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LOCATION:Baku\, Azerbaijan
SUMMARY:COP29 side event: Biodiversity\, trade\, solidarity and climate cha
 nge – How do international biodiversity value chains contribute to the f
 ight against climate change and sustainable trade while strengthening thei
 r climate resilience?
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:This event will take place in French. No interpretation service
 s will be provided.Visit the event page in FrenchVideo streaming linkThis 
 session will explore how international value chains based on biodiversity 
 products play a crucial role in global economies and contribute to the fig
 ht against climate change and sustainable trade while strengthening their 
 resilience to climate change.Many economic entities depend on internationa
 l value chains based on biodiversity\, whether in the cosmetics\, food or 
 medicine sectors. They are often initiated by small local producers whose 
 business ensures the livelihood of local communities and indigenous popula
 tions who are bearing the brunt of the impact of climate change. Very ofte
 n these producers and local communities organize themselves through forms 
 of the social and solidarity economy. This panel will provide a platform 
 for diverse stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue on the intersect
 ion of trade\, biodiversity and climate change. Particular emphasis will b
 e placed on social and solidarity economy entities and how they can suppor
 t the resilience of international supply chains linked to biodiversity.The
  session aims to:Present the concept of BioTrade and recall the issues: As
 sess the specific impacts of climate change on biodiversity value chains i
 n sectors such as cosmetics\, food and medicine\, and introduce the concep
 t of BioTrade.Build collaboration: Foster dialogue between local communiti
 es\, governments\, international organizations\, civil society and the pri
 vate sector to identify opportunities for collaboration to promote sustain
 able and resilient international value chains for biodiversity products an
 d encourage public-private partnerships to share knowledge and resources.I
 dentify political priorities and best practices: Develop achievable recomm
 endations and cooperation opportunities to improve the climate resilience 
 of international biodiversity value chains and in particular with social a
 nd solidarity economy entities\, by promoting their capacity to resist cri
 ses better than traditional economic entities.AgendaModeratorThe session w
 ill be moderated by Chantal Line Carpentier\, Head of Trade\, Environment\
 , Climate Change and Sustainable Development at UN Trade and Development (
 UNCTAD) and Co-Chair of the United Nations Inter-Agency Working Group for 
 the Social and Solidarity Economy.Panellists Cécile Martin-Phipps\, Dire
 ctor of the Francophonie Institute for Sustainable DevelopmentYasmin Ismai
 l\, Senior Policy Advisor\, Trade\, Climate and SDGs\, Forum on Trade\, En
 vironment and SDGs (TESS)Fidèle Kouadio Kouacou\, Climate Project Coordin
 ator\, Interprofessional Fund for Research and Agricultural Consulting\, A
 bidjan\, Abidjan\, Ivory CoastAdil Youssfi\, Member of the board of direct
 ors of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM)\, senior e
 xpert from the World Bank and UNDP on the green economy and climate financ
 eFrançoise Van de Ven\, President\, International Tropical Timber Technic
 al Association (ATIBT)https://epavillonclimatique.francophonie.org/program
 mation/599\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/cop29
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