BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a7979e26eca7 DTSTART:20190911T030000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20190911T060000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, SUMMARY:Commodities and Development Report 2019: Commodity Dependence\, Cli mate Change and the Paris Agreement CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:​UNCTAD’s Commodities and Development Report 2019 examines the nexus between commodity dependence\, climate change and the Paris Agre ement. Commodity sectors not only affect the climate but are also heavily vulnerable to it. On the one hand\, the prospection\, production\, process ing\, consumption and disposal of commodities are among the main sources o f anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand\, climate chan ge is a source of important shocks to commodity sectors\, posing dire soci al and economic risks to people and countries dependent on commodities. Al though commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) have contributed o nly modestly to greenhouse gas emissions\, they will be strongly affected by the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Moreover\, for most of these countries\, rising to the challenge of climate change will be difficult a s they lack the financial and technical capacities to design and implement adaptation measures\, which highlights their need for assistance.\n\nWhil e climate change and the implementation of the Paris Agreement pose many c hallenges to CDDCs\, they also create localized opportunities in some coun tries. In particular\, the global push towards renewable energy creates op portunities in countries with large reserves of materials used in clean te chnologies\, such as solar photovoltaic cells\, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries. The design of policies and strategies in commodity sec tors needs to consider the challenges and opportunities emanating from cli mate change and an evolving global climate policy regime. This process wil l require significant finance and political will\, as well as the developm ent of human resources and technological capabilities.\n\nThe Report will be launched during the UN Trade Forum: SDGs and Climate Change\, hosted by UNCTAD from 9 to 13 September 2019\, in partnership with UNFCCC\, FAO\, U N Environment\, UNECE\, ITC\, the Commonwealth\, the ACP Group\, SECO\, UK -DFID\, FFEM\, IOI and the UEBT.\n\nModerator and Chair: Ms. Pamela Coke-H amilton\, Director\, DITC\, UNCTAD\n\nReport presentation: Mr. Janvier Nku runziza\, Chief\, Commodity Research and Analysis Section\, Commodities Br anch\, DITC\, UNCTAD\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\nH.E. Ms. Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata\, Ambassador and Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Ang ola\nAdaptation to climate change in CDDCs: The experience of Angola\n\n\n H.E. Ms. Maria Luisa Escorel de Moraes\, Ambassador and Deputy Permanent R epresentative\, Permanent Mission of Brazil\n\n\nMr. Ricardo Mena\, Chief\ , Supporting and Monitoring Sendai Framework Implementation Branch\, UNDRR \nCommodities and climate change: A view from the systemic risk perspectiv e\n\n\nMs. Lee Ann Jackson\, Counsellor\, Food and Agricultural Policy Re search\,  Economic Research and Statistics Division\, World Trade Organiz ation\nThe role of international trade in mitigating the effects of climat e change \n\n\nMs. Payal Ghosh\, Programme Officer\, Mitigation\, Data and Analysis Programme\, UNFCCC\nThe Paris Agreement and its impacts on  the implementation of response measures on commodity dependent developing cou ntries\n\n\n\nQ &\; A session\nClosing remarks\n\nThe report launch wil l gather representatives of governments\, the private sector\, civil socie ty and academia\, as well as experts in various fields of the commodity se ctor\, including agriculture\, energy\, minerals\, ores and metals.\n<\; p>\;​<\;strong>\;<\;span>\;UNCTAD’s Commodities and Developm ent Report 2019 <\;/span>\;<\;/strong>\;<\;span>\;examines the nexus between commodity dependence\, climate change and the Paris Agreeme nt. Commodity sectors not only affect the climate but are also heavily vul nerable to it. On the one hand\, the prospection\, production\, processing \, consumption and disposal of commodities are among the main sources of a nthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. On the other hand\, climate change is a source of important shocks to commodity sectors\, posing dire social and economic risks to people and countries dependent on commodities. Altho ugh commodity-dependent developing countries (CDDCs) have contributed only modestly to greenhouse gas emissions\, they will be strongly affected by the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Moreover\, for most of these co untries\, rising to the challenge of climate change will be difficult as t hey lack the financial and technical capacities to design and implement ad aptation measures\, which highlights their need for assistance.<\;/span& gt\;<\;br />\;\n<\;br />\;\n<\;span>\;While climate change and the implementation of the Paris Agreement pose many challenges to CDDCs\, they also create localized opportunities in some countries. In particular \, the global push towards renewable energy creates opportunities in count ries with large reserves of materials used in clean technologies\, such as solar photovoltaic cells\, wind turbines and electric vehicle batteries. The design of policies and strategies in commodity sectors needs to consid er the challenges and opportunities emanating from climate change and an e volving global climate policy regime. This process will require significan t finance and political will\, as well as the development of human resourc es and technological capabilities.<\;/span>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;The Report will be launched during the <\;strong>\;UN Trade Forum: S DGs and Climate Change<\;/strong>\;\, hosted by UNCTAD from 9 to 13 Se ptember 2019\, in partnership with UNFCCC\, FAO\, UN Environment\, UNECE\, ITC\, the Commonwealth\, the ACP Group\, SECO\, UK-DFID\, FFEM\, IOI and the UEBT.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Moderator and Chair:&l t\;/strong>\; <\;strong>\;Ms. Pamela Coke-Hamilton<\;/strong>\;\ , Director\, DITC\, UNCTAD<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Repor t presentation: <\;/strong>\;<\;strong>\;Mr. Janvier Nkurunziza< \;/strong>\;\, Chief\, Commodity Research and Analysis Section\, Commodi ties Branch\, DITC\, UNCTAD<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Spea kers:<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p&g t\;<\;strong>\;H.E. Ms. Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata<\;/strong>\; \, Ambassador and Permanent Representative\, Permanent Mission of Angola&l t\;br />\;\n<\;span lang="\;EN-US\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nh ttps://unctad.org/meeting/commodities-and-development-report-2019-commodit y-dependence-climate-change-and-paris DTSTAMP:20260810T071234Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR