Preparations for the GEF 6 th Assembly Overview Saturday June 23 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Preparations for the GEF 6 th Assembly Overview Saturday June 23 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Preparations for the GEF 6 th Assembly Overview Saturday June 23 Registration (Ongoing throughout the day) 08h00 to 09h00 GEF CSO STAP CM-Pacific CM-East Asia CM-South Asia CM-Southern CM-South CM-Mexico, Network CM-East Africa CM-North
Overview
Saturday June 23
08h00 to 09h00
Registration (Ongoing throughout the day)
9h00 - 12h30
STAP (Closed meeting) GEF CSO Network Council Preparation CM-Pacific Islands CM-East Asia CM-South Asia CM-Southern Cone CM-East Africa CM-North Africa CM-South Africa
CM-Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil CM-Mexico, Central America and Venezuela CM-Coastal West Africa CM-Sahel West Africa CM-Central Africa
12h30 - 14h00
Lunch
14h15 - 17h30 STAP (Open
Meeting) GEF CSO Network Council Preparation Pacific Islands East Asia South Asia Southern Cone East Africa North Africa South Africa
Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil Mexico, Central America and Venezuela Coastal West Africa Sahel West Africa Central Africa
17h45 - 19h15
STAP Reception
Sunday June 24
08h00 - 09h00
Registration (Ongoing throughout the day)
09h00 - 12h30
54th GEF Council
12h30 - 14h00
Side Events Lunch
14h15 - 17h30
54th GEF Council
18h00 - 19h30
Side Events
19h30
Council Reception
Tuesday June 26
08h00 to 09h00
Registration (Ongoing throughout the day)
09h00 to 10h30
54th GEF Council Civil Society Forum
10h30 to 11h30
LDCF SCCF Council
11h30 to 12h30
54th GEF Council
12h00 to 13h30
Side Events Lunch
13h30 to 15h00
Civil Society Forum
18h00 to 19h30 19h30
25th Anniversary SGP Reception
Monday June 25
08h00 to 09h00
Registration (Ongoing throughout the day)
09h00 to 12h30
54th GEF Council
12h30 to 14h00
Side Events Lunch
14h15 to 17h30
54th GEF Council
18h00-19h30
Side Events
Wednesday June 27 Thursday June 28
Constituency Meetings
- Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste,
Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
- Cambodia, Korea DPR, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
- Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
- Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
- Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia
- Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
- Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
- Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe
- Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Partnerships for Transformation:
Civil society’s contribution to transforming systems to safeguard the fu future of f our r planet
Civil Society Forum
Organized by: y: GE GEF Se Secretaria iat, CSO SO Ne Network, GE GEF Ge Gender Par artnership ip, GE GEF SG SGP, IP IPAG an and IU IUCN Con
- ntact: Pila
ilar Barr arrera Rey (p (pbarrera@thegef.org)
Objectives of f the Forum
- Positioning civil society as a key partner in the transformation of systems to bring
about a more sustainable future and the effective implementation of GEF-7.
- Effectively engaging civil society and IPLC to successfully influence national,
regional and global policies and actions to safeguard the global environment.
- Contributing to an inclusive and transparent GEF, through effective Stakeholder
Engagement and Gender Equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Civ ivil il S Socie iety F Forum – Draft P Program O Overview
Time Program agenda item 8.00 h Continue registration 09.00 h Welcome remarks by: GEF CEO , Viet Nam Government, GEF CSO Network, Viet Nam CSO or Indigenous/Local community (TBI), IPAG 09.40 h Performance session by local CSO groups: video, music or dance (TBC) 10.00 h - Story Harvesting: 20 Successful examples of multi-stakeholder collaboration 12:00 Introducing afternoon breakout sessions and presentation of draft Civil Society Call for Action 12:30 h * Lunch 14:00 h * Breakout session 1: Effective collaboration for Systems Change 1 ½ hours Breakout session 2 Influencing Change: the power of Advocacy and Innovative Environmental Action 1 ½ hours Breakout session 3 Pathways for inclusive GEF Projects and Programs: Operationalizing GEF’s Stakeholder Engagement and Gender-responsive Approach in GEF-7 1 ½ hours 16.00 h- * Panel Discussion with breakout sessions moderators- Feedback and recommendations and fine tuning of the Civil Society Call for Action to be presented to 6th GEF Assembly. 17.00 h * Presentation of draft Action Plan 17.30 h Closing Remarks – GEF Secretariat, IPAG, CSO Network, Local CSO/IP 18:00 h SGP’s 25th anniversary reception
* there will be other side events happening during these times
Exhibition
Stairs
Lunch Exterior Tent
Exit
Main Entrance
54th Council Meeting Civil Society Forum Plenary
The 6th
th GEF Assembly Goes Green!
Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices
= minimal carbon and waste footprints
The 6th
th GEF Assembly Goes Green!
Travel & Stuff
- Offer option to offset
carbon emissions from flights
- Minimize printed
materials, give-aways, plastic bags, packaging
Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices
= minimal carbon and waste footprints
The 6th
th GEF Assembly Goes Green!
Travel & Stuff
- Offer option to offset
carbon emissions from flights
- Minimize printed
materials, give-aways, plastic bags, packaging Catering
- Serve locally sourced food
- Serve sustainable seafood
- Provide ample vegetarian options
- Minimize single-use items
- Use reusable plates, cups, utensils
- Ensure no plastic straws
- Compost or donate food waste
Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices
= minimal carbon and waste footprints
The 6th
th GEF Assembly Goes Green!
Travel & Stuff
- Offer option to offset
carbon emissions from flights
- Minimize printed
materials, give-aways, plastic bags, packaging Catering
- Serve locally sourced food
- Serve sustainable seafood
- Provide ample vegetarian options
- Minimize single-use items
- Use reusable plates, cups, utensils
- Ensure no plastic straws
- Compost or donate food waste
Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices
= minimal carbon and waste footprints
The Venue
- Provide recycling
& composting
- Provide water stations
instead of water bottles
- Keep temperature not overly cool
The 6th
th GEF Assembly Goes Green!
Travel & Stuff
- Offer option to offset
carbon emissions from flights
- Minimize printed
materials, give-aways, plastic bags, packaging Catering
- Serve locally sourced food
- Serve sustainable seafood
- Provide ample vegetarian options
- Minimize single-use items
- Use reusable plates, cups, utensils
- Ensure no plastic straws
- Compost or donate food waste
And maybe…
- Provide a guide to sustainable
purchases in Vietnam
- Encourage hotels to highlight
their green practices
- Showcase ocean trash artwork
Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices
= minimal carbon and waste footprints
The Venue
- Provide recycling
& composting
- Provide water stations
instead of water bottles
- Keep temperature not overly cool
Sid ide events
Sunday June 24
Time/Ro
- m
Hoi An 1 Hoi An 2 My Son 1 My Son 2 Hue Phon Nha Ha Long Ball Room 1-A Ball Room 1- World Bank CI, FAO, UNDP, UN Environment ABD FAO WWF UN Environment CI Adaptation Fund 12:00 - 13:30 World Bank Group GEF Program CBIT: Strengthening national capacities to meet enhanced transparency requirements Sustainable Infrastructure – Building a global movement and innovations to avoiding deforestation and biodiversity loss from infrastructure investments Experiences in the use of geospatial tool/s to assess, set, monitor and report on LDN targets Pantanal Wetlands Conservation District Energy Systems User Platforms for Supporting the Achievement
- f Land
Degradation Neutrality Scaling-up GEF’s Small Grants Program: Experience from the Adaptation Fund Portfolio FAO UNIDO STAP CBD Secretariat WB and WWF CI and STAP WB 18:00 - 19:30 Monitoring and Maximizing Global Environmental Benefits of Drylands: Sharing Experience and Lessons, Moving forward SDGs implementation Unlocking global environmental benefits through clean technology innovation and entrepreneurship in SMEs and start-ups. Environmental Security To be Confirmed Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program Spatial Planning for Protected Areas in Response to Climate Change - SPARC Building Resilient Coastal Economies Monday June 25 Time/Ro
- m
Hoi An 1 Hoi An 2 My Son 1 My Son 2 Hue Phon Nha Ha Long Ball Room 1-A Ball Room 1- UNIDO WB CI and WWF MIT, MONRE and UN Environment CI FAO and UN Environment IFAD GEF UNIDO 12:00 - 13:30 Global Environmental Benefits: What can Circular Economy
- ffer?
Mobilizing Private Finance to scale up GEBs Natural Capital Assessment and Accounting Emerging Policy Issue in Chemicals and Waste Inclusive Conservation– Forming Meaningful Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples to achieve greater impact in Biodiversity and Sustainable Development Multi-stakeholder Collaboration for Inclusive Rice Landscapes Integrated Approaches: What do we know and where do we go? Launch of the Gender and Environmental E-course Module Scaling up th cold chain managemen approach to achieve foo security and climate chan mitigation SGP IUCN ADB CI Good Growth Partnership FAO WB GEF IFAD 18:00 - 19:30 Small Grants, Big Impact Building Dryland Resilience through Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Nature-based solutions – GEF experience and innovations for nature based and inclusive approaches to address climate change and disaster risks. Highlighting Lancang- Mekong Cooperation Reducing Deforestation from Commodity Supply Chains - Turning commitments into action, experience from the GEF Good Growth Partnership Biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Launch of the GEF E-learning module Balancing increasing food deman with sustainability in the developing
Tuesday June 26
Time/Room Hoi An 1 - PPO Hoi An 2 - Wildlife My Son 1 - Forests and Landscape restoration My Son 2 - Oceans Hue - Systems Phon Nha - Energy Efficiency Ha Long - Conservation Ball Room 1-A Ball Room 1-B Plenary Council Room GEF UNDP and WWF IUCN FAO STAP UN Environment CAF CSO Forum CSO Forum 12:00 - 13:30 To be confirmed Conservation of big cats and their landscapes Supporting healthy and sustainable landscapes through Forest Landscape Restoration Blue Growth: Sustainably unlocking the potential of seas and oceans. Accelerating systems thinking in the GEF: moving from theory to practice Electric Mobility Introducing Marine and Costal Conservation, Integrated Approach CAF Program GEF CI FAO UN Environment UNIDO UNDP CI and WWF CSO Forum CSO Forum CSO Forum 13:30-15:00 To be confirmed Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI) Forest Landscape Restoration Mechanism Ocean Governance Supporting the food systems as a mean to improve food security and adaptability to climate change – taking it to the next level Accelerating Energy Efficiency Implementation The Multiple Benefits of Mangrove Protection to Meet National and Global Priorities Breakout Session #1: Effective collaboration for Systems Change Breakout Session #2: Innovative environmental action and policy advocacy Breakout Session #3: Pathways for inclusive GEF Projects and Programs: Operationalizing GEF’s Stakeholder Engagement and Gender- responsive Approach in GEF-7 GEF ADB, UNDP, WB and WWF CI FAO UNDP ADB UN Environment CSO Forum CSO Forum GEF IUCN 15:00-16:30 To be confirmed Global Wildlife Program Promoting deforestation free commodities: How to satisfy the growing demand for coffee while conserving tropical forests Common Oceans ABNJ Program – Achievements so far and looking ahead Eliminating hazardous chemicals Innovative financing models for accelerating energy efficiency GEF GOLD Program Consultation on Environmental and Social Safeguards Global Commons GEF MONRE and WB UN Environment WB FAO UNIDO CI CSO Forum CSO Forum GEF 16:30-18:00 To be confirmed Conservation through Tourism Development in Vietnam Mobilizing Private Sector Finance to Combat Deforestation Blue Economy/ Ocean Health Pacific SIDS – promoting sustainable and inclusive food systems Unlocking global environmental benefits through improved energy efficiency, enhanced clean energy supply, and expanded clean energy access Mainstreaming biodiversity in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes, the GEF-Satoyama Project Consultation on the Guidelines to implement the GEF Policy on Stakeholder Engagement GEF Gender Partnership UNDP WB CI FAO UN Environment FAO CSO Forum CSO Forum 18:00 - 19:30 The GEF and Gender Equality – putting policy in to practise - Empowering women through increased access to finance for sustainable Learning from doing: best practices for integrating biodiversity conservation at wider landscape scale Forest-Smart Solutions for integrated landscape programs Practical solutions to improve ocean health Traditional knowledge and indigenous food systems: practices for climate change adaptation and resilience building Energy Efficiency Biodiversity mainstreaming across agricultural sectors
Assembly Websit ite
www.assembly ly.thegef.org