A Devex event

Devex @ COP 26

NOVEMBER 9-10, 2021

8 a.m. ET | 1 p.m. GMT

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About the Event


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.

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Schedule


DAY ONE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2021

01:00 p.m. GMT


Opening Remarks

Speakers:

• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex

01:05 p.m. GMT


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

01:35 p.m. GMT


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

01:45 p.m. GMT


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

02:15 p.m. GMT


One-on-One: A conversation with Francesco Rocca

Speaker:

• Francesco Rocca, President, IFRC

Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex

02:30 p.m. GMT


Panel: How inclusive is COP?

Speaker:

• Adrián Martinez, Director, La Ruta del Clima

Moderator:
• Rumbi Chakamba, Associate Editor, Devex

03:00 p.m. GMT


Closing Remarks

Speakers:

• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex

DAY TWO: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021

01:00 p.m. GMT


Opening Remarks

Speakers:

• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex

01:05 p.m. GMT


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

01:35 p.m. GMT


One-on-One: A conversation with Saleemul Huq

Speaker:

• Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD

Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex

01:50 p.m. GMT


One-on-One: A conversation with Preeti Sinha

Speaker:

• Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent, Devex

02:05 p.m. GMT


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

02:35 p.m. GMT


One-on-One: A conversation with Asif Saleh

Speaker:

• Asif Saleh, Executive Director, BRAC Bangladesh

Moderator:
• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex

02:50 p.m. GMT


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

03:05 p.m. GMT


Closing Remarks

Speakers:

• William Worley, UK Correspondent Devex
• Kate Warren, Executive Vice President, Devex

Hosted by:

Devex

Innovation partner:

DAI

Ecosystem Partners:

AGRA Catapult CDP
DAI Esri RTI International

Underwriter:



FHI 360