COP26/Glasgow - Invitation to a Conference on ‘Civil Society and Community Engagements with COP26: Roles, Challenges and Expectations‘

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COP26/Glasgow  -  Invitation to a Conference on ‘Civil Society and Community Engagements with COP26: Roles, Challenges and Expectations‘

The UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The climate talks will bring together heads of state, climate experts, and campaigners to agree on coordinated action to tackle climate change.

Afrihealth Optonet Association  is a community-focused CSOs network/think-tank of about 1000 organizations in the global South with focus on Biodiversity, Energy, Climate Change, the promotion of Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and achievement/realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); using partnerships, advocacy, research/evidence-generation, capacity development, outreaches, and monitoring and evaluation (M&E) as strategies; while focusing on rural and poor urban communities, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations especially women, children, adolescents and elderly; and exploring the nexus/interlinkages between Health, Energy and Environment – including climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems, Nutrition and Food Security, and Gender, Good Governance and Human Rights. AFRIHEALTH Network and its members are involved in Health [Universal Health Coverage, HIV/AIDS, TB, FP/RH and Malaria - prevention, treatment, impact mitigation, care and support]; Vaccinations/Immunizations; Preventing/Controlling poverty-related Diseases; Nutrition and Food Security; Energy and Environment; and Empowerment, Gender/women empowerment, Good Governance and Human Rights. Incorporated as a not-for-profit, non-religious and non-partisan registered trustees in 2003, AFRIHEALTH uses Partnerships/Collaborations (PPP); Advocacy and Mobilizations; Research/Evidence-Generation (reviews, assessment, oversight, conferences, symposiums, seminars); Capacity Development/Training and Organizational Strengthening; Outreaches/Community Interventions; and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) - called PARCOM Strategy to achieve its objectives; while focusing on rural and poor urban communities, marginalized, vulnerable and disadvantaged populations especially women, children, adolescents and elderly; and exploring the nexus/interlinkages between Health, Energy and Environment – including renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy conservation, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems; Nutrition and Food Security, and Gender, Good Governance/Democracy and Human Rights. Its target beneficiaries include the poorest of the poor, children/infants and orphans, women, youth/adolescents, vulnerable population/groups and the elderly in rural and urban/suburban communities. Afri-health Optonet Association has a Consultative Status at the United Nations ECOSOC. 

Among other issues during COP26, the civil society and communities are expected to commits to leading and or supporting efforts to enhance data transparency and capacity building for data collection to monitor progress on SDG7 by 2030 and achievement of net-zero emissions by 2050. 

To this end, Afrihealth Optonet Association [CSOs Network], in association with the Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) and Dr Uzo Adirieje Foundation (DUZAFOUND) invites you/all stakeholders to a virtual international symposium viz:

THEME: Civil Society and Community Engagements with COP26/Glasgow Processes: Roles, Challenges and Expectations

WHEN: Oct 29, 2021 04:00 PM West Central Africa (3.00 pm GMT)

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-qqrD4jHdKom_J1RsIJu8rV65xZl_cC

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The organizers of COP26 are expected to be at this event to address issues of concerns that may arise. 

Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, CMC, CMTF, FNAE, FASI, FIMC, FIMS, FAHOA, MNIM, ACIPM

(WHO Scholar Alumnus, ASI Fellow, 1000 Voices Fellow, independent consultant for Evaluation, Training/Facilitation, Research, Advocacy, Conference and Project/Programme Management)

President, Society for Conservation & Sustainability of Energy & Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN)

CEO & UN Main Rep, Afrihealth Optonet Association [CSOs Network]

Twitter: @uaadirieje; https://twitter.com/uaadirieje

Email: afrepton@gmail.com

Instalgram: @druzoadirieje; https://www.instagram.com/druzoadirieje/

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/uzoadirieje;

Skype: druzoadirieje, druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com;

Zoom: druzoadirieje2015@gmail.com     

LinkedIn: https://ng.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Dr.+Uzodinma/Adirieje

Phone, Telegram & WhatsApp: +234 803 472 5905

Website: http://www.afrihealthcsos.org

https://afrihealthoptonetassociation.blogspot.com

Blog: http://druzodinmadirieje.blogspot.com  

 

 

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