The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and event host, the African Development Bank, offered post-event appreciation to all who participated in the 2011 Partnership Forum, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa, June 24-25, 2011.
Participant stakeholders included representatives of governments, civil society, indigenous peoples, local communities, private sector, and others, who attended and helped chart the path for climate-smart development. If those unable to join the event in Cape Town, the option to join online through live webstreaming and online moderation was made available.
The Partnership Forum was a chance for CIF stakeholders to bring their knowledge, issues and accomplishments to the table. Following a series of lively and informative sessions over the two days, participants heard about the progress of CIF-supported programs and projects, including concerns and emerging lessons. See the List of Participants.
Highlights included:
- Plenary sessions featuring stakeholder perspectives, experiences, and reflections on CIF strategic directions, results and impacts;
- Open panel discussions that explore ways to maximize CIF impact at the country and sectoral level;
- A learning symposium on the latest developments in climate science and technology;
- A poster session for CIF’s 45 pilot countries to showcase their evolving CIF programs and projects.
Schedule of Meetings
Friday, June 24, 2011 | |
Plenary | |
8.30 a.m. – 9.30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
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9.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. | Messages from Pilot Countries Meetings |
10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. | Emerging Lessons:
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1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. | Lunch |
Break-out Sessions | |
3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Tapping Growth Potential in Climate Change through Innovative Partnerships - Agenda |
3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Putting Science to Work: State of the Art in Climate Modeling and its role in the CIF - Agenda |
3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Financing Transformation - Agenda |
3.00 p.m. – 6.00 p.m. | Greening Clean Energy Sources: Managing the Social and Biodiversity Trade-Offs for Wind Energy - Agenda |
Saturday, June 25, 2011 | |
Break-out Sessions | |
| 8.30 a.m. – 10.30 a.m. | CSO Organized Panel |
10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. | Why Adaptation Should be a Priority for the Private Sector: Perspectives for the PPCR - Agenda |
10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. | Greening Growing Cities—The Challenge of Climate-Smart Mobility - Agenda |
10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. | Leap into Green Growth: Promoting Clean Technology Manufacturing - Agenda |
10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. | How Can We Get it Done? Working as Partners at the Country-Level - Agenda |
1.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. | Lunch |
2.30 p.m. – 4.30 p.m. | Climate Science Update (UNEP) - Agenda |
Closing Plenary | |
| 4.30 pm. - 4.40 p.m. | Closing Statement on The Road to Durban Hon. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of Intl Relations & Cooperation, South Africa |
4.40 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. | Wrap-up and Key Messages |