COP15 Biodiversity Summit: The AFD Group Program

COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will gather governments from around the world in Montreal so that they can agree on a new set of targets for nature for the next decade. It should lead to the adoption of a new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), presented as the twin agreement of the Paris Agreement.

The previous framework, adopted in Aichi in 2010, had 20 targets: very few of them have been achieved, whereas natural environments are subject to constantly increasing pressure. Following the release of alarming reports on biodiversity loss (IPBES 2019, Living Planet Report 2022), the new global framework needs to tackle the causes of this decline, while giving prominence to the means put in place, especially public, private national and international financing.

Given the complexity of the negotiations to define this global framework, there are strong expectations towards financial and development actors to demonstrate their commitments in terms of financial resources, but also their support for countries for the implementation of their national biodiversity strategies.

All session are indicated in Montreal local time, UTC−6.

THURSDAY 08.12

11:00: Natural capital compatibility at the service of the United Nations Decade for ecosystem restoration
Speaker : Guillaume CHIRON, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD
13:15-14:45: Alignment of financial flows: channeling public and private investment towards nature
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Blue zone
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16:00: Networks of protected area in France and EU contributing to a successful implementation of the 30x30 target at a global scale
Speaker: Guillaume CHIRON, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD
Location: GEF Pavillon

FRIDAY 09.12

13:00-13:45: The time is now: how the financial sector can take action to address biodiversity loss today?
Speaker: Odile CONCHOU, Senior Advisor on Finance and Nature, AFD
Location: Business and Finance Hub Space
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13:15: Making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity
Speaker: Guillaume CHIRON, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD
Location : Blue zone
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SATURDAY 10.12

13:15: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean: biodiversity mainstreaming & governance for transformative change
Location: Blue zone
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7th Summit for Subnational Governments & Cities ~Taking Action for Biodiversity
Speaker: Jean-Noël ROULLEAU, biodiversity expert in the Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Blue zone
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MONDAY 12.12

17:00: The next frontier for finance (The Little Book of Investing in Nature & Into the Wild launch)
Speaker: Odile CONCHOU, Senior Advisor on Finance and Nature, AFD

TUESDAY 13.12

13:00-14:30: Time to urge Economic and Financial nature-related risks assessments and scenarios
Speakers: Dr Antoine GODIN, Economist, AFD Research Department; Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group; Dr Simon DIKAU, Director of research Inspire/LSE London ; Saskia DE VRIES, Head of the International Financial Architecture department, Dutch Central Bank, NGFS Co chair ; Anderson CAPUTO SILVA, Practice Manager in the Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation Global Practice, World Bank Group ; Emily McKENZIE, Technical Director, TNFD Secretariat
Moderation: Odile CONCHOU, Senior Advisor on Finance and Nature, AFD
Location: French delegation conference room of Hotel Intercontinental, 360, Rue Saint-Antoine O, Montréal
16:00: Agriculture businesses and farmers mobilised to contribute to the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Speaker: Guillaume CHIRON, Deputy Head of the Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division, AFD
Location : Pavillon Nature Positive

WEDNESDAY 14.12: FINANCE DAY

10:15-11:15: Leveraging opportunities and overcoming challenges for financial flows alignment and resources mobilization: Greening the finance and financing the green
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
14:15-15:15: Approaches for tracking, measurement, target setting and disclosures as a means of mainstreaming biodiversity within the organization
Speaker: Gilles KLEITZ, Executive Director for Sustainable Development Solutions, AFD
17:00-18:00: Transforming finance – A plan of action for successfully implementing the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Speaker: Odile CONCHOU, Senior Advisor on Finance and Nature, AFD
Location: Blue zone
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THURSDAY 15.12

18.15: NaturAfrica: An EU innovative approach to biodiversity conversation in Africa
Speaker: Gilles KLEITZ, Executive Director for Sustainable Development Solutions, AFD
Location: Blue zone
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18.15: High level Regional economic commission
Speaker: Gilles KLEITZ, Executive Director for Sustainable Development Solutions, AFD Group
Location: Blue zone
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Below, you will find publications and resources pertaining to the COP15, and can read about the topics discussed during the event.

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