Summary
On Tuesday, 12 September, COP 13 delegates participated in dialogues on gender and land rights, the role of local governments in addressing the challenges of land degradation, and the role of the private sector in helping achievement of land degradation neutrality. These dialogues were the final substantive sessions of the two-day High-Level Segment. In the morning, the inaugural edition of the UNCCD’s Global Land Outlook took place, while in the evening a ceremony to launch the LDN Fund occured, following the close of the High-Level Segment. COW contact groups also continued to convene, with informal discussions taking place throughout the day.
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High-Level Segment
Interactive Dialogue 1: Gender and land rights
L-R: Marcos Montoiro, UNCCD Secretariat, with Moderator of the session, Barbara Thomson, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
Ana Di Pangracio, Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (FARN)
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, M'Boro Indigenous Women and People Association, Chad
Shah Abdus Salam, Development Wheel
Ulrich Apel, the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Stephanie Weiss, Bolivia
María Victoria Chiriboga, Undersecretary of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment, Ecuador
Mildred Oliphant, Minister of Labour, South Africa
Zhang Kebin, China
Jennifer MacIntyre, Ambassador for Climate Change, Canada
Adrián León, Venezuela
Ulambayar Tungalag, Mongolia
Fatoumata Cherif, Women, Power and Development, Guinea
Barbara Thomson, Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
Interactive Dialogue 2: How can local governments help address the challenges of land degradation?
Pawel Salek, Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, Poland, Moderator of the session
L-R: Ahmed Aziz Diallo, Mayor of Dori, Burkina Faso; Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany; and Shi Yanjie, Vice Mayor of Ordos, China
Shi Yanjie, Vice Mayor of Ordos, China
Ahmed Aziz Diallo, Mayor of Dori, Burkina Faso
Ashok Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn, Germany
Roland Ries, Mayor of Strasbourg, France
Manuel António Lopes de Araújo, Mayor of Quelimane, Mozambique
Video message by Jan Szyszko, Minister of Environment, Poland
Abdoulaye Couliboly, Mali
Judith Marinissen, EU
Meas Pyseth, Cambodia
Boris Pasalic, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Jeanne Josette Acacha Akoha, Benin
Phu Hung Nguyen, Viet Nam
L-R: Sam Contreras and Angel Enriquez, the Philippines
L-R: Ulrich Apel; Asha Bobb-Semple; and Jean-Marc Sinnassamy, the GEF
Interactive Dialogue 3: How can the private sector invest to help achieve land degradation neutrality?
Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director-General of Environment, European Commission, Moderator of the session
L-R: Simone Quatrini, Global Mechanism (GM); Philippe Zaouati, CEO, MIROVA; and Wang Wenbiao, Chairman, Elion Resources Group, China
Matthew Reddy, Director, Forest Solutions Group and Climate Smart Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBSCD)
Gloverson Moro, Head of R&D Asia-Pacific, Syngenta
Philippe Zaouati, CEO, MIROVA
Wang Wenbiao, Chairman, Elion Resources Group, China
Edward Chomba, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, Zambia
Nathalie van Haren, Both ENDS, the Netherlands
Pierre Hele, Minister of Environment Protection of Nature and Sustainable Development, Cameroon
L-R: Erik Grigoryan and Ashot Vardevanyan, Armenia
Closing Ceremony
Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary
COP 13 President Zhang Jianlong
Monique Barbut, UNCCD Executive Secretary, showing her appreciation to COP 13 President Zhang Jianlong