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Side events at COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 1.2 25/09/2017

Number Organizer Title Theme

Center for International Climate and

Environmental Research (CICERO)

Victoria University Wellington (VUW)

University of Oxford; University of Reading

University of Reading

Association for Development and Research

of Sustainable Habitats (ADaRSH)

University of Sussex - Sussex Energy Group

(SEG)

Arctic Council (AC)

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment

Programme (AMAP)

The European Organisation for the

Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites

(EUMETSAT)

France

Stockholm International Water Institute

(SIWI)

Imagine our world with +4C: coping with the impacts

of climate change on water for SDG 6, 11 & 14

Partenariat Franais pour l'Eau* (PFE)

WWF (WWF)

Earth Island Institute, Inc. (EII)

Ecologic Institute

Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and

Innovation Research (FhG ISI)

Foundation Environment - Law Society

(FURG)

Monday, 6 November 2017

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2 Implementing NDCs: Diversity of Actors and Actions

To understand, interpret and implement the Paris Agreement it is essential to

understand the diversity of actors and their actions. This will have bearing upon

the governance structures, implementation models and MRV structures. This

event will dwell upon these issues and possible solutions.

6Role of Women as Guardians of the Ocean at the

Frontlines of the Climate-Development-Nature Nexus

Women are leaders in ocean management and agents for building resilient

communities and their valuable work bridges across climate action,

sustainable development and nature protection. This event highlights the

different roles women play in community resilience building and ocean

sustainability.

7Long-term climate strategies & frameworks -

elements for success

This side event will showcase insights from ongoing analysis on the

effectiveness of both the development and the implementation of long-term

climate strategies and their respective legal frameworks at national level,

drawing on examples from around the world.

4Open data and local capacities to support the global

response to climate change

Showcase how open climate data and information provided by ECMWF

Copernicus, supported by in situ and satellite-based observations, can support

forcast climate change. Showcase how early warning systems in most

vulnerable countries can be strengthened through the CREWS initiative.

1Measuring progress towards Paris Agreement goals:

aligning policy and science in global stocktakes

Talanoa requires transparency: tracking progress towards the Paris goals of

balance well below 2C needs accurate accounting of both emissions and

climate response. We will present the latest science on emission metrics and

warming to date, plus implications for SDGs and CO2 and methane policy.

The global implications of a rapidly-changing Arctic

The Arctic is a key component of the global climate system. What is the rate of

Arctic melting, and the implications of warming in the Arctic for the rest of the

world? What knowledge is needed to adapt to the inevitable change? A

discussion of best current knowledge of climate change in the Arctic.

Through +4C scenarios, this event will show why the +2C goal is vital for

water, the main medium through which climate impacts are felt (scarcity,

pollution and extreme weather, sea level rise) but also mitigated. Strong efforts

need to be undertaken to interlink SDG Water -6, Cities 11 & Ocean 14

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Costa Rica

Oeko-Institut (Institute for Applied Ecology

e.V.), Berlin

Viet Nam

University of Freiburg, Institute of Forest and

Environmental Pol

Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII)

Imperial College London

Munich Re Foundation (MRF)

Bhutan

University of Zurich (UZH)

Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies

(IASS)

International Centre for Integrated Mountain

Development (ICIMOD)

Nepal

Georgia

International Climate Dialogue e.V.* (ICD)

Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Belize

Environmental Quality Protection

Foundation (EQPF)

National Council for Climate Change,

Sustainable Development and Public

Leadership (NCCSD)

Tuesday, 07 November 2017

8NDC Accounting of GHG emissions: First-hand

experiences from pilot activities

13Ready for the Enhanced Transparency Framework?

mastering BURs today, tracking NDCs tomorrow

During the event, selected countries will share experiences and discuss ideas on

national benefits of climate change reporting as well as illustrate the

connection between current reporting requirements, the Enhanced

Transparency Framework (ETF) and NDC-tracking.

14Building capacity of tackling regional climate and

sustainable challenges

This event highlights comprehensive and multi-stakeholder approaches to

address various implementation dimension for climate action. It will look at

opportunities for some key elements to scale up the ambition with best

practices, risks and lessons learned toward a sustainable future.

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Insurance and comprehensive climate risk

management addressing needs of the poor &

vulnerable

Climate Risk Insurance (CRI) plays a central role in advancing adaptation to CC

in vulnerable countries, noted by the Paris Agreement, G7 & G20. MCII &

Imperial experts will elaborate on climate risks & CRI good practice examples

that benefit the livelihoods of poor & vulnerable communities

11NDC implementation and sustainable development

co-benefits

NDC implementation can get traction via strong sustainable development

results. Indicators of co-benefits can rely on experiences such as Bhutans Gross

National Happiness approach, which employs 9 different domains to quantify

progress toward GNH with linkages to the SDGs.

9Bringing NDCs to the next level and preparing for the

implementation of the Paris Agreement

To fulfill its commitments, the Vietnamese government is reviewing its NDC in

the alignment with the national development priorities and countrys

sustainable development objectives. We will share how the process is going on

and discuss how to mobilize resources for the implementation of the NDC

12Coordinated action on sustainable development and

climate change

Sustainable development and climate change are inextricably linked and must

be addressed jointly, especially in regions most vulnerable to climate impacts.

Topics include improving air quality for climate and health; synergies between

sustainable development and GHG emissions cuts; climate finance.

Accounting for NDC emission reductions is a cornerstone of the climate

architecture. It provides countries a meaningful tool to track the achievement

of NDCs and certainty to the international community about the latter. We

share experiences from a BMUB IKI project with Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico




University of Texas at Austin

Bellona Foundation

Carbon Capture and Storage Association

(CCSA)

Fundacin Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

(FARN)

World Resources Institute (WRI)

ClimateWorks Foundation

Switzerland

ACT Alliance - Action by Churches Together

(ACT Alliance)

Sustainable Markets Foundation - 350.org

EarthAction

CARE International (CI)

Center for International Environmental Law

(CIEL)

Women's Environment and Development

Organization (WEDO)

Coordinating Body of Indigenous

Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA)

Ejecutor de Contrato de Administracin de la

Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (ECA - RCA)

Third World Network (TWN)

South Centre

19Guaranteeing Rights & Gender Equality in all Climate

Action:prerequisite for sustainable&fair action

In Paris, parties committed to combat climate change while promoting a fair &

inclusive transition. Building on UNFCCC mandates & the Paris principles, we

highlight entry points to advance gender equality and human rights,incl.

through the Paris Implementation Guidelines, work on L&D & food security

20Traditional Knowledge, Paris Agreementa and

Indigenous Territorial Organizations

COICA will present approaches of traditional knowledge with scientific allied

organizations for climate conservation. These climate action proposals also

include Amazon Indigenous REDD+. The aim is to articulate joint actions with

State leaders, environmentalist and international cooperation.

18Title: Achieving a Just Transition: Climate Change

Mitigation Success Stories from Around the Globe

The Sustainable Markets Foundation-350.org and the Climate Scorecard

Project/ EarthAction will share mitigation success stories about the transition

from fossil fuels towards renewable energy.

17The Paris Agreement & Global Equity: how to

implement the concept of Equity at the global level

The Global Stocktake will also assess global efforts from the perspective of

Equity. Global Equity is conceptually not an easy feat as Equity is primarily

associated with fair burden sharing. We will explore solutions to this challenge

from an ethical, scientific and political perspective.

21 What to expect at COP 23The event will feature key negotiators from developing countries and

organisations on what they expect as key outcomes at COP 23.

16Enhancement options, participatory processes, and

rapid implementation of NDCs.

Current pledges in NDCs are not enough to set us in a 1.5 path. Countries need

to improve the level of ambition in their NDCs through participatory processes

before 2020. This side event will share examples and options for the

enhancement of NDCs in the lead to 2020.

15CCS developments towards a 1.5 world; will they help

the oceans and Small Island Developing States?

Ocean acidification and the need for CO2 reduction-London Conventions

response, CCS on industry including biomass, CCS supporting renewables, CCS

infrastructure to achieve 1.5C, how green politicians see the societal case for

CCS, project updates and opportunities for tech transfer.




Rural Development Institute * (Landesa)

Rights and Resources Institute, Inc. (RRI)

Asociacin Intertnica de Desarrollo de la

Selva Peruana (AIDESEP)

Federacin Nativa del Ro Madre de Dios y

Afluentes (FENAMAD)

Stichting Climate Action Network South Asia

(CANSA)

Bread for the World (BfdW)

Clean Energy Nepal (CEN)

ActionAid International

World Council of Churches (WCC)

Derecho Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

(DAR)

Coordinadora de Desarrollo y Defensa de los

Pueblos Indgenas de la Regin San Martn

(CODEPISAM)

Climate Action Network Canada (CAN-Rac)

Environmental Defence Canada Inc.

Equiterre

Asociacin Regional de Pueblos Indgenas

de la Selva Central (ARPI-SC)

Federacin de Pueblos Indgenas Kechwas de

la Regin de San Martn (FEPIKRESAM)

Federacin Regional Indgena Shawi de San

Martn (FERISHAM)

25 Bottom-up approaches to achieve NDCs

Fast approaching, NDCs will be reviewed next year, and it is important to

identify those initiatives from civil society, subnational governments and

indigenous peoples that are currently contributing to the reduction of

emissions and the development of a more resilient future.

22Secure Womens Land Rights as Climate Change

Strategy

Integrating indigenous and rural womens land and natural resource rights into

designed and implemented responses to climate change under the Paris Accord

has the potential to improve efficacy of climate-smart interventions, enhance

tenure security, and meet food security and nutrition needs.

27Climate catastrophe, Adaptation and Indigenous

Peoples

Indigenous, state and cooperation agency actions on forest fires and

savannization of the Amazon and indigenous alternatives

23Indigenous climate action for the compliance of the

NDCs to face climate denialism

Consensus with the states, civil society and cooperation agencies to comply

with the Paris Agreement and the NDCs with the indigenous contributions on

Titling, Indigenous REDD, indigenous MRV, Territorial Surveillance, Full Life

Economy and others.

26Equity in the Global Stocktake and 2018 Facilitative

Dialogue

COP23 must advance discussions on the Global Stocktake and FD2018, lest

ambition ratcheting remain out of reach. In this event, civil-society experts will

outline ways in which equity can fruitfully help fulfil the ambition-raising

promises of the GST and FD2018.

24Addressing Climate Induced Displacement and

Migration in South Asia

It is recognized that migration is growing across South Asia and links between

climate change and migration/ displacement are not fully understood in policy

discourse and practice. The Side event aims to amplify the shared

understanding of South Asian CSOs to address the issue.




Jubilee South Asia Pacific Movement, Inc.

(APMDD-JS)

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and

Development (APWLD)

Academy for Mountain Environics (AME)

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Northern Ireland

Mexico

Georgetown UniversityClimate and Clean Energy Policy in the U.S.: State

Leaders Speak Out

Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

(C2ES)

Institute for Conservation and Sustainable

Development of Amazonas (IDESAM)

Amazon Institute of People and the

Environment (Imazon)

Center of Life Institute (ICV)

Women in Europe for a Common Future

(WECF)

Federation of American Women's Clubs

Overseas, Inc. (FAWCO)

All India Women's Conference (AIWC)

World Farmers' Organisation (WFO)

International Fertilizer Industry Association

(IFA)

Wednesday, 08 November 2017

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28 Fair Shares and Ambition in the Post-Paris Regime

Based on the 2015 report Fair Shares: A CSO Equity Review of the INDC the

broad CSO coalition behind that study will present an update to the report two

years later. What has changed, what has not and what can we learn for justice,

ambition and the design of FD2018 and the Global Stocktake?

33Enhancing farmers institutional capacity to gain

effectiveness in a changing climate

Farmers networks allow exchange of information best practices, challenges

and solutions and provide farmers, youth and women, with capacity to tackle

climate change. Cases on farmers initiatives to mitigate and adapt to climate

change and measurement of progress will be shown

29Latin America and the Caribbean: Mobilizing

Investors for Implementation of the Paris Agreement

32Gender and climate change: showcasing gender-

responsive and climate resilient initiatives

Climate change impacts women in a disproportionate manner, but their

priorities and contributions are often ignored in climate policies. The event will

showcase and reward gender just climate actions, that can be up-scaled and

transferred in order to advocate for gender-responsive climate solutions.

LAC is at the forefront for efforts to move onto a sustainable development

pathway consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. The event will

consider approaches towards mobilizing investment in sustainable

infrastructure and landscapes for implementation of countries SDGs and NDCs.

31Reframing REDD+ in Brazil: long term solution to

address deforestation + promote sustainable develop

Presenting a public-private REDD+ regime in Brazil and synergies with carbon

markets. Proposal of complementary markets so that forest protection, land

use production, and decarbonisation of other sectors occur in parallel. Analysis

of financial mechanisms and legal arrangements.

U.S. governors have assumed the mantle of climate leadership. This session will

feature governors and other senior officials who will share their leading efforts

to curb emissions, prepare for climate impacts, and work together in new

alliances across states, sectors and regions.




Saudi Arabia

The Regional Organization for the

Conservation of the Environment of the Red

Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)

Environnement et Developpement du Tiers-

Monde (ENDA-TM)

Niger

Institute de recherche pour le

dveloppement (IRD)

New Zealand

Centre de coopration internationale en

recherche agronomique pour le

dveloppement (CIRAD)

Institut national de la recherche

agronomique (INRA)

Cornell University

International Potato Center (CIP)

International Water Management Institute

(IWMI)

Germanwatch

Tebtebba Foundation

International Youth and Student Movement

for the United Nations (ISMUN)

HATOF Foundation

Ghana

36Soil carbon stocks and climate change: how to reduce

uncertainties to assess land management impact?

Soil organic carbon- SOC is the largest carbon sink of the terrestrial biosphere.

SOC has been recognised as an efficient option to offset the rise in atmospheric

CO2. How designing appropriate options to maintain or increase SOC stock

under uncertainties of SOC estimates and means to offset them?

39Demonstrating Progress in Ghanas Climate Agenda:

Trilateral Cooperation in RE, cities and climate

The nexus of increased access to RE technologies and exposures of cities from

urbanization, population growth, migration, poor spatial planning and deficits

in city services versus effects of climate change, access to clean energy

technology transfer, loss and damage outcomes and city resilience

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Is Sustainable Land and Water Management

Compatible with Small-scale Farming under Climate

Change?

Climate change adaptation in agriculture will be driven by growing pressure on

water and land. Solutions include early-maturing, robust and water-efficient

root and tuber crops, better water management, mechanisms to protect land

rights and organize farmers, and an enabling policy environment.

38Realising multi-stakeholders mobilisation and

readiness to the Green Climate Fund (GCF)

The event will enable experience sharing and peer-learning about multi-

stakeholders mobilisation and readiness in national and international GCF state

of play. Key challenges they face, including young people and indigenous

peoples involvement, will be discussed towards strengthening that engagement

35Approche territoriale des CDNs:

Quel financement pour laccs aux technologies?

Face lurgence de laction climatique bon nombre de Pays en dveloppement

ont identifi leurs besoins technologiques travers lEvaluation des Besoins en

Technologie et les Contribution Dtermines au niveau National. Toutefois, il

importe de renforcer la recherche et la promotion des synergies...

34NDCs in addressing Marine and Coastal Zone

Management in Red Sea and Arabia Gulf

Showcase national regional collaborative efforts for ecosystem approach in

NDCs addressing Marine and Coastal Zone Management, adaptation actions

through: marine protection, coral reef; including their mitigation co-benefits




University of Cambridge

Vasudha Foundation

South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE)

Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)

Carre Geo & Environnement (CGE)

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Coastal Association for Social Transformation

Trust (COAST Trust)

OXFAM International (OI)

Tsinghua University, Global Climate Change

Institute (GCCI)

Renewable Energy Institute

Climate Change Center (CCC)

CGIAR System Organization

Southern African Confederation of

Agricultural Unions (SACAU)

Comit permanent inter-tats de lutte

contre la scheresse au Sahel (CILSS)

Economic Community of West African States

(ECOWAS)

Union Economique et Montaire Ouest

Africaine (UEMOA)

Organisation Internationale de la

Francophonie (OIF/IFDD)

Thursday, 09 November 2017

41Climate Justice, Adaptive Agriculture and Livestock

Farming in Vulnerable Lands of Agrarians

In Asia & Africa, frequent natural disasters are displacing populations; many are

combating impacts of climate change by coupling technology and TEK. This

event advocates for international status of climate refugees and promotes

collective community interventions on climate adaptive agro-farming.

42 Displacement, human mobility and climate change

The event will assess progress in implementing the Paris Agreement and COP

decisions, incl.the Task Force on Displacement that is tasked to develop

recommendations to avert, minimize and address displacement, and discuss

recent findings related to human mobility, incl.in slow-onset contexts.

40Long-term, sustainable strategies for ensuring the

transition to a net-zero future.

2050 strategies are crucial for ensuring a sustainable future. This event,

convening business leaders and civil society experts, will discuss action being

taken in both developed and emerging economies and the benefits of a just

transition to a zero-carbon future for both business and society.

44 Scaling up private sector climate actions in agriculture

Private sector led climate actions are key to helping countries achieve goals set

out in their NDCs. This event will share experiences of private sector climate

actions in agriculture and identify lessons for scaling up such efforts.

45Implementation of NDCs in countries: Progress,

challenges and perspectives

CILSS, ECOWAS, OIF and UEMOA have gained some experiences in the

implementation of NDCs in the countries. They want to share these experiences

and other initiatives with other communities.

43Energy transition and low carbon developments in

North East Asia - China, South Korea, Japan

This side event will invite the experts, scholar and delegates to discuss and

share the knowledge of the opportunities and challenges both exist in low-

carbon development and energy transit in China, South Korea and Japan




Federation of German Industries (BDI)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Unin de Industriales para Saneamiento

Cuencas Matanza Riachuelo y Reconquista

(UISCUMARR)

United States Council for International

Business (USCIB)

BUSINESSEUROPE

Chamber of Commerce of the United States

of America

Mouvement des entreprises de France *

(MEDEF)

Turkish Industry and Business Association

(TUSIAD)

Business Council for Sustainable Energy

(BCSE)

Corn Refiners Association, Inc. (CRA)

Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)

U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)

International Livestock Research Institute

(ILRI)

Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical

(CIAT)

German Emissions Trading Association

(BVEK)

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH

Zurich)

Morocco

I4CE - Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)

Corporacin Andina de Fomento (CAF)

European Investment Bank (EIB)

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Climate Action in Financial Institutions:

Mainstreaming the Paris Agreement in the Financial

Sector

The Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative has high potential to aid

the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Member institutions will show

how they are mainstreaming the 5 Principles for Climate Action and share their

vision to make financial flows consistent with article 2.1(c).

50Market mechanisms 2.0: Whereto from here? Moving

from the Kyoto regime to the Paris scheme

What can we learn from the Kyoto mechanisms to inform the design of new

market mechanisms, including whether and how the existing mechanisms can

still play a role? Can sectoral mechanisms act as a stepping stone towards

trading systems and what are issues around linking of trading systems?

49Climate-contingent finance: Emerging instruments for

mitigation in agriculture

Developing countries urgently require finance to meet mitigation commitments

in the agriculture sector. Speakers will present business cases to demonstrate

different emerging instruments for climate-contingent finance in agriculture

and identify needs for evidence and action to support them.

48Mobilizing the Business of Clean and Productive

Energy

The private sector is driving local & national action to help countries improve

energy productivity, build a diverse low-carbon electricity portfolio and design

smart, sustainable infrastructure replete with renewable bioproducts. Hear

how smart policy and investments create jobs and grow economies.

47Business engagement to assess progress and

implement the Paris Agreement

Implementing and strengthening the Paris Agreement will depend on

marshalling business efforts, innovation and contributions to inform the

facilitative dialogue and transparency process. We will showcase business

initiatives, including through the Marrakech Business Action for Climate

(MBA4Climate).

46Transforming the Industry: The Case for Transparency

and Ambition in Markets and NDCs

Discuss the chances and challenges energy intensive industry is facing on the

way to GHG-neutrality; Identify how the framework and instruments of the

Paris Agreement can support industry on its way to become GHG-neutral by

2050; showcasing (inter)national initiatives that contribute thereto.




Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation - Planet

Pledge (LDF-PP)

Yes to Life, No to Mining (YLNM)

Organizacin para la Conservacin de

Cetceos (OCC-Uruguay)

Netherlands

International Federation of Red Cross and

Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Solomon Islands

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)

International Council of Chemical

Associations (ICCA)

European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

Chemie (Chemie)

Stichting Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Swiss Association for Environmentally

Conscious Management (BU)

Project Developer Forum Ltd. (PD-Forum)

Climate Markets and Investment Association

Limited (CMIA)

Designated Operational Entities and

Independent Entities Association (DIA)

Palau

Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center,

Japan (OECC)

Achieving Socially and Ecologically Beneficial

Renewable Energy Systems through Community

Engagement

Renewable energy is integral to our future. However, some projects have

harmed ecosystems, vulnerable communities, and indigenous peoples rights.

Active engagement between investors and communities, as well as strict

screening and full reporting, can help ensure net, lasting benefits across SDGs.

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58Building upon traditional culture, Pacific Islands take

the lead in Sustainable sea transportation

Republic of Palau, and Okeanos Foundation, join forces to develop Pacific

region sustainable sea transportation network. Building upon traditional

knowledge, Pacific islands embrace modernized sailing canoes using only native

renewable energies and provide model for global coastal communities.

57 Where are the projects in the new Paris world?

What is the role of the carbon markets under the Paris Agreement? What is the

relationship between NDCs and exports of emission reduction rights? Can

adaption projects help? How can projects get access to climate finance? Can

projects support the SDG?

Are there more chances or more problems?

56 Advancing Corporate Disclosure on Climate Change

Shareholder demand on climate disclosure is growing, investors increasingly

seek to align with global sustainable development and climate change targets.

The event will look at the investor, and financial markets, relevance of climate

change related data for a sustainable global economy.

55Making our impact measurable and transparent:

Contributions of the chemical sector to the SDGs

Experts will discuss the role of the Chemical Industry to achieving the SDGs

through a low carbon economy. A focus will lie on ways to measure

sustainability with consistent and transparent data and best-practice examples

from the sector to contribute to the SDGs and deliver on Climate Action

53 Excellence in Climate Adaptation

How do we measure the impact of climate adaptation projects? Discussion

about 'What is excellence in climate adaptation' from different

perspectives.Panel discussion led by the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate

Adaptation.

54Building resilience for climate change adaptation and

disaster risk reduction in vulnerable islands

The event shares knowledge and experiences from policy makers and

stakeholders on strengthening climate resilience for the vulnerable island

environment. It also features policies, strategies and resilience measures,

concerning to reduce the disaster risk of climate displacement.




Australia

European Space Agency (ESA)

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability

(ICLEI)

Ruhr Regional Association (RVR)

Indonesia

Japan International Forestry Promotion and

Cooperation Center (JIFPRO)

International Peatland Society* (IPS)

Partnership for Governance Reform * (The

Partnership)

Fundacin Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA)

Centro de Estudios Uruguayos de Tecnologa

Apropiada (CEUTA)

Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental

(SPDA)

Global Canopy Programme (GCP)

Universit Sorbonne Paris Cit (USPC)

University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine

(UNIGE)

Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)

Center for Biological Diversity (CBD)

Rural Reconstruction Nepal (RRN)

LDC Watch

Freedom from Debt Coalition Inc. (FDC)

Society of Catholic Medical Missionaries

(SCMM)

63Displacements induced by El Nio: a public health

issue

As El-Nio will be deeply affected by climate change, the associated migration

and health issues are likely to become increasingly connected : this side-event

will explore how they can be addressed through meaningful policy responses,

communication and education.

62How local actions in an urban context contribute to

NDCs implementation in Latin America

The event will present two regional initiatives in Latin America: comparative

analysis of NDCs implementation in the agricultural and forestry sectors and

preliminary findings of research-action projects focused on climate resilient

urban development to show how to scale from urban to national level

61

Protecting Worlds Peatlands for Taming the Changing

Climate

INDONESIA and UNEP, supported by GPI

Countries urgently need to pay attention to peatlands as a significant source of

potential emissions. Indonesia with its massive tropical peatlands can share

concrete experiences in advancing efforts to protect peatlands from fires, loss

and degradation, together with UNEP and other members of GPI.

60Cities in Transition: Industrial Legacy for a Low Carbon

Future

Well-managed urban transitions provide exceptional opportunities for cities

with an industrial legacy to create vibrant, green economies and sustainable

urban systems. Their stories offer a valuable example of what the global low-

carbon transition might look like.

59Improving productivity and conservation through

landuse monitoring in the Pacific Islands

Resilient landscapes and food security require a holistic approach to forests and

agriculture. This side event will contain presentations from Pacific Island

countries on the Global Forest Observations Initiatives support and guidance

for landuse monitoring, including through REDDcompass training.

The energy sector is the biggest contributor to climate change, but leaves 1

billion people without electricity. Fossil fuels are no longer viable yet are still

heavily subsidized. The side event will explore questions about what changes

are needed to deliver the Paris temperature goal.

Reclaiming Power: People Vs. Polluters in the Energy

Transformation64




Friends of the Earth International (FOEI)

Food & Water Watch (FWW)

United Kingdom Youth Climate Coalition

Limited (UKYCC)

Corporate Europe Observatory Foundation

(CEO)

International Network for Sustainable

Energy (INFORSE)

Integrated Sustainable Energy and Ecological

Development Association (INSEDA)

Sustainable Environmental Development

Watch (SusWatch)

Yale University

China Center for Climate Communication (China

4C)

EURELECTRIC

International Association of Public Transport

(UITP)

International Union of Railways (UIC)

Guinea

Institute for Governance and Sustainable

Development (IGSD)

Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center,

Inc. (CAI - Asia Center)

Cte d'Ivoire

International Solar Energy Society e.V. (ISES)

World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)

World Bioenergy Association (WBA)

International Hydropower Association (IHA)

Friday, 10 November 2017

Getting to Yes: The Difference and Evolvement of Climate

Change in Chinese and American Mind

China Center for Climate Change Communication and Yale Program on Climate

Communication will release the latest report of 2017 national survey on public opinions

over climate change and relevant policies in China and the US, revealing how the topic

was evolved and viewed differently among countries.

70Renewables Working Together: Staying below 1.5C

with Renewable Energy

Solar, wind, bioenergy, hydro & geothermal offer real and ready solutions to

combat climate change and are key tools in reducing effects of climate change.

The side event will showcase examples of the strengths of renewable energies

and how they can be deployed in order to stay below 1.5C increase

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65Proposing stronger NDCs, LEDS & Paris Rulebook for

poverty reduction and local village development

Stronger NDCs & LEDS that include local low emission solutions to increase

energy access and improve livelihoods to reduce poverty. We will showcase

village based solutions from South Asia and East Africa and how NDCs & LEDS

can promote these solutions, how a good Paris Rulebook can facilitate this.

69Pathways and strategies to keep warming well below

2C

Event will outline the opportunities and multiple benefits from quick action to

reduce short-lived climate pollutants. A climate pathway that moves to

immediately reduce near and long-term warming benefits health, energy

efficiency & sustainable development and can prevent up 0.6C by mid-century

Fossil Gas: pathway to a clean energy future or route

to dangerous climate change?

So-called natural gas is being sold by industry lobbyists as a transition fuel

and partner to renewables. Yet new fossil gas infrastructure is driving

dangerous climate change and won't keep us within a safe and fair carbon

budget. Hear the facts - and how people are resisting on the ground.

64

68A Bright Future: The Value of Electricity for a

Decarbonised Economy and Transport Sector

Representatives from electricity & sustainable transport sectors, industry,

investors & civil society, to engage on value of electrification for sustainable

global development. Speakers to present strategic low-carbon electricity

projects showing potential of electrification in sustainable transport




International Transport Forum, Organisation

for Economic Co-operation and

Development (ITF)

Institute for Transportation and

Development Policy (ITDP)

Climate Action Reserve

The Climate Registry (TCR)

Chile

Oceana Inc.

The Carbon Trust

Lund University

Wuppertal Institute for Climate,

Environment and Energy

Global Forest Coalition (GFC)

Krasnoyarsk regional public ecological

movement "Friends of the Siberian Forests"

(FSF)

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

(IATP)

Brighter Green, Inc.

Italian Climate Network (ICN)

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)

Asian Pacific Resource and Resource Centre

for Women (ARROW)

Viracao Educommunication

Saturday, 11 November 2017

Sunday, 12 November 2017

74Role of innovation and policy to catalyse deep

decarbonisation of energy intensive industries

Deep decarbonisation of industry is relatively untapped. Higher energy

efficiency as well as fundamental process changes are required. This session will

assess options and implications for industry, policy and research, including new

results from SEforALLs Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator.

71Shared Mobility for Climate Mitigation: Innovation

and Big Data

The digitalisation of urban transport has accelerated in recent years, just as

when many new technologies have been introduced and users started adopting

new behaviours. The arrival of shared mobility services, electrification and

automation can achieve low carbon transport.

73How to build an Ocean NDC? A Practical guide on

ocean resilience

While most NDCs include ocean-related information, there is need to identify

the best tools available to ensure the ocean stays healthy as it continues to be a

global climate regulator. The event brings views from science, Parties and NGOs

to build a common understanding on the challenges ahead.

76The Impacts of Climate Change on Health and Human

Rights

Climate change is among the greatest threats to global health.

During the side event, specific case studies will be analyzed. Experts will discuss

the main impacts of climate change on health as well as the implications for

human rights and gender equality.

72Sub-National Strategies in North America for Meeting

Paris Commitments

US determined to meet Paris commitments. US Climate Alliance created to

foster action at sub-national level. Sub-national leaders will discuss wide

variety of policy approaches, including how to harmonize policies with other

jurisdictions.

75Climate Finance and Sustainable Land Use: The Gap

between Theory and Reality

The event/exhibition will include an update on the latest developments in

climate finance for REDD+, forests, livestock production and sustainable land

use in general. It will analyse to what extend the latest policies and trends will

impact on the rights, livelihoods and conservation initiatives of




Earth Innovation Institute (EII)

Amigos de la Tierra Asociacin Civil (ATAC)

Governors' Climate and Forests Fund

Pronatura Mexico

Tonga

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

The Climate Group (TCG)

Climate Analytics GmbH

Center for International Forestry Research

(CIFOR)

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

(NMBU)

Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU Jena)

Wageningen University * (WUR)

Finland

University of Eastern Finland (UEF)

Denmark

Climate Parliament

International Tropical Timber Organization

(ITTO)

Mangroves in the Tropics: Realizing their Potential for

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Forestry and Forest Products Research

Institute (FFPRI)

South Asia Co-operative Environment

Programme (SACEP)

Network of Regional Governments for

Sustainable Development (nrg4SD)

Pakistan

Monday, 13 November 2017

77

79Driving medium and long-term climate action

towards 2050 targets with sub-national governments

This event will highlight how sub-national governments are translating the long-

term vision of Under2 MOU into concrete actions. It will share learnings on the

latest science around pursuing the 1.5C limit, developing 2050 pathways,

increasing transparent disclosure and scaling policy solutions.

78 Climate Change and its impacts on Plant Health

To focus on how climate change affects plant health globally with a focus on

the Pacific Islands. In the Pacific Islands healthy plants means food

security,healthy environment and trade but things have changed due to

impacts of climate change.

The Balikpapan Challenge: A Global Framework for

Low-Emission Development in Tropical Forest Regions

Governors Climate & Forests Task Force jurisdictions & implementing partners

join the Balikpapan Challenge, establishing a shared definition of success for

tropical deforestation, conservation, improved livelihoods, renewable energy,

scalable incentive systems & human rights protection by 2020.

80REDD+: Bridging national and subnational levels of

government

Integrating national and subnational government levels is essential to develop

lasting low-carbon emissions transformations including REDD+. To support

decision making, this side event examines situations and gaps, and how

subnational initiatives and multistakeholder approaches can change dynamics.

81Financing Paris and the SDGs through Fuel Subsidy

Reform and Taxation: Country Best Practice

Practical country and international efforts to remove fossil fuel subsidies and

invest in renewables, public transport and energy efficiency. Phasing out USD

500 billion subsidies and introduction of fuel taxation has emissions reduction

potential of 23% and liberates finance for sustainable energy.

83Implementing NDCs:Planning and coordination at the

regional, national and sub national level

Event will highlight the importance of vertical integration and the alignment

between national and subnational efforts towards effective climate action and

will showcase successful cooperation between regional, national,subnational

governments to harness the full potential of NDCs and raise ambition

82

Mangroves are one of the most carbon rich ecosystems in the tropics but they

are under threat. Climate action/REDD+ for mangroves is critical to improve the

resilience of coastal communities while storing large amounts of carbon. Key

mitigation & adaptation attributes of mangroves will be discussed.




International Institute for Environment and

Development (IIED)

Both ENDS Foundation (Both ENDS)

Welthungerhilfe

Fundacin Amigos de la Naturaleza (FAN

Bolivia)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Network Peace Integration and Development

(PAZINDE)

Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities *

(ICSC)

Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies

(BCAS)

Philippines

Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC)

Mauritius

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

86A Sustainable and Just alternative to REDD+: The

Bolivian Joint Mitigation and Adaptation Mechanism

As a key component of its NDC, Bolivia has developed a mechanism for the

integral and sustainable managment of forests without the pitfalls and

limitations of REDD+ by investing in systems of life as a source of resilience and

reconnecting people to their forests without commodifying them.

87Innovative climate finance strategies and instruments

by and for climate-vulnerable countries

The event will preview innovative climate finance proposals such as the

Sustainable Insurance Facility of Vulnerable 20 Group of Finance Ministers and

the financing program behind the 4.4 million residential rooftop installations in

Bangladesh. It will feature insights from V20 country experts.

85Risk informed Early Warning&Early Action for less l&d

in drought contexts and forest fires

The panel (WHH,START,FAN)focusses on scientific recognition and monitoring

of droughts for triggering innovative financing mechanisms (drought insurances

and forecast-based-financing) to support and early action measures for less loss

and damages. Early warn. syst. for forest fires will be presented

This event will highlight the importance of non-Party stakeholders in delivering

climate action at the frontline, and ensuring climate finance gets to the local

level. It will share learning on devolved climate finance in Kenya, Tanzania, Mali

& Senegal and experiences on good adaptation.

88Accessing Climate Finance: The Commonwealth

Support Mechanisms to Developing Countries

This side event will present a country focused perspective on climate finance

challenges and the innovative Commonwealth support mechanisms to help

unlock climate finance for adaptation and mitigation actions in the some of the

most vulnerable developing states.

84Money Where it Matters: lessons from decentralising

climate funds and sub-national leadership




Kyrgyzstan

International Climbing and Mountaineering

Federation (UIAA)

CDP Worldwide (CDP)

Association Climate-KIC

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)

United States of America

Midwest Research Institute/National

Renewable Energy Laboratory (MRI/NREL)

Secretariat of the Pacific Regional

Environment Programme (SPREP)

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Kenya

Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands

(ECN)

climatepolicy.net e.V.

Leadership for Environment and

Development International (LEAD

International)

Secretariat of the Union for the

Mediterranean (UfMS)

Observatoire mditerranen de l'nergie

(OME)

94Climate Finance and Energy Transition in the

Mediterranean region

The UfM Climate Finance Study will provide an overview of the funding flows

related to climate finance in the Mediterranean region. It could contribute to

the UNFCCC biennial world report. Also critical issues of energy transition in the

region and the place of climate finance will be discussed.

93Strategies to accelerate private sector investment for

NDC implementation

LEDS GP, GIZ SPA, UNDP, the NDC Partnership, and partner countries will share

experiences on potential strategies to spur private investment in low-carbon

climate resilient opportunities. Lessons will be shared on policies, instruments

and tools to unlock investment for NDC implementation.

92Pacific Islands Climate Action and Finance: Successes,

Challenges and lessons Learnt

Developing effective national mechanisms for climate finance is complex. The

Pacific will share lessons about planning, access, delivery and monitoring of

climate finance for climate action. Learn from Pacific experience, progress &

explore opportunities for new partnerships.

91Action on Spurring Innovation and Deploying

Advanced Technologies

This event will focus on innovative solutions and accelerated deployment of

advanced technologies designed to tackle environmental challenges. It will

highlight advancements that are transforming development pathways and ways

in which the public and private sector are working towards this end.

90Unstoppable and irreversible: innovation, non-state

actors and the Paris Agreement

Innovation and leadership by non-state actors is critical for accelerating the

pace and scale of the transition to a low carbon economy. This event features

key initiatives that demonstrate progress since COP21, present action-oriented

case studies and demonstrate how to overcome barriers to action.

89Mountains and Islands: Coalitions for vulnerable

ecosystems

The Mountain Partnership and the Global Island Partnership are alliances that

address the effects of climate change on vulnerable ecosystems. We will

explore issues related to climate change adaptation and management, share

experiences and lessons learned, and build synergies among the partnerships.




Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

(CAFOD)

Coordination Office of the Austrian Bishop's

Confe (KOO)

Institutional Investors Group on Climate

Change Ltd. (IIGCC)

Ceres, Inc.

Carbon Tracker Initiative Limited

PRI Association (PRI)

UNEP - Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Greenpeace International (GREENPEACE)

International Trade Union Confederation

(ITUC)

Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation

Asociacion para la Naturaleza y Desarrollo

Sostenible (ANDES)

International Federation of Organic

Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)

Frankfurt School of Finance and

Management gGmbH

Asheville-Buncombe Sustainable Community

Initiatives, Inc. * (The Collider)

Women's Earth and Climate Caucus (WECC)

Ithaca College

The Gaia Foundation

Organic Consumers Association (OCA)

95A transformative response to climate change:

Applying the principles of Laudato Si

What does a truly transformative approach to tackling climate change look

like? This event will draw on the principles within Pope Francis 2015 letter on

climate, environment and poverty to discuss this question and present

guidelines that can be applied to countries national climate plans.

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

100Women for Climate Justice Leading Solutions on the

Frontlines of Climate Change

We will hear from grassroots and Indigenous women leaders addressing climate

solutions from a climate justice framework, including forest and biodiversity

protection, just transition to 100% renewable energy, agro-ecology

implementation, fossil fuel resistance, and rights of nature.

99A Global Adaptation Goal and borderless climate

risks: strengths and limits of the Paris Agreement

Many climate risks are borderless, meaning national adaptation is a global

concern. But how do climate impacts cross national borders? Which countries

are most exposed? Who should adapt and how? New research will be

presented and a practitioner panel will discuss the road from Paris.

98Agro-ecological practices for water efficient,

biodiverse, gender & nutrition sensitive food systems

An exploration of best practices for biodiversity conservation and sustainability

for health and nutrition through the promotion of water efficiency and gender

sensitive & healthy food systems. Speakers will discuss diversified agro-

ecological approaches contributing to CC mitigation & adaptation.

97 A Just Transition to a 1.5C World

A global economic transformation is needed to reach the PA 1.5C goal, away

from fossil fuels/ forest destruction, and achieving prosperity for all. Exploring

examples around the world/ across sectors we will show that through a just

transition, climate action and climate justice can go hand in hand

96Investor Actions to Implement the Paris Agreement

and Accelerate the Low-Carbon Transition to 2020

Investors and the finance sector are changing their own practices, and working

with companies and governments to deliver the Paris Agreement. This session

features actions on climate disclosure, integrating climate into decisions,

increasing low-carbon investment, and supporting climate policies.




International Institute for Sustainable

Development (IISD)

Canada

Coastal Development Partnership (CDPBD)

MISEREOR, German Catholic Bishops'

Organisation for Development Cooperation

(MISEREOR)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V. (FES)

Cooperation internationale pour le

dveloppement et la solidarit (CIDSE)

PAIRVI Associates (PAIRVI)

European Federation for Transport and

Environment (T&E)

European Climate Foundation (ECF)

World Energy Council (WEC)

Estonia

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

Stiftung Mercator Foundation

Rheinisch-Westflisches Institut fr

Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. (RWI)

African Union Commission (AUC)

Gabon

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

106Africa Day on Partnership for the implementation of

the Paris Agreement: An African Response.

The Africa Day provides a platform for engaging partnership; discuss and

analyze priority issues for Africa in preparation for the implementation of Paris

agreement. These include: Resource mobilization, capacity needs, institutional

arrangements & support, policy reforms, communication, & networking

105

Effective implementation of Paris Agreement:

Integrating Africa development & climate change

agenda

To reach the Sustainable Development Goals, human development needs to be

decoupled from greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss challenges for Africa and

possible domestic and international policy responses. Keywords: Development;

SDGs; Africa; Climate Policy; Carbon Pricing; Climate Finance

104Is the energy world more or less sustainable and how

do leaders respond to the Trilemma challenge?

The launch of the annual World Energy Trilemma Index sets the context for a

high-level dialogue on how new transportation models and tomorrow's power

distribution systems, can improve the security of supply, social equity and

resilience of energy systems whilst reducing emissions for NDC success.

Advancing womens leadership and decision-making is crucial for successful

responses to the challenges posed by climate change. This event will explore

themes such as womens empowerment, inclusive and gender-sensitive policies

and innovative practices to advance gender-responsive climate action.

103Shipping can no longer free-ride in global

decarbonisation efforts

International shipping ducked direct mention in the Paris Agreement, but could

account for 10% of global emissions by 2050 unless action is taken. What short-

mid-long term actions are needed to abate emissions? How big is the policy gap

at IMO and regionally? How to avoid the disconnect with UNFCCC?

102Just Transition to a Low Carbon and Sustainable

Future

Responding to climate change requires a transformation of unsustainable

structures and a transition towards a low carbon economy. The side event will

discuss the social impacts and guiding justice principals for a just transition with

the example of Bangladesh and other countries.

101Empowerment for Inclusive Climate Action and

Decision-making




International Renewable Energy Agency

(IRENA)

ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable

Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE)

European Union

International Energy Agency (IEA)

Norway

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

(LO)

Argentina

Guatemala

Fundacin Avina (AVINA)

Green Economics Institute (GEI)

Economic Research Institute for Northeast

Asia (ERINA)

Water Safety Initiative Foundation (WASIF)

Seoul International Law Academy (SILA)

Coalition for Our Common Future (COCF)

Senegal

Jeunes volontaires pour l'environnement

(JVE)

Benin

Peru

International Centre for Research in

Agroforestry (ICRAF)

113Multisectorial process to the NDC implementation:

the Peruvian model

Peru's Government is leading a multisectorial and multistakeholder process

through a Multisectorial Working Group, comprising 13 ministries and the

Centre of Strategic Planning in order to meet NDC and sustainable development

objectives. Agroforestry is a potential action being explored.

110NDCs development and implementation from a multi

sectoral perspective

The aim of the event is to analyze NDCs development and implementation

processes from a multi stakeholder point of view. For these purposes,

Argentina will present its recent experiences on revising and implementing its

NDC, sharing its views with a group of stakeholders involved in the process.

111Innovations in Green Investment and Economic

Structures for 2 tonnes of carbon per capita by 2022

Possibilities & challenges of rapidly halving the Global Carbon Budget.

New investment ideas, structures & models with top climate scientists,policy

makers, Green Economists,bankers, traders, creating fossil free supergrids &

diverse,equitable,green dynamic beneficial economic & energy transitions.

112

Towards a coordinated national approach for

adaptation planning: experiences from Benin and

Senegal

Experiences of francophone sub-Saharan African countries in reinforcing

national capacities for the science-based planning and programming of

adaptation measures in the context of their National Adaptation Plan

formulation process.

109Working together for green jobs - tripartite

cooperation for a low-carbon economy

The best solutions for the transition to a low-carbon, green economy will be

found through cooperation, partnerships and social dialogue. This side-event

will highlight ways to identify and integrate climate solutions in working life.

108Cooperation of major economies for Paris

implementation and global energy transition

The event will demonstrate EU action towards scaled-up policy collaboration

with major economies to implement the Paris Agreement and transition to

clean energy. High-level participants will present their cooperation initiatives

and their vision towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

107

Mobilising investment for advancing the

implementation of renewable energy targets in

African NDCs

IRENA estimates that more than $220 billion will be required to realize the RE

commitments in African NDCs by 2030. The event will review how to translate

NDCs into investments and shine a spotlight on the NDCs of two countries and

how financing innovations can mobilise the needed investments.




Russian Federation

National Carbon Sequestration Foundation

(NCSF)

115 Germany Shifting the trillions Now !

Opportunities are discussed for climate-friendly oriented investments for

sustainable growth with focus to meet the long-term goal of the Paris

Agreement to direct global financial flows towards low greenhouse-gas

development.

King's College, School of Law

Fondation Jean-Jaurs (FJJ)

Foundation for Strategic Environmental

Research (MISTRA)

Uppsala University

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Emory University

Mediators Beyond Borders International

(MBBI)

University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-

Boulder)

Seychelles

ClimateNet

Cabo Verde

EURONATURA - Centre for Environmental

Law and Sustainable Development

Thursday, 16 November 2017

1172020: The necessary, desirable and achievable turning

point to safeguard our climate

If global CO2 emissions continue to rise beyond 2020, or even remain level, the

temperature goals set in Paris become almost unattainable. Hear about our 6-

point plan for a 2020 turning point and how to reach net zero by 2050 by

halving emissions each year via the Carbon Law.

116A just transition, economic diversification and the

forum on response measures to climate change

This panel discussion will examine opportunities for progress and synergy on

the response measures work programme items of just transition and economic

diversification, both through the improved forum on response measures and

through complementary regional and national processes.

114 Russia's Contribution to Low-emission Economies

The panel will gather top-level executives and experts to discuss the role of

Russian resources such as natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy in

mitigating climate change

120Roadmap in Cabo Verde - Waste management in a

multi-island African State

The Small Island State, Cabo Verde, recognizes GHG emissions from waste as a

major concern for its development. Under the countrys Waste Roadmap,

currently, local plans are being implemented. CV is defining a new national,

multi-island, waste management system towards its sustainable development.

119Achieving 100% Renewable Power Supply by 2035

for the Seychelles

This side event will present the energy roadmap of the Seychelles to derive a

100% renewable power supply by 2035

118LUCCC- An LDCs initiative to build long-term climate

capacity and implement Article 11 of the Paris

The LDCs University Consortium on Climate Capacity (LUCCC) was launched

recently as a response to the Article 11 of the Paris Agreement. The event will

share the context, vision, and function of the consortium and the role

universities can play in building climate capacity in LDCs and beyond.




Brazil

Center for Management and Strategic

Studies (CGEE)

Kiribati

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS)

Jamaica

Mountain Institute, Inc. (TMI)

Madagascar

Stockholm University - Institute for

International Economic Studies (IIES)

International Union for Conservation of

Nature (IUCN)

Convention on Wetlands of International

Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

(Ramsar Convention)

Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco (FPA2)

SouthSouthNorth Projects Africa (SSN Africa)

International Center for Environmental

Technology Transfer (ICETT)

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Partnership (REEEP)

Swaziland

Namibia

126

Financing transformative climate & development

outcomes: Experiences from Eastern & Southern

Africa

A paradigm shift from business-as-usual is required to achieve low-carbon &

climate resilient development pathways. Climate finance plays a role in

enabling this transition. The side event will share experiences from Namibia,

Swaziland and Rwanda in accessing finance for resilient economies.

125Fast-tracking and financing coastal and marine nature-

based solutions to climate change

Clear investment opportunities & revenue streams are needed to make

commercial opportunities & value creation in the coastal natural capital

economy possible. By combining investment sectors (i.e. marine data

technology innovation), bankable coastal ecosystem projects (e.g. mangroves)

can be created

124Nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and

mitigation: from policy to practice perspectives

The Paris agreement recognizes the role of nature-based solutions in mitigating

and adapting to climate change. This side event will examine how that role can

be achieved in policy and practice. Green infrastructure initiatives from

Madagascar will be shared as national level experiences

122The integration of Climate Change, Disaster Risk

Management and its links to Sustainable Development

The successes and challenges on Climate Change and Disaster Risk

Management and the SDGs with focus on enhancing resilient development and

new innovative funding proposal that will bridge the gap and expedite financing

of climate resilient infrastructures and developments in Kiribati.

123Addressing climate change impacts in vulnerable

ecosystems: mountains and islands

The Mountain Partnership members will explore common challenges and

solutions for addressing climate change impacts in mountains and islands.

Topics include ecosystem-based adaptation, disaster risk reduction, innovative

finance, and other resilience-building options for these vulnerable regions.

121The Bioenergy contribution to the Paris Agreement:

an update of relevant initiatives

The event aims at presenting an update of the activities of the BioFuture

Platform, launched at COP-22, together with recent domestic initiatives in the

bioenergy sector that are relevant to implementing the Paris Agreement,

featuring the Brazilian RenovaBio program.




Centre for International Sustainable

Development Law (CISDL)

London School of Economics and Political

Science (LSE)

Hungary

International Food Policy Research Institute

(IFPRI)

Climate Smart Agriculture Youth Network

(CSAYN)

Ibn Zohr University (UIZ)

Inter-religious Climate and Ecology Network

(ICE Network)

World Renewal Spiritual Trust (WRST)

International Network of Engaged Buddhists

(INEB)

International Bar Association (IBA)

SCC Institute (SCC)

Timor-Leste

Lao People's Democratic Republic

WaterAid* (WaterAid*)

Friday, 17 November 2017

131Supporting the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement

through International Dispute Settlement

Building on conferences held at COP21&22, IBA, supported by ICC, PCA and

SCC, proposes a panel discussion on how the dispute resolution procedures in

the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC, incl. arbitration, could be used by States

to incentivize compliance with/enable enforcement of the Paris Agreement

130 Faith and Community Approach to Climate Action

Adaptation and resilience models through community organizing. Examples of

initiatives to strengthen community capacity for effective climate action incl.

solar energy. How to empowering and engaging faith groups for climate action?

Spiritual perspectives on capacity building.

129Youth Engagement in Climate Smart Agriculture:

Opportunities and Challenges

Globally, youth dontvalueagriculture is good livelihood option, abandoningit

for urban areas. CC adds difficulty, increasing viewsofthe sector as risky. CSAYN

is changing youths mindset, advocating CSA to increasefood production,

reduce GHG emissions & enhance the sectors resilience to CC.

128High Level Panel Discussion: How can agroecology

help countries achieve their climate commitments?

Building on the outcomes of the FAO Regional Agroecology Symposiums this

panel discussion focuses on the role and comparative advantages of

agroecology in food security, building resilience, mitigating climate change

impacts and facilitating countries in meeting their Paris Agreement

commitments.

127Law and Governance Reforms for Climate Vulnerable

Countries

Overcoming barriers for highly climate vulnerable countries, with innovative

legal tools and governance frameworks towards mitigation, resilience and

SDGs. An interactive legal experts panel sharing insights from recent research

and highlighting ways to strengthen capacity.

132Climate-resilient, Small-scale Infrastructure for

Resilient Communities in Least Developed Countries

Rural communities in Timor-Leste is more than 70% of the country's population

and very vulnerable to climate change related threats resulting to landslides,

erosion and flooding. Building climate resilient rural infrastructure helps to

strengthen community resilience to adapt to these threats




New Venture Fund (NVF)

Abibimman Foundation (AF)

ESB Business School (ESB)

Instituto de Ecologa y Antropologa de

Accin (INFOE)

Society for Threatened Peoples International

(STPI)

Action Solidarit Tiers-Monde a.s.b.l. (ASTM)

Forest Peoples' Programme (FPP)

The Higher Ground Foundation (HGF)

Climate Check Corporation (CC)

International Development Enterprises (iDE)

Rock Environment and Energy Institute

(REEI)

Friends of Nature (FON)

136

South-South climate cooperation to drive Paris

Agreement implementing at national and regional

level

The event is to explore the governance, finance and technology demand of

developing countries in implementing Paris Agreement, to identify and manage

the risks and opportunities in South-South cooperation with comparative

studies at national and regional levels in Southeast, Central and South Asia.

135Showcasing next generation governance systems for

climate

To achieve the Paris goals requires next generation decentralized governance

systems for scale-up, efficiency and transparency. Learn from pilot application

showcases that integrate blockchain, Standards 2.0, and the launch of the

climate Vulnerability Reduction Credit (VRC) Standard Framework.

134Protecting and promoting indigenous territories and

knowledge

International Agreements such as the PA, the SDGs and multilateral agreements

like the LOI Peru, Norway, Germany, acknowledge the importance of IP

territories and IP traditional. Different initiatives, such as RIA, Cuencas Sagradas

Project & Cologne's Climate Partnership, and results are presented.

133Using Decision-Maker Tools and Climate Education to

Build Momentum on Climate Change

Climate Interactive and the Abibimman Foundation will highlight the tools and

strategies we have developed to be successful in mobilizing climate action

mobilizing climate action in energy and agriculture with interactive computer

simulations, systems thinking, and community outreach.


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