TEMS-M - Off-grid and decentralized energy solutions for smart energy and water use in the agri-food chain - June 2019 ( During SB50 )

The Technical expert meeting on mitigation: Off-grid and decentralized energy solutions for smart energy and water use in the agri-food chain during the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2019.https://unfccc.int/SB-50

Presentations and Recordings, if available, can be found below:

TECHNICAL EXPERT MEETING 2019

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Opening session
Moderator:
Ms. Marion Canute, Communication Specialist
Speakers:

  • Mr. Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini, Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
  • Mr. Gonzalo Munoz, The High-Level Climate Action Champion
  • Mr. Bernd-Markus Liss, Head of Section-Climate Change and Climate Policy, GIZ  
  • Mr. Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute

Bios of Speaker:
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Mr. Bernd-Markus Liss
- Mr. Gonzalo Muñoz
- Mr. Emmanuel Dumisani Dlamini
- Mr. Torgny Holmgren

Session I - Thursday, 20 June
- Decarbonizing the primary food production phase of the agri-food chain
Moderator: Ms. Marion Canute, Communication Specialist
Speakers:

  • Ms. Jennie Barron, Professor, Agricultural Water Management at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Melina Balderrama Duran, National Project Coordinator, Bolivia WATCH at HELVETAS(In-person participation)
  • Mr. Pratap Thapa, Co-founder and Business Development Manager, aQysta (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Daniel Paska, Technology for Good Program Director, Ericsson (Remote-online participation)
  • Mr. Henrik Johansson, Founder and CEO, Spowdi AB (Remote-online participation)
  • Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Co-founder and Director, Claroenergy Pvt Ltd (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Romina Cavatassi, Senior Economist, International Fund for Agricultural Development (In-person Participation)

Background documents
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Ericsson weather data
- Melina Balderrama speaking points
- UNFCCC presentation
- EWD videos
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Bios of Speaker:
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Ms. Jennie Barron
- Mr. Henrik Johansson
- Mr. Gaurav Kumar 
- Ms. Melina Balderrama Duran
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Recording available

Session II - Thursday, 20 June
- Decarbonizing the post-harvesting phase of the agri-food chain
Moderator: Ms. Marion Canute, Communication Specialist
Speakers:

  • Mr. Julian Krüger, University of Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Germany (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Antoine Azar, HEAT Consultant (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Macben Makenzi, Certified Energy Manager and National GIZ Powering Agriculture Staff (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Jennifer Sharp, Ethical Tea Partnership (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Georgia Badelt, Founder and Director, GeoCode International (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Olivier Dubois, FAO (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Stefania Bracco, INVESTA team of FAO (Remote-online participation)

Background documents
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Ms. Georgia Badelt
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Bios of Speaker:

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Ms. Georgia Badelt
- Mr. Julian Krüger
- Ms.Jennifer Sharp
- Mr. Macben Makenzi
- Mr. Olivier Dubois
- Ms. Stefania Bracco
- Mr. Antoine Azar
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Recording available

Session III - Thursday, 20 June
- Circular economy solutions/innovations in water and energy management for the agri-food chains
Moderator: Mr. Ben Sonneveld, Deputy Director, Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies/Athena Institute VU University Amsterdam

Speakers:

  • Mr. Belal Shaqareen, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Water, Jordan (Remote-online participation)
  • Mr. Miquel Salgot, Universidad de Barcelona (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Gabriel Okello, Green Heat (Remote-online participation)
  • Mr. Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, IWA (Remote-online participation)
  • Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima, FAO (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Oriol Bellot, Agriculture Projects Director, Suez (In-person participation)

Background documents
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Bios of Speaker:
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Recording available

Session IV - Friday, 21 June
- Nature based solutions to integrate energy and water aspects into the agri-food chain
Moderator: Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima, FAO

Speakers:

  • Mr. Ben Sonneveld, Deputy Director, Amsterdam Centre for World Food Studies/Athena Institute VU University Amsterdam (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Fergus Sinclair, World Agroforestry Center, ICRAF (Remote-online participation)
  • Mr. Francisco Pedrero Salcedo, Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (Remote-online participation)
  • Ina Saumel, Humboldt University (In-person participation)
  • Ms.Andrea Erickson, The Nature Conservancy (Remote-online Participation)
  • Ms. Beatriz Ebil, Universidad Nacional de Misiones Argentina (Remote-online participation)

Background documents

-Ms. Beatriz Ebil
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Bios of Speaker:
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Recording available

Session V - Friday, 21 June
- Making Water-Energy-Food Integrated Policies Work for Food Security and the Climate
Speakers:
  • Mr. Prince Essel, Co-Founder and CEO, Maisevill Group (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Petra Schmitter, Research Group Leader,International Water Management Institute (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Sasmita Patnaik, Programme Lead, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (In-person participaton)
  • Ms. Margaret Koli, Education Programme Assistant, UN-University (In-person participation)
  • Mr. Chris Henderson, Senior Policy and Practice Advisor in Agriculture, Practical Action (In-person participation)
  • Ms. Sarah Alexander, Senior Advisor, SELCO Foundation (In-person participation)

Background documents

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Bios of Speaker:
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Mr. Prince Nana Kow Essel
- Ms. Petra Schmitter
- Mr. Chris Henderson
- Ms. Sasmita Patnaik
Recording available

Session VI - Friday, 21 June
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Replicating and upscaling innovative solutions for securing clean energy and water access for the agri-food chain
Speakers:
  • Mr. Torgny Holmgren, SIWI
  • Ms. Maria Weitz, GIZ
  • Mr. Olivier Dubois, FAO
  • Ms. Claire Kiss, IRENA
  • Ms. Dinara Gershinkova, the Chair of Technology Executive Committee
  • Mr. Federico Villatico Campbell, Regional Manager, Climate Change Technology Centre and Network

Background documents
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Recording available


 

Closing remarks
 Moderator:
Ms. Marion Canute, Communication Specialist
Speakers:

  • Mr. Paul Watkinson, the Chair of Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) (tbc)
  • Mr. Gonzalo Munoz, The High-Level Climate Action Champion
  • Mr. Olivier Dubois, FAO
  • Mr.. Dolf Gielen, Director, IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre

Bios of Speaker:
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Mr. Dolf Gielen
- Mr. Paul Watkinson