Climate Change CONFERENCE Challenges ONLINE to the Cultural Identity and Sovereignty of Pacific Atoll Nations

THURSDAY 1PM - 5PM FRIDAY 9AM - 1PM

FREE REGISTRATION EVENTS.HUMANITIX.COM/PICQ2021 THURSDAY 22 JULY

INTRODUCTION

FIRST PANEL WHAT MAKES UP A PEOPLE’S CULTURAL IDENTITY, INCLUDING HISTORY AND PLACE? HOW IS CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTING CULTURAL IDENTITY?

Mr Maina Talia – Director, Association of NGOs (TANGO) and member of Tuvalu Climate Action Network (TuCAN) Ms Tereeao Taingiia-Ratiti – President, Kiribati Association of NGOs (KANGO) Ms Kathy Jetnil-Kijner – Marshall Islands climate change activist (pre- recorded)

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SECOND PANEL WHAT CHALLENGES TO THEIR SOVEREIGNTY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE DO ATOLL PEOPLE FACE AND EXPERIENCE?

Hon – Former Prime Minister of Tuvalu and current Leader of the Opposition Mr Kabay Tamu – Chairperson/Traditional Owner, Warraberalgal Registered Native Title Body Corporate, Torres Strait, Australia Third presenter (to be confirmed)

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GROUP REPORTING CLOSE FRIDAY 23 JULY

INTRODUCTION

THIRD PANEL LEGAL AND POLITICAL DISCUSSION: WHAT RIGHTS TO CULTURAL IDENTITY AND SOVEREIGNTY NEED TO BE PROTECTED? WHAT GUARANTEES ARE NEEDED FOR THESE RIGHTS TO BE ENSURED?

Hon Simon Kofe - Tuvalu Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Peter Emberson - UNESCAP Pacific Climate Change Mobility project Dr Susan Harris-Rimmer - Griffith University Climate Action Beacon

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FOURTH PANEL LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE IN RELATION TO CULTURAL IDENTITY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF PACIFIC ATOLL NATIONS: WHAT’S IN PLACE NOW? WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? HOW MIGHT THAT LOOK IN THE FUTURE?

Dr Ian Fry – Australian National University & UNFCCC negotiator for Tuvalu Dr Tammy Tabe - migration expert, University of the South Pacific Rev. James Baghwan - Chairperson, Pacific Conference of Churches

BREAK OUT GROUPS REPORTING KEY POINTS WRAP UP AND MOVING FORWARD CONCLUSION