Agenda

Speakers

Opening

• Setting the scene on the GST process and outlook.

• Cecilia Kinethia-Njenga, Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress Director, UNFCCC (moderator)

Panel discussions

The panel discussions will focus on the UN contributions to three main themes of the global stocktake (mitigation, including response measures; adaptation, including loss and damage; and means of implementation and support).

Panel 1: Collective progress towards the Paris Agreement goals and contributions of UN agencies to the first GST process (50min, including Q&A with the audience)

Guiding questions:

• How have UN agencies contributed to the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals so far?
• What were the main contributions of the UN system to the first GST process?

• Henry Neufeldt, Head of Section, Impact Assessment and Adaptation Analysis, UNEP
• Chizuru Aoki, Lead Environmental Specialist for the Programming Unit, GEF
• Julia Wolf, Natural Resources Officer, FAO
• Rockaya Aidara, Policy Advocacy Lead for Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF Regional Office
• Ana Paula Souza, Human Rights Officer, OHCHR

Panel 2: Identifying opportunities for the UN system to support the implementation phase of the outcomes of the first GST (50min, including Q&A with the audience)

Guiding questions:

• What are key opportunities for the UN agencies to engage in the implementation of the GST outcomes, including in line with the 2030 Agenda?
• What are lessons learned from the involvement of UN organizations from the first GST, to be considered for future GSTs?

• Alisher Mamadzhanov, Multilateral Governance Manager, GCF
• Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Global Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, ILO
• Animesh Kumar, Head of the Bonn Office, UNDRR
• Jemimah Njuki, Chief of Economic Empowerment, UN-Women