High-Level Breakfast Dialogue
On the Near East and North Africa Regional Investment Framework
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), 05/12/2024
High-Level Breakfast Dialogue On the Near East and North Africa Regional Investment Framework
This high-level breakfast roundtable session will convene ministers, private investors, international donors, civil society representatives, and restoration experts to explore innovative funding approaches and transformative solutions for ecosystem restoration in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. Featuring a special guest, HRH Princess Basma Bint Ali of Jordan, FAO Goodwill Ambassador for NENA, the session will provide a platform to foster partnerships, mobilize resources, and align efforts with the Investment Framework on Ecosystem Restoration and Development Solutions in NENA.
The dialogue will highlight the Investment Framework on Ecosystem Restoration and Development Solutions in NENA. Discussions will focus on the framework's transformative nature, fostering an investment-friendly environment, mobilizing financial and knowledge resources, and aligning efforts with the framework's goals. This event aims to build synergistic partnerships, enhance policy coherence, and set a new benchmark for regional collaboration and environmental stewardship towards land for just transition in the NENA region in progressing towards the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030.
Time: 9:00 to 10:30 AM (GMT+3) Location: MEETING ROOM (MET 25) at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh
Time | Agenda item | Description |
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM | Welcome breakfast (10 min) | Attendees arrive and enjoy the breakfast. |
9:10 AM - 9:18 AM | Special Guest (8 min) | Opening remarks by HRH Princess Basma Bint Ali of Jordan, FAO Goodwill Ambassador for the Near East and North Africa. |
9:18 AM - 9:28 AM | Set the Scene on business model for a heterogenous region on integrated ecosystem restoration and development solutions (10 mins) | Jointly moderated by: Mr. AbdulHakim ElWaer, Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Near East and North Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Ms. Louise Baker, Managing Director of the Global Mechanism, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. |
9:28 AM - 9:35 AM | Overview on “Dryland Governance and Financing modalities” (7 min) | Mr. Anasse Aissami, Vice President, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) |
9:35 AM - 10:10 AM | High level – Roundtable Dialogue on innovative modalities to leverage partner knowledge and financing resources to advance development and ecosystem restoration solutions in NENA (40 min) | |
10:10 AM - 10:20 PM | Wrapping up the key messages and the next step (10 min) | |