A Consultation Workshop for Stakeholders in East and Southern Africa Region 20th-21nd September, 2016 in Unon CR3

The UN Environment Programme in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Foundation (Kenya), Konrad Adenauer Foundation (Kenya), and the Africa Network for Animal Welfare is organising a two day multi-stakeholder workshop to discuss the outcomes of the second session of the UN Environment Assembly and the Paris Agreement. The workshop which will take place on 20 -21 September 2016 at the United Nations Compound, Conference Room 3 in Gigiri Nairobi. It will focus on climate change, food security and environmental conservation, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as the implications of these issues for East and Southern Africa.

The workshop targets representatives from governments, the judiciary, civil society, private sector and business fraternity, media, international environmental conservation organizations, United Nations Organisations and other stakeholders from East and Southern African. Those who are interested and have yet confirmed their participation, should kinldy email their names and the name of their organisation to civil.society@unep.org by 15th September 2016. Only those who register will be granted access to the meeting.

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• Jorge Laguna-Celis - Governance Affairs Office: Introduction: Summary of UNEA-2 and its Outcomes
• Jaime Webbe-Ecosystems Division: Investing in human capacity for sustainable development through environmental education and training.
• Jiri Hlaveck - The Law Division: Enhancing the work of the United Nations Environmental Programme in facilitating cooperation, collaboration and synergies among biodiversity-related conventions
• Jochem Zoetelief - Science Division: Delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development- Sand and dust storms
• Daniel Cooney - Communication Division: Tackling Illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products
• Soraya Smaoun - Economy Division: Supporting the Paris Agreement 
• Monica Lopez - Ecosystem Services Ecosystems Unit: Sustainable management of natural capital for sustainable development and poverty eradication
• Heidi Savelli - Oceans and seas-Marine plastic litter and micro plastics
• Siham Drissi - Terrestrial Ecosystems Unit : Combating desertification, land degradation and drought and promoting sustainable pastoralism and rangelands

• Richard Munang - Africa Office: Presentation on Summary of Paris Agreement and Salient features for Africa, and effects of Climate Change in Africa
• Hon. Eddie Cross - MP National Assembly, Republic of Zimbabwe : Climate Change
• Daniel Asher - Consumer Unity and Trust Society : The nexus of Climate Change , Food Security and Trade : Case of East Africa
• Prof. Rev. Aidan Msafiri - Climate Change Ambassador for Tanzania: COP 21 for Africa
• Hon. Justice (Prof) J. Otieno-Odek - Judge of Appeal and Director, Judiciary Training Institute of the Republic of Kenya: Reflections on United Nations Environment Assembly (Unea -2) and Climate Change for East and Southern Africa
• Alexander Juras - Chief Civil Society Unit: Closing Remarks