Statement by Hon. Uahekua Herunga
Minister of Environment and Tourism of Namibia - PDF

Statement by John Kilani
Director of Sustainable Development Mechanisms programme
UNFCCC Secretariatd - PDF 

Day 1: Wednesday, 2^nd July 2014

Host Country and Co-Organisers Welcoming Remarks

9:30-10:30

Host Country:

·         Hon. U. Herunga, Minister, Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Republic of Namibia

Co-Organizers:

·         John Christensen, Director, UNEP Risø Centre

·         Neeraj Prasad, Manager Climate Change Group, World Bank Group

·         Uzoamaka Nwamarah, Senior Climate Change Specialist, African Development Bank

·         John Kilani, Director of the Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UNFCCC

·         Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Clinic Session 1: Regional Collaboration Centers: Providing Direct Support to Climate Change Mitigation on the Field

10:45-11:30

Summary: The UNFCCC secretariat has forged partnerships with regional development banks and other institutions to establish Regional Collaboration Centres (RCCs) in under-represented regions in an effort to increase participation in CDM projects. This clinic sets a roundtable discussion with four sub-themes where the RCCs provide assistance to stakeholders, i.e. 1) Direct support to projects and PoAs; 2) Standardized baselines; 3) Funding opportunities for CDM projects; and 4) Re-thinking the development of local capacities.

 Speakers:

 Kusm Lata, Team Lead, UNFCCC RCC Lomé – PDF

Vintura Silva, Team Lead, UNFCCC RCC Kampala

Emilie Wieben, Climate Finance Officer, UNEP Risø Centre - PDF

Plenary session 1: Africa & The State and Trends of The Carbon World

11:30-13:00

Summary: Market mechanisms will be a key component of sustainable development in Africa in the coming decades. Carbon markets provide a channel to redirect investment towards cleaner technologies. However, much work remains at the national and international level to provide such a framework to enable market mechanisms to flourish. This opening plenary sets the stage of global developments on carbon policies, and assesses the challenges and opportunities to shift the energy paradigm across the African continent.

Moderator:

·         Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) - PDF

Speakers:

·         Geoff Sinclair, Head of Carbon Trading, Standard Bank

·         Daniel Schroth, Principal Energy Specialist & SE4All Africa Hub Coordinator, AfDB           

·         Klaus Oppermann, Team Lead - Policy and Methodology, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank Group - PDF

·         Andrew Howard, Manager, Strategy, Collaboration and Communication Unit, UNFCCC

Workshop 1: Harnessing the Potential of NAMA Financing

14:15-15:15

Summary: Taking stock of the financial instruments available for NAMA implementation, this session will explore ways to scale up NAMA financing and especially, how to overcome barriers to private sector investment. The panel will address the strength and challenges of public financing tools for leveraging private capital and the most important possible financing partners for NAMA implementation will be examined.

Moderator:

·         Miriam Hinostroza, Head of Programme, UNEP Risoe Centre

Speakers:

·         Chantal Naidoo, Senior Associate, E3G - PDF

·         Axel Michaelowa, Managing Director, Perspectives GmbH - PDF

·         Joseph Murabula, Principal Investment Officer, East African Development Bank - PDF

Workshop 2: Results-Based Financing: Models, Experience and Lessons Learned

14:15-15:15

Summary: Results-based finance (RBF) includes a range of instruments for delivery of infrastructure and services that link payments to the achievement of pre-agreed results that are subject to independent verification. This session will discuss different features of RBF approaches based on real experience and lessons learned focusing on energy access sector and attempting to answers the following questions: When should RBF be preferred to conventional financing? What ingredients should a RBF approach have to attract private sector investments in mitigation activities? Can RBF be an effective approach to mobilize and use climate finance? How could the CDM fit as a framework for RBF in the climate finance landscape? What are the main features and lessons learned of existing RBF schemes in promoting clean energy solutions.

Moderator:

·         Harikumar Gadde, Carbon Finance Specialist, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank Group

Speakers:

·         Grace Birikadde, Rural Energy Agency, Uganda - PDF

·         Nazmul Haque, Director and Head of Advisory - IDCOL, Bangladesh - PDF

·         Perumal Arumugam, Programme Officer (Team Lead), Standard Setting Unit, UNFCCC - PDF

Clinic 2: Energy and SDGs: Bioenergy as a Tool for De-Carbonization in Africa

15:30-16:15

Summary: As countries gather to establish a post-2015 development framework, the issue of low-carbon energy takes centerstage. In the African context, bioenergy has played an important traditional role, but with investment, knowledge and access to technology it can help countries participate in international bioenergy trade, enhance agriculture, as well as engage in low-carbon development paths. This clinic showcases examples in Africa, as well as future areas of work which are important to enable sustainable, pro-development bioenergy systems in Africa.

Moderator:

·         Henrique Pacini, Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD - PDF

Speakers:

·         Manuel Chenene, Professor, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique) - PDF

·         Thomson Sinkala, Professor, Zambia Biofuels Association - PDF

·         Emmanuel Ackom, Senior Researcher, UNEP Risoe Centre - PDF

·         Semida Silveira, Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - PDF

Plenary session 2: The Future of Climate Finance: Towards Greater Harmonization and Strengthening of Institutional Frameworks in Africa

16:15-17:45

Summary: The global climate finance landscape remains complex and disjointed for most African countries. Finance is channeled through multilateral funds or bilateral arrangements, often with no long-term plan. This has resulted in parallel design structures at national level to meet eligibility criteria of various funding mechanisms putting a strain on local institutional and human capacities. Yet global climate finance continues to gain traction. This session will consider issues around the administrative architecture for deploying climate finance in African countries to ensure effectiveness and efficiency. It will consider the alternatives for greater harmonization in climate finance administration to ensure alignment with country systems and across different players including MDBs, UN agencies, NGOs, CBOs and the private sector.

Moderator:

·         Kurt Lonsway, Manager, Environment and Climate Change Division, AfDB

Speakers:

·         John Kilani, Director of Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UNFCCC - PDF

·         Rehema Namutebi, Fund Management Specialist, Rwanda Environment and Climate Change Fund (FONERWA)

·         Edith Tibahwa, Climate Change Programme Manager, COMESA

·         James Ogunleye, Senior Consultant / Project Developer, Carbon Limits - PDF

Day 2: Thursday, 3rd July 2014

Plenary session 3: Landscape Approaches to Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses

9:30-10:45

Summary: Transformation towards a cross-sectoral landscape approach is gaining increased recognition when addressing the full potential for climate change mitigation in forestry and agriculture. This session will discuss the integration of agriculture and forestry strategies and how REDD+, NAMAs and Climate Smart Agriculture could reduce emissions from the land sector while improving forest cover, resilience and food security.
Panelists will examine the potential of the Warsaw Framework on REDD+ and explore the challenges and opportunities for Africa to benefit from the financial support mechanisms aimed for mitigation activities in forest conservation and sustainable land use practices.

Moderator:

·         Emmanuel Ackom, Senior Researcher, UNEP Risoe Centre

Speakers:

·         Karin Teixeira Kaechele, BioCarbon Fund & Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, World Bank - PDF

·         Yinka Agidee, Partner, The Rock and Partners- PDF

·         Peter Gondo, Deputy Director General, SAFIRE (Southern Alliance for indigenous Resources) - PDF

·         Pierre Nguinda, Principal Forestry Officer & Climate Change Specialist - CBFF, AfDB - PDF

·         Jonathan Kamwi, Department of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Republic of Namibia- PDF

·         Chemist Gumbie, Director - Research & Training Division, Zimbabwe Forestry Commission - PDF

Workshop session 3: REDD+ Processes in Africa: Stocktaking and Opportunities for Support 

11:45-12:45

Summary:  African countries have engaged in REDD+ at different times and through different paths. Some countries have entered the “investment phase” of REDD+, while others are still at the preparation phase or are yet to commence activities. Furthermore, in the implementation of REDD+ activities different approaches have been utilised by African countries depending on their context with some opting for a national approach and others starting  with a subnational one. In parallel, private sector initiatives are developing with variable degrees of integration with REDD+ processes. Building on the positive outcome of COP 19 in the decision on the Warsaw Framework for REDD+, this session will provide a stocktaking of the REDD+ processes in Africa, discussing specific challenges in the region, lessons learnt and opportunities for support at all stages going forward.

Moderator:

·         Alain Karsenty, Professor, CIRAD, Département Environnements et Sociétés

Speakers:

·         Hassan Sachedina, Managing Director, BioCarbon Partners - PDF

·         Karin Teixeira Kaechele, BioCarbon Fund & Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, World Bank - PDF

·         Pierre Nguinda, Principal Forestry Officer & Climate Change Specialist - CBFF, AfDB - PDF

Workshop session 4: From PoAs to NAMAs: Sectoral Application

11:45-12:45

Summary:  Experience gained through the CDM Programme of Activities is generally regarded as a stepping stone to guide the development of NAMAs. However, the co-existence of the two is not straightforward. The session will explore pitfalls and opportunities for the transition from a PoA to a NAMA policy framework without eroding the foundation for private sector involvement in PoA structures.

Moderator:

·         James Ogunleye, Senior Consultant / Project Developer, Carbon Limits

Speakers:

·         Axel Michaelowa, Managing Director, Perspectives GmbH - PDF

·         Perumal Arumugam, Programme Officer (Team Lead), Standard Setting Unit, UNFCCC – PDF

·         Francoise D'Estais, Programme Officer, UNEP - PDF

Plenary session 4: Business Models for Promotion of Technologies that Target Energy Access and Role of Carbon Finance

14:00-15:15

Summary: The plenary discusses the innovative business models and enabling factors necessary for expanding access to energy. The panel analyses a number of success factors for providing sustainable market-based energy services and which have been supported by a range of financing types, including carbon finance. The discussion also covers aspects that stimulate or constrain private sector delivery of a range of energy services and to what extent such success or failures might be addressed by the results based financing.

Moderator:

·         Neeraj Prasad, Manager, Climate Change Group, World Bank

Speakers:

·         Ewan Bloomfield, Rwanda Country Manager and International Energy Consultant, Practical Action  - PDF 

·         John Christensen, Director, UNEP Risoe Centre  - PDF

·         Daniel Schroth, Lead for SE4ALL, AfDB  - PDF

·         Frank Wouters, Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) - PDF

Clinic session 3: Voluntary Cancellation of CERs: A Tool for Voluntary and Compliance
Markets

15:30-16:15

Summary: The most respected and most credible offset certificates (CERs from the CDM) are now available for a wider range of uses than ever before. In 2013, the CDM Executive Board adopted a procedure that allows for the voluntary cancellation of CERs generated from CDM projects and PoAs. "Voluntary cancellation", as it is known, now provides the opportunity to use CERs more easily for voluntary purposes, in addition to their use in compliance markets such as the European Union's ETS. Any individual or institution can now efficiently use CERs to offset its GHG emissions, in any context. The opportunities and the procedure for voluntary cancellation will be explained.

Moderator:

·         Gareth Phillips, Chairman, Project Developer Forum – PDF

Speakers:

·         Andrew Howard, Manager, Strategy, Collaboration and Communication Unit, UNFCCC - PDF

·         Shoa Ehsani, Climate Neutral Strategy Officer for UNEP, Sustainable UN UNEP - PDF

·         Nives Costa, Team Manager of the Sustainability team,  UNOPS procurement group, UNOPS - PDF

Workshop session 5: Public-Private Partnerships for strengthening investments in cleaner technologies & Regional Power Pools

16:15-17:15

Summary: Estimations of the IEA are that to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2050 annual investments in the energy sector have to amount to $750 billion by 2030 and over $1.6 trillion from 2030 to 2050. In order to achieve this level of investment private financing is essential. Many factors constrain private investment in the energy sector in developing countries, particularly in Africa. Investments in clean technologies and strengthening of regional power pools are near term priorities in Africa. Investments involving public-private partnerships through innovative financing solutions are necessary, among them, public instruments and concessional financing to maximize the leverage of private investments, monetization of carbon externalities, public policy interventions

Moderator: 

Frank Wouters, Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency

Speakers:                                                                                     

Adam Simcock, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Check (Pty) Ltd - PDF

Todd Ngara, Senior Researcher, UNEP Risoe - PDF

Uzoamaka Nwamarah, Senior Climate Change Specialist, AfDB - PDF

Patrice Claude Charles Caporossi, Senior Infrastructure Finance Specialist, World Bank Group

Workshop session 6: Scaling-up Renewable Energy for Low Carbon Development

16:15-17:15

Summary: The transition to a reliable, low carbon and sustainable energy supply is essential for economic development and poverty reduction. As new energy systems and technologies become widely available, the African countries have an opportunity to “leapfrog” the carbon-intensive and embark on low-carbon development path, while increasing energy access through renewable energy use. Drawing on the existing global and regional experiences, this session will present economic, social and environmental benefits of renewable energy programs (particularly large-scale solar projects) and the ways of overcoming the challenges related to significant investment needs that are necessary for their up-take and scale-up. The session will also touch upon the use of natural gas in power generation, as typically ideally suited to complement grid connected solar and wind.

Moderator: 

·         Samira El Khamlichi, Environmental Specialist, Climate Change Group, World Bank

Speakers:

·         Semida Silveira, Professor, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden – PDF

·         Manuel Chenene, Professor, Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique) - PDF

·         Thomson Sinkala, Professor, Zambia Biofuels Association - PDF

Day 3: Friday, 4th July 2014

Plenary session 5: What Future for CDM? Increasing Demand and Improving Supply

9:00-10:15

Summary: The CDM is recognized as the most credible offset mechanism in existence, the world's standard-setter, and a success story. However, due to the low ambition and the resulting low demand for offsets, the price of CERs generated by CDM has fallen dramatically. What can be done to continue harnessing the experience and the wealth of resources that the CDM has generated, while supporting the sustainable development of CDM host countries? This session will highlight national initiatives which promote demand for CERs; voluntary cancellation for use in voluntary and compliance contexts; and its use for linking emerging carbon trading schemes. In addition, pricing strategies for CERs will be presented, including through the use of tools to report on sustainable development co-benefits of the projects.

Moderator: 

·         Sandra Greiner, Senior consultant, Climate Focus

Speakers:

·         Hugh Sealy, Chair of the CDM Excecutive Board - PDF

·         Klaus Oppermann, Team Lead Policy and Methodology, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank - PDF

·         Klakeg Sigurd, Deputy Director General Department for Climate Change, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment - PDF

·         Adam Simcock, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Check (Pty) Ltd  - PDF

·         Harmke Immink, Director and Carbon Advisor, Promethium - PDF

Workshop session 7: Integrating Market Approaches into African Development Strategies

11:15-12:15

Summary: Africa's future economic growth needs to be on a low carbon pathway. For this to be successful, sustainability must be a key part of national development strategies. To make policies more cost-effective, there are a number of market-based tools available for countries to pursue. This session discusses these options and how Africa nations can use markets to promote low carbon development.

Moderator:

·         Dirk Forrister, President & CEO, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)

Speakers:

·         Davinah Uwella-Milenge, Climate Change Consultant, African Development Bank (AfDB)

·         Fenella Aouane, Head of Sales, Carbon Trading, Standard Bank Group

·         Joseph Adelegan, Head of Division, Environment and Sustainable Development, Office of the Vice President Operations, ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development

Workshop session 8: New Market Mechanism and Framework for Various Approaches

11:15-12:15

Summary: As Parties to the UNFCCC struggle to enhance mitigation action and move toward a climate deal in 2015, they have created new mechanisms to increase mitigation ambition, to complement the CDM. Different stakeholders have different opinions on how the NMM should work, and what the FVA should include. Is there any clarity now? What are the opportunities and implications for the stakeholders in the carbon markets? This session will address such questions, highlighting the opportunities in the African context.

Moderator:

·         Klakeg Sigurd, Deputy Director General - Department for Climate Change, Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment

Speakers:

·         Patricia Grobben, Climate Change Unit, Federal Public Service, DG Environment, Belgium - PDF

·         Andrew Howard, Manager, Strategy, Collaboration and Communication Unit, UNFCCC - PDF

·         Miles Austin, Executive Director, CMIA - PDF

·         Andrei Marcu, Senior Advisor and Head of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, CEPS - PDF

Clinic session 4: Hands-On Training for AFR Negotiators in Preparation for Lima COP

12:45-13:30

Summary: The clinic will provide training on the Clean Development Mechanism (CMD) negotiations. The session will update the audience on the revision of the modalities and procedures for the CDM building on the outcomes of the 40th meeting of the Subsidiary Body for implementation (SBI 40) and what the main areas of CDM improvements supported by African countries are and potential burning negotiation points at COP 20 in Lima, Peru.

Moderator: 

·         Klaus Oppermann, Team Lead Policy and Methodology, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank

Speakers:

·         Sandra Greiner, Senior consultant, Climate Focus - PDF

·         Takalani Rambau, Co-Chair - Africa DNA Group, South Africa - PDF

·         Perumal Arumugam, Programme Officer (Team Lead), Standard Setting Unit, UNFCCC

Workshop session 9: The Gold Standard in Africa - Success Stories and Insights About the Current and Future GS Framework

13:30-14:30

Summary: The workshop will give an overview about the most important rules/rules updates for GS PoAs/projects and show how these have been successfully implemented in African projects. Besides, the workshop will provide an insight about new scopes the GS is currently expanding to, like e.g. NAMA certification development, land use and forestry, water certificates programme. This session will give participants a chance to raise questions and provide suggestions for improvement of the GS framework.

Speaker:

Hannes Thaler, Regional Manager Africa, The Gold Standard Foundation

Workshop session 10: Market Mechanisms Untangled: Linkages between CDM, NAMA, NMM, and FVA

13:30-14:30

Summary: The market mechanisms panorama under the UNFCCC is growing, making it challenging for stakeholders to understand what role each mechanism will have and how they may be linked. This session will explore the possibilities of linking the CDM to the new carbon instruments including NAMA, NMM (new market mechanism), and FVA (framework for various approaches) and opportunities for complementing each other.

Moderator:

·         Hugh Sealy, Chair of the CDM Excecutive Board

Speakers:

·         Sandra Greiner, Senior consultant, Climate Focus - PDF

·         Harikumar Gadde, Carbon Finance Specialist, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank Group - PDF        

·         Gareth Phillips, Chairman, Project Developer Forum - PDF

·         Thomas Forth, Advisor - Joint Implementation Coordination Office, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Germany - PDF

Plenary session 6: Towards a 2015 Global Climate Agreement: Opportunities for Africa on the Road to Paris

14:45-16:00

Summary: Parties to the UNFCCC are now under pressure to make progress towards a meaningful and comprehensive global climate deal in 2015. This session will present a discussion on the main aspects of the negotiations in relation to climate change mitigation and the goal of having a global climate agreement by 2015, focusing on the requirements and opportunities for African countries

Moderator:

·         John Kilani, Director of the Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UNFCCC

Speakers:

·         John Christensen, Director, UNEP Risø Centre - PDF

·         Neeraj Prasad, Manager Climate Change Group, World Bank Group

·         Kurt Lonsway, Manager, Environment and Climate Change Division, AfDB - PDF

·         Andrei Marcu, Senior Advisor and Head of the CEPS Carbon Market Forum, CEPS - PDF

Closing Ceremony

16:00-16:15