NAP-Ag side events at COP25

2 – 13 December 2019, Madrid, Spain

From 2-13 December 2019, the Government of Spain is hosting the 25th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP25), under the Presidency of the Government of Chile, in Madrid.

NAP-Ag partner countries as well as members of the global team got together at COP25 to showcase country experiences of integrating agricultural sectors in national climate policies, as well as international commitments, such as the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture. The two weeks conference provided an opportunity to create a better understanding of the NAP process, and how it can help translate national adaptation goals into actions. As part of that effort, the NAP-Ag team hosted two side events together with the private sector and other partners focusing on land use and climate action.

NAP-Ag, FAO and UNDP featured sessions:

Thursday 5 December

10:30-12:00: Putting the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture into practice: country cases
EU Pavilion, Room Brussels
12.00-13.30: Agriculture and Land Use Sectors in Latin American and the Caribbean NDCs
NDC Partnership Pavillion
Moderator: Martial Bernoux, FAO
Speakers: Paola Andrea Zuleta (Colombia), Walter Oyhantacabal (Uruguay), Martín Leal (Guatemala), Alejandro Litovsky (Earth Security Group), and with Verania Chao (UNDP) as discussion moderator.
More info: https://enb.iisd.org/climate/cop25/side-events/5dec.html
12.30-14.00: Climate action and land use: opportunities and risks
EU Pavillion
Moderator: Josefina Brana Varela (WWF)
Speakers: Francis X. Johnson (IPCC), Ulf Johansson (IKEA), Julia Wolf (FAO), Pankaj Bhatia (WRI), and Dr. Tran Dai Nghia, Ministry of Agriculture (Viet Nam)

Saturday 7 December

9.00-10.30: Perspectives of social and environmental justice for fair climate ambition
Chilean Pavilion
Organised by FAO, CIFOR, CAN, Climate Strategies
12.45-13.45: Koronivia Joint work on Agriculture in practice: transformative solutions
Moana and Blue Pavilion