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COP27: The AFD Group Program
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When
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From Monday november 7 2022 to Friday november 18 2022
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Schedule
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08:00–19:00
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Where
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Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt and online
This month, Egypt is hosting the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, with participants from around the world gathering to build on the accomplishments of previous climate summits, while preparing for an uncertain road ahead.
The 10-day summit will see world leaders, environmentalists, public development banks and members of the business community discuss issues ranging from climate finance, decarbonization and adaptation, to agriculture and food systems, biodiversity and the world we are leaving for future generations.
COP27 seeks to accelerate global climate action through emissions reductions, scaled-up adaptation efforts and enhanced flows of finance for sustainable development. It’s also part of a collective mission to see through the 'just transition' in developed and developing countries alike.
At the 10-day summit, world leaders, environmentalists, public development banks and members of the business community will discuss issues ranging from climate finance, decarbonization and adaptation, to gender, agriculture and food systems, energy, biodiversity and the world we are leaving for future generations.
The COP 27 seeks to accelerate global climate action through emissions reductions, scaled-up adaptation efforts and enhanced flows of finance for sustainable development. It’s also part of a collective mission to see through the 'just transition' in developed and developing countries alike.
Present at COP27, AFD Group will emphasize the importance of green finance and the role of nature in forging fairer and more resilient modes of development. It will also highlight the threats posed to biodiversity and the climate, and indicate solutions that help build towards a green recovery.
AFD Group also chairs the International Development Finance Club (IDFC), the network of 27 leading national, regional and international development banks around the world. With their partners, they will all convene for COP27 at the IDFC Pavilion with a dedicated program for the duration of the event.
All session are indicated in Egypt local time, CET+1.
MONDAY 07.11 : World Leaders Summit
- 17:30-18:30 - Shifting towards low-emissions and resilient buildings in the Mediterranean region
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Mediterranean Pavilion
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TUESDAY 08.11 : World Leaders Summit
- 11:30 – 12:00 - Press conference: Mobilization of the region at COP27
Speaker: Jérémie PELLET, CEO, Expertise France
Location: West Africa Pavilion - 12:30-13:00 - Launch of the AFD-CEEW report on energy transition in the Indo-Pacific zone
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 14:00-15:30 - Multistakeholders French support to climate action in the North Africa Region
Speakers: Marine LAGARDE, Project manager, Financial Systems, AFD ; Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group ; Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE, Country Director Egypt, AFD
Location: France Pavilion - 15:00-16:00 - Finance in Common initiative: Public Development Banks gearing up for a green and just transition for a sustainable recovery
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: Joint MDB Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 15:00-16:00 - Conserve, restore biodiversity and finance the adaptation of biodiversity to climate change
Speakers: Nicolas CHENET, Director, Sustainable Development Department, Expertise France ; Jérémie PELLET, CEO, Expertise France ; Michel SCHLAIFER, Euroclima+ Expert, Expertise France
Location: Euroclima+ Pavilion
Click here for more information - 16:30-17:30 - Conserve, restore biodiversity and finance the adaptation of biodiversity to climate change
Speaker: Nicolas CHENET, Director, Sustainable Development Department, Expertise France
Location: Euroclima+ Pavilion
Click here for more information - 17:30-19:00 - Celebrating 30 years at the Sahara and Sahel Observatory
Speaker: Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE, Country Director Egypt, AFD
Location: Francophonie Pavilion
Click here for more information - 19:00-20:00 - How to start on the climate mainstreaming journey
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 17:00-17:30 - Presentation of the GEMMES Vietnam Report
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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WEDNESDAY 09.11: FINANCE DAY
- 08:30-09:30 - Engaging State-Owned Enterprises in decarbonization plans: barriers and strategies
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 09:30-11:30 - The ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy: what coordination mechanisms in for greater regional climate governance
Speakers: Jérémie PELLET, CEO, Expertise France ; Matthieu WEMAERE, Lawyer and international climate consultant for Expertise France
Location: West African Pavilion - 09:30-11:30 - Accelerating investments in SDG14 and the Sustainable Blue Economy
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Ocean Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 10:00-12:00 - Role of Development Financing Institutions (DFIs) in accelerating the finance for resilience of infrastructure
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: Indian Pavilion - 10:00-11:30 - IDFC-GCF: Key-partnership for financing the transition towards low-emission and climate-resilient development
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:30-12:30 - Scaling climate action in North Africa through the mobilization of the SCOs and the private sector
Speakers: Nicolas CHENET, Director, Sustainable Development Department, Expertise France
Location: WWF: Ambition to Action Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:30-12:30 - Progress and convergence in practice on climate-related risk management
Speakers: Atika BEN MAID, Head of Unit, Water & Sanitation, Natural resources and Sustainable Finance, AFD ; Laurent BERGADAA, Project Manager, Strategy, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:30-13:00 - Cooperation between regional direct access entities for better mobilization of climate finance
Speaker: Esso AGRIGNAN, Climate Finance Expert, Expertise France
Location: West African Pavilion - 12:00-13:30 - Blended Finance for Adaptation
Speaker: Arnaud UZABIAGA, Head of Impact, Proparco
Location: France Pavilion - 13:00-13:55 - Africa from needs to access
Présidence COP EGY
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: Presidency Room 1 - 13:00-14:00 - Development and Implementation of Long Term Strategies: The Role of Development Banks
Speakers: Estelle MERCIER, Deputy Head, Climate Change Department, AFD ; Guilherme MAGACHO, Senior Economist, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 16:30-17:30 - Rwanda's green investment facility
Speakers: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group ; Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Rwanda Pavilion - 17:30-18:30 - What is a Paris-aligned project? Methodology and case studies
Speakers: Fabio MENTEN, Project Impact Officer, Impact Unit, Sustainable Development Department, Proparco ; Doriane MOLLARD-MINNEBOIS, Climate & Financial Institutions, Proparco
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 18:00-19:30 - PEEB Cool: Boosting green buildings tackle energy and climate crises
Speakers: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD ; Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: Buildings Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 19:00-20:00 - Supporting partner financial institutions in their journey towards mainstreaming climate issues / Paris Agreement alignment
Speakers: Atika BEN MAID, Head of Unit, Water & Sanitation, Natural resources and Sustainable Finance, AFD ; Marine LAGARDE, Project manager, Financial Systems, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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THURSDAY 10.11: SCIENCE DAY/ YOUTH AND FUTURE GENERATION DAY
- 08:30-09:30 - Strengthening SIDS resilience to climate risks Role of PDBs and central banks in the Pacific and Caribean
Speaker: Marine LAGARDE, Project manager, Financial Systems, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 09:00-09:50 - Finance in Common (FiCS) Highlights
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: EU Pavilion
Click here for more information - 09:00-10:00 - Education and training on adaptation: transformational actions and sources of South-South-North sharing
Speaker: Christophe BUFFET, Climate Change Adaptation Expert and Manager of the AdaptAction program, AFD
Location: Francophonie Pavilion
Click here for more information - 10:00-11:00 - Enhancing economic resilience in the face of multiple crises: The transformation of development finance banks
Speaker: Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 10:00-11:30 - Accelerating ocean-based climate action for a sustainable future
Speaker Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: France Pavilion - 11:00 - Youth and Climate
Speaker: Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE, Country Director Egypt, AFD
Location: Business Pavilion for Climate Leadership
Click here for more information - 16:00-19:00 - Closing workshop of the GCCA+ West Africa project: high-level dialogue
Speaker: Nicolas CHENET, Director, Sustainable Development Department, Expertise France
Location: West Africa Pavilion
FRIDAY 11.11: DECARBONISATION DAY
- 08:30-09:30 - The FAO tools NEXT and ABC-map to support the Food and Agriculture for Sustainable Transformation (FAST) Initiative
Speaker: Atika BEN MAID, Head of Unit, Water & Sanitation, Natural resources and Sustainable Finance, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 10:00-11:00 - Building sustainable development model and policies for a green and just transition in LAC
Speakers: Guilherme MAGACHO, Senior Economist, AFD ; Serge PERRIN, Project Manager, Climate Change, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:30-13:00 - Efforts to Pursue Coal Retirement in Southeast Asia - Current State of Play - UNOPS
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 12:00-13:30 - Finance Nature+
The use of Nature-based Solutions to achieve for Corporate Net-Zero Targets: A Review and Discussion of balanced approaches
Speaker: Estelle MERCIER, Deputy Head, Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Korea Pavilion
Click here for more information - 13:00-14:30 - BB3 Event: A Common Language for Climate Finance and Paris-Aligned Finance Flows
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Joint MDB Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 14:00-15:30 - Piloting and measuring adaptation in a context of climate emergency
Speaker: Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: French Pavilion - 14:00-15:30 - The ECOWAS Regional Climate Strategy: what sectoral perspectives for agriculture and energy?
Speaker: Cécile VIVIEN, Climate Technical Assistant, Capacity Building Activities Manager, Expertise France
Location: West Africa Pavilion - 17:00-18:30 - Long Term Strategies
Speaker: Estelle MERCIER, Deputy Head, Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: Senegal Pavilion - 17:30-18:30 - Including developing countries in the low-carbon agenda: supporting the design of coherent economic and fiscal strategies
Speaker: Guilherme MAGACHO, Senior Economist, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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SATURDAY 12.11: ADAPTATION & AGRICULTURE DAY
- 08:30-09:30 - Adaptation finance: how IDFC and the GCF can speed-up A&R investments?
Speaker: Catherine SIMONET, Project Manager, Climate Change Adaptation Expert, Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 10:00-11:00 - Enhancing financial commitments to disaster risk reduction and adaptation in conflict contexts
Speaker: Catherine SIMONET, Project Manager, Climate Change Adaptation Expert, Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 17:00-18:00 - Long term adaptation planning: lessons learned from country experiences in Latin America and Africa
Speakers: Christophe BUFFET, Climate Change Adaptation Expert and Manager of the AdaptAction program, AFD ; Estelle MERCIER, Deputy Head, Climate Change Department, AFD
Location: NDC Partnership Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 17:30-18:30 - If climate change were a shark, the water would be the teeth. Climate adaptation in the water sector of the MENA-region
Speakers: Atika BEN MAID, Head of Unit, Water & Sanitation, Natural resources and Sustainable Finance, AFD ; Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE, Country Director Egypt, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 18:15-19:30 -Official launch of ACA-MED at COP27- Introducing the AdaptAction Mediterranean Extension
Speaker: Christophe BUFFET, Climate Change Adaptation Expert and Manager of the AdaptAction program, AFD
Location: Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) Pavilion
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MONDAY 14.11: GENDER & WATER DAY
- 10:00-11:00 - Gender equality and Climate Change PDBs and the Green Climate Fund
Speaker: Philippe GALLAND, Deputy Head, Social Link Division, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:00-12:30 - Delivering on Africa’s Adaptation and Mitigation priorities for COP27: an assessment of progress
Speaker: Christophe BUFFET, Climate Change Adaptation Expert and Manager of the AdaptAction program, AFD
Location: Africa NDC Hub Pavilion
Click here for more information - 11:30-12:30 - Filling the gaps in climate change adaptation policies to facilitate access of WAEMU countries to climate finance
Speaker: Mustapha KLEICHE, Climate Facility
Location: West Africa Pavilion - 11:30-12:30 - Biodiversity and gender
Speaker: Philippe GALLAND, Deputy Head, Social Link Division, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 13:00-14:30 - Gender equality and Climate Action Nexus: Creating Transformational opportunities
Speakers: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD ; Philippe GALLAND, Deputy Head, Social Link Division, AFD ; Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE, Country Director Egypt, AFD
Location: Joint MDB Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 13:00-14:00 - Gender responsive adaptation in Africa: examples and challenges ahead
Speaker: Christophe BUFFET, Climate Change Adaptation Expert and Manager of the AdaptAction program, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 14:30-17:00 - Rethinking how international finance institutions operate to achieve the Paris Agreement objectives
Speaker: Alexis BONNEL, Advisor foresight, climate and sustainable development, Strategy Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 17:00-17:40 - Gender Just Climate Solutions Award
Speakers: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD ; Philippe GALLAND, Deputy Head, Social Link Division, AFD
Location: Climate Action Pavilion
Click here for more information - 19:00-20:00 - How National Development Banks -NDBs can contribute in supporting low carbon and resilient Cities & Regions?
Speakers: Frédéric AUDRAS, Head of the Urban Development, Planning and Housing Division, AFD (on-line) ; Mustapha KLEICHE, Climate Facility
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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TUESDAY 15.11: ENERGY DAY / ACE & CIVIL SOCIETY DAY
- 08:30-09:30 - Sustainable Renewables Risk Mitigation Initiative
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 13:15-14:45 - Partnerships to accelerate action to protect blue carbon ecosystems for mitigation and adaptation
Speaker: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD
Location: Room 8 - 16:00-17:00 - International carbon markets and Article 6 under the Paris Agreement: status, stakes and implications for development finance institutions
Speakers : Romain CHABROL, Biodiversity & Ocean expert, AFD (on-line) ; Mustapha KLEICHE, Climate Facility
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 16:45-18:15 - Gender and Climate Solutions
Speaker: Philippe GALLAND, Deputy Head, Social Link Division, AFD
Location: Khufu Room – Blue Zone - 17:30-18:30 - Facilitating private and public coordinated actions towards deep decarbonisation – Lessons from ACT-DDP project
Speaker: Stéphanie BOUZIGES-ECHMANN, Secretary General of the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM)
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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WEDNESDAY 16.11: BIODIVERSITY DAY
- 13:00-14:00 - Nature based solutions: an effective tool for NDBs to mainstream adaptation
Speakers: Stéphanie BOUZIGES-ECHMANN, Secretary General of the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) ; Mustapha KLEICHE, Climate Facility
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 14:00-15:00 - KIWA Initiative
Speaker: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD
Location: Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion - 16:00-20:00 - Aligning financial institutions’ strategies and operations with the Paris Agreement objectives
Speakers: Alexis BONNEL, Advisor foresight, climate and sustainable development, Strategy Department, AFD ; Mathilde BORD-LAURANS, Head of Climate Change Department, AFD (on-line) ; Mustapha KLEICHE, Climate Facility ; Arnaud UZABIAGA, Head of Impact, Proparco
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 18:00-18:45 - Blue Economy for a Resilient Africa Program (BE4RAP)
Speaker: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD
Location: World Bank Pavilion
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THURSDAY 17.11: SOLUTIONS DAY
- 10:00-11:00 - How can Public Development Banks reinforce their role in financing social protection for the population vulnerable to climate change
Speakers: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD ; Agnès SOUCAT, Head of Health and Social Protection Division, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:30-12:30 - Exploring 2050 Pathways for Climate and Sustainable Finance
Speaker: Alexis BONNEL, Advisor foresight, climate and sustainable development, Strategy Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
Click here to access the session - 11:00-11:45 - Climate-Related Risks and the Role of Financial Sector in Turkey
Speaker: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD
Location: Turkish Pavilion - 15:00-17:30 - Engaging key stakeholders in the implementation of long-term strategies: Finance Ministers, private sector, public development banks
Speaker: Cassilde BRENIÈRE, Deputy executive director, SDG Department, AFD
Location: IDFC Pavilion
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Who can attend COP27 ?
- Representatives of Parties to the Convention and Observer States
- Members of the press and media
- Representatives of observer organizations (UN System and its specialized agencies, admitted IGOs, admitted NGOs)
- Members of the Public
Below, you will find publications and resources pertaining to the COP27, and can read about the topics discussed during the event.
News:
- AFD at COP27: Building Sustainable and Just Development for All
- What is Adaptation to Climate Change?
- With a Fifth of the World’s Mangroves, Indonesia is Boosting its Blue Carbon Strategy
- Confronting Coastal Erosion in the Caribbean
- Proparco: Private Sector & Development Magazine: Latest Issue Dedicated to Climate Change Adaptation
- 5 Projects Driving Renewable Energies Around the World
Press Releases:
- COP27: France and Vietnam Join Forces to Support the Low Carbon Transition
- Finance in Common Launching Ceremony at COP27: EUR 150 million commitment for the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals in Egypt
- France and Germany Extend €600 Million in Financing to Support South Africa's Transition from Coal
Institutional Publications:
- Nature+ Finance; Principles for Tracking Biodiversity and Nature-Positive Finance
- Paris Alignment of Operations with Financial Institutions - An AFD Group Perspective on the Need to Raise Collective Ambition
- Climate : AFD Group's 2021 Activity Report
- Biodiversity: AFD's 2021 Activity Report
- Energy Transition: AFD Group's 2021 Activity Report
- Transport and Mobility: AFD Group's 2021 Activity Report
- AFD and Energy Transition in Africa
- AdaptAction: Tackling Climate Change Together
- GEMMES Vietnam: The Mekong Delta Emergency – Climate and Environmental Adaptation Strategies to 2050
- GEMMES Vietnam: National Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation - Final Report
Flagship climate & biodiversity programs:
- AdaptAction: Helping countries and regional organizations particularly vulnerable to climate-change implement adaptation strategies.
- Kiwa Initiative: Strengthening the adaptation of the Pacific territories to the impacts of climate change and better protecting their biodiversity
- 2050 Facility: Providing support for some 30 of the highest emitting and most vulnerable developing countries in their transition to a low-carbon and resilient development model
- CICLIA (Cities and Climate in Sub-Saharan Africa): The Facility for the preparation of urban projects with climate co-benefits
- GEMMES: A modelling tool that incorporates the energy transition (see also GEMMES Vietnam)