IOM Engagement at the Africa Climate Week
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Date
29 Aug 2022, 12:00pm
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Location
Libreville, Gabon
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Organizer
IOM and UNFCCC
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is attending the Africa Climate Week, which is being held in Libreville, Gabon on 29 August - 2 September.
The Africa Climate Week aims to engage and empower stakeholders to drive climate action across countries, communities and economies. In particular, the Africa Climate Week is centered around three themes: resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy, and partnerships to solve pressing challenges.
As part of the Africa Climate Week, IOM is organizing a side-event on Human Mobility and Green Economy Development in a Changing Climate in West and East Africa. The Side-Event will be held on 31 August at 14.15 WAT. Register here. In addition, IOM is participating in the following events:
| Date/Time and Location | Event | Theme | Partners | Session Link |
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 9:00 — 10:30 (WAT) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; Planète Résiliente - Outside tents |
Track 2. Africa’s dream for transformative adaptation and long-term resilience |
This session will explore relevant paradigm shifts and appropriate policy environments for transformative adaptation and long-term resilience in Africa. Ambassador Caroline Dumas, Director General's Special Envoy for Migration and Climate Action, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change; Contributing Partners; AFDB; UNDP; IOM | Link to View |
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 11:00 — 12:30 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; Planète Résiliente - Outside tents |
Track 2 - Session 2: Innovative community practices for transformative adaptation and long- term resilience |
It is widely known that climate change adaptation measures and approaches may involve unique practices engineered by communities. This session will highlight some of the successful practices to date while citing their enabling and inhibiting factors and measures for scaling-up. Ms. Hind Aïssaoui Bennani, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change; Contributing Partners; UNDP; UNCDF; IOM | Link to View |
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Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 16:00 — 17:30 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; Planète Résiliente - Outside tents |
Track 2 - Session 4: Beyond activism — Leveraging the potential of youth contribution to transformative adaptation and long-term resilience |
This section will discuss other avenues for effective youth contribution while highlighting challenges and potential solutions to facilitate youth contribution toward transformative adaptation and long-term resilience in Africa. Ms. Noora Makela, Programme Coordinator, Migration, Environment and Climate Change, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change; Contributing Partners; AFDB; UNDP; IOM; UNEP; COP 27 Presidency;YOUNGO | Link to View |
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 9:00 — 10:30 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; Planète Résiliente - Outside tents |
This session will explore what integrated and transformative approaches Africa could employ to meet its WEF needs for transformative adaptation and long-term resilience to climate change. Ms. Hind Aïssaoui Bennani, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change; Contributing Partners; AUC; IOM;IRENA | No Virtual Link | |
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Wednesday, 31 August 2022, 16:00— 17:30 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; Planète Résiliente |
Track 2 - Session 8: Collaboration — addressing common problems for transformative adaptation and resilience |
This session discusses effective ways of addressing transboundary challenges in the face of climate change. Ms. Hind Aïssaoui Bennani, Regional Thematic Specialist on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change; Contributing Partners; AUC | Link to View |
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Monday, 29 August 2022, 16:00 — 17:00 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: Radisson Blu; La Terre - Tent |
Growing risks, largely fueled by climate change, are pushing many communities in fragile and highly vulnerable countries to the edge of tipping into recurring or protracted states of crisis, where they would require humanitarian assistance. This session will seek feedback on emerging findings from a flagship case-study report that examines evidence from the field. Ms. Noora Makela, Programme Coordinator, Migration, Environment and Climate Change, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Centre of Excellence on Climate and Disaster Resilience | No Virtual Link | |
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Thursday, September 1, 2022, 14.00 — 16.45 (Libreville time) In-Person Venue: – Radisson Blu; Libreville Room (Mezzanine) |
First Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement: Showcasing climate action and support in the Africa region |
The event will share information on the modalities and status of work on GST1 in assessing collective progress towards the purpose and long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, with a view to informing the updating and enhancing of NDCs. In addition, the Stocktake will provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges, barriers, solutions and opportunities for climate action and support within the context of Africa, Mr. Manuel Marques Pereira, Head of Division, Migration, Environment, Climate Change and Risk Reduction, is representing IOM in the Panel. |
UN Climate Change | Virtual Link to be Confirmed |
Further information regarding the Africa Climate Week can be found on the United Nations Climate Change website.
