Africa Day @ the 19th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 19)
Africa Day High Level Panel Discussion
Theme: Ending hunger in Africa through transformative agriculture in a changing climate
National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
19 November 2013
Venue: Side Events Room - Room Wroclaw
Time: 11:30 – 13:00
Provisional Agenda
TIME
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ITEMS
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11.30–11:45
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Opening Remarks (Moderator – AUC)
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Welcome Remarks by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union Commission (tbc)
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Statement by H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania and Coordinator of CAHOSCC and Champion on African Agriculture (tbc)
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Remarks by H.E. Ato Haile-Mariam Dessalegn, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chairperson of the African Union (tbc)
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11:45–12:30
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Panel Discussion (Moderator – UNECA)
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Agriculture in the Climate Change Negotiation (AGN)
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Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in to the African Agricultural Development Agenda (AUC)
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Innovative Research and Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change in African Agriculture (FARA, Ghana)
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Options for Financing Climate Change Adaptation in African Agriculture (AfDB)
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12:30–12:45
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Interactive Discussion
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12:45–13:00
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Concluding Session
Summary of Outcomes and Way Forward presented by H.E Mrs. Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture (REA)
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List of Invitees
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African Union Member States
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Chief Executives of the AUC, AfDB and UNECA
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NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
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Parliamentarians
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AGN Members
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Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and River/Basin Organizations (R/LBOs)
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Development Partners (European Union (EU), African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretariat, UK Department of International Development (DFID), Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, GIZ, CIDA, USAID, JICA etc.)
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UN Agencies (UNDP,UNEP, UNISDR, WMO, WHO, UNESCO, FAO, DESA)
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Researches
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African Forest Forum (AFF)
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Farmers Organization
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CGIAR (IITA (Nigeria) and CCAFS)
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Other High level Partners
List of Speakers
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AGN
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FARA
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AfDB
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AUC