Time: 12:00 – 13:15 | Venue: NDC Partnership Pavilion, Hall E, Space 17| Organizers: UNDP, FAO

Mainstreaming the agriculture sectors in the country engagement process: NDC-NAP country examples

This event highlights countries’ experiences in linking climate change planning for agriculture sectors and NAPs, with countries’ international commitments and NDCs. The event will feature country examples and overall strategies for linking NAPs and NDCs. It will also discuss how development partners are supporting countries to ensure that agriculture sectors remain engaged in NDC processes.

Speakers: 

• Rohini Kohli, Lead Technical Specialist, National Adaptation Plans, UNDP
• Delfim Vilissa, Ministry of Agriculture,  Mozambique
• Director U-Nichols Manolo, Department of Agriculture, The Philippines
• Country Representative
• Julia Wolf, Natural Resources Officer, FAO
• Felix Diesner, Team Coordinator,  Adaptation to Climate Change, IKI Secretariat, BMU 

Time: 11:00 – 11:15 | Venue: NDC Partnership Pavilion 

Climate Action Studio 

Interview with Rohini Kohli and Julia Wolf, co-coordinators of the NAP-Ag programme, on global climate action and the role of the NAP-Ag.

Time: 11:30 – 13:00 | Venue: Cesarka Room | Organizers: IIED, GIZ, ICCCAD

How can governments use national M&E systems to plan better and respond to UNFCCC transparency requests? 

This session will share examples of national Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) approaches for better climate change adaptation planning and reporting

Speakers: 

• Cecilia Silva Bernardo, Angola, member in the Adaptation Committee on behalf of LDCs
• Angie Daze, Associate, Resilience Program, International Institute for Sustainable Development
• Tracy Kajumba, Regional Senior Climate Change and Development Advisor Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
• Nisha Krishnan, Climate Finance Associate Climate Resilience Practice World Resources Institute
• Jorge Gutiérrez, NAP-Ag programme, Colombia 
  
  

Time: 12:30 – 14:00 | Venue: Pacific and Koronivia Pavilion | Organizers: UNDP, FAO

Gender-transformative Adaptation in Agriculture

The side event is a discussion about the approaches that can be scaled up to transform gender and climate change commitments into concrete results that benefit rural populations.

• Tekini Nakidakida (Fiji)
• Onika Stellingburg (Guyana)
• Lucy Ng'ang'a (Kenya)
• Laura Marrero (Uruguay)
• Country representative (Viet Nam)

Time: 11:30 – 13:00 | Venue: Pacific and Koronivia Pavilion | Organizers: FAO

SDG2: We can end hunger by taking climate action

In the context of the 2019 Climate Summit, the review of NDCs and the global stock take, the discussion will focus on actions required to achieve food security for all by 2030.

Speakers: 

• Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General (Climate and Natural Resources), FAO
• Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Poland 
• Mary Kitutu, Minister of Environment, Uganda
• Hoesung Lee, IPCC Chair (tbc)
• ‎Julia Klöckner, German Minister of Agriculture 
• Stefano Manservisi, EU DG Devco