CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DE DJIBOUTI Intergovernmental Authority On Development Content Partners Présidence de la République de Djibouti With generous support from the following sponsors A NEW BRE ATH OF ENERGY Ministry of Higher Education and Research Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP ERO Summit 2015 Djibouti The 2015 East Africa Environmental Risk & Opportunities Summit “Industry & Technology at Crossroads” The Djibouti Palace Kempinski Hotel, Djibouti • May 2-4, 2015 www.eastafricaecosummit.com A Summit with Purpose: The 2015 ERO Summit challenges and engages participants to propose and implement sustainable solutions to some of the most pressing environmental and economic challenges facing East Africa and Arabian Peninsula today. Mixed public-private sector panels address the meaning of environmental risk and ‘resilience’ in a business context, climate change, current and future trends in renewable energy, the future of waste transformation and clean-tech, and optimal management of coastal ecosystems, fisheries and scarce water resources. Attendees will participate in the design and launch of a series of regional and local environmental initiatives, coordinated with the East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), The Center for Study and Research of Djibouti (CERD), the University of Djibouti, Yale University Climate & Energy Institute, the Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network (HoA-REC&N), The World Bank, the Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), and a number of corporate and NGO partners. The initiatives include: • The East Africa Climate Observatory (ECO): Based at CERD, the Observatory will coordinate regional data collection and scientific exchange, while supporting awareness building and communication around climate change, and related environmental and health issues. • The East Africa Climate Taskforce (EACT): Led by the Yale University Climate & Energy Institute (YCEI), the taskforce aims to create the first high-resolution climate simulations for understanding, characterizing and predicting climate change and its varied impacts on the region. This model has the potential to greatly enhance regional adaptability and resilience planning. • The Horn of Africa Health Corridor (HoA-HeC), which is comprised of several interlocking pieces: • An Acute Care & Screening Network: 12 solar-powered, Internet-enabled acute care clinics and health-posts, placed along the corridor linking Djibouti to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abeba, providing integrated acute care and screening services, pandemic monitoring and climate data services, first, along a trade-critical 700-km stretch of highway. • Master’s and certificate programs in Emergency Medicine: under supervision of UCSF and the African Federation for Emergency Medicine, under the umbrella of the Institute for Global Emergency Care. These programs will be integrated into the Djibouti national health system and support the acute care clinics. • Within health facilities, extensive screening for chronic ailments like Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), in partnership with EyePACS and U.C. Berkeley Department of Optometry. A successful trial was completed in late 2014, and produced the first epidemiological study of DR in Djibouti. • The Horn of Africa Climate Change Programme (HoA-CCP): (see Briefing book for full description). • The Horn of Africa Wildlife Enforcement Network (HAWEN): A regional secretariat coordinating member states and regional and global agencies’ actions against wildlife trafficking in the Horn of Africa (see Briefing book for full description). • The Global Resilience Partnership: (see Briefing book for full description). • The Djibouti Resilience Risk Map: A digital platform for collecting, unifying, operationalizing and communicating all risk & resilience information in Djibouti. Led by The World Bank, in collaboration with CERD, and implemented by Smart Data Science LLC. The conference is expected to announce the creation of an international fund to support the timely implementation of these long-term initiatives. Why Djibouti? Djibouti is a natural portal between Africa and the Middle East. It is a dynamic and stable country with an extremely rich ecology, an innovative approach to development and rapidly growing logistical base. It is highly suited for demonstration, refinement and dispersion of a range of renewable power (geothermal, wind and solar), waste transformation, conservation and health programs. Djibouti’s coastal and marine habitats are some of the most pristine in the Red Sea. Attendance: The ERO Summit is being held under the aegis of the President of Djibouti, H.E. Ismael Omar Guelleh. Organizing partners include Perim Associates, the Djibouti Ministry of Higher Education and Research and CERD. Attendees include ministers of Environment and Energy from East Africa, Arabia and the Gulf; executives and officials from leading multinational companies and multilateral organizations, environmental tech firms, banks with Africafocused funds, leading universities and experts and practitioners in renewable energy, environmental technology, clean tech, agribusiness, big data and climate modeling. For further information, please contact: [email protected]
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