Day 3 of our Conference on Environmental Democracy concludes the three-day event with a session focusing on donor and political leadership from across the world. Participants will contribute to, and endorse, a roadmap for immediate action to bring together environmental and democracy support organisations, with political leaders and donors
Programme
Welcome and recap
12:00 - 12:15
- Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, WFD
- Alok Sharma MP, COP26 President (video statement)
Opening Speech
12:15 - 12:30
- Theo Clarke MP, International Development Committee Member, House of Commons
Political leadership
12:30 - 13:30
- Chair: Paul Williams, Director, Open Societies and Human Rights, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Hon. Mohamed Nasheed, Speaker, Maldives Majlis
- Han Seung-soo, Club of Madrid Vice-President, former Prime Minster of Korea
- Hon. Fadli Zon, Chair, Committee on Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation, Indonesia
- Hon. Emmanuel Marfo, Chair, Committee on Environment, Science and Technology, Parliament of Ghana
- Johanna Arriagada, Action on Climate Empowerment Strategy Lead, Adaptation Team, National Climate Change Office, Chilean Ministry of the Environment
- Shannon O'Connell, Director of Programmes, WFD
Lunch
13:30 - 14:00
Bridging the gap: Connecting the worlds of democracy assistance and environmental protection
14:00 - 15:30
- Chair: Dr Lauren Van Metre, Senior Advisor, National Democratic Institute (NDI)
- Anna George, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
- Ann Cathrin Pedersen, Programme Manager, Environmental Governance Programme, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
To respond:
- Derek Mitchell, President, National Democratic Institute
- Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International IDEA
- Andrew Norton, Director, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
- Sandra Hamid, Director, Environment, The Asia Foundation (TAF)
- Robin Prest, Simon Fraser University, International Climate Engagement Network
Q and A with the audience
Break
15:30 - 15:45
Donor leadership
15:45 - 17:30
- Chair: Nick Bridge, UK Special Representative for Climate Change, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Jenny Ohlsson, State Secretary to the Minister for International Development Cooperation, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Jan Wahlberg, Climate Ambassador, Finland
- Kathryn Stratos, Deputy Director, Climate & CrossSectoral Strategy, USAID
- Ro Tucci, Director, Center for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance, USAID
- Anja Casper-Berretta, Head of Regional Programme for Energy Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Closing speech
17:30 - 17:45
- Lord Zac Goldsmith, UK Minister for the International Environment and Climate
Conclusions and next steps
17:45 - 18:00
- Anthony Smith, Chief Executive, WFD
- Derek Mitchell, President, National Democratic Institute