Straight from the 28th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP28), which is taking place from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Plataforma CIPÓ is organizing a number of events. The idea is to bring together – at a time when Brazil will take over the G20 presidency, on December 1st – prominent names from both Brazil’s political world and its civil society to discuss issues such as environmental racism and sustainable development.
Throughout COP28, we plan to focus our activities on two main agendas: on one hand, the G20, with the aim of contributing to the Brazilian and Global South civil societies to have a broader and enhanced discussion on the G20 group; and on the other, parliamentary diplomacy, with the end goal of bolstering the international participation of Brazilian legislators, particularly with regards to the environmental and climate change agendas
See scheduled events below:
* Schedule subject to changes
“Parliamentary Diplomacy for Climate Action en route to COP30”
When: December 3, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Dubai local time)
Where: Pavilhão Parlamentar (Parliamentary Pavilion): Thematic Area 3-365, Zone B7 Bldg 88 Blue Zone, Dubai Expo Centre
In partnership with the Secretariat of Institutional Affairs (SRI) of the Presidency of Brazil and O Clima de Eleição Institute.
Agenda:
The event will address strategies to bolster the role that Brazilian legislators play in promoting environmental sustainability and climate action, both at the national and international level, in the period leading up to COP30.
Opening session: Carlos da Fonseca, Secretariat of Institutional Affairs of the Presidency of Brazil (SRI), and Maiara Folly, Executive Director of Plataforma CIPÓ
Speakers:
· Legislators Nilto Tatto, Benedita da Silva, Camila Jara and Duda Salabert
· Senators Jaques Wagner and Randolfe Rodrigues
Moderator: Maiara Folly, Executive Director of Plataforma CIPÓ
· Event in Portuguese (without simultaneous interpretation)
“The role of G20 in the promotion of climate finance and sustainable development en route to COP30 in Belém”
When: December 3, 2023, from 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Dubai local time)
Where: Consórcio da Amazônia Pavilion (Amazon Consortium Pavilion): Thematic Arena 4, Ground Floor, Opportunity District
In partnership with the T20 Brazil Organizing Committee: Ipea, CEBRI and FUNAG
Agenda:
This session will examine the ways in which the G20 can contribute to enhancing climate finance and fostering sustainable development on the path leading up to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. In particular, the panel will seek to identify opportunities that the Brazilian presidency of the G20 may pose for expanding the available climate action and sustainable development-related financing in the Amazon, in addition to debating how advances achieved within the G20 could strengthen multilateral climate discussions in preparation for, and during, COP30.
Speakers:
· Ambassador André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, Secretary for Climate, Energy and Environment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
· Ivan Oliveira, Deputy Secretary for Sustainable Development Finance at the Ministry of Finance of Brazil
· Adriana Abdenur, Special Advisor to the President of Brazil
· Sandra Paulsen, T20 Brazil Organizing Committee representative / Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea)
· Carlos da Fonseca, Secretariat of Institutional Affairs of the Presidency of Brazil (SRI)
Moderator: Maiara Folly, Executive Director of Plataforma CIPÓ
· Event in Portuguese (with simultaneous interpretation)
“Global South and G20: Challenges and Opportunities”
When: December 8, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Dubai local time)
Where: Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion
Agenda:
The panel will discuss opportunities that a G20 Troika composed of developing nations (India, Brazil, and South Africa) can bring to strengthen climate finance and sustainable development in the Global South.
Speakers:
· India: Promit Mookherjee, Associate Research fellow of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
· Brazil: Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Special Advisor to the President of Brazil
· South Africa: Alex Benkenstein, Programme Head at South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
· Sweden/EU: Magnus Jiborn, Head of Research at Global Challenges Foundation
Moderator: Maiara Folly, Executive Director of Plataforma CIPÓ
· Event in English
