Meet our Experts Attending London Climate Action Week
Join Abt Global, Save the Children, and our partners for an engaging learning and networking experience during London Climate Action Week, featuring two discussions with leading experts on gender, education, inclusion, and finance in the climate space, and exhibits including resilience programmes and a VR Horn of Africa food crisis short film.
Participate in collaborative mini-sessions and network with peers and technical experts over refreshments while immersing yourself in our vital climate work.
In-Person Event: Climate Connections: Sharing Spaces, Networking, and Inclusive Advocacy
Date: June 25
Time: 10:00am - 1:30pm GMT+1
Location:
1 Saint John’s Lane
London EC1M 4AR United Kingdom
Agenda:
9:30am-10:00am
Welcome and Networking
10:00am-11:30am
Panel: Empowering Futures: Integrating Inclusion in Climate and Education Systems
Our panel aims to underscore the pivotal role of international, national, and local initiatives in fostering climate resilience and transforming education systems. Key topics of discussion include addressing challenges such as access to education for girls, mitigating learning disruptions during crises, combating gender-based violence in schools, and advancing gender equality in climate action and STEM education. Through the sharing of best practices and model approaches from diverse global contexts, our speakers from Abt Global, Save the Children, Cambridge Partnership for Education (CPE), and Adra UK will inspire actionable insights for creating inclusive and impactful climate and education ecosystems.
Moderator:
- Daljeet Kaur, Head of Climate Change, Save the Children
Panelists:
- Ellen Bomasang, Principal, Energy, Climate, and Gender, Abt Global
- Jessica Cook, Policy Advocacy, Climate and Education, Save the Children
- Christine Özden, Head of Climate Integration, Cambridge Partnership for Education
- Howa Avan-Nomayo, Chief Programmes Officer, ADRA-UK
- Nicole Ngeow, Interim Executive Director, Prudence Foundation (Virtual)
- Michelle Sandall, Senior Inclusive Programming Advisor, Disability Inclusion, Save the Children
- Heather Saunders, Deputy Team Lead for Global Advocacy, Global Partnership for Education (GPE)
11:30am – 12:00pm
Break and networking
12:00pm – 1:30pm
Roundtable: Catalysing Climate Change Adaptation: Women, Youth, and Climate Finance in Action
This session will explore the importance of empowering women and youth in vulnerable communities to drive climate adaptation actions, highlighting their roles in locally led climate action and how enhancing their access to resources and decision-making can promote climate-aligned development and disaster risk management. Participants will include organizations, practitioners, and decision-makers dedicated to empowering vulnerable communities, especially those near high-value forestry and conservation areas. By providing access to extension services, finance, business models, and capacity-building, these communities can become powerful advocates for climate-resilient development. Speakers from Abt Global, Save the Children, IORA, Green Climate Fund, FCDO, and others will share valuable insights.
Moderators:
- Daljeet Kaur, Head of Climate Change, Save the Children
- Jane Wilkinson, Principal and Head of Climate Change and Environment Practice, Abt Britain
Speakers:
- Aakriti Wanchoo, Vice President Agriculture & Climate Change, IORA Ecological Solutions Pvt Ltd, India (Virtual)
- Emma Robinson, Adaptation and Resilience Lead, Private Sector & Capital Markets Department, UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- Margherita Calderone, Principal Economist, Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
- Muriel van de Bilt, Engagement Manager, Pegasys
- Patricia Shako, Chief of Party, USAID Caribbean Resilient Economies and Sectors Activity (RESET)
- Rashmi Kadian, Head of Sustainability and Inclusion, Green Climate Fund (Virtual)
- Rikesh Patel, Senior Advisor, Conservation Finance
- Satyendra Prasad, Principal Technical Lead, Climate and Localization, Abt Global
- Tim Baroraho, Gender Equality Advisor, Save the Children, Uganda (Virtual)
Please RSVP to register your interest in attending this event. Acceptances are not guaranteed due to limited capacity at the venue. Registration closes Friday, June 21st and we will confirm registration acceptances via email.
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