Water for Climate Pavilion, f10b
The session will feature interactive tools and guidance instruments for assisting countries to mainstream water considerations in their NDCs, NAPs and climate policies. Each 30-minute segment will present a tool, a sample application or case study and then open for questions and exchange with participants to allow for an interactive discussion on how these knowledge resources can be accessed for support. The session will end with a summary of the key messages generated during the thematic day.
November 14, 15:00 - 17:30 | Water for Climate Pavilion, f10b
| Facilitator: | Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Director, Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Lead, Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster, ESCWA |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Water Resilience Tracker |
| Description: | Tools and lessons learned from’ Watering the NDCs: National Climate Planning for 2020 and Beyond’ following the first rounds of NDCs |
| Presenters: | Mr. Idrees Malyar, Director, Water Resilience Tracker, AGWA Mr. John Matthews, Executive Director, AGWA (tbc) – online |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | NDC 3.0 Navigator |
| Description: | Digital resources available for countries to prepare their next round of NDCs |
| Presenters: | NDC Partnership UNFCCC |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Guidance on Integrating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in NDCs and NAPs |
| Description: | Integrating water and sanitation into NDCs and NAPs with practical guidance and analysis from selected countries. The session will present findings from studies of NDC and NAPs by WaterAid, from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and the Sanitation and Water for All. |
| Presenters: | Ms. Patience Mukuyu, Lead Policy Analyst – Water Security and Climate Resilience, WaterAid (online) Ms. Julie Henri, Senior Campaigner – Climate, WaterAid Mr. Jose Gesti, Senior Adviser, Climate Action, SWA |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | RICCAR Regional Knowledge Hub and Data Portals |
| Description: | Regional Initiative for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR) provides open access to regional climate data projections and ensembles that support climate change assessment to inform priority-setting and policy-making on climate action and commitments in the Arab region. |
| Presenters: | Ms. Carol Chouchani Cherfane, Director, Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Lead, Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Ms. Leya Zgheib, Project Coordinator, Climate Change Projects, United Nations Development Programme, Ministry of Environment, Lebanon |
| 17:00 – 17:30 | Freshwater Challenge |
| Description: | Initiative that facilitates access to a range of tools for supporting climate action related to freshwater resources |
| Presenters | Ms. Paula Martinelli Vieira da Rosa, Wetlands International |
