Special Meeting of the ACP Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development on COP21 Outcomes ACP Secretariat, Brussels 22Nd and 23Rd March 2016

Special meeting of the ACP Sub-committee on Sustainable Development on COP21 Outcomes ACP Secretariat, Brussels 22nd and 23rd March 2016

PROGRAMME

Tuesday 22 March 2016 – DAY 1

OPENING SESSION

09:00 – 09:30 Registration Opening remarks by Dr. Patrick I. Gomes 09:30 – 09:40 Secretary General of ACP Group of States Welcoming remarks by H.E. Dr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende 09:40 – 09:50 Ambassador of Namibia and Chair of the Sub-committee on Sustainable Development Mr Richard Kinley 09:50 – 10:05 Deputy Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) H.E. Mr Aziz Mekouar 10:05 – 10:20 Ambassador for multilateral negotiations COP22, Kingdom of Morocco Key note address by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete 10:20 – 10:35 Directorate-General for Climate Action and Energy (DG CLIMA), European Commission

SETTING THE SCENE Moderator: H.E. Mr Sekou dit Gaoussou Cissé, Ambassador of Mali

10:35 – 10:50 Mr Achim Steiner Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Mr Peter Craig-McQuaide Head of Unit, DEVCO/C/6 – Sustainable Energy and Climate Change 10:50 – 11:05 Directorate-General for International cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) ), European Commission Dr Pendo Maro 11:05 – 11:20 Technical Adviser, ACP Secretariat Assessment of Paris COP21 Agreement Dr Mariama Williams 11:20– 11:35 Senior Programme Officer, The South Centre

11:35 – 11:50 Questions and Answers

PARTNERING FOR IMPLEMENTATION Moderator: H.E. Mr Sekou dit Gaoussou Cissé, Ambassador of Mali Ms Merlyn Van Voore 11:50 – 12:05 COP21 Climate Change Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Mr Jo Scheuer 12:05 – 12:20 Director for Climate and Disaster, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Dr. Pradeep Monga 12:20 – 12:35 Director for Energy and Climate Change, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

12:35 – 13:00 Questions and Answers

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

Afternoon Session- DAY 1

PARTNERING FOR IMPLEMENTATION Moderator: H.E. Dr Dylan G. Vernon, Ambassador of Belize

Mr José Graziano da Silva 14:30 – 14:45 Director General, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Prof.Dr. Petteri Taalas 14:45 – 15:00 Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Mr Edwin Laurent 15:00 – 15:15 Director, Ramphal Institute

Mr Jean Pierre Ndoutoum 15:15 – 15:30 Director, Institut de la Francophonie pour le développement durable (IFDD)

15:30 – 15:45 Question and Answers

SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATIOM Moderator: H.E. Dr Dylan G. Vernon, Ambassador of Belize Ms Anne Junion 15:45 – 16:00 Director of Cabinet, Federal Ministry of Energy, Environment and Sustainable development, Belgium Mr Al Hamdou Dorsouma 16:00 – 16:20 Chief Climate Change Officer, African Development Bank (AfDB)

Ms Stephanie Kwan 16:20 – 16:40 Accredited Entities Specialist, Green Climate Fund (GCF)

Mr. David Jackson 16:40 – 17:00 Director of the LoCal development practice, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

17:00 - 17:45 Questions and Answers

17:45 - 18:00 Closing remarks of Day 1

18:00 – 20:00 Cocktail

Wednesday 23 March 2016 – DAY 2

VIEWS FROM REGIONAL PARTNERS Moderator: H.E. Mr Roy Mickey Joy, Ambassador of Vanuatu Mr Maguette Kaire 09:30 - 09:50 Representative of the African Region Forestry Expert Agrhymet Mr Carlos Fuller 09:50 - 10:10 Representative of the Caribbean Region International and regional Liaison Officer Caribbean Climate Change Community Centre (CCCCC) Prof. Elisabeth Holland 10:10 - 10:30 Representative of the Pacific Region University of the South Pacific (USP)

Mr Tosi Mpanu Mpanu 10:30 - 10:50 Chair, Least Developed Countries Group (LDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Mr Amjad Abdulla 10:50 - 11:10 Chief Negotiator for the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

11:10 – 11:20 Break

11:20 - 11:30 Questions and Answers

ACP ACTION PLAN Moderator: H.E. Dr. Kaire Munionganda Mbuende, Ambassador of Namibia and Chair of the Sub-committee on Sustainable Development

Consideration and approval of ACP Action Plan for Post-COP21 11:30 - 13:00 - Presentation by the ACP Secretariat - Exchange of views and approval

13:00 - 13:15 Closure of meeting