Plenary 1
REDD+ Negotiations and Finance
The first plenary session will assess the “state of play” at the global level in the context of UNFCCC negotiations and broader efforts to mobilize international finance for REDD+. Following a video message from Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC, panelists will discuss the challenges and opportunities for maintaining the momentum behind REDD+, presenting perspectives from negotiators, donor countries, forest countries, and the private sector. The panel will address the questions: What are the key barriers to accelerated progress in negotiations and scaled-up finance for REDD+, and how can they be overcome? What are the roles of governments, corporations, and civil society in overcoming those barriers?
When?
Day 1, October 29th 09:30 – 10:45
Where?
Scandinavia Hall
Session moderator:
Frances Seymour, Oslo REDD Exchange 2013 Program Committee Chair
Speakers:
Video message from Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Gregory Barker, Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change, UK
Heru Prasetyo, Deputy I of President's Delivery Unit for Development Monitoring and Oversight, Indonesia (UKP4)
Peter Graham, Senior Economist at Natural Resources Canada and Co-chair of UNFCCC SBSTA negotiations on REDD+
Jonathan Michael Horrell, Director Sustainability, Mondelēz International