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Side event 2

Partners for Resilience Financing in Africa: Scaling Early Action and Climate Risk Protection in an Era of Growing Climate Extremes (ARC Flagship Side Event)

DateWednesday 11 November 2026
Time18:30–20:00 (Europe/Istanbul)
VenueAfrica Pavilion, COP31 Blue Zone, Antalya
ThemeResilience Financing/early action
Lead organizer African Risk Capacity

Overview

Flagship ARC roundtable on partnerships and financing solutions to protect Africa from the next climate shock before it becomes a humanitarian crisis (scaling resilience financing, early action systems, anticipated El Niño-related impacts). Format: opening leadership remarks (15 min); Partnership Circle Dialogue, fireside roundtable (45 min); voices from the partnership community (20 min); partnership commitments and call to action (10 min); closing remarks (5 min).

Panelists and speakers

speaker

H.E. Mr. Fassou Théa

Honourable Minister, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Guinea Opening Remarks

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Dr. Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze

Director General, African Risk Capacity Group Welcome Remarks

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H.E. Moses Vilakati

AUC Commisioner ARBE, African Union Strategic remarks from the AU perspective

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H.E. Madam Nardos Bekele-Thomas

Chief Executive Officer, AUDA-NEPAD

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Dr. Ousmane Ndiaye

Director General, ACMAD Continental climate information services perspective

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Mr. Richard Kwaku Ofori-Mante

Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, African Development Bank

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Mr. Richard Choularton

Director for Climate and Resilience, World Food Programme

Partners