Risk Reduction Hub Event: 'Working With Nature for Resilience'

The panel will see Member States and stakeholder represents outline how they are tackling policy, governance and financial barriers to scaling up Nature-based Solutions for resilience. The event is organized in two segments with the following speakers:

Moderator: Ms. Malini Mehra, CEO, Globe Legislators

Opening:

• Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Mr. Jamil Ahmad, Director, UN Environment Programme, New York Office

Part 1 – interventions by Member States:

• H.E. Minister Ivete Maibaze, Minister of Land and Environment, Republic of Mozambique 
• H.E. Deputy Minister Shawn Tupper, Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada
• Mr. Johann Saathoff, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community, The Federal Republic of Germany
• Mr. Shri Kamal Kishore, Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority, Republic of India
• Mr. David Applegate, Director, United States Geological Survey

Part 2 – reflections by stakeholders

• Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (video message)
• Mr. Emmanuel Marfo, Member of Parliament, Republic of Ghana and Chairperson, Climate Vulnerable Forum Global Parliamentary Group
• Ms. Gwendolyn Pang, Secretary-General of the Philippine Red Cross
• Ms. Swetha Stotra Bhashyam, Global South Focal Point, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN)
• Ms. Rebecca Benner, Deputy Director of Global Climate, Tackle Climate Change Division, The Nature Conservancy
• Ms. Moira Gill, Chair, UN Principles of Sustainable Insurance Board and Associate Vice-President for Environment, Government and Industry Relations, TD Insurance
• Ms. Shalini Dhyani, Principal Scientist, CSIR-National Environment Engineering Research Institute, India