NENA working meeting on Resilience and Climate Change

Background

Many countries of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region have officially nominated national focal points to represent their countries in different meetings and activities of the working clusters. Their participation is an opportunity to exchange on respective activities and strategies to better align and coordinate the work plans and interventions with countries needs and priorities. The first working cluster targets Resilience and Climate Change.

Full agenda

(Cairo time, GMT+3)

• 11.00 - 11.05: Opening remarks – Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) / Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD)
  
• 11.05 - 11.40: Tour de table: presentation of the national focal points and their Water Governance activities/Projects/Strategies implemented at the national level – ESCWA
• 11.40 - 12.15: Update on partners activities on Resilience and Climate Change – ACSAD
• 12.15 - 12.35: Presentation of the newly launched FAO drought portal– FAO
• 12.35 - 12.55: Discussion– Moderated by ACSAD
  
• 12.55 - 13.00: Closing remarks - ESCWA /  ACSAD