National Workshop on Risk-informed Governance and Decision-making for Circular Economy, Green Growth, Resilience and Climate Action in Mozambique

4 - 6 September 2023

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.

Documents

Concept Note and Agenda

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