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ITC at COP27

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    The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 6 to 18 November 2022. 

    At COP27, ITC will place a spotlight on the role of trade and small businesses in supporting the achievement of the Paris Agreement. 

    ITC Pavilion in the Blue Zone

    • Climate action by the small business community from around the world;
    • Talks with small businesses and enablers on challenges and good practices related to the low carbon transition and how trade can incentivise the transition;
    • ITC’s climate-related tools and services. 
    • High level conversations.

     

    Resources

    Recording of ITC activities at COP27 will be accessible on this page. Please regularly check for updates. 

    Date et lieu
    6–18 novembre 2022

    Sharm El Sheikh

    Contact

    Green and Inclusive Value Chains Section

    greentocompete [at] intracen.org

     

    Programme

    GMT+3
    WORLD LEADER SUMMIT ENGAGEMENTS
    7 November
    13:30 - 15:30
    Room MR24
    High Level Roundtable on Just Transition at the Climate Implementation Summit
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    8 November
    12:00 - 14:00
    High Level Roundtable on Climate change and the sustainability of vulnerable communities
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    SIDE-EVENTS
    8 November
    11:00 - 11:45
    Africa Pavilion, COP 27 Blue Zone
    Building Climate and Trade Competitiveness for Small Businesses
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    Kemo Fatty, Executive Director
    GreenUp Gambia
    Dr Dhanush Dinesh, Founder
    Clim-Eat, bridging science and policy for food and climate
    Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Director General
    WTO
    ITC Pavilion (Area B - Pavilion 12)
    High-level conversations on small businesses with World Trade Organization
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
    Director-General, WTO
    Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo (Moderator)
    Chief, Green and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre
    9 November
    ITC Pavilion (Area B - Pavilion 12)
    High-level conversations on small businesses with African Export-Import Bank
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    Dr. Benedict Okey Oramah, President
    African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank)
    Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo (Moderator)
    Chief, Green and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre
    11:00 - 12:00
    Hall A, Blue Zone
    UNCTAD - WTO High-level Forum on Global Investment and Trade for Climate Transformation
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    10 November
    15:00 - 16:30
    Conference room Khufu, COP27 Blue Zone
    Accelerating the Low-Carbon Transition Through Sustainable and Inclusive Trade
    Bringing together a high-level expert panel, the event will address:
    • Barriers and opportunities for greening value chains and enhancing small businesses’ climate competitiveness in developing countries, particularly LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS.
    • Policy and industry triggers to foster developing countries’ participation in sustainable trade.
    • "Win-win" trade facilitation pathways to reduce carbon emissions, greening logistics and meet adaptation needs through access to technology, finance and innovation.
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    Maria Cecilia Quaglino
    Climate advocate
    H.E. Rabab Fatima
    Under Secretary General and High Representative, United Nations Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS; Secretary General for the 3rd UN Conference on LLDCs
    Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General
    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD
    Niklas Hagelberg, Senior Programme Coordinator, Climate Change Programme
    UNEP
    Aik Hoe Lim, Director Trade and Environment
    WTO
    Ali El Nawawi, Co-founder and CEO
    Scarabeus Sacer
    Carolyn Deere Birkbeck, Director
    Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)
    Anja von der Ropp, Senior Program Coordinator, Climate Change and Food Security
    WIPO
    10:00 - 11:00
    ICC Pavilion, COP27 Blue Zone
    Launch event: ICC/Sage SME Climate Impact Report - Enabling SMEs to take climate action
    SMEs are the backbone of our economies and have a vital role to play in supporting the transition towards a cleaner and more environmentally friendly future in countries around the world, both by reducing the impact of their own operations and reducing the impacts generated in their supply chains. The ICC/Sage SME Climate Impact Report aims to better understand the environmental impact of SMEs in two markets, the United Kingdom and South Africa, and identifies key challenges and opportunities for SMEs to take more ambitious environmental action. Building on the economic research, we have developed a series of recommendations for policy makers to help create an enabling environment that can foster meaningful contributions from the global SME community.
    This event will present the recent economic research and participants will have the opportunity to discuss why this transition is particularly challenging for SMEs and propose what climate actions SMEs can take now as well as what actions are needed by the government and business to enable greater SME climate action in the future.
    Alexander Kasterine, Senior Adviser
    International Trade Centre
    10:00 - 11:00
    ICC Pavilion, COP27 Blue Zone
    Coalition for Innovation, Circularity and Entrepreneurship (CICE): A Collective Action Catalyst for an SME-led Circular Low-Carbon Transition
    Launching of Coalition for Innovation, Circularity and Entrepreneurship (CICE) with its Partners
    Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo (Moderator)
    Chief, Green and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre
    Nina Kantcheva, Senior Policy Adviser, Global Programme on Nature for Development
    UNDP
    Zitouni Ould-Dada, Deputy Director, Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
    FAO
    Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Global Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, Enterprises Department
    ILO/BIT
    11 November
    10:00 - 10:30
    ITC Pavilion, (Area B - Pavilion 12)
    High-level conversations on small businesses with The Commonwealth
    Pamela Coke-Hamilton, Executive Director
    International Trade Centre
    Ms. Vanessa Erogbogbo (Moderator)
    Chief, Green and Inclusive Value Chains, International Trade Centre
    Patricia Scotland, Secretary-General
    The Commonwealth
    17 November
    15:30 - 16:30
    U.S. Center – Blue Zone
    Building a climate smart network
    This session will feature the launch of the Climate Smart Network, a new platform developed by the International Trade Centre, in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, in which small to medium sized enterprises can showcase their climate smart attributes, compliance to environmental or climate criteria of established certifications or their commitment to low-carbon practices. Representatives from the Department of State, ITC, Salamtex (an Egyptian medium sized enterprise in the textile sector), Bayer Crop Science, and the GOLD Standard will also discuss challenges and opportunities arising from the low-carbon transition in global value chains and ways to support small businesses in the green transition. This platform will serve as a tool for large buyers to search for products that meet their climate goals and help to diversify their supply chains.
    Elliot Diringer, Senior Expert Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC)
    U.S. Department of State
    Dr. VK Kishore, Global Head of Vegetable Seeds, Smallholders and Sustainability
    Bayer Crop Science, USA
    Sarah Leugers, Chief Strategy Officer
    GOLD Standard Foundation
    Nancy Salam, Export Manager
    Salamtex, Egypt
    Joseph Wozniak, Head, Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD)
    International Trade Centre (ITC)
    ITC PAVILION EVENTS
    8 November
    11:00 - 11:30
    Get to know ITC Green Services Offierngs
    Ana Patricia Batalhone, Associate Market Analyst
    International Trade Centre
    14:00 - 14:30
    Building Climate Resilience & Competitiveness for MSMEs
    Alexander Kasterine, Senior Adviser
    International Trade Centre
    9 November
    10:30 - 11:00
    Voice of Small Business feat. Fairafric, Ghana
    Michael Marmon-Halm, Managing Director
    Fairafric, Ghana
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    15:30 - 16:00
    ITC Publication Launch: From Climate Risk to Resilience
    Ana Patricia Batalhone, Associate Market Analyst
    International Trade Centre
    18:30 - 19:00
    Voice of Small Business feat. Fairafric, Ghana
    Michael Marmon-Halm, Managing Director
    Fairafric, Ghana
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    10 November
    10:00 - 10:30
    Voice of Small Business feat. GreenUp Gambia
    Kemo Fatty, Executive Director
    GreenUp Gambia
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    11:30 - 12:00
    Voice of Small Business feat. GreenUp Gambia
    Kemo Fatty, Executive Director
    GreenUp Gambia
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    14:30 - 15:00
    Voice of Small Business feat. Alligator Head Foundation, Jamaica
    Machel Donegan, Chief Operating Officer
    Alligator Head Foundation
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    11 November
    11:30 - 12:00
    Building Climate Resilience & Competitiveness for MSMEs
    Alexander Kasterine, Senior Adviser
    International Trade Centre
    12:30 - 13:00
    Voice of Small Business feat. Bio Bhutan
    Ugyen, CEO
    Bio Bhutan
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    15:00 - 15:30
    Voice of Small Business feat. International Textile House of Egypt
    Yasmine Elbouhy, Head of Marketing
    International Textile House of Egypt
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    12 November
    10:00 - 10:30
    Voice of Small Business feat. Bio Bhutan
    Ugyen, CEO
    Bio Bhutan
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    14:00 - 14:30
    Voice of Small Business feat. Alligator Head Foundation, Jamaica
    Machel Donegan, Chief Operating Officer
    Alligator Head Foundation
    Michaela Summerer, Junior Professional Officer
    International Trade Centre
    Akshata Limaye, Associate Programme Officer
    International Trade Centre
    15:00 - 15:30
    Get to know ITC Green Services Offerings
    Ana Patricia Batalhone, Associate Market Analyst
    International Trade Centre