AFRICA BONN CHALLENGE
HIGH LEVEL ROUND TABLE 2016
July 26th -27th 2016
Kigali, Rwanda
Venue: Kigali Convention Complex, AD4 Room
Agenda
(Annex to the concept note)
PROVISIONAL AGENDA AND PROGRAMME
Overview: The two day meeting will have six main segments as follows:
- Bonn Challenge Progress: Summary of regional and international progress towards Bonn Challenge
- Restoration Policies: building synergies with other restoration targets especially Land Degradation Neutrality
- Assessing Opportunities for Restoration: Elaborating practical strategies for restoration at national level, where to restore, who to consult and making the business case
- Financing and Investing in Restoration: Progress toward community, public and private investments in restoration activities
- Building a Technical Platform for Restoration: Presentation of outputs of the parallel IUFRO technical meeting
- Round Table Resolutions: Framing the agreements, recommendations and resolutions coming from the meeting
DAY ONE: 26THJULY2016
TIME / ACTIVITY/AGENDA ITEM / Speaker / Moderator08:00 – 09:00 / ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION / MINIRENA
09:00 - 10:00 / AGENDA 1: OPENING REMARKS AND KEY NOTE ADDRESS
Introductory Remarks and objective of the summit / Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza
Director General Rwanda Natural Resources Authority / Eugene Anyangwe
Representatives from SADC / Hon. Msaka Bright ; Minister of Environment, Malawi
IUCN Regional Director / Mr. Luther Bois ANUKUR
Representative from COMIFAC / Executive secretary of COMIFAC
Nii Ossa Mills Minister of Lands and Natural Resources of Ghana (On behalf of ECOWAS/Western Africa countries)
Remarks by EAC Deputy Secretary General / Hon. Jesca Eriyo, Deputy Secretary General, Productive and Social Sectors
Opening Remarks by Host Country and Chair of the summit / Minister Republic of Rwanda
10:00 – 10:15 / Group Photo / MINIRENA
10:15 – 10:30 / HEALTH BREAK / All
10:30 – 13:00 / AGENDA 2: Bonn Challenge – Overview on what is happening where, linking BC to extended target and regional platforms (AFR100)
Overview on Bonn Challenge Globally- Bonn Target-NY Declarations and other declarations / Stewart MAGGINIS, Global Director , IUCN and GPFLR Secretariat / Eugene Anyangwe
Regional Platform AFR100 and Technical Platforms / Dennis Garrity; WRI Senior Fellow / Eugene Anyangwe
Roundtable Discussions: update on country Restoration initiatives, successes, challenges and solutions / Discussions between Ministers / Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza , Rwanda and Paul Mafubi, Uganda; and Raymond Mbikton, COMIFAC
13:00 – 14:30 / LUNCH BREAK / ALL
14.30 – 16:00 / AGENDA 3: Linking Forest Landscape restoration with Sustainable Development Goals (FLR-SDGs)
Linking FLR with other policies and Sustainable development GOALs ( 10mn) / Robert Wild. Technical Coordinator / Eugene Anyangwe
Durable Environment, Longterm wellbeing and healthy economies Case of Costa Rica ( 10mn) / Hon / Charles Karangwa
Forest Landscape Restoration and Agroforestry: What agroforestry Can do? ( 10mn) / Dennis Garrity, Senior WRI Fellow, Drylands Ambassador and Evergreen Africa / Eugene Anyangwe
Roundtable Discussions on Policies, and opportunities for sustainable economies ( 60mn) / All Ministers(and Representatives): Honourable Christine SAGNO; Sir Harrison Karnwea, Mr. Roberto Zholo; Nii Ossa Mills; Pierre Taty, Cameroon’s Minister (TBC), Vincent Kongo, Sebastien Malele, Zana Inzan OUATTARA;. / Chair????: Sir Harrison Karnwea, and Raymond Mbitikon
16.00 – 16.30 / HEALTH BREAK / ALL
16.30-17.30 / AGENDA 4: Assessing Opportunities for Restoration-A roadmap for Sustainable Economy
Restoration Opportunity Assessment Case study for Cote d’Ivoire / MINEDD- Cote D’Ivoire& IUCN-PACO Forest Programme / Eugene Anyangwe
Restoration Opportunity Assessment Case study for Uganda / Paul Mafubi; NFA Uganda / Eugene Anyangwe
Roundtable discussions on needs assessment for restoration opportunities, what is needed and where? / all Ministers / Chaired by Hon. Bright Msaka and Hon. Vincent Biruta
17.30 / End of DAY 1
DAY TWO: 27THJULY 2016
TIME / ACTIVITY/AGENDA ITEM / Speaker / Moderator09.00– 09:15 / Recap for day one / MINIRENA
AGENDA 5: Financing and Investing in Restoration
09:00 - 10:15 / Overview of climate finance; global flows and instruments / Jane Wilkson, Director Climate Policy Initiative / Eugene Anyangwe
Leveraging Public Financing throughDonor and Private funds / Alex Mulisa, Green Climate Fund Rwanda / Eugene Anyangwe
RoundTable discussions on Public Financing, Private and Donor financing / All Ministers / Chaired by Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza and Honorable
10:15 – 10:30 / HEALTH BREAK / All
10:30 – 13:00 / AGENDA 6: Extending the Bonn Challenge Targets and commitments
Welcoming New Commitments and reaffirming existing ones / All Ministers / Elie HAKIZUMWAMI
Round Table Discussions on Ways forward and financing opportunities / All Ministers / Alex Mulisa; Jane Wilkinson
13:00 – 14:30 / LUNCH BREAK / ALL
14.30 – 16:00 / AGENDA 7: Linking Technical and Policy Issues for Restoration
Creating enabling partnerships: Case for FLR Hubs and other technical partners. Who is doing what and where? / Luther B. ANUKUR / Dr. Emmanuel Nkurunziza
Launching FLR Hubs for Eastern Southern Africa and Central and Western Africa / Hon. Minister Biruta / Eugene Anyangwe
16.00 – 16.30 / HEALTH BREAK / ALL
16.30-17.30 / AGENDA 8: High level Resolutions and Technical Recommendations
Sharing Technical Recommendations from technical workshop / Michael Klein / Emmanuel Nkurunziza
Communication of Ministers’ Kigali Resolutions on Forest Landscape Restoration / TBC / Emmanuel Nkurunziza
Closing Remarks / Hon. Vincent Biruta / Emmanuel Nkurunziza
17.30-19.30 / Networking and linkages ( cocktail)