From Commitments to Action: Progressing Water in NDCs 3.0 and NAPs

The perspectives of Parties to the Paris Agreement will be shared, showcasing good practices of water integration in NDCs 3.0. As well as those of the donor and development communities to showcase lessons learned and experiences in helping to integrate sustainable water resources management and water services in national plans, strategies and project pipelines for actionable NDCs. 

We will aim to shift from commitments to implementation, emphasizing the need to move toward practical solutions and expanding partnerships in order to implement NDCs and NAPs, with water as a central element. This focus would include the importance of unlocking finance, while also addressing governance and capacity gaps that enable countries to effectively access and use resources. 

The session will address opportunities and challenges facing countries in implementing their NDCs and NAPs, including issues related to cross-sectoral coordination and the articulation of priorities and needs by national actors and the development community. 

Programme:

Welcome (2 min):

Opening – Keynote: Synthesis of water resilience in NAPs and NDCs (10 min):

• Chiara Colombo, Policy & Engagement Advisor, IWMI

Panel: Showcase good practices of water integration in NDCs 3.0 and NAPs (35 min):

• Bimal Raj Regmi, Senior Consultant at Oxford Policy Management, Nepal
• Omotenioye Majekodunmi, Director-General of the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) in Nigeria
• Haval Mohammad, Climate Change Director of the Kurdistan Regional Government Environment Board
• Greenwell Matchaya, Deputy Country Representative – South Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Panel: Donor and Development Partners role in supporting the integration of sustainable water resources management and water services in national plans, strategies and project pipelines for actionable NDCs. (20 min):

• Bapon Fakhruddin, Water Resources Management Senior Specialist, Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
• Angela Miller, Principal Environmental and Social Specialist, Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Division, IDB
• Kulthoum Omari-Motsumi, coordinator for the African Group of Negotiations (tbc)

Questions from the audience (5 min)

Closing remarks (10 min)

• José Gesti, Senior Water and Climate Consultant, Sanitation and Water for All