Conversations around climate action and development often take place in silos, but the two are inherently linked. Extreme climate change will completely transform the global development project.
The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties is an essential milestone for global policymaking in the fight against climate change, as well as a timely opportunity for the development community to understand and engage in the process. The bar is high for this year’s COP; finalizing the “Paris rulebook,” landing emission reduction commitments, solving the climate finance challenge, and promoting fair, inclusive climate action on a global scale will require unprecedented collective action between all stakeholders.
How should organizations working toward the Sustainable Development Goals engage in the climate negotiations? What does development look like in the context of climate change, and how do we need to transform the way we work? How can we make the COVID-19 pandemic a turning point — not a missed opportunity — to forge the global cooperation we need to move the needle on climate action?
As the media platform for the global development community, Devex is uniquely positioned to explore these questions. Devex @ COP 26 is a series of conversations over multiple days in November that will:
● Convene disparate communities and identify opportunities for collaboration.
● Shine a spotlight on the intersectional links between climate and a host of crosscutting issues such as health, food systems, migration, finance, and more.
● Unpack the complexity of the climate negotiations, while diving into the implications for the SDGs and the professionals working to achieve them in low- and middle-income countries.
This event will include live captioning as well as French and Spanish interpretation.
Opening Remarks
Speakers:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex
Panel: The future of coffee in a warming world
Speakers:
• Moises Gonzalez, Head of LAC Regional Programme in Nicaragua, Christian Aid, Christian Aid
• Anmol Vanamali, Director of Sustainable Finance, Winrock
• David Browning, CEO, Enveritas
Moderator:
• Teresa Welsh, Senior Reporter, Devex
Spotlight on: Climate and biodiversity in partnership with DAI
Speaker:
• Walter Quertehuari, President of the Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri (ECA Amarakaeri)
Moderator:
• Teresa Welsh, Senior Reporter, Devex
Panel: Preparing for the great climate migration
Speakers:
• Ezekiel Simperingham, Global Lead of Migration and Displacement, IFRC
• Kayly Ober, Senior Advocate and Program Manager of the Climate Displacement Program, Refugees International
• Dr. Kanta Kumari Rigaud, Lead Environment Specialist and Regional Climate Change Coordinator of Africa Region, World Bank Group
Moderator:
• Tania Karas, Senior Editor, Devex
One-on-One: A conversation with Francesco Rocca
Speaker:
• Francesco Rocca, President, IFRC
Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
Panel: How inclusive is COP?
Speaker:
• Adrián Martinez, Director, La Ruta del Clima
Moderator:
• Rumbi Chakamba, Associate Editor, Devex
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex
Opening Remarks
Speakers:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex
Panel: What will a carbon trading agreement mean for LMICs?
Speakers:
• Bruno Hugel, Senior Advisor to the Central African Forest Initiative, UNDP
• Gilles Dufrasne, Policy Officer for Carbon Pricing, Carbon Market Watch
• Yamide Dagnet, Director of Climate Negotiations, World Resources Initiative (WRI)
Moderator:
• Rumbi Chakamba, Associate Editor, Devex
One-on-One: A conversation with Saleemul Huq
Speaker:
• Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD
Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
One-on-One: A conversation with Preeti Sinha
Speaker:
• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent, Devex
Panel: Tech solutions fighting the climate crisis
Speakers:
• Zack Parisa, Co-Founder and CEO, NCX
• Olamide Oguntoye, Tech Policy Lead, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Ifeoma Malo, Co-Founder and CEO, Clean Technology Hub
Moderator:
• Catherine Cheney, Senior Reporter, Devex
One-on-One: A conversation with Asif Saleh
Speaker:
• Asif Saleh, Executive Director, BRAC Bangladesh
Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
One-on-One: A conversation with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Speaker:
• Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, President, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)
Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex