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Webinar 2: How to Maximize Climate & SDG Synergies? Identifying Opportunities and Navigating Trade-offs
Tuesday, 19 January 2021
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Webinar
Biographies

Webinar 2 introduced some of the tools and methods that can help decision-makers identify climate & SDG synergies with the most potential in their locality or country. Speakers offered lessons learned for local and national planning and introduce decision-making tools that can help planners navigate trade-offs and prioritize opportunities to realize climate & SDG co-benefits.

Guiding Questions:

  • What policy areas hold the most promise to maximize SDG and climate synergies?
  • What tools can help stakeholders understand how social, environmental, and economic policies and/or targets will interact in practice?
  • What methods are used to identify the actions & collaborations most likely to advance multiple targets?
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  • How can stakeholders minimize or avoid trade-offs between objectives?
  • How does integrated SDG and climate planning work in practice?

Watch Webinar 2 Recording

Program​me:

Opening by Moderator Dhesigen Naidoo, PhD., CEO, Water Research Commission, South Africa

  • Illustrating potential policy areas for climate/SDG co-benefits and the relevance of supporting tools and methods

Tools and methods that help decision-makers identify and act on climate/SDGs synergies:

  • Mr. Jason Veysey, Senior Scientist, SEI - U.S. Centre - LEAP Model (SEI Integrated Climate and Development Planning Initiative) Presentation
  • Mr. Piotr Magnuszewski, Ph.D, Research Scholar, Centre for Systems Solutions/ IIASA - Nexus/SDGs Synergies Game  Presentation
  • Ms. Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga, Lead Author, SCAN-tool Methodology, New Climate Institute  Presentation

Lessons and practices from national NDC processes and planning with climate/SDGs synergies:

  • Ms. Anne Nyatichi Omambia, Ph.D, Climate Change Coordinator, NEMA - Kenya NDC process
  • Mr. Manjeet Dhakal, Head of LDC Support Team, Climate Analytics - Nepal NDC process Presentation
  • Ms. Sara Gonzalez, Head of International Relations, National Council for Climate Change and CDM Presentation
Biographies
Anne Nyatichi Omambia
Ph.D, Climate Change Coordinator, NEMA - Kenya NDC process
Anne Nyatichi Omambia

Ph.D, Climate Change Coordinator, NEMA - Kenya NDC process

Bio


Dhesigen Naidoo
PhD., CEO, Water Research Commission, South Africa
Dhesigen Naidoo

PhD., CEO, Water Research Commission, South Africa

Bio

Jason Veysey
Senior Scientist, SEI - U.S. Centre - LEAP Model (SEI Integrated Climate and Development Planning Initiative)
Jason Veysey

Senior Scientist, SEI - U.S. Centre - LEAP Model (SEI Integrated Climate and Development Planning Initiative)

Bio

Manjeet Dhakal
Head of LDC Support Team, Climate Analytics - Nepal NDC process
Manjeet Dhakal

Head of LDC Support Team, Climate Analytics - Nepal NDC process

Bio


Piotr Magnuszewski
Ph.D, Research Scholar, Centre for Systems Solutions/ IIASA - Nexus/SDGs Synergies Game
Piotr Magnuszewski

Ph.D, Research Scholar, Centre for Systems Solutions/ IIASA - Nexus/SDGs Synergies Game

Bio

Sara González
Technician, National Council for Climate Change and CDM - Dominican Republic NDC process
Sara González

Technician, National Council for Climate Change and CDM - Dominican Republic NDC process

Bio


Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga
Lead Author, SCAN-tool Methodology, New Climate Institute
Sofia Gonzales-Zuñiga

Lead Author, SCAN-tool Methodology, New Climate Institute

Bio


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