Preparations for the GEF 6 th Assembly Overview Saturday June 23 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Preparations for the GEF 6 th Assembly

Overview Saturday June 23 Registration (Ongoing throughout the day) 08h00 to 09h00 GEF CSO STAP CM-Pacific CM-East Asia CM-South Asia CM-Southern CM-South CM-Mexico, Network CM-East Africa CM-North CM-Ecuador, CM-Coastal West CM-Sahel West CM-Central (Closed Islands Cone Africa Central America 9h00 - 12h30 Council Africa Colombia, Brazil Africa Africa Africa and Venezuela meeting) Preparation 12h30 - 14h00 Lunch GEF CSO Mexico, Central 14h15 - 17h30 STAP (Open Network Pacific Islands East Asia South Asia Southern Cone East Africa South Africa Ecuador, Coastal West Sahel West North Africa America and Central Africa Meeting) Council Colombia, Brazil Africa Africa Venezuela Preparation STAP 17h45 - 19h15 Reception Sunday June 24 Registration (Ongoing throughout the day) 08h00 - 09h00 54th GEF Council 09h00 - 12h30 12h30 - 14h00 Side Events Lunch 54th GEF Council 14h15 - 17h30 Side Events 18h00 - 19h30 Council Reception 19h30

Monday June 25 Registration (Ongoing throughout the day) 08h00 to 09h00 54th GEF Council 09h00 to 12h30 Side Events Lunch 12h30 to 14h00 54th GEF Council 14h15 to 17h30 Side Events 18h00-19h30 Tuesday June 26 08h00 to 09h00 Registration (Ongoing throughout the day) 54th GEF Council 09h00 to 10h30 LDCF SCCF Council 10h30 to 11h30 Civil Society Forum 54th GEF Council 11h30 to 12h30 12h00 to 13h30 Lunch Side Events 13h30 to 15h00 Civil Society Forum 18h00 to 19h30 25th Anniversary SGP Reception 19h30

Wednesday June 27 Thursday June 28

Constituency Meetings • Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu • Cambodia, Korea DPR, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam • Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka • Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay • Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela • Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, The Gambia • Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo • Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe • Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda • Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Congo DR, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe • Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Civil Society Forum Organized by: y: GE GEF Se Secretaria iat, CSO SO Ne Network, GE GEF Ge Gender Par artnership ip, GE GEF SG SGP, IP IPAG an and IU IUCN Con ontact: Pila ilar Barr arrera Rey (p (pbarrera@thegef.org) Partnerships for Transformation: Civil society’s contribution to transforming systems to safeguard the fu future of f our r planet

Objectives of f the Forum • Positioning civil society as a key partner in the transformation of systems to bring about a more sustainable future and the effective implementation of GEF-7. • Effectively engaging civil society and IPLC to successfully influence national, regional and global policies and actions to safeguard the global environment. • Contributing to an inclusive and transparent GEF, through effective Stakeholder Engagement and Gender Equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

Civ ivil il S Socie iety F Forum – Draft P Program O Overview Time Program agenda item 8.00 h Continue registration 09.00 h Welcome remarks by: GEF CEO , Viet Nam Government, GEF CSO Network, Viet Nam CSO or Indigenous/Local community (TBI), IPAG 09.40 h Performance session by local CSO groups: video, music or dance (TBC) 10.00 h - Story Harvesting: 20 Successful examples of multi-stakeholder collaboration 12:00 Introducing afternoon breakout sessions and presentation of draft Civil Society Call for Action 12:30 h * Lunch 14:00 h * Breakout session 1: Breakout session 2 Breakout session 3 Effective collaboration for Influencing Change: the Pathways for inclusive Systems Change power of Advocacy and GEF Projects and Innovative Environmental Programs: 1 ½ hours Action Operationalizing GEF’s Stakeholder 1 ½ hours Engagement and Gender-responsive Approach in GEF-7 1 ½ hours 16.00 h- Panel Discussion with breakout sessions moderators- Feedback and recommendations and fine tuning of the Civil Society Call for Action to be presented to 6 th GEF Assembly. * 17.00 h * Presentation of draft Action Plan 17.30 h Closing Remarks – GEF Secretariat, IPAG, CSO Network, Local CSO/IP SGP’s 25 th anniversary reception 18:00 h * there will be other side events happening during these times

Exhibition Stairs Lunch Exit Exterior Tent

Main Entrance 54 th Civil Society Council Plenary Forum Meeting

th GEF Assembly Goes Green! The 6 th Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices = minimal carbon and waste footprints

th GEF Assembly Goes Green! The 6 th Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices = minimal carbon and waste footprints Travel & Stuff • Offer option to offset carbon emissions from flights • Minimize printed materials, give-aways, plastic bags, packaging

th GEF Assembly Goes Green! The 6 th Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices = minimal carbon and waste footprints Travel & Stuff Catering • Offer option to offset • Serve locally sourced food • carbon emissions Serve sustainable seafood from flights • Provide ample vegetarian options • • Minimize printed Minimize single-use items • Use reusable plates, cups, utensils materials, give-aways, • plastic bags, packaging Ensure no plastic straws • Compost or donate food waste

th GEF Assembly Goes Green! The 6 th Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices = minimal carbon and waste footprints Travel & Stuff Catering • Offer option to offset • Serve locally sourced food • carbon emissions Serve sustainable seafood from flights • Provide ample vegetarian options • • Minimize printed Minimize single-use items • Use reusable plates, cups, utensils materials, give-aways, • plastic bags, packaging Ensure no plastic straws • Compost or donate food waste The Venue • Provide recycling & composting • Provide water stations instead of water bottles • Keep temperature not overly cool

th GEF Assembly Goes Green! The 6 th Walking the talk of promoting sustainable practices = minimal carbon and waste footprints Travel & Stuff Catering • Offer option to offset • Serve locally sourced food • carbon emissions Serve sustainable seafood from flights • Provide ample vegetarian options • • Minimize printed Minimize single-use items • Use reusable plates, cups, utensils materials, give-aways, • plastic bags, packaging Ensure no plastic straws • Compost or donate food waste And maybe… The Venue • Provide a guide to sustainable • Provide recycling purchases in Vietnam & composting • Encourage hotels to highlight • Provide water stations their green practices instead of water bottles • Showcase ocean trash artwork • Keep temperature not overly cool

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