16 – 17 October 2017 Agenda

16 October (Sheraton)

TIME SESSION ACTIVITY 8.30 Registration 8.45 OPENING Welcome – Fiji High-Level Champion, Hon. Inia Seruiratu

Keynote address – Prime Minister and incoming COP23 President, Hon. Frank Bainimarama

9.15 SESSION 1: Grand Coalition Panel

Non-Party climate action leaders share insights Chaired by Hon. Inia Seruiratu, Fiji high-level climate champion Video messages: § Jerry Brown, Governor California COP23 Special Envoy to States and

Regions, Under 2 MOU § HE Hakima El Haite, Morocco high-level climate champion Statements: - HE Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati, member of Climate

Action leader’s network - Ms Maimunah Shariff, Mayor City Council of Penang Island, ICLEI

and Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy - Mr Craig Powell, Director of Public Affairs, Fiji Resorts Ltd Plenary Q & A

10.00 Statement from UN

UN Deputy Secretary General – HE Amina Mohammed

10.15 MORNING TEA 10.45 SESSION 2:

Enhancing NDCs and ratcheting ambitions

Encourage countries to review NDCs and ensuring supporting frameworks for implementation (including regional structures) & providing incentives for non-Party actors to effectively contribute Moderated by Mr Pablo A. Viera, Global Director, NDC Partnership Support Unit Panel members: - HE Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Palau Permanent Representative to the

UN and SIDS rep (tbc) - Mr Frank Fass-Metz, Commissioner for climate policy and climate

financing, BMZ, German Government - Mr James Close, Director, Climate Change Group, World Bank - Ms Apisake Soakai, Pacific Coordinator, IRENA

Plenary Q & A 11.45 SESSION 3:

Climate Action

Building on July Event – Climate Champion’s update on progress Presentation from Fiji High-Level Champion Hon. Inia Seruiratu

TIME SESSION ACTIVITY Pacific Partnership

- Establishing and strengthening the Climate Action Pacific Partnership (CAPP)

- Priority thematic climate actions for the Pacific Developments and initiatives following the CAPP event and next steps (brief overview from implementing organisations)

12.30 SESSION 4: Climate Finance & Risk Management

Examining best practice, proposed innovations and key processes underway through the COP23 Presidency until end 2018 Moderator – Mr Martijn Wilder AM Address from Minister for Economy and responsible for climate change Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Panel members - Mr Howard Bamsey, CEO Green Climate Fund - Ms Katerina Kimmorley, Associate Director, Innovation Fund – Clean

Energy Financial Corporation - Mr Stephen Groff, Vice-President Asia Development Bank - Mr Dipak Dasgupta, Former Principal Economic Advisor, Govt. of India

and founding board member of the Green Climate Fund, Distinguished Fellow at TERI

1.30 LUNCH 2.15 – 4.00pm Parallel Session: Pacific SIDS Leaders consultation (closed) 2.15 SESSION 5:

UNFCCC Observer constituency groups

Interactive session, moderated by Deo Saran, Fijian Climate Ambassador - Recap on observer consultations through-out the year - Feedback from constituencies on Pre-COP agenda items: Delivering

on the promise of the Paris Agreement; Climate risk and building resilience; Partners for climate action (finance).

- Any other expectations or input for COP23

3.30 AFTERNOON TEA 4.00 SESSION 6:

Parallel sessions

Oceans Pathway Partnership Navigating an Oceans Pathway in the UNFCCC that will embed the case for healthy oceans and climate change in the UNFCCC process by 2020 and increase overall actions towards achieving 1.5 degrees.

Pacific Climate Action Work Programme Workshop of CAPP thematic groups on draft work programme

5.00 Proceed to waterfront to receive Vaka and messages from coastal Fijian communities for Pre-COP leaders to take to Bonn

6.00: 9.00

OFFICIAL WELCOME

Traditional welcome ceremony CANAPÉS AND COCKTAILS

17 October (Westin Ballroom) TIME SESSION ACTIVITY

9.00 Pacific Climate Action; Observer group consultations; Oceans pathway (parallel events)

Observer group consultations

CAPP WG continue from previous day 12pm - presentations & discussions; Next Steps END

11.00 Navigating Oceans Pathway

12.45 LUNCH 2.00 4.00

Oceans Pathway con’td

Oceans meeting continues CLOSE

4.30 CLOSING of Partnership Days

Statements HE Anote Tong, member of the GCA Leader’s Network Hon Semi Koroilavesau, Fiji Minister for Fisheries Acknowledgements Fiji High-Level Champion, Hon. Inia Seruiratu Closing HE Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC