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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