The event will convene policymakers, funders, farmers‘ organizations, and researchers to focus on three key actions.
First, participants will explore the direct link between the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience (UAE FGCR) and specific national adaptation priorities, ensuring global ambition translates into concrete local plans.
Second, the group will identify and vet innovative financing instruments and processes that can de-risk adaptation investments and effectively channel capital where it’s most needed (e.g., grants, blended finance and concessional lines, processes to steer investment such as Investment plans).
Third, the session will pinpoint practical resources and methods for advancing the tracking of both adaptation finance and actions to properly examine their adequacy and effectiveness. Participants will diagnose current barriers, identify crucial policy enablers, and showcase replicable solutions and partnerships, ultimately identifying clear opportunities for immediately translating dialogue into action. Key insights from the event will be synthesized into a brief for broad dissemination of actionable opportunities and ideas.
Speakers
Moderator: Todd Rosenstock, Director CGIAR and Climate Action
Patricia Fuller, CEO and President, IISD
Alice Nyaga, Agricultural Engineer Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development
Josephine Akia, Coordinator PELUM Uganda
Georges Bazongo, Director of Programmes, Tree Aid
Ivette Patterzon, Deputy Permanent Secretary Climate Change, Government of Suriname
Julian Barungi, Program Officer for Policy at ASARECA
Joao Campari, WWF International International
