Global NDC Conference
The Global NDC Conference has become an international forum to discuss about Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), inspiring practitioners and policymakers around the world to share, lead and contribute to their country’s NDC process.
Building on our last gathering in 2019, the Global NDC Conference 2023 will provide a safe space for networking, showcasing innovative ideas and positive examples of NDC implementation, and creating clarity around the NDC update process.
Throughout the years, the Global NDC Conference has contributed to the conversation on NDCs. From sharing experiences on climate governance, finance, and transparency to inspiring policymakers and practitioners to accelerate the pace towards transformational climate action around the world.
Please note that our agenda is in constant update and may be subject to changes.
31st May 2023
Governance and policy alignment for implementation
- 9:00
Official welcome & opening
Opening remarks and keynote by Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action at the Federal Foreign Office
Keynote
Keynote speech by Jochen Flasbarth, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
- 10:30
- 11:00
Panel conversation
This opening panel conversation focuses on governance and policy processes that enable just, feasible, and financeable NDCs. Panellists will share lessons learned from NDC implementation and the first NDC update cycle, will speak on the roles of different actors driving ambitious NDCs, and will look ahead to the next NDC update cycle.
Panellists:
- Jennifer Sara, Global Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank Group
- Pablo Vieira, Global Director, NDC Partnership Support Unit
- Alice Dalrymple, indigenous women’s leader from the Kalinago Territory, Commonwealth of Dominica
- Norbert Gorißen, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office Germany
- Pham Van Tan, Deputy Director General, Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam
- Bernd Hackmann, Team Lead, Mitigation Division, UNFCCC Secretariat
Moderator:
- Hajar Yagkoubi, moderator, public speaker and consultant
- 12:30
- 14:00
1. Aligning NDCs and Long-term Low Emissions Development Strategies
2. Alignment for ambitious adaptation action
3. NDC Update Support: Preparing for 2025 and more ambitious and robust NDCs
4. Implementing climate change action in agriculture through an integrated water-energy-food nexus approach
5. Integration of Just Energy Transition into the NDCs
6. National benefits of climate transparency
7. Human-rights-sensitive NDCs
- 16:00
- 16:30
- 17:00
- 18:00 - 20:30
Reception at BMWK
Welcome by Anja Hajduk, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
1st June 2023
Mobilising finance for implementation
- 7:00
Optional mind & body practices
- 9:00
Welcome back
- 9:05
Keynotes
Keynote speech by Dr Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Keynote speech by Dr Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management, Sustainability and Investment Management, Allianz SE
- 9:30
Panel conversation
This panel conversation will focus on approaches to mobilising finance for NDC implementation with perspectives and experiences from private and public sector actors.
Panellists:
- Hubert Danso, CEO & Vice-Chairman, Africa Investor Group
- Jo Puri, Associate Vice-President Strategy and Knowledge Department, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- Andy Deacon, Co-Managing Director, Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM)
- Prerna Soni, Freelance Finance Expert
- Shameela Soobramoney, CEO, National Business Initiative, South Africa
Moderator:
- Helga van Peer, lawyer, mediator, independent board member
- 10:30
- 11:00
1. NDC investment planning
2. Pipeline development and prioritisation
3. Showcasing carbon market projects to display their role in raising NDC ambitions
4. Integrated approaches on domestic climate finance
5. Building national capacity to access international finance
6. Understanding financing needs for urban climate action
7. Amplifying adaptation: Accelerating private sector investment in climate-resilient solutions
- 13:00
- 14:30
- Vera Rodenhoff, Deputy Director General, International Climate Protection, International Energy Transition, BMWK
- Francisco Ulloa, First Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Germany
- Rana Ghoneim, Chief, Energy Systems and Industrial Decarbonization Unit Decarbonization and Sustainable Energy Division, UNIDO
Moderator:
- Juliane Nier, co-founder and senior consultant, Edge Effects
- 15:15
Challenge buster & deep dives into initiatives
A space to find solutions together – in a participant-driven peer-to-peer advisory process (challenge buster) and in deep dives into the following initiatives:
- From vulnerability to prosperity – a deep dive into the V20 Climate Prosperity Plans
- GAIA Blended Finance Platform by MUFG
- Greening central banks to align financial flows to the Paris Agreement by NDC Partnership
- Enhancing climate finance transparency for mobilizing climate finance flows by ICAT and CCAP
- City Climate Finance Gap Fund – taking NDCs towards climate action in cities
- The role of Blended Finance in mobilizing private capital at scale for Emerging Markets, both Debt and Equity by Allianz
- 16:30
- 17:00
- 17:30
- 18:00 - 22:00
Dinner cruise with conversations on NDC implementation
Address by Philipp Behrens, Head of Division International Climate Initiative, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
2nd June 2023
Raising ambition through innovation and scale
- 7:00
Optional mind & body practices
- 9:00
Welcome back
- 9:15
Introduction to the Mitigation Action Facility & Call launch
The session will combine high-level interventions and a fireside chat with representatives from Mitigation Action Facility Donors and a partner country representative. A part will be on the 2023 call for projects
Speakers:
- Zoe Norgate, Deputy Director, International Net Zero – Green Finance and Capability, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Anja Hajduk, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Philipp Behrens, Head of Division International Climate Initiative, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Mitul Mistry, Climate Multilaterals Team, International Net Zero: Climate Finance & Strategy, DESNZ
- Sonia Medina, Executive Director, Climate, CIFF
- William Mugabo, Rwanda country representative, NDC-Partnership Co-chair
Moderator:
- Maria Paz Cigaran, Executive Director, Libelula
- 10:00
Fishbowl on ways to scale
This fishbowl conversation will discuss innovative examples of climate actions strengthening NDC implementation and ambition raising that could be scaled up and replicated in different contexts.
Speakers:
- Sandrine Kamikazi, Technical Advisor to the CEO, FONERWA
- Deger Saygin, Industry Programme Lead, OECD Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilization (CEFIM)
- Christopher Marks, Managing Director and Head of Emerging Markets, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
Moderator:
- Cassie Flynn, Strategic Advisor on Climate Change and Head of the Climate Promise, UNDP
- 11:00
- 11:30
1. Accelerator Labs
- Let the private sector do the work for you – with the Lab of Tomorrow by GIZ
- Preview of the new CATAL 1.5°T initiative – funding, knowledge and tools for Latin American and West African climate-tech communities by GCF and GIZ
- Climate Finance Accelerator by UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
2. Capacity Building
- Involving youth in the climate decision-making process
- Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action
- Transforming the livestock sector in Honduras by Mitigation Action Facility
- Climate action collaboration, innovation and technical support through the Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP)
3. Digitalisation & data
- ClimateWatch: Your One-Stop Data Shop for NDCs, Long-Term Strategies, and Net-Zero Targets
- Ocean Action Tracker
- Using Augmented Intelligence to support the Global Stocktake by Climate Policy Radar
- A view from space: how to scale up the use of satellite data to implement and update NDCs (STAARS project by Climate Group)
- Open Planetary AI: Collaborative learning models for Planet Earth by Ærth
4. Energy
- The energy transition as a catalyst for youth and social development by Student Energy
- Engaging with private sector and subnational governments for energy sustainability by Mitigation Action Facility
- Reimagining a greener future through penta-helix model collaboration: a case study of Indonesian Youth by Society for Renewable Energy
- Cool up: Upscaling sustainable cooling by Government of Jordan
5. Finance
- Rwanda Green Fund (FONERWA)
- Fostering Private Public Partnerships to enhance NDC Implementation by Better Living Initiatives – Global (BLI Global)
- Energy efficiency investments for industrial decarbonization by Mitigation Action Facility
- Climate Finance Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC)
- Building resilience, unlocking investments: The potential of Resilience Credits by IFAD
6. Stakeholder engagement & inclusion
- Innovative Financing to Support Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Vulnerable Groups by Department of Environment Antigua and Barbuda
- WI REDI to Tackle Climate Change by Directorate of Gender Affairs, Antigua and Barbuda
- The decision that I was not consulted is the decision that is affecting me today. Who set the targets for NDC and who is the real implementor? By Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, Kenya
7. Multi-level climate action
- Pulling the right levers to deliver multilevel climate action by GCOM
- Aiding Ambition: The power of foreign assistance to catalyse and support ambitious climate action by USAID
- Decarbonising transport by ICCT and GIZ
- 12:30
- 13:30
- 14:30
- 14:45
- 15:30
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