AFD Group at COP 16

• Finalization of the Global Framework implementation

COP15 established a mechanism to monitor the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal framework. It involves reporting on the progress made on the commitments made by States. This mechanism is based on national strategies, reports based on common indicators and a global stocktake planned for 2026. COP16 should finalize the aspects of the implementation mechanism, including the indicators of the “monitoring framework” and the methods for organizing the global stocktake. There will also be discussion on the issue of how non-state actors will highlight the role of their actions.

• Mobilization of financing

The Kunming-Montreal Framework Agreement set ambitious financing targets, with an overall goal of $200 billion per year from all sources and a gradual increase in international financing for developing countries, to reach $30 billion per year by 2030. 

• Mechanism for benefit sharing linked to the use of digital sequence information (DSI)

COP15 expanded benefit sharing to dematerialized forms of genetic resources. COP16 will have to establish forms for a multilateral sharing mechanism to provide a framework for these benefits. The aim is to ensure legal certainty for DSI users and to maintain free access to data, particularly for research.

When? 
Monday, October 21, 2024 to Friday, November 1, 2024 
Where? 
Centro de Eventos Valle del Pacifico, Cali, Colombia 
 

Monday, Oct. 21

11:30–12:45 -  Ocean Finance at Scale
Speaker: Caroline Piquet, Climate Expert, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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Tuesday, Oct. 22

11:30–12:45 - Open data for biodiversity: accelerating monitoring and action
Speaker: Caroline Piquet, Climate Expert, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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Wednesday, Oct. 23

11:30–12:45 - Regional flyways as a mechanism to scale up nature-positive impact in Asia and the Pacific
Speaker: Marie-Cécile Thirion, Deputy Manager; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD

Thursday, Oct. 24

11:00–12:30 - Reconciling nature conservation and development: how to build an enabling environment & meet biodiversity targets
Speaker: Marie-Cécile Thirion, Deputy Manager; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD

11:30–12:45 - Ocean Finance at Scale
Speaker: Caroline Piquet, Climate Expert, Climate and Nature Division, AFD


11:30–12:30 - Safeguarding climate resilient coral reefs for GBF Target 3 and beyond
Speaker: Serge Snrech, Deputy Manager, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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11:30–12:45 - Regional flyways as a mechanism to scale up nature-positive impact in Asia and the Pacific
Speaker: Marie-Cécile Thirion, Deputy Manager; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD
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13:30–14:45 - Panel Alimentacion y Biodiversidad
Speaker: Karen Colin de Verdière, Environment and Agriculture Expert, Andean and Amazonian countries, AFD
 
15:00–16:00 - Reconciling nature conservation and development: how to build an enabling environment & meet biodiversity targets
Speaker: Karen Colin de Verdière, Environment and Agriculture Expert, Andean and Amazonian countries, AFD
 
11:00–12:30 - Safeguarding Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs for GBF Target 3 and Beyond
Speaker: Serge Snrech, Deputy Manager, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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Friday, Oct. 25

10:45–12:15 - Flagship report: agroecology & conservation
Speaker: Marie-Cécile Thirion, Deputy Manager; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD
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13:15–14:45 - Upscaling bioeconomy in Ecuadorian Amazonian regions
Speaker: Karen Colin de Verdière, Environment and Agriculture Expert, Andean and Amazonian countries, AFD
 
Sunday, Oct. 27

11:30–13:30 - Integrating nature into sovereign debt
Speaker: Hélène Djoufelkit, Deputy Executive Director, Sustainable Development Solutions, AFD
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Monday, Oct. 28

10:30–11:30 - Banking on Nature Positive – Forward-looking pathways for public and private banks and financial regulators to contribute towards a nature-positive agenda
Speaker: Nicolas Picchiottino, Secretary General, IDFC; Manager, Public Development Banks Division, AFD
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16:00–17:45 - Financing the GBF: Opportunities for Public-Private Finance
Speaker: Marie-Hélène Loison, Deputy CEO of AFD
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16:30–17:45 - Scaling up nature positive investment in Asia and the Pacific 
Speaker: Jean-Noel Roulleau, Biodiversity Expert, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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13:20–14:30 - Caribbean MPAs managers networks lead the way: Towards a regional roadmap to reach Target 3
Speaker: Marie-Cécile Thirion, Deputy Manager; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD
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Tuesday, October 29

09:30–17:30 - Action Day 30*30
Speaker: Naig Corzannet, Biodiversity Finance Advisor; Agriculture, Sustainable Development, and Biodiversity Division, AFD
 
14:30–15:30 - Linking climate & biodiversity finance and insurance
Speaker: Marie-Hélène Loison, Deputy CEO of AFD
 

Wednesday, Oct. 30

10:30–11:40 - The recognition of the Rights of Nature: key leverage to preserve ecosystems and human rights
Speaker: Farid Lamara, Expert in Human Development/Strategic Management, AFD
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11:30–12:45 - FICS Financial Innovative Lab
Speaker: Mathilde Bord-Laurans, Manager, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
 
13:20–14:40 - Enhancing Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change and Biodiversity: A Policy Framework for the Rio Conventions
Speaker: Mathilde Bord-Laurans, Manager, Climate and Nature Division, AFD
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Thursday, Oct. 31

18:00–19:15 - Reporting on GBF Target 15: What Biodiversity Measurement Approaches Can Help Public Development Banks?
Speaker: Lamine Sow, Director, AFD Bogota Field Office, Colombia
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