High-level Forum on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change, 8 December 2023

• When: December 8 2023, 9:00AM – 12:00PM
• Where: China Pavilion, COP28 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates

With the theme of “Deepen South-South Practical Cooperation on Climate Change, Jointly Promote Green and Low-carbon Development”, this Forum will be hosted by the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, and co-organised by Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center of MEE (FECO), National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC) and Chinese Environmental Protection Association. Ministers of relevant countries, high-level representatives of international agencies and senior experts in relevant fields will be invited to participate in the conference, so as to build consensus on South-South climate action, deepen South-South cooperation in addressing climate change, and join hands to promote green and low-carbon modernisation.

Agenda

1. Opening Session Moderator: Mr. Xia Yingxian, Director General of Department of Climate Change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China

• H.E. Mr. Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change Affairs of China
• H.E. Mr. Sultan al-Jaber, COP 28 President-Designate (TBD)
• H.E. Mr. Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Environment and Ecology of China
• Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Secretariat
• Ms. Dima Al-Khatib, Director of United Nations Office of South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)

2. Ministerial Session: Building consensus for practical South-South Cooperation on Climate Change

• H.E. Ms. Bounkham Vorachit, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR
• H.E. Ms. Phildah Kereng, Minister of Environment and Tourism, Botswana
• H.E. Mr. Michael Bizwick Usi, Minister of Natural Resourses and Climate Change, Malawi
• Ministers from Kiribati, Bahamas, Chad, São Tomé and Príncipe
• Ministers from Nigeria, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana 6. Ministers from Cambodia, Panama, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Zambia, Togo, Burundi, Rwanda, Mali

3. Premiere of a Video Documentary on South-South Cooperation on Climate Change 4. Signing of Agreements: Lao PDR, Botswana, Kiribati 5. Panel Discussion I: Implementation Path and Prospects of the “Africa Solar Belt” Project Moderator: Mr. Zhang Yujun, Director General of Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China

• Ms. Fang Li, Country Director of World Resources Institute China
• Mayor of Lagos of Nigeria (TBD)
• Ms. Irina Lazzerini, Principal Specialist of Sustainable Energy for All
• Mr. Barthelemy Dias, Mayor of Daker of Senegal
• Mr. Zhang Xiaohua, Country Director of the Climate Works Foundation
• African Energy Commission (TBD)
• Mr. Zhang Jie, Secretary General of Energy Investment Professional Committee, Investment Association of China
• Mr. Li Zhenguo, Founder and President of LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

6. Panel Discussion II: Actions and Perspectives for the Implementation of the Early Alert for All Initiative Moderator: Mr. Chen Zhihua, Deputy Director General of Nation Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation

• Ms. Yuan Jiashuang, Deputy Director General of Nation Climate Centre
• Tanzania Meteorological Services (TBD)
• Mr. Cyrille Honoré, Deputy Director of the Services Department of World Meteorological Organization
• Mr. He Tao, Technical Proposal Manager of China Academy of Space Technology 5. Ms. Qiu Lili, President of Peaceland Foundation

7. Concluding Remarks

• Mr. Chen Zhihua, Deputy Director General of Nation Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation