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Tuesday, 10 December 2019 15.00 - 19.00 (Continuation of National Statements)His Excellency Mr. Malik Amin Aslam, Federal Minister of Climate Change of PakistanHer Excellency Ms. Yassmin Fouad Abdelaziz, Minister of the Environment of EgyptHis Excellency Mr. Joseph Jouthe, Minister of Environment of HaitiHis Excellency Mr. Alfonso Alonzo Vargas, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of GuatemalaHis Excellency Mr. Masagos Zulkifili, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources of SingaporeHis Excellency Mr. Penomwenyo Pohamba Shifeta, Minister of Environment and Tourism of NamibiaHer Excellency Mr. Gale T. C. Rigobert, Minister of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations of St. LuciaHis Excellency Mr. Ricardo José Lozano Picón, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of ColombiaHer Excellency Ms. Eneida De León, Minister of Housing, Planning and the Environment of UruguayHer Excellency Ms. Marie-Christine E. F. Marghem, Minister of Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development of BelgiumHis Excellency Mr. Say Samal, Minister of Environment of CambodiaHis Excellency Mr. Juris Púce, Minister of Environment Protection and Regional Development of LatviaHis Excellency Mr. Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of IcelandHis Excellency Mr. Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Democratic Republic of the CongoHer Excellency Ms. Arlette Soudan-Nonault, Minister of Tourism and Environment of the Republic of the CongoHis Excellency Mr. Ruslan Edelgeriev, Adviser to the President, Special Envoy on Climate of Russian FederationHer Excellency Ms. Silvia Calvó Armengol, Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability of AndorraHis Excellency Mr. Aziz Rabbah, Minister of Energy, Mining and Environment of MoroccoHer Excellency Ms. Adalah Atira, Minister and Chairman of Environment Quality Authority of the State of PalestineHer Excellency Ms. Siti Nurbaya, Minister for Environment and Forestry of IndonesiaHis Excellency Mr. Naser Nuredini, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of North MacedoniaHis Excellency Mr. Raúl Clemente Ledesma Huerta, Minister of Environment of EcuadorHis Excellency Mr. Oye Guilavogu, Minister of the Environment, Water and Forests of GuineaHis Excellency Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of CanadaHis Excellency Mr. Trevor A. Prescod, Minister of Environment and National Beautification of BarbadosHis Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdoulkader Moussa, Minister of Urban Planning, Environment and Tourism of DjiboutiHis Excellency Mr. Erik Grigoryan, Minister of Environment of ArmeniaHis Excellency Mr. Alexandre Marie Georget, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of MadagascarHis Excellency Mr. Oleksiy Orzhel, Minister of Energy and Environmental Protection of UkraineHis Excellency Mr. Constantinos Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of CyprusHer Excellency Ms. Simonetta Sommaruga, Minister of Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications of SwitzerlandHis Excellency Mr. Abdou Karim Sall, Minister Environment and Sustainable Development of SenegalHis Excellency Mr. Ricardo de A. Salles, Minister of Environment of BrazilHis Excellency Shaikh Mohamed Khalifa AlKhalifa, Minister of Oil of BahrainHis Excellency Mr. Simon Zajc, Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, of SloveniaHis Excellency Mr. Blendi Klosi, Minister of Tourism and Environment of AlbaniaHis Excellency Mr. Mohammed Salim Altobi, Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs of OmanHis Excellency Mr. Celso Ismael Correia, Minister of Land, Environment and Rural Development of MozambiqueHis Excellency Mr. Moses M. Vilakati, Minister of Tourism and Environmental Affairs of EswatiniHis Excellency Mr. Costel Alexe, Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests of RomaniaHis Excellency Mr. Tomislav Coric, Minister of Environment and Energy of CroatiaHis Excellency Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting of IndiaHis Excellency Mr. Kostantinos Hazidakis, Minister of Environment and Energy of GreeceHer Excellency Ms. Fatma Zohra Zerouati, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy of AlgeriaHis Excellency Mr. U. Ohn Winn, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of MyanmarHis Excellency Mr. Andrei Khudyk, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Protection of Belarus

1. Introduction to roundtableModerator Pablo Suarez, Red Cross/Crescent Climate Centre2. Opening remarksLuis de Alba, UNSG Special Envoy for Climate Action Summit Translating global commitments on resilience into action.Gonzalo Munoz, High Level Champion3. What solutions do we have especially from non-state actors (businesses and grassroots) on building resilience?Ashok-Alexander Sridharan, Mayor of Bonn and ICLEI-PresidentBijal Brahmbhatt, Director, Mahila Housing SEWA Trust, IndiaBisola Akinmuyiwa, Youth Representative, Slum Dwellers International (SDI)Ashley Allen, Global Sustainability Lead on Climate Change, Mars, Inc4. How can existing initiatives, and those launched at UNCAS, be accelerating to deliver transformation change for a resilient future? Any gaps?Eneko Goia Laso, Mayor of San SebastianMartin Berg, Head, Environmental Funds & Climate Finance Policy, European Investment BankGrethel Aguilar, Director General, IUCNChriselle Pratt, Deputy Director General, Pacific Islands Forum SecretariatKamal Kishore, Government of India, National Disaster Management AuthorityMaria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary, BMZ5. How can we track and learn to accelerate ambitious actions and fill gaps to deliver a resilient future from the local to the global?Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UNSG for Disaster Risk Reduction, Head of UNDRRNaoko Ishii, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment FacilityAisha Khan, Executive Director, Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change, PakistanAndreas Ahrens, Head of Climate, IKEAPatrick Verkooijen, CEO, Global Centre on Adaptation6. ClosingHon. Prof. Ntoi Rapapa, Minister of Energy and Meteorology, LeosthoNick Bridge, Special Representative on Climate Change UK Foreign Secretary7. ThanksHigh-Level Champion

Key discussion topicsIn exploring what it means for business to act responsibly in the face of a climate crisis and in today’s context, the discussion will focus on the follow key topics:1. The corporate response to climate change: How are companies responding to international expectations on business with respect to climate risks and adverse impacts, including across global supply chains?2. Current tools available for business action on climate change: What tools are currently available to identify and mitigate adverse climate risks and impacts,as well as opportunities to maximise positive impact? How can we drive cohesive and comprehensive action by every business –with regard to both mitigating harms as well as contributing positively to solutions?3. What can governments expect from business: How can international expectationson Responsible Business Conduct and related toolsand instruments help governments enable scaled climate action bybusiness?Opening remarksMr. Ovais Sarmad, Deputy Executive Secretary, UNFCCCMr. Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary General, OECDMr. Peter Bakker, President and CEO,World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentPanellists Mr. Gonzalo Muñoz, High-Level Climate Champion of ChileMr. David Cumming, Chief Investment Officer,Aviva InvestorsMs. Michelle Patron, Director of Sustainability Policy,MicrosoftMr. Stephan Seidel, Head of Corporate Sustainability, PUMAModerator: Stephanie Venuti, Policy Advisorand Legal Expert,OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct