Session Chairpersons and Speakers

Arab Cooperation on Climate Change

Director General / Chairman of the Board of Directors- The Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development

Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Head Of the Projects Division, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

Executive Coordinator, Adaptation Metrics and Techniques Cluster, University Mohammed VI Polytechnic /Morocco Vice-Chair, Working Group I, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Climate Change in the Arab Countries – State and Potentials for Cooperation

Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED), publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia (Environment & Development), the leading pan-Arab magazine on sustainable development, and columnist in leading newspapers.

Director, Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Leader, Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster UNESCWA - Lebanon

Meteorological and Climatological Researcher at Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium, Member of IPCC / of the summary for urban policymakers (SUP)

First Economic Affairs Officer (Water and Climate) Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies UNESCWA - Lebanon

Director of Department of Environments and Meteorological Affairs League of Arab States - Cairo

Climate Change in the Arab Countries- Challenges of Food Security, Agriculture and Sea Level Rise

Honorary President Society for Energy Conservation and Environmental Sustainability The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Director General, International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)/ Regional Director – Central and West Asia and North Africa, One CGIAR

Agricultural Consultant/Former Minister of Agriculture - Jordan

Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED), publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia (Environment & Development), the leading pan-Arab magazine on sustainable development, and columnist in leading newspapers.

Associate Research Scientist- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

Mitigating Climate Change Impacts on the Energy Sector

Founder and CEO of EdamaConsult, Kuwait

Former CEO - New and Renewable Energy Authority, Egypt

Senior Advisory Engineer, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

Research Scientist- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)

General Manager of Wahaj Solar Investments and UN-Accredited Expert on Renewable Energy

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts in the Arab Countries

Former CEO - New and Renewable Energy Authority, Egypt

Honorary President Society for Energy Conservation and Environmental Sustainability The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Senior Economist, The World Bank

Seninor Energy Economist, Hydrogen Lead, The World Bank

Financing Green Projects in the Arab Countries

Director General Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Khartoum, Sudan

Climate Economist with the Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies at UN ESCWA

Industrial Fellow, Al-Hussein Technical University

Head Of the Projects Division, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

MENA Energy, Climate and Environment Lead Middle East and North Africa Department Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK)

Role of green bonds and sukuk in unlocking the climate finance in Arab countries

Resident Representative, Kuwait Office, World Bank

Chief Executive Officer International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM) Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Director, Treasury Department Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sustainable Finance Specialist, Global Green Growth Institute, United Arab Emirates

Role of Financial Institutions in Supporting Green Projects

Director General Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa Khartoum, Sudan

Director of Projects Department at the Arab Gulf Programme for Development – AGFUND

Specialist (Environmentalist) Operations Department Public Sector East & Southern Africa Division

Deputy Executive Director for Strategy and Development and General Director of Development Affairs Saudi Fund for Development Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Director of Operations Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development Kuwait City, Kuwait

Senior ESG Advisor at the Strategic Planning and Economic Services Department OPEC Fund for International Development Vienna, Austria

Manager of Climate Change and Environment Islamic Development Bank Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Projects Manager, Lead of Partnerships, and International Cooperation Team Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Economist Arab Monetary Fund Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Senior Advisory Engineer, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

Capacity Building Initiative and Closing Word

Director General / Chairman of the Board - Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development

Under-Secretary-General Executive Secretary Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)

Director, Arab Centre for Climate Change Policies; Cluster Leader, Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster UNESCWA - Lebanon