Opening Session
Chairperson – Honourable Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Guyana
Welcome and Opening Remarks- Chairperson
Opening Address – H.E. Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President
Address – Hon. Andres Allamand, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chile – Chair of COP 25
Keynote Address –H.E. Mr. Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
Session 1 – Ministerial Interventions – Framing the Discourse
- Hon. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana
- Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation – Namibia
- Hon. Huang Runqiu – Minister, Ministry of Ecology and Environment – China
- Hon. Mr. Malik Amin Aslam – Minister for Climate Change – Pakistan
- Hon. Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Naseer Al -Mohammed Al- Ahmed Al-Jaber Al- Sabah – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Kuwait
- Hon. Ms. Reina Sotillo – Minister, Directorate of Environmental Affairs – Argentina
- Hon. U Ohn Win – Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation – Myanmar
- Hon. Matsepo Ramakoae – Minister of Foreign Affairs – Lesotho
- Hon. Dr. Jeanne d’Arc Mujawamariya – Minister of Environment – Rwanda
- Hon. Luis Gallegos, Minister of Foreign Affairs – Ecuador
- Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr, Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change – Jamaica
- Hon. Mrs. Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maldives
Moderator: Moderator: Ambassador Neil Pierre, G77 Coordinator, Guyana
Keynote: Ms. Patricia Espinosa, UNFCC Executive Secretary
Discussants
- Dr. Youba Sokona, Special Advisor for Sustainable Development at the South Centre
- Ms. Anna Wallenstein, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Global Practice, World Bank
- Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya, Center for Policy Dialogue and Southern Voices, Centre for Policy Dialogue
Interactive discussion (20 minutes)
Session 2 – Sub-theme: Climate Ambition and Climate Finance: Unmasking the Synergistic Relationship to Catalyse Action
Moderator: Ambassador Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN SG and ASG of the Climate Action Team
Speaker:
Ms. Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Discussants
- Dr. Colin Young, Executive Director, CARICOM Climate Change Centre
- • Mr. Pa Ousman Jarju, Director, Division of Country Programming, Green Climate Fund
- Mr. Zaheer Fakir, G77 and China Finance Coordinator
Interactive discussion (20 minutes)
Session 3 Sub-theme -COVID-19 Experiences: Lessons for Combatting Climate Change
Moderator: Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett
Keynote Address: Mr. Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
Speaker:
H.E. Mr. Roberto Alvarez, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic
Hon. Mr. Shakti Bahadur Basnt, Minister of Forest and Environment of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
Discussants
- Hon. Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Public Health, Guyana
- Ms. Sarah Cliffe, Director, New York University Center on International Cooperation
Interactive discussion (20 minutes)
Session 4 Sub-theme: Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
Moderator: Dr. Susan Gardner, Director of the Ecosystem Division at the UN Environment Programme,
Speaker:
Hon. Mr. Md. Shahab Uddin, M.P, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Hon. Fabio Mendes Marzano, Vice-Minister for National Sovereignty and Citizenship, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
Discussants (3 minutes each)
- Dr. Bruno Oberle, Director General, IUCN
- Mr. Kevin Conrad, Executive Director, Coalition for Rainforest Nations
Interactive discussion (20 minutes)
Closing Session
Chairperson: Honourable Hugh Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Presentation of Communique – Ambassador Forbes July, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Closing remarks and Closure of meeting
