UMass Boston

8 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast and Registration

8:50 – 9:25 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

• Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
• Prof. Joachim von Braun, President, PAS
• His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor, PAS & PASS
• Prof. Daouda Ngom, Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, Senegal 9:15 – 10:00 a.m.

9:30 – 9:40 a.m.

Global Overview of Regional Summits

• Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, University of Massachusetts Boston & PASS Council Member 

10:05 – 11:05 a.m.

Challenges and Best Practices for Resilience - Local Leaders

Moderator: Mr. Alioune Ndoye, Mayor, Dakar-Plateau Municipality, Senegal

Panelists:

• Mr. Carin Karl Atondé, Executive Director, Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement, Benin
• Dr. James Murombedzi, Coordinator, African Climate Policy Center, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
• H.E. Dr. Wilber Ottichilo, Governor, Vihiga County, Kenya
• Dr. Sekouna Diatta, Mayor, Mangagoulack & Director General, Senegalese Agency for Reforestation & the Great Green Wall (ASERGMV) 

10:45 – 11:05 a.m.

Coffee Break

11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Financing Resiliency in West Africa: Cities and Subregions

Moderator: Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063

Panelists:

• Prof. Mamadou Adama Sarr, Université Gaston Berger/Centre de Suivi Écologique
• Dr. Ollo Sib, Researcher, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD)
• Dr. Amadou Tidiane Ndiaye, Mayor, Ronkh, Senegal
• Dr. Arame Tall, Senior Adaptation and Resilience Specialist, Climate Change Group, World Bank
• Mr. Alioune Badara Kairé, United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa – Libreville 

12:15 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:35 – 2:35 p.m.

Climate-Driven Migration

Moderator: Dr. Moumini Savadogo, Executive Director, West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research & Development (CORAF)

Panelists:

• Mr. Francesco De Pasquale, Deputy Regional Director for West & Central África and the Caribbean, Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
• Dr. Amadou Diaw, Associate Researcher, Center for Risk and Vulnerability Research
• Hon. Mamadou Bailo Oury Diallo, President, Union of Associations of Local Elected Officials of Senegal (UAEL); Member of Parliament & Mayor, Vélingara
• Prof. Kokunre Eghafona, Member of PASS; Professor, Sociology & Anthropology, University of Benin

2:40 – 3:40 p.m.

Green Jobs for the Future

Moderator: Ms. Lydia Gyasi, Project Manager, B.Inspired with Stories from Africa 

Panelists:

• Mr. Richard Matey, Executive Director, Green Africa Youth Organization
• Mr. David Wilgenbus, Executive Director, Office for Climate Education, Sorbonne Université
• Dr. Fatou Gueye, West Africa Regional Representative, Carrefour International
• Prof. Sidia Badiane, Professor, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar

3:45 – 4:45 p.m.

Climate and the Intersection of Health and Public Health

Moderator: Mr. Omar Cissé, Program Manager, Enda Energie

Panelists:

• Prof. Birane Cissé, Professor, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
• Dr. Codou Badiane Mané, Climate and Health Focal Person, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Senegal
• Dr. Aminata Diop, Technical Advisor in Charge of Health and Health Promotion, Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, Senegal
• Dr. Issakha Diallo, Associate Professor of Public Health, Université Amadou Hampaté BA de Dakar 

4:50 – 5:40 p.m.

Coffee and Interactive Consultation on MAST Solutions led by Youth 

Chair: Ms. Glory Appiah, National Coordinator, Ghana Youth Environment Movement 

Facilitators:

• Mr. Richard Matey, Executive Director, Green Africa Youth Organization
• Ms. Lydia Gyasi, Project Manager, B.Inspired with Stories from Africa
• Ms. Johanna Maass, Regional Climate Resilience Advisor, Welthungerhilfe (WHH)
• Mr. Djibril Niang, Executive Director, Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement du Sénégal
• Mme Aminata Sow, Secretary General, Collège des Jeunes, Conseil National de Concertation et de Coopération des Ruraux (CNCR)
• Mr. Mawugan Yesket Saint Duince Ahossouhe, President, Benin Youth College 

5:45 – 6:15 p.m.

Reporting Back of Calls to Action by Youth Leaders to Plenary

Chair: Ms. Glory Appiah, National Coordinator, Ghana Youth Environment Movement 

7:00 p.m.

Conference Dinner

8:30 – 8:55 a.m.

Breakfast

8:55 – 9:00 a.m.

Plan for the Day

• Dr. Cheikh Mbow, Director General, Centre de Suivi Écologique

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Resilience to Extreme Weather Impacts

Moderator: Prof. Youba Sokona, Program Lead and Interim Board Member, African Institute for Sustainable Energy and Systems Analysis (AISESA) /AKADEMIYA2063 

Panelists:

• Prof. Amadou Thierno Gaye, Distinguished Professor, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
• Dr. Sylvain Nafiba Ouédraogo, Deputy Executive Secretary, Permanent InterState Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS)
• Ms. Nehali Anupriya, Programme Management Officer, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
• Dr. Seyni Salack, Acting Director, Research Competence Centre, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) 

10:05 – 11:05 a.m.

Land Use, Agriculture, Food System, Bioeconomy Resilience

Moderator: Dr. Debisi Araba, Managing Director, AKADEMIYA2063 

Panelists: 

• Dr. Abdrahmane Wane, Principal Scientist, Economist, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
• Mr. Mohamed Atani, Head of Office for West Africa and Outreach for Africa, UN Environment Programme
• Dr. Moustapha Gueye, Director General, Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA) 

11:10 – 11:30 a.m.

Coffee break

11:35 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Technologies and Translational Research for Climate Resilient Sustainable Action, including Water Management and Irrigation

Moderator: Prof. Jean-Marie Dipama, Head of Laboratory, Université Joseph Ki Zerbo 

Panelists:

• Dr. Tamsir Mbaye, Director, National Forestry Production Center, ISRA, Senegal
• Dr. Racine Ly, Director, Data Intelligence & Governance; National Representative for Senegal, AKADEMIYA2063
• Dr. AdemonIa A. Djalalou Dine, Benin Country Director, Center for International Forestry Research & World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

12:40 – 1:55 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Societal Transformation - Building Resilience with All Stakeholders – Faith, and Multi-level Governance: Interfaith Dialogue

Moderator: His Eminence Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chancellor, PAS & PASS, 

Panelists:

• Imam Babou Khalifa Aboubacar, Président, Conseil National des Imams et Oulémas du Sénégal (CNIOS)
• Khalif Thierno Amadou Bâ, Khalif of Bambilor, Senegal
• Bishop Florent Hassa Koné, Chairman, John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel

3:05 – 3:55 p.m.

Open Discussion

Facilitators: Dr. Cheikh Mbow, Director General, Centre de Suivi Écologique

4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Way forward with Call to Action and Closing Remarks

• Dr. Ousmane Badiane, Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063
• Chancellor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Council, PASS
• Prof. Joachim von Braun, President, PAS
• Dr. Cheikh Mbow, Director General, Centre de Suivi Écologique
• Representative, Government of Senegal, TBC