CAS 2021 Anchoring Event – Accelerating African Adaptation: Unlocking Action

This Anchoring Event aims at accelerating African adaptation and is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on unlocking ambition and is hosted by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, Sigrid Kaag. The second part focuses on unlocking action and is hosted by Kitty van der Heijden, Director General of International Cooperation.

Event programme overview

• Participants will share their vision for a climate-resilient future and share best practices.
• In a panel discussion moderated by Wanjira Mathai, African leaders identify and assess gaps in the translation of global ambition to local adaptation action.
• Finally, several partners will share their adaptation achievements and ambitions.
• In the second part of the program, we will dive deeper into the key themes and recommendations discussed.
• Through Adaptation Dialogues, African experts discuss information and institutional development, on-the-ground action and unlocking climate finance.
• Three African ChangeMakers will pitch their initiatives for a climate-resilient future. You can vote for your favourite, to be announced at the end of the session!
• Finally, we will reflect on takeaways and look ahead towards COP26.

Confirmed speakers

This event will present a variety of high-level speakers.

Ms.Wanjira Mathai, Regional Director and Vice President of WRI Africa, will moderate the session.
From the studio in the Netherlands, Ms. Lexter Woodley will act as master of ceremony.

Partner organisations

Adaptation of African Agriculture Initiative	www.aaainitiative.org
African Adaptation Initiative	www.africaadaptationinitiative.org
African Development Bank	www.afdb.org
African Risk Capacity Ltd.	www.africanriskcapacity.org
African Union	www.au.int
City of Beira	-
Climate & Development Knowledge Network	www.cdkn.org
Economic Community of West African States	www.ecowas.int
European Commission	www.ec.europa.eu
Global Water Partnership	www.gwp.org
Government of Gabon	www.gouvernement.ga
Government of Germany	www.bundesregierung.de
Government of Rwanda	www.gov.rw
Government of the Netherlands	www.rijksoverheid.nl
Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	www.gov.uk
Green Climate Fund	www.greenclimate.fund
LDC Group	www.unfccc.int/leg
PACJA	www.pacja.org
Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall	www.greatgreenwall.org
UNCCD	www.unccd.int
UNSG’ Youth Council on Climate Change	www.un.org/en/climagechange/youth-in-action/youth-advisory-group
World Bank Group	www.worldbank.org
World Resources Institute Africa	www.wri.org