Program 2026 Five days
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Five days, one momentum
DAY 1 · 20/07
Education, training, financing and community action in the territories
- Inaugural lectureEducation, training, financing and community action in the territories
- 1st panelDialogue between community stakeholders, universities and research centres on documenting endogenous and local knowledge
- 2nd panelIntegrating local knowledge and initiatives into territorial planning and public policy
- 3rd PanelEco-citizenship and the role of teaching and training for climate-change education: which approaches and teaching tools for a broad mobilisation of all
DAY 2 · 21/07
Synergy across the Rio triplet: climate, biodiversity and desertification, with a gender lens
- Interactive session — BiodiversityWhat mode of sustainable management and equitable access for communities on natural resources (biodiversity focus)
- Interactive session — DesertificationMobilization of stakeholders and eco-citizenship for sustainable management of land and natural resources (desertification focus)
- Joint sessionCoherence and synergy: carbon equity, financing, ecosystem management
DAY 3 · 22/07
Adaptation, a priority for LDCs: initiatives, actions and policies for LDC resilience
- 1st panelLocal Climate Action Planning: From Community-Based Initiatives to Locally Led Territorial Adaptation Planning
- 2nd panelWhat priority and appropriate adaptation actions to implement for the benefit of communities affected by climate change loss and damage
- Interactive dialogueHow can lessons learned from existing financing instruments guide the establishment of a national climate fund with a territorial focus?
DAY 4 · 23/07
Sustainable transitions and partnership for future-oriented climate action
- Opening noteThe just energy transition
- 1st panelEnergy transition, critical minerals and low-carbon: prospects for innovative and sustainable energy systems
- 2nd panelDebt and low-carbon: what models of partnerships and financing for a just and sustainable transition in developing countries
- Interactive dialogueTransition and Jobs: How to Mitigate Potential Job Losses and Strengthen Technology Partnership
DAY 5 · 24/07
Towards COP31 on climate and COP17 on biodiversity and desertification: the voice and stance of African civil society
- Opening addressMinister of Environment and Ecological Transition
- Round table 1A look at the challenges of COP31 and COP17
- Round table 2Co-construction of African civil society positions on the priority issues of COP31 and COP17
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Five days of dialogue, action and cooperation for sustainable territories. Dakar, 20–24 July 2026.
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