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Side event 5
High-Level Event on Accelerating Africa's Early Warning and Resilience to Multi-Hazards
Overview
High-level event (90 min) bringing together Heads of Government and State, African institutions, technical agencies and financing partners to accelerate Early Warnings for All in Africa (Addis Ababa Call to Action), strengthen preparedness for the 2026-2027 El Niño and other multi-hazard risks, close last-mile gaps and mobilise sustainable financing beyond 2027. Programme: introduction; opening and welcome session; status of early warnings in Africa; high-level political statements; moderated discussion with partner institutions; Q&A; closing remarks. Organisers: Lusajo Ambukege (AUC), Vincent Oparah (AUDA-NEPAD), Marco Massabo (UNDRR), Paulo Tomas (INGD, Mozambique).
Panelists and speakers
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Mr Selwin Charles Hart
(Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition, UNspeaker
Mrs Estherine Fotabong
AUDA-NEPADspeaker
H.E. Daniel Francisco Chapo
President of Mozambique, presidency of Mozambiquespeaker
H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed Ali
Prime Minister, Presidency of Ethiopiaspeaker
H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf
AUC Chairperson, AUCspeaker
Hon. Sam Cheptoris
Chair of AMCOMET, AMCOMETspeaker
H.E. Claver Gatete
Executive Secretary, UNECAspeaker
H.E. Andrea Celeste Saulo
Secretary-General, WMOspeaker
H.E. Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the Secretary-General, UNDRRspeaker
H.E. Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze
Director General and UN Assistant Secretary-General, ARC Groupspeaker
H.E. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong
Executive Director, Loss and Damage Fundspeaker
H.E. Madam Nardos Bekele-Thomas
CEO, AUDA-NEPADspeaker
H.E. Moses Vilakati
AUC Commissioner, AUCmoderator
