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

Nov 5 – 6, 2024
Banjul, The Gambia
Africa/Banjul timezone

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AGENDA OF THE CS4RRA STOCKTAKING CONFERENCE FROM 5th to 6th 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 

  1. Prof. Emmanuel Ramdé, Executive Director 

WASCAL 

  1. Prof Philippe Charvis, Director for Science of IRD. 
  2. Mr Stéphane Dover, Head of French Diplomatic Mission in Gambia 
  3. Video message by Ms Corine Borel, 

Vice DG for Research and Innovation at 

MESR 

  1. Video message – Her Excellency, Minister 

Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Federal Minister of Education and Research 

  1. Honorable Rohey John Manjang, Minister of 

Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources, The Gambia 

  1. 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 coDirector (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) 

 

  1. Dr. Odile Ndoumbé Faye, ECOWAS Commission, Department of Human Development and Social Affairs. 

 

  1. Prof. Ibidun Adelekan,  AU-EU CCSE Partnership WG, local capacities in urban areas (Uni. Ibadan, Nigeria) 

 

  1. Prof. Laurent Bochereau, Research and innovation counsellor at the EU Delegation to the African Union (Addis Ababa, EU Ethiopia) 

 

  1. Overall Q&A 

 

Dr. Ingunn Borlaug Lid 

(Research Council, Norway) 

12:30 – 13:45 

Lunch 

Local Organization committee and Mrs Diane Sawadogo 

13:45-14:15 

 

Session 2: Climate Services for Risk 

Reduction in Africa 

 

(10 Minutes for each Speakers and 10 

Minutes for Q&A) 

1- Prof. Dr Daniela Jacob, Director of GERICS, the German Climate Service Center Hamburg, 

Germany. (Virtual), 

 

Prof. Daouda Kone, 

WASCAL Capacity Building 

Director (Accra, Ghana) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2- 

Dr. Titike Bahaga, IGAD, CONFER & ACACIA 

(Nairobi, KE) (Virtual) Overall Q&A 

 

14:15 – 15h30 

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) 

 

1- 

2- 

 

 

 

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) 

 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

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) 

 

 

  1. Prof. Bahri Akiça Member of the IWMI Board of Governors 
  2. Mrs. Pia Seidel, Global Change; Climate Research, Federal Ministry of Education and 

Research (Bonn, Germany) 

  1. Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba, WASCAL Governing 

Board Chair, AE-FUNAI (Ikwo, Nigeria) 

  1. Dr. Pierre Morand, Representative of IRD in Senegal 

Dr. Jorge Patino from OECD 

Sahel and West Africa 

Club/SWAC (Paris, France) 

 

 

Format 

  1. Brief Introduction of speakers 
  2. Speaker speaks on 

the contribution of 

 

 

 

5- Dr. Anne- Hélène Prieur Richard, Belmont Forum co-Chair, French National Research Agency (Paris, France) 

 

Overall Q&A 

their institution to the topic   

  1. Common questions asked to the speakers 
  2. 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 long-term cooperation and implementation 

 

(15 Minutes for Speaker and 15 Minutes for Q&A) 

 

1. 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 

 

 

 

Parallel Working Group 

I- Development of Trans-Disciplinary Science, incl. 

i) building resilience of communities through using robust early warning systems and adaptation 

Dr. Patrick Monfray/ Prof Ogunjobi 

     

 

 

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) 

 

measure, ii) public-private partnerships  and integrating multi-stakeholder collaboration 

Chaired by Prof. Taiwo Mafimisebi 

Federal University of Technology, Akure (Nigeria) 

 

  1. Development of Citizen Science, incl. i) involvement and production in local languages, ii)   build-up sustainable landscapes and seascapes for sustainable food 

Chaired by Professor Brice Augustin Sinsin WASCAL/ SAC (UAC, Bénin) 

 

 

  1. Socio-economics for Vulnerability & Resilience, incl. i) data integration and policy alignment, ii) use of climate service data to manage flooding 

 

Dr Ferdinand Tornyie (Accra, Ghana) 

 

 

  1. 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 short-term (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 Wanambwa 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 

  1. Prof Emmanuel Ramde- WASCAL 
  2. Representative IRD 
  3. WASCAL Board Chair 

 

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