Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery (MARHP) in Tunisia and Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

17 November, 11:00-12:30 am

Green Zone, Room Loukkos

Agenda:

11:00-11:10 Welcoming Remarks

  • M. Hafedh Khlif: Director of the International Cooperation and Coordinator of the CC Task Force within the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery in Tunisia
  • Dr. Sarra Touzi: Senior Programme Officer, GWP-Med

11:10-11:45 Strategic frameworks for the Paris Agreement implementation for adaptation : Country Perspectives

Moderator: Mme Sahla Mezghani – Member of the CC Task Force CC within the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery in Tunisia

Adaptation Planning at national level

  • Insights from the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution process in Mauritania and future actions

M. Lefdal Ould Dadde: Minister Advisor in charge of Sanitation and CC Focal Point within the Ministry of Hydraulics – Mauritania

  • Towards a NAP processus to reinforce the Agriculture resilience in Tunisia 

M. Hafedh Khlif: Director of the International Cooperation and Coordinator of the CC Task Force within the Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery in Tunisia

Adaptation Planning at local level

  • BeWater: science and society co-producing river basin adaptation plans in the Mediterranean context

Dr Annelies Broekman, BeWater Case Study Leader for the Tordera River Basin, CREAF - Autonomous University of Barcelona

  • CC mainstreaming in territorial planning: Case of the Douimis basin in Tunisia

Mr. Hassen Chourabi: General Director of Land Planning and Conservation – Ministry Ministry of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery in Tunisia

Discussion

11:45-12:30 Technical and Financial opportunities for the implementation of adaptation actions

Moderator: Dr. Sarra Touzi  – Senior Programmes Officer, GWP-Med

  • Water, Climate and Development Programme (WACDEP): fostering water security and promoting coordination in implementation of water related actions in NDCs, NAPs and SDGs

Ms Ruth Beukman: Regional Coordinator for GWP South Africa

  • The "Agricultural transformation pathways" Initiative : an international platform supporting NDCs development in the agriculture sector in coherence with the SGDs framework

Dr. Sébastien Treyer: Programmes Director at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)

  • Towards transformative approaches in financing NDCs/NAPS

Ms. Belynda Petrie: CEO OneWorld Sustainable Investments; Senior Research Associate, Southern African Institute for International Affairs; and, Reference Group Member, GWP

Discussion