BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a8c3b878ce70 DTSTART:20220204T110000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20220204T140000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Webinar on international investment agreements and climate action CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:UNCTAD and the International Institute for Environment and Deve lopment (IIED) organized a webinar on international investment agreements and climate action on 4 February 2022.\n\nThe event brought together exper ts and stakeholders from government\, international organisations\, civil society and academia to discuss the reform of the international investment agreements (IIAs) regime for climate change goals.\n\nExperts shared view s\, experiences and practices on how to ensure that the IIA regime does no t hinder governments from implementing measures to mitigate climate change and accelerate a transition towards green investments.\n\nIt also explore d solutions for making existing and future IIAs more conducive to investme nts that have a positive contribution on the Sustainable Development Goals .\n\nAs a follow up to the meeting\, UNCTAD and IIED released on 23 March 2022 a policy brief on International Investment Agreements and Climate Act ion based on the joint webinar.\n\nThe note highlights key policy recommen dations aimed at supporting the reform of International Investment Agreeme nts (IIAs) in order to advance climate goals\, and to ensure that IIAs do not hinder states from implementing climate measures and accelerating the transition to low-carbon economies.\n\nUNCTAD and IIED will continue to co operate on issues relating to IIAs and climate action to ensure that inves tment policy is consistent with\, and proactively advances\, national\, re gional and global climate commitments.\n\nAgenda\n\nWelcoming remarks: UNC TAD/IIED (5 minutes)\n\n\nJames Zhan\, director\, Investment and Enterpris e Division\, UNCTAD\nAndrew Norton\, director\, IIED\n\n\nSession 1: Accel erating IIA reform for climate action (40 minutes)\n\nModerator: Clare Sha kya\, director\, Climate Change research group\, IIED\n\n\nHamed El-Kady\, Coordinator\, International Investment Agreements Sections/Josef Ostransk y\, Consultant\, UNCTAD\nMartin Dietrich Brauch\, Columbia Center on Susta inable Investment (CCSI)\, Lorenzo Cotula/Thierry Berger (IIED) and Suzy N ikièma\, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)\nSury a Deva\, chair\, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights\, and profe ssor\, Macquarie Law School\, Australia\n\n\nSession 2: Sharing of experie nces on IIA reform (80 minutes)\n\nModerator: Hamed El-Kady\, UNCTAD\n\n\n Kekeletso Lorraine Mashigo\, director\, legal\, international trade\, inve stment\, dispute settlement\, Department of Trade\, Industry and Competiti on\, South Africa\nRoslyn Ng’eno\, senior investment expert\, African Un ion Commission (TBC)\nPatience Okala\, director\, legal services\, Nigeria n Investment Promotion Commission\, Nigeria\nChantal Ononaiwu\, trade poli cy and legal specialist\, Office of Trade Negotiations\, CARICOM Secretari at\nDorieke Overduin\, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy\, N etherlands\nMohamed Abdel Gawad\, Minister Plenipotentiary (Commercial)\, head of sector\, multilateral cooperation with UN and IFIs\, Ministry of I nternational Cooperation\, Egypt\nDavid Gaukrodger\, senior legal advisor\ , OECD\n\n\nSession 3: Solutions for the way forward (60 minutes)\n\nModer ator: Lisa Sachs\, director\, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (C CSI)\n\n\nOlabisi D. Akinkugbe\, assistant professor\, Schulich School of Law\, Dalhousie University\, co-founding editor\, Afronomicslaw\nAzar Aliy ev\, associate professor for International Economic Law and Comparative La w\, Martin Luther University of Halle Wittenberg\nAmnon Lehavi\, professor \, Harry Radzyner Law School (Reichman University)\, former co-president\, Law School Global League\nAlicia Nicholls\, research fellow\, Shridath Ra mphal Centre for International Trade Law\, Policy and Services\, The Unive rsity of the West Indies\nNicolás M. Perrone\, research associate\, Profe ssor of International Law\, Andrés Bello National University\nTara Van Ho \, senior lecturer\, School of Law and Human Rights Centre\, co-director\, Essex Business and Human Rights Project\, co-president\, Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association\, Essex Law School\n\n\nClosing rema rks (5 minutes)\n\nHamed El Kady\, UNCTAD\, and Lorenzo Cotula\, IIED\n< \;p>\;UNCTAD and the International Institute for Environment and Develop ment (IIED) organized a webinar on international investment agreements and climate action on 4 February 2022.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The event br ought together experts and stakeholders from government\, international or ganisations\, civil society and academia to discuss the reform of the inte rnational investment agreements (IIAs) regime for climate change goals.< \;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts shared views\, experiences and practices o n how to ensure that the IIA regime does not hinder governments from imple menting measures to mitigate climate change and accelerate a transition to wards green investments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;It also explored soluti ons for making existing and future IIAs more conducive to investments that have a positive contribution on the Sustainable Development Goals.<\;/p >\;\n\n<\;p>\;As a follow up to the meeting\, UNCTAD and IIED releas ed on 23 March 2022 a policy brief on International Investment Agreements and Climate Action based on the joint webinar.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;T he note highlights key policy recommendations aimed at supporting the refo rm of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) in order to advance clima te goals\, and to ensure that IIAs do not hinder states from implementing climate measures and accelerating the transition to low-carbon economies.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;UNCTAD and IIED will continue to cooperate on is sues relating to IIAs and climate action to ensure that investment policy is consistent with\, and proactively advances\, national\, regional and gl obal climate commitments.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Agenda<\;/h4>\;\n \n<\;p>\;Welcoming remarks: UNCTAD/IIED (5 minutes)<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;James Zhan\, director\, Investment and Enterprise D ivision\, UNCTAD<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Andrew Norton\, director\, IIED <\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Session 1: Accelerating IIA re form for climate action (40 minutes)<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Moderator: Clare Shakya\, director\, Climate Change research group\, IIED<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Hamed El-Kady\, Coordinator\, International Investment Agreements Sections/Josef Ostransky\, Consultant\, UNCTAD<\; /li>\;\n<\;li>\;Martin Dietrich Brauch\, Columbia Center on Sustaina ble Investment (CCSI)\, Lorenzo Cotula/Thierry Berger (IIED) and Suzy Niki èma\, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)<\;/li& gt\;\n<\;li>\;Surya Deva\, chair\, UN Working Group on Business and Hu man Rights\, and professor\, Macquarie Law School\, Australia<\;/li>\; \n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Session 2: Sharing of experiences on IIA re form (80 minutes)<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Moderator: Hamed El-Kady\, UN CTAD<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;Kekeletso Lorraine Mashigo\, director\, legal\, international trade\, investment\, dispute settlement\ , Department of Trade\, Industry and Competition\, South Africa<\;/li> \;\n<\;li>\;Roslyn Ng’eno\, senior investment expert\, African Union Commission (TBC)<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Patience Okala\, director\, le gal services\, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission\, Nigeria<\;/li& gt\;\n<\;li>\;Chantal Ononaiwu\, trade policy and legal specialist\, O ffice of Trade Negotiations\, CARICOM Secretariat<\;/li>\;\n<\;li> \;Dorieke Overduin\, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy\, Net herlands<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Mohamed Abdel Gawad\, Minister Plenipot entiary (Commercial)\, head of sector\, multilateral cooperation with UN a nd IFIs\, Ministry of International Cooperation\, Egypt<\;/li>\;\n<\ ;li>\;David Gaukrodger\, senior legal advisor\, OECD<\;/li>\;\n<\; /ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\;Session 3: Solutions for the way forward (60 minut es)<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Moderator: Lisa Sachs\, director\, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\ ;li>\;Olabisi D. Akinkugbe\, assistant professor\, Schulich School of La w\, Dalhousie University\, co-founding editor\, Afronomicslaw<\;/li>\; \n<\;li>\;Azar Aliyev\, associate professor for International Economic Law and Comparative Law\, Martin Luther University of Halle Wittenberg< \;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Amnon Lehavi\, professor\, Harry Radzyner Law Scho ol (Reichman University)\, former co-president\, Law School Global League& lt\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Alicia Nicholls\, research fellow\, Shridath Ram phal Centre for International Trade Law\, Policy and Services\, The Univer sity of the West Indies<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Nicolás M. Perrone\, re search associate\, Professor of International Law\, Andrés Bello National University<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;Tara Van Ho\, senior lecturer\, Scho ol of Law and Human Rights Centre\, co-director\, Essex Business and Human Rights Project\, co-president\, Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association\, Essex Law School<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;h4>\ ;Closing remarks (5 minutes)<\;/h4>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Hamed El Kady\, UN CTAD\, and Lorenzo Cotula\, IIED<\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.o rg\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/webinar-international-investment-agreements -and-climate-action DTSTAMP:20260824T123935Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR