A Devex event

Devex @ COP 27

Sharm El-Sheikh: NOV. 10, 2022

Online: Nov. 11, 2022

Sharm El-Sheikh & Online everywhere

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About the Event

On Nov. 10, Devex will host a series of provocative conversations on global development and climate change on the sidelines of the COP 27 negotiations in person in Sharm el-Sheikh. This won't be your standard COP event. Step outside of the blue zone as we spotlight how low- and middle-income countries are included — or not — in these critical conversations while being the most impacted. We'll dig into cross-cutting issues such as health, food systems, migration, and finance, and how climate intersects with every facet of achieving the sustainable development goals.

Devex journalists will bring together a cross-section of leaders from government, civil society, INGOs, private sector, financial institutions, philanthropies, and other change-makers to ask the tough questions on how climate disruption is changing the work, urgency, and challenges of achieving the global goals.

Join our reporters — in person in Sharm el-Sheikh or online from anywhere — for an insider look at these critical conversations as we ask how we can make meaningful progress toward mitigating damage from climate disruption and adapt to what is to come.

Please note that the in-person event will take place on Nov. 10, while the livestream will be broadcasted on Nov. 11.

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Agenda

10 - 11 a.m. EET

Registration with coffee
In person only

11 - 11:05 a.m. EET

Welcome remarks

11:05 - 11:25 a.m. EET

How to invest 10 billion on climate: A conversation with Andrew Steer

Speaker:
• Andrew Steer, president and CEO Bezos Earth Foundation

Interviewer: Raj Kumar, president and editor in chief, Devex

11:25 - 11:40 a.m. EET

Leading the charge: Women and the climate crisis

Speaker:
• Wanjira Mathai, managing director for Africa & Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute Africa

Interviewer: Sara Jerving, senior reporter, Devex

11:40 - 11:43 a.m. EET

Women as agents of change and climate resilience in Pakistan [in partnership with Pathfinder International]

11:43 a.m. - 12:13 p.m. EET

Imminent threat: Food systems in a changing climate

Speakers:
• Gernot Laganda, director, Climate and Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
• Ndidi Nwuneli, executive chair, Sahel Consulting: Agriculture & Nutrition
• Ambassador Darci Vetter, Global head, Policy and Government Relations, The Nature Conservancy

Interviewer: Rumbi Chakamba, senior reporter, Devex

12:13 - 12:28 p.m. EET

Conflict and climate: Supporting smallholder farmers in the Sahel [in partnership with Corus International]

Speaker:
• Hamid Mansaray, senior regional director, West Africa & Haiti

Interviewer: Natalie Donback, associate editor & reporter

12:28 - 12:58 p.m. EET

Taking a toll: Climate change as a health emergency

Speakers:
• Diana Picon Manyari, International Climate director, Health Care Without Harm
• Ashley Lashley, Barbadian UNICEF youth advocate; executive director, Ashley Lashley Foundation
• Alice Bell, head of Climate and Health Policy, Wellcome Trust

Interviewer: Sara Jerving, senior reporter, Devex

12:58 - 1:28 p.m. EET

Showing promise: Progress toward the $100 billion climate finance commitment

Speakers:
• Scott Onder, chief investment officer, Mercy Corps

• Divaldo Rezende, CEO, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Future

Interviewer: Rumbi Chakamba, senior reporter, Devex

1:28 - 1:43 p.m. EET

Visualizing the impact of climate finance [in partnership with RTI International]

Speakers:
• Avery Oullette, director of private sector engagement, RTI International
• Eric Berlow, CEO, Vibrant Data Labs

Interviewer: Kate Warren, executive vice president and executive editor, Devex

1:43 - 2:55 p.m. EET

Lunch and networking
In person only

2:55 - 2:58 p.m. EET

Mitigating risks to farmer livelihoods and food security in Egypt [In partnership with Abt Associates]

2:58 p.m - 3:18 p.m. EET

Integrating climate solutions across silos

Speakers:
• Eric Reading, chief climate officer, Abt Associates
• Jennifer Sara, global director for the Climate Change Group, World Bank Group

Interviewer: William Worley, UK correspondent, Devex

3:18 - 3:33 p.m. EET

Science-based solutions to support climate-resilient communities [In partnership with Tetra Tech]

Speakers:
• Richard Choularton, vice president of operations, Tetra Tech
• Araí Monteforte, director, energy sector, Tetra Tech

Interviewer: Kate Warren , executive vice president and executive editor, Devex

3:33 - 4:05 p.m. EET

Climate justice and the energy transition

Speakers:
• Nick Hardman-Mountford, head of oceans and natural resources at the Commonwealth
• Glenn Pearce-Oroz, senior director of International Relations and Special Programmes
• Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi, Somalia's first environment and climate change minister
• Daniel Mminele, Head, Presidential Climate Finance Task Team, the presidency of the Republic of South Africa

Interviewer: William Worley, UK correspondent, Devex

4:05 - 4:35 p.m. EET

Prioritizing community resilience to climate change

Speaker:
• Khadija Mohamed al-Makhzoumi, Somalia's first environment and climate change minister

Interviewer: Sara Jerving, senior reporter Devex

4:35 - 4:50 p.m. EET

Inclusive climate action: Mobilizing locally-led solutions

Speaker:
• Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, president, Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

Interviewer: Sara Jerving, senior reporter, Devex

4:50 - 5:05 p.m. EET

Building momentum toward a global climate solution

Speaker:
• Ibrahim Thiaw, under-secretary-general and executive secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Interviewer: William Worley, senior reporter, Devex

5:05 - 5:35 p.m. EET

A fighting chance: The role of youth in climate activism

Speakers:
• Elizabeth Wathuti, founder, Green Generation Initiative
• Marinel Ubaldo, adviser, International Youth Engagements, Living Laudato Si' Philippines

Interviewer: Rumbi Chakamba, senior reporter Devex

5:35 - 5:50 p.m. EET

Financing country-led climate adaptation

Speakers:
• Alice Albright, CEO, Millennium Challenge Corporation

Interviewer: Raj Kumar, president and editor in chief, Devex