STOCKTAKING CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE SERVICES FOR RISK REDUCTION IN WEST AFRICA (CS4RRA)

Agenda

AGENDA OF THE CS4RRA STOCKTAKING CONFERENCE FROM 5^th to 6^th NOVEMBER 2024 IN BANJUL, THE GAMBIA 

 

 

FUNDING	BMBF, MESR
ORGANIZER	WASCAL, IRD
OBJECTIVES	Legitimacy of CS4RRA outcomes (gaps & priorities) and mobilization of stakeholders/funders
DATE	5th to 6th November 2024
VENUE	Banjul, The Gambia
PARTICIPANTS	BMBF and MESR, Researchers, Ministers, policy makers, funders (incl. funding agencies), IRD, WASCAL (incl. WASCAL graduate schools), private sector, international organizations, embassies
DURATION	2 Days
LOGISTICS	The Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Center, Banjul, The Gambia

 

Agenda of Programme

SCHEDULE	DESCRIPTION	SPEAKER	MODERATOR
		DAY 1- 5 NOVEMBER 2024
8  :00 – 10:00	Registration and Welcome  Coffee		Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara  Dindane
All day	Marketplace with posters
10:00 – 11:15	Welcome addresses by  (Average 5 minutes each)	Opening Ceremony Prof. Emmanuel Ramdé, Executive Director WASCAL Prof Philippe Charvis, Director for Science of IRD Mr Stéphane Dover, Head of French Diplomatic Mission in Gambia Video message by Ms Corine Borel, Vice DG for Research and Innovation at MESR Video message – Her Excellency, Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of  Education and Research Honorable Rohey John Manjang, Minister of  Environment, Climate Change and Natural  Resources, The Gambia His Excellency, Muhammed B.S. Jallow, Vice President of The Republic of The Gambia	Master of ceremony:
	Brief presentation on identified gaps and perspectives (results from CS4RRA Webinars): focus on policy making (codesign, user engagement, south-south, south-north…) (15minutes + 10mn for Q&A)	Prof. Arona Diedhiou, IRD, Climate Nexus Lab co- Director (Abidjan, CI) Q&A	Prof. Bahri Akiça Former  Minister of Agriculture,  Water Resources and  Fisheries of Tunisia  Member of the IWMI Board of Governors

11:20 –11:45	Family Photo Followed by  Press Interview (30 minutes)	Communication Team and Protocol office of the University of The Gambia
11:45 –12:30	Session 1: High-level speeches on achievements and future priorities in climate risk reduction in West Africa (10 Minutes for each Speakers and 15 Minutes for overall  Q&A)	Dr. Odile Ndoumber Faye, ECOWAS Commission, Department of Human Development and Social Affairs, representing the honorable Commissioner •       Prof. Ibidun Adelekan, AU-EU CCSE Partnership WG, local capacities in urban areas (Uni. Ibadan, Nigeria) Prof. Laurent Bochereau, Research and innovation counsellor at the EU Delegation to the African Union (Addis Ababa, EU Ethiopia) Overall Q&A	Dr. Ingunn Borlaug Lid  (Research Council, Norway)
12:30 – 13:45	Lunch	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane
13:45-14:15	Session 2: Climate Services for Risk Reduction in Africa (10 Minutes for each Speakers and  10 Minutes for Q&A)	Prof. Dr Daniela Jacob, Director of GERICS, the German Climate Service Center Hamburg, Germany. (Virtual), Dr. Titike Bahaga, IGAD, CONFER & ACACIA  (Nairobi, KE) (Virtual) Overall Q&A	Prof. Daouda Kone,  WASCAL Capacity Building  Director (Accra, Ghana)
14:15 – 15:30	The CS4RRA initiative: Priorities and perspectives for a joint research agenda for West Africa (20 Minutes for each Speakers and 35 Minutes for Q&A)	Prof. Kehinde Ogunjobi, WASCAL Deputy & Research Director (Ouagadougou, BF)  Dr. Patrick Monfray, CNRS & AU-EU CCSE Partnership WG, (Paris, FR) Overall Q&A	Prof. Brice Augustin Sinsin   WASCAL SAC chair

15:30 – 16:00	Highlights and lessons-learnt from recent EC funded projects on Climate Services in Africa (5  Minutes for each Speakers and  10Minutes for Overall Q&A)	Prof. Michael Bliss, (Virtual), DOWN2EARTH, Santa Barbara Uni. (USA) and Cardiff Uni. (UK) Prof. Laura Sandra Leo, (Virtual), ALBATROSS, (Uni. Bologna, IT) Dr. Stefan Ligtenberg, SAFE4ALL (Weather Impact, NL) Prof. Kranjac-Berisavljevic, TEMBO-Africa,  (University of Development Studies, Ghana)  Overall Q&A	Dr Laurent Bochereau, Research and innovation counsellor at the EU Delegation to the African  Union (Addis Ababa, EU  Ethiopia)
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee Break	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane
16:30 – 17:45	Session 3: Perspectives and feedback to webinar outcomes from policy, science and investors: Interventions from organizations around the world (combination of panel talks and video interventions) (Round Table: 10 Minutes for each Speakers and 25 Minutes for overall Q&A)	Prof. Bahri Akiça Member of the IWMI Board of Governors Mrs. Pia Seidel, Global Change; Climate Research, Federal Ministry of Education and  Research (Bonn, Germany) Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, WASCAL Governing Board Chair, AE-FUNAI (Ikwo, Nigeria) Dr. Pierre Morand, Representative of IRD in Senegal Dr. Anne- Hélène Prieur Richard, Belmont Forum co-Chair, French National Research  Agency (Paris, France) Overall Q&A	Dr. Jorge Patino from OECD  Sahel and West Africa  Club/SWAC (Paris, France)  Format Brief Introduction of speakers Speaker speaks on the contribution of their institution to the topic Common questions asked to the speakers Questions from the audience
17:45 – 18:00	Wrap-up	Prof. Arona Diedhiou, IRD, Climate Nexus Lab co-Director (Abidjan, CI)
18:30 – 19:30	Closed meeting between the funders, and possible Co funders, 1st Call 2025	Co-chaired by MESR (Dr. Jean Albergel) and BMBF (Pia Seidel)
20:30 – 22:00	Joint Cocktail /finger food buffet	Short speech / dinner toast All participants	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara  Dindane

		DAY 2 - 6 NOVEMBER 2024
08:00 – 09:00	Welcome Coffee	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane
All day	Marketplace with posters
09:00 – 09:30	Key Note: Challenges for sustainability and climate resilience in West Africa. Towards longterm cooperation and implementation (15 Minutes for Speaker and 15 Minutes for  Q&A)	Prof. Benjamin Lamptey, Challenges and ways forward for sustainable weather and climate services in Africa (Uni. Leeds, UK) Q&A	Dr. Patrick Monfray
09:30 – 11:00	Interactive Working Groups on 3-4 main topics – focus: implementation options and stakeholder involvement (30 Minutes for introduction and constitution of group & 60 Minutes for Working Group)	Parallel Working Group I- Development of Trans-Disciplinary Science, incl. building resilience of communities through using robust early warning systems and adaptation measure, public-private partnerships and integrating multi-stakeholder collaboration Chaired by Prof. Taiwo Mafimisebi Federal University of Technology, Akure (Nigeria) II- Development of Citizen Science, incl.  involvement and production in local  languages, build-up sustainable landscapes and seascapes for sustainable food Chaired by Professor Brice Augustin Sinsin  WASCAL/ SAC (UAC, Bénin)	Dr. Patrick Monfray/ Prof  Ogunjobi

		III- Socio-economics for Vulnerability & Resilience, incl.  data integration and policy alignment,  use of climate service data to manage flooding Dr Ferdinand Tornyie (Accra, Ghana)  IV- Funders for Climate-resilient Development, incl.  •     present and future impacts of climate change and socio-economic scenarios Chaired by Prof. Ingunn Borlaug Lid, JPI Climate,  RCN (Oslo, Norway)  Transverse Questions for each WGs: Question I: Address both Urban and Rural specificities Question II: Create synergies between shortterm (weeks to seasons) and long term issues  (years to decades)  Question III: Identify priorities for next 5 yrs on  R&I and Capacity Development Question IV: Bridge Development Strategies and Climate Scenarios
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane
11:30 – 12:30	Continuation of the Working   Groups	Dr. Patrick Monfray/ Prof Ogunjobi
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane

13:30 – 14:30	Results from the Working Groups: implementation options and stakeholder involvement (5 Minutes for each Working group and 40  Minutes for Q&A)	Each group presentation	Prof. Arona Diedhiou
14:30 – 16:00	Next Steps and Future  Implementation Strategy	Part I on West Africa Call 2025: Co-chaired by MESR, Dr. Jean Albergel and  BMBF, Pia Seidel (60 minutes)  Part II on next steps beyond West Africa (30minutes): Co-chaired by AUC (Dr  Leah Wanamba Naess) and EC (Dr Laurent Bochereau)
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break	Local Organization committee and Miss Adjara Dindane
16:30 – 17:30	Outlook /Feedback and  Closing	Feedback from Participants Closing Remarks Prof Emmanuel Ramde- WASCAL Representative IRD WASCAL Board Chair