Session 8A: Managing climate change risks to critical infrastructure development and operation in Africa

 The session will highlight climate change impacts and risks to transboundary infrastructure across the various regions in Africa and propose actionable mechanisms and financing strategies for implementing resilience measures and managing climate risk to critical infrastructure and significant trade corridors in Africa. It will finally explore the possible establishment of a community of practice for addressing the combined impacts of climate change and other exacerbating factors on infrastructure development, management, and operation.

Organiser: AUDA-NEPAD

Moderator: Dr. Linus Mofor, Senior Natural Resources Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Opening keynote: Eng. Munyaradzi Munodawafa, Chief Executive, Zambezi River Authority

Speakers:

1. Ayoub Chajadine, PIDA Coordinator, African Union Commission
2. John Diing Deng Diar, Executive Secretary, Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority
3. Kundai Ngwena, Sectoral Cluster Chairperson for Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council
4. Toru Homma, Senior Advisor to the CEO, AUDA-NEPAD / Senior Advisor on Private Sector Development, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Online Link

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_q8JRfF-VQFKROAGp05hNwQ