places where they are most needed – in vulnerable developing countries. For a modest investment, and by building on existing systems and capacities, the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) can bring benefits for sustainable development in all countries.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Mannava Sivakumar
, +41 79 51 482 51 msivakumar@wmo.int
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 200
AGENCIES INVOLVED: IOC/UNESCO, WMO, FAO, UNEP, UNEP, UNIDO, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP, UN Water, WHO, ISDR (GCOS, GOOS, GTOS)
SLOT: Supporting global, regional and national action
THEME: UN agencies will provide comprehensive information on how they can assist countries, in particular, developing countries, in their transformation to low carbon economies. The event will focus on broad and important areas in terms of emissions and sustainable development: food, power and transport.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Eivind Vagslid
, +44 7814702093
evagslid@imo.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 200
AGENCIES INVOLVED: IMO, FAO, IAEA, UNEP, UN-Habitat, UNDESA, WMO, UNESCO, Regional Commissions
SLOT: Public awareness and education
THEME: As the impacts become clearer to people everywhere, the education community is increasingly being called upon to include climate change in their programmes. This side event will highlight how educators, youth organizations, parties and development partners are putting climate change into education.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Dan Shepard
, +1 646 675 3286
shepard@un.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 100
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNDPI, WB, UNDP/UNDG, UNESCO, UNEP, UNFCCC, UNDESA, UN Comss Group Task Force on CC
SLOT: Social dimensions of climate change
THEME: Under the framework of the current discussion on the
climate change architecture this event will identify tools and
experiences from countries and UN organizations that have integrated
different social factors into policies and programmes and generated
additional co-benefits.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Elena Villalobos Prats,
+41 792 134 304
villalobose@who.int
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: WHO, ILO, IOM, UNDESA UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNITAR, UN-HABITAT,UN-WOMEN, WB, WFP, UNICEF, UNFPA
SLOT: Green growth: Economy, trade and sustainable development
THEME: The event intends to explore the linkages between green economy measures (ie standards, market instruments, support mechanisms) trade and climate change and the extent to which such measures can make a positive contribution to sustainable development and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Ludivine Tamiotti
, + 41 22 739 5694
ludivine.tamiotti@wto.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 80
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNWTO, UNEP, WMO, ICAO, WTO, WB, IMO, UNDP, UN ESCAP, ADB
SLOT: Gender
THEME: This high-level side event will showcase how all actors – from government ministries to UN agencies to microfinance organizations to large capital funds – can contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment through more equitable and inclusive climate finance.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Tim Scott,
+1 301 980 2373
tim.scott@undp.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 250
AGENCIES INVOLVED: WFP, WHO, UN SCN, UNF, WB, UNDP, Interagency Task Force on Gender and Climate Change (UNDP, UN Women, UNEP, UNFPA, UNESCO)
SLOT: Oceans
THEME: Showcasing how UN-OCEANS member agencies work together to make a difference in understanding and responding to the global challenges of climate change issues affecting our oceans and coasts
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Andrew Hudson,
+1 917 349 7303
andrew.hudson@undp.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 75-100
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UN Oceans, UNDP, UNEP, FAO, IOC/UNESCO, IMO, CBD, UNEP
SLOT: Bunkers
THEME: A panel will discuss GHG emissions from international aviation/ shipping. ICAO will focus on the implementation of concrete actions towards the achievement of global goals adopted by the 37th Assembly. IMO on its breakthrough adoption of the first ever mandatory CO2 standard for an industry sector.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Jane Hupe
, +1 514 954 6363
jhupe@icao.int
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: IMO, ICAO
SLOT: Population dynamics
THEME: Population changes—mobility, urbanization, growing numbers of young people—shape and are shaped by climate vulnerability, including in conflict or natural resource dependent settings, affecting health, food security and livelihoods. Adaptation and humanitarian actions must incorporate these changes.
FOCAL POINT: Mr. Daniel Schensul
, +1 401 447 8279
schensul@unfpa.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UN-Habitat, UNEP, DPA, IOM, OCHA, DFS, UNFPA, UN-Habitat, UNICEF, UNU, WHO, UNHCR
SLOT: Forestry/REDD+
THEME: Countries worldwide are implementing REDD+ readiness and significant lessons are already emerging. Join us to discuss how these are advancing REDD+ and revealing opportunities to connect with other sectors to meet climate and sustainable development goals while catalyzing a green economy transition.
FOCAL POINT: Ms. Seraphine Haeussling,
+33 1 44 37 76 15
seraphine.haeussling@unep.org
ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: 150
AGENCIES INVOLVED: UNEP, UNDP, FAO