December 4th: Land Day

Time: 10:30 – 11:15 am                                        

Event 1:  Briquettes Production Showcase                   

Description:  Promote alternative of biomass briquettes as cooking fuel to mitigate deforestation in Somalia.                                       

Time: 11:30am – 12:15pm

Event 2: Pioneering Land Restoration and Resilience for Somalia’s Future

Description: The presentation will highlight successful initiatives, including land restoration, mangrove planting and fodder production.

Time: 4pm – 5pm

Event 2: Advancing Somalia’s Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Targets: Challenges, Strategies, and Progress

Description: Highlight Somalia’s commitment, raise awareness, promote collaboration and inspire action.

December 5th: Agri-food System Day 

Time: 11am – 12pm.  (Might change to Dec 9th our Dec 10th)

Event 1: Climate Change Impacts on Somalia’s Agrifood Systems (Panel Discussion)

Description: To explore the multifaceted impacts of climate change on Somalia’s agrifood systems, highlighting challenges, adaptive solutions, and pathways toward building climate resilient food systems in one of the most climate-vulnerable regions in the world.  The event aims to foster global partnerships, share knowledge, and mobilize resources to safeguard food security and livelihoods.

Time: All day Showcase

Event 2: Somali Women in Business

Description: Waiting for reply

Time:   11 am – 11:30am 

Event 3:  Gabyo Agriculture

Description: Waiting for reply

December 6th: Governance Day

 Time: 2 – 3pm

Event 1: Enhancing Environmental Safeguards: The Role Of Environmental And Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) In Somalia’s Sustainable Development.

Description: Explore the role of ESIA in shaping Somalia’s environmental policies, Highlight challenges in implementing ESIA frameworks in Somalia, Discuss strategies to align Somalia’s environmental policies with international standards.

December 7th: People’s Day

Time: 10 – 11am    (1 hr)

Event 1: Somali Youth Engagement for COP16 – UNCCD

Description: Panel Discussion: Youth in Action against desertification: Opportunities and Challenges

Presentation Topic: Youth Contributions to Land Restoration in Somalia

Capacity Building Workshop: Developing Action Plans for Youth-Led Land Restoration Initiatives

High-Level Keynote Speech Titles: The Power of Youth: Leading the Change against Desertification

Video campaign for engaging Somali Youth in COP16 UNCCD: Voices for our Land: Somali Youth at COP16 UNCCD

Time: 2pm – 3pm

Event 2: Building Resilience: Somalia’s Path to Environmental Sustainability and Youth-Led Solutions.  (Presentations, Panel, Discussions and Keynote Speech

Description: Panel Discussion: The Role of Youth in Tackling Drought and Sand Dust Storms: A Path Forward for Somalia’s Resilient Landscapes

Presentation 1: “Restoring Somalia’s Land: Combating Desertification through Sustainable Solutions”

Presentation 2: “Desertification and Its Effects on Somali Livelihoods specially Women and Children

Presentation 3: Empowering Somali Youth as Catalysts for Land Restoration and Sustainable Environmental Management.

Keynote Speech: “Trends of Somalia’s Environment, Policy, and Environmental Insitution Building: the role of youth in the Environmental institutions and way forwards”

 -December 9th: Science, Technology and Innovation-

 December 10th: Resilience Day

 Event 1:  Drought Resilience in Somalia: Lessons from Failures and Pathways to Sustainable Success

 Time: 11am – 12pm

 Description: The panel members from SODMA, MoEWR/MoA, UNDP, and FAO will share their insights on Somalia’s resilience in drought management and resilience with the audience.

 Event 2:  (Ministry of Livestock)

 Time: waiting for reply

 Description:  Resilience of Livestock Pastoral Communities

 Event 3: Somalia’s need for strengthening resilience against escalating threats

 Time: 2 – 3pm

 Description:  To raise awareness of the impact of sand and dust storms on Somalia’s economy, environment, community and health.