Welcome to the United Nations
09:00 – 17:00 | Mozambique (GMT+2)
16:00 – 00:00 | Seoul (GMT+9)
03:00 – 11:00 | New York (GMT-4)
Venue: Maputo, Mozambique.
Jointly organized by the
Ministry of Land and Environment of Mozambique, and the
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
in collaboration with the United Nations Resident Coordinator Office in Mozambique and
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Mozambique
Background
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), through its Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG), and its Project Office on Governance (UNPOG/DPIDG), and the Ministry of Land and Environment of Mozambique in collaboration with the UN Resident Coordinator Office and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Mozambique, is co-organizing a 3-day National Workshop on Risk-informed Governance and Decision-making for Circular Economy, Green Growth, Resilience and Climate Action in Mozambique, to be held from 4 to 6 September 2023 in Maputo, Mozambique.
The National Workshop is being organized in response to the expressed capacity development request received from the Government of Mozambique through its Ministry of Land and Environment in 2022. The workshop will be attended by senior to mid-level public officials drawn from ministries, departments, municipalities, agencies, provincial governments, CSOs, private sector and units engaged in promoting risk-informed governance, sustainable development, local adaptation and resilience strategies, climate action, DRR, circular economy, green growth etc. This will include representatives and focal points, mayors, policy planning officers and decision-making officers at the national and provincial level.
Objective
This workshop aims to build the capacity of national and local government officials to accelerate progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union Agenda 2063. Participants will have their capacities strengthened as they gain in-depth knowledge and understanding on key issues focused on harnessing risk-informed governance, circular economy, green growth, government innovation, climate action, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience to design and implement strategies to help minimize the adverse impact of climate change and promote inclusive public service delivery.
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Contact Information
UN DESA/DPIDG
Mr. Juwang Zhu
Director
Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (DPIDG)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
Ms. Adriana Alberti
Chief, Programme Management and Capacity Development Unit
DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: @email
Ms. Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta
Inter-Regional Advisor Public Administration
DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: @email
UN DESA/DPIDG/UNPOG
Mr. Kyu Chang Ko
Head, UN Project Office on Governance (UNPOG)
DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: kyu.ko@un.org
Mr. Samuel Danaa
Associate Capacity Development Expert
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: @email
Ms. Hye Yong (Hailey) Kim
Associate Research and Policy Analysis Expert
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: @email
Ms. Hye Kyung (Shelley) Choi
Programme Management Assistant
UNPOG/DPIDG/UN DESA
E-mail: choi9@un.org
Ministry of Land and Environment, Mozambique
Mr. Salvo Tchamo
Green Economy National Focal Point
Ministry of Land and Environment
E-mail: sstchamo@yahoo.com
UNDP Mozambique
Ms. Eunice Mucache
Head of Unit, Environment, Natural Resource Management, Climate Change & Resilience
UNDP Mozambique
E-mail: @email