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Highlight sessions

Wednesday, 2nd August, 2023

08:00

Arrivals and Registration

CONTEXT SETTING

09:00

Event Introduction –  Jackie Ankrah

09:00

State of the Climate Crisis

  • Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah – Founding Director West Africa Center for Crop Improvement 
  • Professor Kwadwo Owusu – Director – Head, Center for Climate Change and Sustainability, University of Ghana
  • Nana Ama Yirrah – Executive Director, COLANDEF

Moderator: Dr. Emma Birikorang

09:35

Documentary

09:45

Intergenerational Equity: Young Voices for Climate Action

  • Michael Tetteh Doku
  • Prince Kwesi Bonney
  • Grace Akua Gyan- Darkwa
  • Afia Tiwaa Obeng
  • Prof. Stephen Kwankye – RIPs, UG-Legon

OPENING CEREMONY

10:05

Call to Order by  Jackie Ankrah

10:08

National Anthem

10:12

Welcome/Opening Statement by H.E. Samira Bawumia – Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana

10:18

Statement by Honourable Kwaku Afriyie – Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana

10:23

Statement by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma – Minister, Ministry of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Former Chairperson Africa Union (AU), The Republic of South Africa

10:28

Statement by Honourable Samuel A. Jinapor, MP – Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana

10:33

Goodwill Message by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Director General, World Trade Organization

10:38

Address by Special Guest of Honour, H. E Amina Mohammed – Deputy Secretary General, United Nations

10:45

Poem Recital –  Nakeeyat Dramani (Young Climate Advocate)

10:50

Keynote Address by H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo – President of the Republic of Ghana

11:00

Opening Ceremony Closing Remarks – Jackie Ankrah

11:05

Photographs

11:10

Press/Media Interviews

11:15

Panel Discussion (Plenary)

  • Poem recital by  Rahima Okwan – Nyinase Child Protection and Climate change Ambassadors
  • Statement by Honourable Ansu Sekou Konneh – Chief of Staff, Office of the Minister of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Liberia

Panelists:

  • Angela Lusigi – UNDP Resident Representative, Ghana
  • Angelina Mensah – UNFCCC Negotiator on Response Measures, Ghana
  • Dominic Asante Opoku Manu – Policy Advisor, SDGs Advisory Unit, Office of the President

Moderator: Dr. Wilfred Ochan – UNFPA Country Coordinator

12:30

Lunch

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

13:30

Breakout Session 1

Breaking Barriers and Increasing Representation in Climate Action: Empowering Women and Children in Africa

Opening Statement by  Jewelina Ackah – Youth Climate Negotiator 

Panelists:

  • Hon. Lariba Zuweira Abudu – Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Ghana/ Chief Director
  • Dr. Antwi Bosiako – Climate Adaptation Negotiator, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Ramesh Bhusal – Chief, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Programme and Deputy Representative OIC, UNICEF in Ghana
  • Justice Baidoo – Media and Communication Advocacy Network (MCAN)
  • Josephine Agbeko – Climate Advisory, C40 Cities and Mayor of Accra

 

Moderator: Joshua Amponsem – Director, Youth Climate Justice Fund & Founder, GAYO 

Breakout Session 2

Leveraging Indigenous Resources for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation 

Panelists:

  • Mercy Owusu Ansah – Country Director, Tropenbos International Ghana
  • Achenyo Idachaba-Obaro – Founder of Mitimeth, Nigeria 
  • Dr. John Kusimi – Country Focal Person, The Salata Institute, Harvard University
  • Chibeze Ezekiel – SYND Ghana 
  • Prof. Seidu Alhassan – Vice Chancellor, University of Development Studies, Tamale

Moderator: Saadia Bobtoya Owusu-Amofah – Natural Resource and Environmental Governance Expert

Breakout Session 3

Technology and Innovation in Enhancing Livelihoods of Women and Children Within Climate Action

Panelists:

  • Clement Kandodo – Young Innovator, Ecogreen
  • Dr. Mary Mbura Njenga – Research Scientist, World Agroforestry Research Center 
  • Ruka Sanusi – Executive Director, Ghana Climate Innovation Centre
  • Aku Xornam Kevi – Purim African Youth Development Platform (PAYDP, Ghana)

 

Moderator: Odelia Ntiamoah – Oxford Africa Women Leadership Institute

15:00

Cocoa Break

15:20

Closing Plenary – Key Messages from the Day

16:00

Adjourn

17:00

Cocktail

 Thursday, 3rd August, 2023

08:00

Arrival of Guests 

Cocoa/Coffee/Networking

CONTEXT SETTING

09:00

Welcome Note and Recap of Day One –  Jackie Ankrah

09:30

Statement by H.E. Jewel Cianeh Taylor – The Vice-President, Republic of Liberia

09:35

Statement by Damilola Ogunbiyi – Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All

09:40

Statement by Honourable Frema Osei Opare – Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Republic of Ghana

HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUES

09:45

Panel Discussion (Plenary)

Green and Innovative Financing for Women’s Enterprises: The Real Game Changer

Panelists:

  • Frank Adu – Former Managing Director of CalBank
  • Mrs. Damtien L. Tchintchibidja – Vice President, ECOWAS Commission
  • Seblewongel Negussie – Gender and Inclusion Specialist at the Green Climate Fund.
  • Prof. Anthony Nyong – Director for Climate Change and Green Growth, African Development Bank
  • Foster Aboagye Gyamfi – Principal Economics Officer, Economic Strategy and Research Division, Ministry of Finance, Ghana


Moderator: Ruka Sanusi – Executive Director, Ghana Climate Innovation Centre

10:55

Panel Discussion (Plenary)

Realizing Opportunities for Women as Change Agents in Africa’s Climate Economy

 

Panelists:

  • Fatima Denton – Director, United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa
  • Portia Adu Mensah – Climate Change Activist and Founder of Green Hunt 
  • Hannatu Onugu – Solar Sisters Nigeria
  • Loretta Alethea Pope – Chairperson of the National Civil Society Council of Liberia


Moderator: Barbara Tulu Clemens – Country Director, World Food Programme

12:00

Lunch Break

13:30

Breakout Session 1

Incentivizing Clean Cooking for Health and Climate Action; What works?

Panelists:

  • Wanjira Mathai – Managing Director, Africa and Global Partnerships, WRI
  • Patience Alifo – Co-founder of Econexus Ventures Limited and winner of the 2023 Clean Cooking Women Leaders Award – Youth Category
  • Dymphna Van Der Lans – CEO Clean Cooking Alliance
  • Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey – Chairperson, Clean Cooking Alliance Ghana
  • Sheila N. A. Ashong – Ag. Director, Environmental Protection Agency

Moderator: Nana Ama Yirrah – Executive Director, COLANDEF

13:30

Breakout Session 2

Climate Change and Public Health: Navigating the Impact on Health

Panelists:

  • Dr. Brama Kone – World Health Organization, AFRO
  • Dr. Emmanuel Kyeremateng-Amoah – Deputy Program Manager, Occupational and Environmental Health, Ghana Health Service
  • Prof. Benjamin Delali Dovie – Research Fellow, Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana
  • Dr. Mrs. Wilhemina Quaye – Science & Technology Policy Research Institute, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, Accra
  • Dr. Ama Essel – Health Expert & Member of the Africa Group of Negotiators

Moderator: Dr. Linda Akua Darkwa – Senior Research Fellow, Peace and Security Expert, Legon Centre for International Affairs and Diplomacy, University of Ghana, Legon

14:30

Panel Discussion (Plenary)

Building Synergies and Strategic Partnerships to Unlock Africa’s Capacity to Address the Climate Crisis

Panelists:

Video Presentation by Professor Paolo Galizzi – Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Sustainable Development Legal Initiative

  • Seblewongel Negussie – Gender and Inclusion Specialist, Office of Sustainability and Inclusion, Green Climate Fund
  • Daniel Tutu Benefoh – Ag. Director, Climate Change and Ghana Focal Person UNFCCC
  • Yaa Peprah Amekudzi – Country Lead, Cocoa Life Mondelez International


Moderator: Roselyn Fosuah Adjei – Director Climate Change, Forestry Commission

15:30

Cultural Dance Performance

CLOSING CEREMONY

15:40

Video Montage. The Roadmap to COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

15:45

Signing and Reading of Conference Communique

Ramatoulaye Diallo N’diaye – Founder and CEO of Great Green Wall of Africa (GGWoA) Foundation 

Charles Abani – UN Resident Coordinator, Ghana

16:00

Statement on Communique

Irchad Razaaly – Ambassador of the European Union to Ghana

16:10

Call to Action

Ahunna Eziakonwa – UNDP Regional Director, Africa

16:20

Closing Remarks – H. E. Samira Bawumia

16:30

Departure

19:00 – 21:00

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