Africa climate resilient infrastructure summit acris iii agenda 05 02 2018 amended

Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS III) 27th – 28th February 2018 Hotel Pullman Marrakech Palmeraie Resort and Spa, Kingdom of Morocco

Draft Agenda

Context: This third Africa Climate Resilient Infrastructure Summit (ACRIS) follows the successful outcomes achieved in the previous two summits. ACRIS II concluded that there are huge opportunities to integrate climate change resilience into infrastructure development plans in the face of the growth trajectories of African countries. Although climate-proofing of infrastructure could add upfront financial costs to investments, these represent cost-effective opportunities and solutions which also emphasise environmental and social benefits.

The summit will convene a set of high level expert panels to showcase priority areas of private sector investment for climate resilient infrastructure in Africa - a fundamental building block for Africa to meet its sustainable development goals. Harnessing the private sector and mobilizing public-private partnerships is key to unlocking delivery on climate resilient roads, solar and hydro energy, water systems, sustainable land management and coastal management. The panel discussions – drawing on practical experiences, pioneering and innovative approaches - will stimulate a deepening of the dialogue and partnerships to forge action at scale. Most importantly, the conference will provide real-time opportunity for direct face time and networking between public and private sector enterprises to discuss potential areas of engagement. Networking opportunities will continue through well-resourced exhibition stands highlighting tried and tested innovation. There will be a reception and cultural dinner.

Key Partner: African Union Commission of Infrastructure and Energy Host: The Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development.

The Main Sponsors: The World Bank Group through the Nordic Development Fund and the African Development Bank.

Additional sponsors include: IRENA (The International Renewable Energy Agency) and the European Investment Bank.

The meeting will be chaired by Professor Jamal Saghir.

Leading private sector sponsors include: Gold Sponsors: Partners in Performance International Pty Ltd and SkyPower Global.

Silver sponsors: BlueSolutions (Groupe Bollore), China Road & Bridge Corporation – CRBC, ANDRITZ and Masen Group.

Bronze Sponsors: Averda, Genesis Energy Holdings, Green Arava LTD and MAN Enterprise Participation at the conference will include: African country delegates; UNECA - United Nations Economic Community for Africa; leading development institutions - the African Development Bank; the World Bank Group, the International Financial Corporation; European Investment Bank, and the Nordic Fund.

There will also be strong participation from leading industry specialist and firms on key infrastructure areas of investment, including:  Agribusiness: Green Arava LTD, Jenaan Investment LLC, Lindsay Corporation, Olam International, AWL Group – SupPlant, Musika, AQUA HD and Verve Dynamics; NISRAL -AgriFinance.  Renewable Energy: SkyPower Global, BlueSolutions (Groupe Bollore), MASEN GROUP, Genesis Energy Holdings, Distributed Power Africa (Pty) Ltd., Energy Exemplar, SGB-SMIT, SMA Sunbelt Energy GmbH, Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Solho, Philips Lighting and Zhejiang Chint Electrics., Ltd; Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Platinum Power on renewable energy finance.  Transport Infrastructure: MAN Enterprise, China Road & Bridge Corporation – CRBC, ASP-GC Europe AB, GECI Group and uYilo eMobility Programme.  Waste Management: Averda.  Multi-disciplinary Climate Consultancies: Partners in Performance International Pty Ltd, Professional Engineering Consultants P.A. and Governance Systems International – GSI  Climate Finance: DB Private Equity GmbH and Sanlam Investments.

Day 1: 27 February 2018 Session 1 0830-0930 Opening Ceremony, Keynote Address and Setting the Context Chair: Prof Jamal Saghir Welcome remarks:  Hon. Aziz REBBAH, Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment, Kingdom of Morocco Introductory remarks:  H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zaid, Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission  H.E. Sacko Josefa Leonel Correa , Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission Keynote Addresses: Setting the Context  Mr. Rachid Benmessaoud, Coordinating Director for West Africa Regional Integration Program, The World Bank Group  Mr. Pierre Guislain, Vice President, Private Sector and Infrastructure, African Development Bank  Mr. Henning Wuester, IRENA, Untapped Potential: Renewable Energy Components of Nationally Determined Contributions Session 2 0930-1030 Engaging the Private Sector – the Enabling and Investment Landscape Moderator: Prof Jamal Saghir Building climate resilience into infrastructure investment decisions provides scope to both enhance resilience and avoid the risk of costly retrofitting in future. But several barriers to designing and financing climate resilient infrastructure need to be overcome. Public concessional climate finance when blended with other sources of public finance, can de-risk African infrastructure projects and crowd-in private finance.  Increasing the climate resilience of micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) companies, and the role of the private sector

Concessional climate finance invested as part of a broader funding package could lower risk and overall financing costs Investment opportunities in coastal infrastructure

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Panellists:  Mr. Tom Downing, President and CEO, Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP)  Mr. Vladimir Stenek, Senior Climate Change Specialist, International Financial Corporation  Mr. Pasi Hellman, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund  Mrs. Jane Afrane, Regional Head, Africa Regional Network, World Green Building Council  Mr. Amadou Oumarou. Director, Infrastructure Department, AfDB. 1030-1100 COFFEE BREAK Session 3 1100-1230 Increasing Coastal Resilience to Climate Change – focus on West Africa Moderator: Dahlia Lotayef, Lead Environmental Specialist, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, The World Bank Group In West Africa, climate change adaptation efforts and investments have been largely on land use, such as dry forests, agriculture and livestock. Landscapes along its coastal areas, including mangroves and other forest types, which are highly vulnerable to climate change and under pressure from human activities, have not benefited from the same level of attention and investment.

Understanding the scope and experiences of coastal resilience will be the focus of this discussion.  Moody’s factoring of climate impacts into credit risk scoring, could provide a platform to discuss climate resilient infrastructure assets initiatives  The needs to create an enabling environment for private sector adaptation within resilient infrastructure, showcasing climate resilient management tools for ports Panellists:     

H.E. Didier José Tonato, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Benin H.E. Mansour Faye, Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senegal Mrs. Zourata Ouedraogo Lompo, Chief of Staff to the Commissioner in charge of Food Security, Agriculture and Environment, West African Economic and Monetary Union Mr. Joseph KHOURY, Business Development Manager, MAN Enterprise Dr. Laouali Garba, Chief Climate Change Officer/Coordinator, Climate Smart Agriculture, African Development Bank

Session 4 1230-1330 Hydrology Dominated Energy Systems  Moderator: Charles Cormier, Practice Manager, Energy and Extractives Global Practice, The World Bank Group.

Hydropower generators rely on river runoffs which are subject to seasonal and long-term variations leading to volatility in revenues. The vulnerability to hydrologic uncertainty, and the possibility of increased hydrologic variability due to climate change, expose the hydropower producers to financial risks that need to be properly assessed and managed. This will also protect the end-consumer from increased tariffs.  Good practices for managing residual financial risk resulting from hydrological variability include the use of energy stabilization funds, contingent loans, weather derivatives and energy-portfolio diversification.

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Experiences on systematic integration of required operations to reduce financial vulnerability in hydrology-dominated energy systems during preparation of new hydropower and energy sector investment in Africa.

Reducing the vulnerability to the hydrologic variability through financial mitigation measures.

Pushing the COP21 climate agenda and enhancing climate resilience in the renewable energies and particularly in the hydropower sector in the Africa Region.

Panellists:  Mr. Csaba MATRON, Director Global Marketing & Sales Small Hydro, Voith Hydro Holding GmbH & Co. KG  Dr. Jacques Moulot, Chief Power Engineer, African Development Bank  Mr. Daniel Tasende, Supply Planning Manager, UTE  Mr. Hector Ibarra, CEO, Global Parametrics  Mr. Yuanyong Long, Vice President, Swiss RE corporate solutions 1330-1500 LUNCH BREAK 1330-1500 VIP LUNCH by invitation only hosted by IRENA Session 5 1500 – 1800 Cementing the Dialogue – Public-Private Sector face-to-face Facilitator: Andrew Dowell, CEO, GRV Global Limited 1500-1600 Showcasing Technology, Innovation and Solutions The first hour would provide an opportunity to the private sector to showcase successful and practical applications of technology and innovations - highlighting financially viable climate resilient solutions in specific geographies. The marketplace will include the following themes: 1) Masen Projects Overview 2) Water Resources Management (TBC) 3) Averda - Showcasing Technology, Innovation and Solutions 4) Hydromet, Climate Information and Climate Services 5) Satellite and Geospatial Technology and innovations 6) Innovative and efficient energy solutions (Bollore) Participants will have an opportunity to tour the market place through 6X10 minute sessions led by the private sector. The private sector parties interested to showcase their enterprise should sign up with the organizers at this address gfitzpatrick@grvglobal.com 1600-1900 Speed dating - One-to-One Pre-Scheduled Business Meetings This session will offer opportunities for interaction with the private sector enterprises. To ensure maximum benefit is gained from ACRIS III, profiles of all attending officials outlining their role and responsibilities will be issued prior to the conference. Attendees can then log on using a provided link to make an informed choice of whom they wish to meet and at which meeting tables. Participants receive an individually tailored schedule, based on their choices. Each meeting lasts about 15 minutes. Meeting areas are discreetly located, free from the distraction and to allow for focused discussions. There is no pre-planned content of the conversations.

Dinner Reception 2000 Hosted by [TBC] at [LOCATION TBC]

Day 2: 28 February 2018 Session 6 0830-1000 Landscape Restoration & Sustainable Resource Management in Drylands: Leveraging Private Sector for Scale-up and Innovation.

Moderator: Magda Lovei, Practice Manager, Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice, Africa Region, The World Bank Group With 70% of the sub-Saharan Africa living in rural areas and dependent on the land for a living, Africa needs a range of instruments that will help slow land degradation, deforestation, and harness opportunities for forest-related carbon emissions, to promote sustainable natural resource management of drylands and forest systems for enhanced resilience to climate change. Discussion will focus on:  The multiple challenges faced by drylands: climate variability, poor infrastructure, land degradation, conflict and political marginalization and environmental problems  Absence of private sector investment. An opportunity to learn from successful agro-forestry systems in the region’s drylands community-based rangeland rehabilitation, land management and livestock improvement schemes. How such initiatives can be scaled up?  How to harness new technologies, innovations and opportunities? and what it will take to attract and sustain private sector engagement.  The role that the African Development Bank (AfDB) play in accelerating the implementation of its Drought Resilience Sustainable Livelihood Support.

Panellists:  H.E. Sacko Josefa Leonel Correa , Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, AUC  H.E. Hon. Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources, Land, Forests, Environment Mining, Rwanda  Hon. Prof. Kwabena Frimpong Boateng, Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Ghana  Hon. Celestin Ndayizeye, Minister of Water, Environment, Land Use and Urban Development, Burundi  IDH  Dr. Laouali Garba, Chief Climate Change Officer, African Development Bank 1000 – 1030 COFFEE BREAK Session 7 1030-1200 Enhancing Use and Storage of Solar Energy to Accelerate Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Development Moderator: Dr. Elham IBRAHIM, VP Africa Chair, World Energy Council Africa and the Sahel region enjoy a high intensity of radiation. Solar energy has enormous potential to increase access to energy and mitigate climate change. It provides an opportunity to replace kerosene, diesel, and unsustainable use of wood, with major health and environmental benefits.  Investments in resilience already underway and the respective roles and responsibilities of the public and private sectors  Developing solutions for the storage and smart management of electricity has become essential, these include solutions employed both in mobile applications (cars, buses, trams, boats) as well as stationary ones (for individuals, businesses, local governments, etc.)

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PV and CSP systems and thermal storage enabling CSP scale-up through regional market integration, developing batteries and electrical storage solutions based on LMP (Lithium Metal Polymer) and super-capacitor technology and electrical components for capacitors

Panellists:  Hon. Aziz REBBAH, Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment, Kingdom of Morocco  Mr. Daniel Schroth, Adviser to the Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, AfDB  Mr. Olivier COLAS, Head of Business development, BlueSolutions (Groupe Bollore)  Mr. Kerry ADLER, President and CEO, SkyPower Global  Mr. Charles CORMIER, Practice Manager, Energy, Africa, The World Bank Group  An African Minister TBC Session 8 1200-1300 Climate information needs for planning investment in resilient infrastructure Moderator: Dr Kanta Kumari Rigaud, Lead Environmental Specialist, Africa Region, The World Bank Group The packaging and dissemination of climate information to specific users – are vital in supporting Africa’s response to climate change. With robust climate information, Africa can safeguard the economic gains and advances in social development seen across the continent. The links between climate information and Africa’s development must be better understood and barriers to generating high quality climate information addressed. Discussion will include a focus on:  Urgent need for climate information and climate services, accompanying infrastructure, and the means to strengthen ICT infrastructure  Integration of hydro-meteorology and information needs, particularly climate, weather and water services for the infrastructure sectors.  Disaster risk and civil protection for infrastructure Panellists:  Dr. Justus Kabyemera, Coordinator, ClimDev Special Fund, African Development Bank  Mr. Bruce HEWITSON, University of Cape Town, SARCHI Research Chair in Climate Change  1 Private Sector Representative  Mr. Andre Kamga Foamouhoue, Chief of Climate and Environment Department, African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development  Mr Youcef Ait-Chellouche, permanent representative of the International Federation of RedCross and Red Crescent  Mr. Stephen Coulsen European Space Agency 1300-1430 LUNCH Hosted by IRENA (Presentation of Adaptation potential of renewable energy) Session 9 1430-1530 Climate Resilient Transport Moderator: The World Bank Representative Climate change has created a layer of vulnerability to transport networks and facilities that demands new ways of planning, building and maintaining under highly uncertain conditions. The construction standards are being challenged and call for innovative technologies. Maintenance and rehabilitation have become more important than ever, imposing mark-up costs and demanding institutional commitment to shorten maintenance cycles and increase frequency for resurfacing of roads,

cleaning of culverts, and dredging rivers. Multimodality and network redundancy as copying mechanisms increasingly become part of adaptive planning thinking. Unforeseen yet more frequent climate shocks call for increased preparedness for disaster management and deeper coordination with health and urban planners, logistics service providers and authorities.   

Modifying the design of paved roads and the asphalt used in response to an anticipated higher temperature to avoid compromising pavement integrity and thermal expansion of bridge joints, adversely affecting bridge operation and increasing maintenance costs.

Systems planning, design standards, technology How could transport infrastructure be improved to the benefit of waste management ecosystems

Panellists:  Hon. Carlos Alberto Fortes, Mesquita, Minister of Transport and Communications, Mozambique  Hon. Adamou CHAIFOU, Minister of Environment, Urban Health and Sustainable Development, Niger  Mr. Amadou Oumarou, Director, Infrastructure Department, African Development Bank  Ms. Malaya ZUMEL, Adviser to the Vice President of the European Investment Bank  Mrs Philippa Charlton, Chief Marketing Officer, Averda COFFEE BREAK 1530 – 1600 Session 10 1600 -1730 Way Forward: Building Capacity, Leveraging Financing and Reaching Scale on Resilient Infrastructure Moderator: Magda Lovei, Practice Manager, Environment Practice, Africa Region, The World Bank Group The Green Climate Fund, for which advanced economies have formally agreed to jointly mobilise 100 billion dollars per year by 2020, from a variety of sources, is formed to address the pressing climate needs of developing countries. Much of this investment will support the construction of long-lived infrastructure which may be vulnerable to changes in climatic patterns.  Accessing the Green Climate Fund for large-scale projects; understanding the criteria and facilitating access.  Overview of major development funds and how development finance institutions can harness public capital to activate private investment?  Non-traditional Financing Models: How to finance climate resilient infrastructure projects through non-traditional sources? Financing sources may include: municipal or project bonds, green bonds, tax increment financing (TIFS), leasing and vendor finance and credit guarantees. While funding sources may include: property taxes, business taxes, municipal income tax, tolls and user charges, pay-for-performance models, asset disposals and central governments’ grants.  AFRI-RES Africa Climate Resilience Investment Facility Panellists:  Mr. Pasi Hellman, Managing Director, Nordic Development Fund  Mr. Alhamndou DORSOUMA, Manager, Climate Change and Green Growth Division, AfDB  Mr. Cheikh BEDDA, Director of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission  Private sector representative

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Mr. Linus Mofor, UNECA

Session 11 1730 - 1800 Closing Ceremony Chair: Prof Jamal Saghir  H.E. Dr. Amani Abou-Zaid, Commissioner of Infrastructure and Energy, African Union Commission  Ms. Marie Francoise Marie-Nelly, Country Director Morocco, The World Bank Group  Mr. Andrew Dowell, CEO, GRV Global Limited

Day 3: 01 March 2018 Field visit to be confirmed