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Download Agenda 16 – 17 October 2017 Agenda 16 October (Sheraton) TIME SESSION ACTIVITY 8.30 Registration 8.45 OPENING Welcome – Fiji High-Level Champion, Hon. Inia Seruiratu Keynote address – Prime Minister and incoming COP23 President, Hon. Frank Bainimarama 9.15 SESSION 1: Non-Party climate action leaders share insights Grand Chaired by Hon. Inia Seruiratu, Fiji high-level climate champion Coalition Video messages: Panel . Jerry Brown, Governor California COP23 Special Envoy to States and Regions, Under 2 MOU . HE Hakima El Haite, Morocco high-level climate champion Statements: - HE Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati, member of Climate Action leader’s network - Ms Maimunah Shariff, Mayor City Council of Penang Island, ICLEI and Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy - Mr Craig Powell, Director of Public Affairs, Fiji Resorts Ltd Plenary Q & A 10.00 Statement UN Deputy Secretary General – HE Amina Mohammed from UN 10.15 MORNING TEA 10.45 SESSION 2: Encourage countries to review NDCs and ensuring supporting Enhancing frameworks for implementation (including regional structures) & providing NDCs and incentives for non-Party actors to effectively contribute ratcheting Moderated by Mr Pablo A. Viera, Global Director, NDC Partnership ambitions Support Unit Panel members: - HE Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Palau Permanent Representative to the UN and SIDS rep (tbc) - Mr Frank Fass-Metz, Commissioner for climate policy and climate financing, BMZ, German Government - Mr James Close, Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank - Ms Apisake Soakai, Pacific Coordinator, IRENA Plenary Q & A 11.45 SESSION 3: Building on July Event – Climate Champion’s update on progress Climate Presentation from Fiji High-Level Champion Hon. Inia Seruiratu Action TIME SESSION ACTIVITY Pacific - Establishing and strengthening the Climate Action Pacific Partnership Partnership (CAPP) - Priority thematic climate actions for the Pacific Developments and initiatives following the CAPP event and next steps (brief overview from implementing organisations) 12.30 SESSION 4: Examining best practice, proposed innovations and key processes Climate underway through the COP23 Presidency until end 2018 Finance & Moderator – Mr Martijn Wilder AM Risk Keynote Address: Mr Stephen Groff, Vice-President Asia Development Management Bank Panel members - Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Minister for Economy and responsible for climate change, - Mr Howard Bamsey, CEO Green Climate Fund - Ms Katerina Kimmorley, Associate Director, Innovation Fund – Clean Energy Finance Corporation - Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Former Principal Economic Advisor, Govt. of India and founding board member of the Green Climate Fund, Distinguished Fellow at TERI 1.30 LUNCH 2.15 – 4.00pm Parallel Session: Pacific SIDS Leaders consultation (closed) 2.15 SESSION 5: Interactive session, moderated by Deo Saran, Fijian Climate Ambassador UNFCCC - Recap on observer consultations through-out the year Observer - Feedback from constituencies on Pre-COP agenda items: Delivering constituency on the promise of the Paris Agreement; Climate risk and building groups resilience; Partners for climate action (finance). - Any other expectations or input for COP23 3.30 AFTERNOON TEA 4.00 SESSION 6: Oceans Pathway Partnership Pacific Climate Action Work Parallel Navigating an Oceans Pathway in Programme sessions the UNFCCC that will embed the Workshop of CAPP thematic case for healthy oceans and climate groups on draft work programme change in the UNFCCC process by 2020 and increase overall actions towards achieving 1.5 degrees. 5.00 Proceed to waterfront to receive Vaka and messages from coastal Fijian communities for Pre-COP leaders to take to Bonn 6.00: OFFICIAL Traditional welcome ceremony 9.00 WELCOME Canapés and Cocktails 17 October (Westin Ballroom) TIME SESSION ACTIVITY 9.00 Pacific Climate Observer group CAPP WG continue from previous Action; Observer consultations day group consultations; 11.00 Oceans pathway Navigating Oceans (parallel events) Pathway 12pm - presentations & discussions; Next Steps END 12.45 LUNCH 2.00 Oceans Pathway Oceans meeting continues con’td 4.00 CLOSE 4.30 CLOSING of Statements Partnership Days HE Anote Tong, member of the GCA Leader’s Network Hon Semi Koroilavesau, Fiji Minister for Fisheries Acknowledgements Fiji High-Level Champion, Hon. Inia Seruiratu Closing HE Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC .
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