Climate for Peace: Launch of the Climate, Environment, Peace and Security Declaration and Initiative 

When: 11 October 2022 | 10:45-12:00

Format: Opening Ceremony (Fishbowl Discussion) This session will be livestreamed

Venue: Plenary session 

The aim of this event is to launch the Climate for Peace Initiative through a discussion of its purpose, sharing examples of proposed and committed actions under the initiative, and proposals for priorities and modes of engagement. Through a dynamic fishbowl set up, the moderator will present speakers with three rounds of questions. Each speaker will be allocated two minutes. Answers are expected to be conversational, not as speeches. 

Speakers:

• H.E. Suzi Carla Barbosa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau
• H.E. François Bausch, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of Luxembourg
• H.E. Patricia Danzi, State Secretary and Director-General, Agency for Development and Cooperation of Switzerland
• H.E. Michel-Stéphane Bonda, Deputy Minister of Environment of Gabon
• H.E. Khadiija Maxamed Al Makhzoumin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Somalia
• H.E. Hassoumi Massoudou, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Niger
• H.E. Aibek Moldogaziev, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan
• H.E. Jennifer Morgan,State Secretary & Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
• H.E. Jan Lipavský, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Czech Republic
• H.E. Eamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Minister for Transport of Ireland
• H.E. Erling Rimestad, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway
• H.E. Johanna Sumuvuori, State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland

Moderated by Michael Werz, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress & Co-director of www.nexus25.org

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