Putting Environmental Democracy into practice: what needs to happen?

Putting Environmental Democracy into practice: what needs to happen?

Day 3 of our Conference on Environmental Democracy focuses on putting environmental Democracy into practice.
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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