Time |
Activity |
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15:00-15:10: |
Session 1: Opening ceremony Welcoming Remarks H.E. Carlos Lopes, UN Under Secretary-General and UNECA Executive Secretary |
Chair: TBD Rapporteur: ACPC/ECA
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15:10-15:20 |
Session 2: Setting event tone Mr. Jean-Paul Adam, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Seychelles |
Chair : H.E. Carlos Lopes, UN Under Secretary-General and ECA Executive Secretary Moderator: Ms. Fatima Denton, Director, Special Initiatives Division, ECA
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15:20-15:30 |
Brief discussion |
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15:30-15:35 |
Chair intervention |
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15:35-16:05 |
Panel Discussion
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16:05-16:20 |
Interventions, Q&A from the floor |
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16:20-16:25 |
Launch of publications 1. Climate Change in the African Small Island Developing States: from vulnerability to resilience - the paradox of the small 2. Unlocking full potentials of the Blue Economy: Are African SIDS ready to embrace the opportunities |
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16:25-16:30 |
Summary and closing |
Nb. the high level panel will highlight and discuss the opportunities available for transforming peculiar characteristics of SIDS and threats of climate change into development opportunities around following points: