Virtual Webinar on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Date Palm Projects in D-8 Nations 2025

23 Apr, 2025
Virtually
Held

Programme of Events

9:50 am -10:00 am Arrival of Invited Guests and Participants
10:00 am – 10:05 am Opening Prayer
10:05 am – 10:10 am Introduction of Dignitaries
10:10 am – 10:15 am Welcome Address by Dr. Abdulhamid Tahir Hamid, Chief Executive Officer, Global Environmental and Climate Conservation Initiative.
10:15 am – 10:20 am Opening Address by the Special Guest of Honour, Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam, Secretary General, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation (D-8).
10:20 am – 10:40 am Special Remarks by Special Guests;

●    Representatives of each member state
 

10:40 am – 11:25 am

 Address by the Keynote Speaker;

●    Mohammad Minhaj Khokha,  Chairman of the Silicon Valley Institute of Climate Change (SVICCH) USA.

●    Prof. Med Aziz Elhoumaizi, Mohammed Premier University, Faculty of  Sciences, Department  of Biology Morocco.

●    Asst. Prof. Dr Yakubu Aminu Dodo, Najran University, Saudi Arabia
 

11:25 am – 11:55 am

 Presentation by Guest Speaker(s)

●    Rabih El Fadel, Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Phyla Earth

●    Hawa Dunor-Varney, Executive Director, Women In Agriculture for Sustainable Development  Republic of Liberia

●    Dr.Muhaidib bin Muhaidib-Agricultural Engineer
 

11:55 am – 12:20 pm

 Goodwill Message(s) by; Stakeholders, Partners & Distinguished Personalities from the Public/ Private Sectors & Development Communities.

●    Niclas Svenningsen, Manager for Climate Action Outreach at UNFCCC

●    Mr.Suleyman Saral-D8 Business People Platform Vice President

●    Mr.Hasan Taşkın-UCWEP President

●    Rep, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

●    Rep, UNDP Nigeria
12:20 Pm – 12:25 pm Vote of Thanks by Mr.Fatih Poyraz-UCWEP Head of International Relations
12:25 Pm – 12:30 pm Closing Prayers
12:30 Pm – 12:35 pm Group Photographs