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PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Guidelines
for conference workshops (ÚÑÈí)
Guidelines
for conference workshops (english)
Guidelines
for conference workshops (français)
The
objective of the parallel workshops is to focus on the lessons
learned through experiences from the African and Mediterranean
regions in context with other regions. The participants brainstorm
on implementing adaptation and mitigation activities and explore
opportunities for cooperation.
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 Climate Change: Impacts on Natural Resources and Agriculture
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Chair:
Prof. Najeh Dali, General Director, Ministry of Environment
and Sustainable Development- Tunisia.
Rapporteur: Mr. Mustapha Lasram,
Expert. German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ)-Tunisia.
Panelists:
• Dr. Aly Abou-Sabaa, Director. African Development
Bank.
Importance of Natural Resources for Development of
the African and Mediterranean Countries, Impacts of
Climate Change
• Mr. Mahi Tabet Aoul, Senior
Expert. France.
Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture and Water Resources,
Strategies for Adaptation.
• Mr. Philippe Jouve, Director.
France- Research. France
Management of Natural Resources and Agriculture in
Africa: Sustainability and Adaptation with Climate
Change
• Dr. Luc Gnacadja, Executive
Secretary, UNCCD Convention
Desertification: practical experiences and strategies
in the African and Mediterranean regions to adapt
natural resources management to climate change.
• Mr. Jean François Richard,
Expert. French Development Agency (AFD).
Agro-Ecology, A Solution Face to Climate Change
• Mrs. Marie Karin Godbout, Expert.
United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UN-FCCC)
Analysis of Existing and Planned Investment and Financial
Flows Relevant to the Development of Effective and
Appropriate International Response to Climate Change
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Climate Change: Impacts on Water Resources
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Chair:
Dr. K. Bedoumra; Director. African Development Bank.
Rapporteurs: Mrs. Alice Aureli, Expert.
United Nations Organization for Education, Sciences
and Culture (UNESCO). FRANCE.
Panelists:
• Mr. Fethi Lebdi, General Director. National Institute
of Agricultural sciences-Tunisia.
Management of water resources in Tunisia, possible
impacts of Climate change.
• Dr. Hany Shalaby, Principal
Environmentalist. African Development Bank
Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Strategies
for Water Resources
• Mr. Aziz Bouzaher, Lead Environmental
Specialist. World Bank
Water and Climate in Africa
• Dr. Ousmane Diallo, Water Programme
Coordinator. The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS).
Water and climate nexus in Africa.
• Mr. Delft, Institute for Cooperation
on Water and Climate Change.
The Netherlands.
New policy of Adaptation
on Environment and Climate Change in The Netherlands
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Climate Change : Health impacts and frequent natural disaster
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Chair:
Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Rahim, World Health Organization
Rapporteur: Prof. Peter Acquah, Senior
Programme Officer. United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP). Kenya.
Panelists:
• Mrs. Maria Dos Anjos Hauenngue, Expert. Mozambique.
Health Threats from Climate Change in Africa.
• Dr. Hamed Bakir, Regional
Advisor. World Health Organization (WHO)
Adaptation to Protect Health from Climate Change in
Water- stressed Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Dr. Diarmid Campbell Lendrum,
Technical Officer. World Health Organization.
The Global Response to Protect Health from Climate
Change: Focus on Africa and the Mediterranean
• Mr. Mostafa Mohaghegh, Regional
Coordinator, UN-International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction (ISDR). Switzland.
Climate change and disasters in African and Mediterranean
regions, reduction strategies.
• H.E. Dr. R. Payet, Adviser
to H.E. The President of Seychelles.
Challenges of Mitigation
and Adaptation to Climate Change by Small African
Developing States – the Case of Seychelles
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Climate Change, Energy, Security and Infrastructure
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Chair:
Mr. Henri-Luc Thibault, Director, Mediterranean Action
Plan/ Blue Plan (PAM/PB). France.
Rapporteur: Mr Morita, Director, The
Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Panelists:
• Dr. Yogesh Vyas, Lead Environmentalist; and, Mr. Youssef
Arfaoui, Renewable Energy Expert. African Development
Bank.
Climate Change Impacts
& Adaptation Strategies for Infrastructure
• Mr.
Othman Ben Arfa, President General Manager, Tunisian
Company for Electricity and Gas (STEG)-Tunisia.
Main Initiatives for Energy Saving in Tunisia
• Mr. Christian De Gromard, Energy
Expert. French Development Agency.
Energy Efficiency in Buildings.
• Mr. Benoit Lebot, UNDP Climate
Change Technical Advisor.
Energy for Development : Moving along a Low Carbon
Path
• Mrs. Annapurna Vancheswaran,
Director, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),
India.
Adressing climate change impacts by SMEs’
• Mrs. Dominique Campana, Director.
Environment and Energy Efficiency Agency (ADEME).
France.
Recent Development for Energy
Efficiency in European countries
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The parallel workshops will discuss requirements in preparing
adaptation strategies; they will focus on means to integrate
all efforts in the ongoing sector plans at national level, and
on improving financing of sustainable development and climate
change protection in African and the Mediterranean regions.
In each workshop panelists will react on the concept paper in
5 minutes before the discussion starts. The designated institution
for the organization will be responsible for the organization
and logistics of the workshop including the list of panelists,
the method of delivery and the preparation of the venue, documentation
/ synthesis.
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Required tools to Integrate Adaptation in Development
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Chair:
Dr. Mahmoud Solh, General Director, International
Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Rapporteur: Mr. Abdesslem Kallala,
Lead Environmentalist, The Sahara and Sahel Observatory
(OSS)-Tunisia.
Panelists:
• Mr. Daniele Ponzi, Manager, African Development
Bank.
Climate Risk Management and Adaptation for Africa
• Dr. Al-Hamandou Dorsouma,
Lead Environmentalist, The Sahara and Sahel Observatory
(OSS)- Tunisia.
Climate Change Adaptation and the fight against Desertification
• Dr. Richard Thomas, Director.
International Center for Agricultural Research in
the Dry Areas (ICARDA). Syria.
Importance of Research to Improve Climate Change Adaptation
in Agriculture in Dry Areas.
• Mr. Karim Oka, Senior Expert,
World Bank,
Integrating Climate Change in Natural Resource Management
Projects
• Mr. Karim Laraki, Senior Expert,
United Nations-Economic Commission for Africa. Morrocco.
Impact of Climate Change
on Development and Integration of Adaptation Strategies
for North African Countries
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Options / ways to finance adaptation and mitigation at various
levels
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Chair:
Mr. Raffaello Cervigni, Task Manager. World Bank,
Rapporteurs: Mr. Sibi Bonfils. Deputy
Director. « Institut de l'énergie et de l'environnement
de la Francophonie (IEPF) », Canada.
Panelists:
• Dr. Gerben De Jong, Director Water and Environment,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands,
• Mrs. Dahlia Lotayef, Regional Coordinator, Middle
East and North Africa. World Bank,
• Mr. Abdelfattah Ouadrhiri, Projects’ Manager, Islamic
Development Bank.
• Dr. Christoph Kessler, Director of Agriculture and
Natural Resources Department, Sub-Sahara African Region,
German Development Bank (KFW).
• Mrs. Khalida Bouzar, International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD)-Italy.
• Mr. Sekou Toure, Commissioner. Global Environment
Facility (GEF). USA.
• Mr. Matthias Zöllner, Head of Division. European
investment Bank (BEI)
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Role of Community Based Stakeholders in Addressing Adaptation/
Institutional Mechanisms
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Chair:
Mrs. Rossana Dudziak, Deputy Resident Representative.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)- Tunisia.
Co-Chair: Dr. Joerg Linke, Project Team Leader, German
Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ)- Tunisia
Moderator: Abdelkader Baouendi, GEF Small Grants Programme
Coordinator, Tunisia.
Rapporteur: - Prof. Tasserre Savadogo,
President- Net of Combating desertification NGOs/Burkina
Fasso
- Dr. Mohamed Ali Elabrougui, Tunisian Association
for the Protection of Nature and Environment (ATPNE)-
Tunisia.
Panelists:
• Mr. Stephane Simonet, (UNDP):
Impact of Climate Change on Local Communities’ Economy
• Mr. Moussa Na Abou Mamouda,
Action Researcher, Climate Change Vulnerability and
Adaptation Task Force-Energy Program" (Enda Dakar),
Senegal.
Adaptation and Food Security in Senegal
• Dr. Ali Abaab, Expert. German
Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ)-Tunisia
Adaptation on Climate Change in the Agriculture, Water
Resources and Ecosystems Sectors – Implementation
of the National Strategy on Local Level – Role of
Local Actors
• Dr. Emad Adly, Expert. GEF Small Grants Programme
Coordinator. Egypt
Importance of NGO-Small Projects for the Mainstreaming
Adaptation and Mitigation Measurements.
• Mr. Sanjay Vashist, Fellow,
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India
Strengthening Adaptation
through Information Support System: A Local Case Study.
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