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ACE DIALOGUE 2024
DAY 21
WORLD CAFÉ & BREAKOUT GROUPS
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10:00-10:30
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Opening of the ACE Dialogue
Opening Remarks:
- Nabeel Munir, SBI Chair
- Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UN Climate Change
Moderators:
- Massiel Cairo, ACE negotiator, Dominican Republic
- Marcella Kim DiCocco, national ACE focal point, United States
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10:30-11:00
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Setting the scene
The GWP invites Parties and non-Party stakeholders to enhance access to tools and support for building capacity and raising awareness among Parties, national ACE focal points, and non-Party stakeholders regarding ACE. This session will serve to set the scene by providing an overview of the priority area of “Tools and Support” under the GWP, and to share the Parties’ and non-Party stakeholders’ perspectives regarding the needs and opportunities to unlock access to Tools & Support for ACE implementation.
The moderator will set the scene with a 2-minute introduction and engage in a fired-side chat with representatives from developed and developing countries and non-Party stakeholders.
Moderator:
- Angus Mackay, Director Division for Planet, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Speakers:
- Marcia Tinto, Senior Environmental Education Officer, Environmental Management Authority, national ACE focal point, Trinidad and Tobago
- Roberta Ianna, national ACE focal point, Italy
- Noora Firaq, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Climate Outreach
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11:00-13:00
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World Café
This session aims to showcase and exchange information on good examples of existing tools and support for ACE implementation. A world café format will be used to facilitate discussions among participants.
Station 1: will focus on education, training, and public awareness and will provide an opportunity for participants to receive information on the latest tools available to support ACE, including the Greening Curriculum Guidance and Green School Standard from Greening Education Partnership, UNICEF's Solutions for Youth in the Move to access green skills, and the Learning Passport for Climate, amongst other tools, while inviting participants to discuss synergies and gaps.
Facilitators:
• Won Jung Byun, Team Leader for the Greening Education Partnership, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• Ingrid Sanchez, Senior Education Adviser on Climate Change, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Station 2: will focus on tools and support that promote public participation in climate action through action for climate empowerment, including public awareness, access to information, and participation, such as the Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) approach. It will also explore needs, gaps, and avenues to address them.
Facilitators:
• Carol Simon, Environmental Engineer, Specialist in Project Management and Waste Management, Ministry of Environment, Panama
• Maurice Sadlier, Programmes Director, World Vision Ireland
Station 3: will focus on opportunities to integrate ACE into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), through existing tools, such as the NDC Equity Tracker and the Short Guide on Integrating Action for Climate Empowerment into Nationally Determined Contributions and initiate discussions on addressing existing gaps.
Facilitators:
• Angus Mackay, Director of Division for Planet, United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
• Ruth Oviedo Hollands, NDC Project Program Manager, Care about Climate
Guiding questions:
- Share your experience in accessing or providing access to similar examples of tools & support
- Where are the synergies and complementarities?
- How can access to these tools and support be enhanced?
- What are the existing gaps and how can they be addressed?
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13:00-15:00
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Lunch break – ACE Gallery
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15:00 -17:45
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Group discussions
Reflecting on the presentations and discussions from the morning session, breakout groups convene to discuss concrete opportunities for advancing the priority area of tools & support under the Glasgow work programme on ACE.
Guiding questions:
- Which tools and support for building capacity and raising awareness among Parties, national ACE focal points and non-Party actors can enhance the implementation of ACE?
- What are the most common challenges Parties and non-Party stakeholders face when accessing tools and support for ACE implementation? Where are the gaps and how can these be addressed?
- How can tools and support contribute to the other priority areas (policy coherence, coordinated action, monitoring evaluation and reporting)?
- What are the short- to medium-term next steps by different actors, including national ACE focal points, that are needed to fill the gaps in relation to tools & support for the implementation of ACE?
Report Back
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17:45-18:00
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Soft closing
- Massiel Cairo, ACE negotiator, Dominican Republic
- Marcella Kim DiCocco, national ACE focal point, United States
Closing remarks:
- Leyla Hasanova, COP 29 Presidency Youth Climate Champion
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ACE DIALOGUE 2024
DAY 2
EXPERT RUN SESSION
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10:00-10:15
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Opening of Day 2
- Massiel Cairo, ACE negotiator, Dominican Republic
- Marcella Kim DiCocco, national ACE focal point, United States
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10:15-10:30
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Setting the scene
The expert-run session aims to enhance understanding of the key elements of a strong funding proposal and strengthen capacities for developing successful ACE proposals or integrating ACE into existing proposals. The session will kick off with an overview of the typology and spectrum of ACE related projects/programmes, followed by a brief walkthrough of the key elements of a compelling project proposal by the moderator.
Moderator:
Presentations:
- Fleur Newman, Team Lead, Empowerment Sub-Division, UN Climate Change
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10:30-10:40
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Peer-to-peer sharing on resources and tools for the effective development of ACE project proposals that can be applied in the regional, national, or local context
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10:40-11:00
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Development of project proposal deep-dives
This session will focus on key elements of developing a strong project proposal. Through hands-on exercises, practical guidance, and peer-to-peer sharing, participants will receive information, resources, guidance, and tools for the effective development of ACE project proposals that can be applied at the regional, national, or local context.
Introduction:
- Ameil Harikishun, Finance Thematic Lead, South-South-North, CDKN
Speakers:
- Alisher Mamadzhanov, Climate Policy and Governance Specialist at the Green Climate Fund (tbc)
- Chiara de Paoli, Istituto Buddista Italiano Soka Gakkai
- Isatis Cintron, Climate Governance & Participation Specialist, Columbia University
Q&A
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11:00-12:40
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Theory of Change
Presentation on elements of a strong proposal, introduces the theory of change and exercise for the rest of the session
Hands-on exercise
Peer-to-peer exchange
Moderator/Speaker:
- Ameil Harikishun, Finance Thematic Lead, South-South-North, CDKN
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12:40-12:50
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Reflections
Moderator invites participants to reflect on the learnings of the session
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12:50-13:00
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Closing of the ACE dialogue
- Massiel Cairo, ACE negotiator, Dominican Republic
- Marcella Kim DiCocco, national ACE focal point, United States
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