D&C Days: day one

This year's Development & Climate (D&C) Days event at COP22 looked at how the world can deliver on the ambition of last year's landmark Paris Agreement. The event had the theme 'Global ambition. Local action. Climate resilience for all'. Here's what happened:

  1. The 14th D&C Days event took place on 12-13 November 2016 at the UN climate talks in Morocco. It featured three programme streams to look at efforts to deliver the goals of the Paris Agreement, ways to ensure equitable decision-making on climate finance, and how to bridge the gap between climate and humanitarian development work
  2. Global ambition. Local action. Climate resilience for all. This year's #DCDays will get under way at 9.30am #COP22 pic.twitter.com/i21WZL4hB1
  3. Welcome to D&C Days Global Ambition Local Action Climate Resilience for all #DCdays! Day 1 gets going https://t.co/BmN9pMOmUb
    Welcome to D&C Days Global Ambition Local Action Climate Resilience for all #DCdays! Day 1 gets going pic.twitter.com/BmN9pMOmUb
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    Marrakech D&CDays-4
  5. Embedding climate ambition is a key theme of this yr's #DCDays. Achieving 1.5 target must be delivered in way vulnerable can thrive #COP22 https://t.co/HPa8edMQaZ
    Embedding climate ambition is a key theme of this yr's #DCDays. Achieving 1.5 target must be delivered in way vulnerable can thrive #COP22 pic.twitter.com/HPa8edMQaZ
  6. What's happening at #DCDays? See the agenda for 2 days of Global ambition. Local action. Climate resilience for all: https://t.co/nzn4jTYRUh https://t.co/vuY3HxZXPC
    What's happening at #DCDays? See the agenda for 2 days of Global ambition. Local action. Climate resilience for all:  http://www.iied.org/development-climate-days-2016  pic.twitter.com/vuY3HxZXPC
  7. Martin van Aalst, director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, introduced the conference and speaker Clare Shakya, director of the Climate Change research group at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
  8. @mkvaals of @RCClimate is getting #DCDays under way. Everyone has greeted one another in their native languages. Watch it live via this link  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/797375846835064832 
  9. Maarten van Aalst from Red Cross Climate Centre opening #DCdays https://t.co/4qvWzLawSC
    Maarten van Aalst from Red Cross Climate Centre opening #DCdays pic.twitter.com/4qvWzLawSC
  10. Full house to discuss global ambition,local action & climate resilience #DCdays #COP22 #climatejustice https://t.co/szxSoG6HwP
    Full house to discuss global ambition,local action & climate resilience #DCdays #COP22 #climatejustice pic.twitter.com/szxSoG6HwP
  11. @clareshakya is now speaking about what the #DCDays "community of practice" can achieve. The "partners are "doers" - opportunity for action
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    Marrakech D&CDays-9
  13. @clareshakya opens #DCdays urging that we tell governments we can do more and show them how we can do more to realise our climate ambition
  14. @clareshakya: We must decide what's needed over the next 20 years. Different countries have set out different pledges #DCdays #COP22
  15. @clareshakya: We must build ambition with coordination, and five year reviews #DCdays #COP22 https://t.co/yezImZc9Yx
    @clareshakya: We must build ambition with coordination, and five year reviews #DCdays #COP22 pic.twitter.com/yezImZc9Yx
  16. "As a community of practice we can support downward accountability" in #climatefinance & how to use it - @clareshakya @IIED #DCdays #COP22
  17. #DCDays Adaptation should be supported for actions taken on implementation, financing and down ward accountability for effective response
  18. Need to invest in long term capacity building to tackle climate change instead of sending fly-in and fly-out international "experts" #DCdays
  19. Just 8% of #climatefinance hass been disbursed so far, says @clareshakya - and not reaching poor countries #DCDays
  20. #Climatefinance is not flowing to the poorest and what works for them - "credibility gap is huge": @clareshakya @IIED #DCdays #COP22
  21. Clare Shakya @IIED: build on what works to implement Paris agreement #dcdays https://t.co/RfhItMGP7S
    Clare Shakya @IIED: build on what works to implement Paris agreement #dcdays pic.twitter.com/RfhItMGP7S
  22. @clareshakya: After the #ParisAgreement, let's not get caught in a spiral of trying to make things perfect. Must focus on what works #DCdays
  23. ICYMI: Here's the key image displayed by @clareshakya at #DCdays.  Ratcheting up ambition, with coordination & five-year reviews #COP22 https://t.co/Yn1n1iqrLF
    ICYMI: Here's the key image displayed by @clareshakya at #DCdays. Ratcheting up ambition, with coordination & five-year reviews #COP22 pic.twitter.com/Yn1n1iqrLF
  24. Opening plenary at #DCDays: welcome the world in your own words, take off your ties, embrace a spirit of play. #Climate #resilience for all. pic.twitter.com/Gj45o0bYfKhttps://t.co/Gj45o0bYfKpic.twitter.com/Gj45o0bYfKhttps://t.co/Gj45o0bYfKpic.twitter.com/Gj45o0bYfKhttps://t.co/Gj45o0bYfKpic.twitter.com/Gj45o0bYfK
  25. D&C Days: Clare Shakya opening remarks
  26. The conference's first session saw participants enrolled into an interactive game that examined the links between global ambition, local action and climate resilience through the lens of social protection. The games asked whether attendees were ready to take on the role of farmer, government, humanitarian worker or development practitioner. And what would be the consequences of their decisions?
  27. The three tracks of #DCDays - let the interactive events begin! https://t.co/keRNGQLysj
    The three tracks of #DCDays - let the interactive events begin! pic.twitter.com/keRNGQLysj
  28. If you have injustice, there may be unhappiness. If there is unhappiness, there may be violence... @RCClimate begin a farming game #DCdays https://t.co/CETFi8lLJk
    If you have injustice, there may be unhappiness. If there is unhappiness, there may be violence... @RCClimate begin a farming game #DCdays pic.twitter.com/CETFi8lLJk
  29. Participants at #DCdays experience being a farmer in game devised to highlight #climate & social protection decisions #COP22 pic.twitter.com/fPdawE4y8Jhttps://t.co/fPdawE4y8Jpic.twitter.com/fPdawE4y8Jhttps://t.co/fPdawE4y8Jpic.twitter.com/fPdawE4y8J
  30. Learning about real life challenges made worse by climate change. Oh no! #DCdays https://t.co/9uwJEOcqXK
    Learning about real life challenges made worse by climate change. Oh no! #DCdays pic.twitter.com/9uwJEOcqXK
  31. Have you got enough food to last the year? What would you do with a surplus? Do you need emergency aid? Games at #DCdays by @RCClimate pic.twitter.com/ZTqNGrtHHu
  32. Playing games - #DCdays will the aid system have enough support to fed those in need when we waste so much food each year https://t.co/B3iYc2phY0
    Playing games - #DCdays will the aid system have enough support to fed those in need when we waste so much food each year pic.twitter.com/B3iYc2phY0
  33. #climatechange has led to shortages, & dramatic increase in aid requests. But there is only a limited amount. Systems aren't working #DCdays pic.twitter.com/YYHUNNUjOd
  34. At the end of the game, participants were asked to tweet a summary of their thoughts on what they had experienced
  35. Learning from #DCDays game: Connect communities with government to influence decisions on #climate resilience
  36. Fair, effective and sufficient #climatefinance is needed that responds to changing needs #DCdays #COP22
  37. Learning from #DCDays game: Food crisis limits people's ability to influence decisions to boost #climate #resilience
  38. #DCdays need targets for climate $ to most vulnerable countries and for adaptation
  39. Lesson from #DCdays games by @cmfrick: Need to buffer poorest against #climate shocks #COP22
  40. #DCDays @COP22 Safety net beneficiaries must be partners in developing adaptive social protection systems https://t.co/14nG9TL4YZ
    #DCDays @COP22 Safety net beneficiaries must be partners in developing adaptive social protection systems pic.twitter.com/14nG9TL4YZ
  41. A fascinating set of alternate facilitation approaches for #DCDays: Games, cooking, game shows, Dragons Den. Encouraging interaction #cop22
  42. As the day progressed, the Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice led a session (notably with an all-female panel) on ensuring frontline communities have their voices heard in climate decision making
  43. We're talking #climate justice with @MRFCJ – how will more women drive climate decisions up and down levels and scales? #DCDays #COP22  https://twitter.com/dudman_karl/status/797409937240494081 
  44. Women are the holders of the knowledge..you need to listen to them. Agnes Leina tells #climatejustice #DCdays #COP22 https://t.co/pfMg9MCdEp
    Women are the holders of the knowledge..you need to listen to them. Agnes Leina tells #climatejustice #DCdays #COP22 pic.twitter.com/pfMg9MCdEp
  45. Article 7 on #adaptation must be engendered: Agnes from northern Kenya 'article 11 is my favourite' #capacitybuilding #DCdays #COP22 @MRFCJ
  46. Traditional knowledge is vital. & women are 1000% holders of this knowledge: Agnes Leina, founder of Il’laramatak Community Concerns #DCdays
  47. We must include #women in adaptation & build their capacity to participate @UNFCCC, use #climatefinance: Agnes Leina @IPACC_Africa #DCdays
  48. Lake #Turkana #windpower #CDM women on the ground do not benefit: 'how about the software? How about the women?' @MRFCJ #DCdays #COP22
  49. Constsnce Okollet of @ClimateWise2 telling #DCdays how her womens group influenced bylaws in her region for better #climateaction #COP22 https://t.co/sOTzL8xLqr
    Constsnce Okollet of @ClimateWise2 telling #DCdays how her womens group influenced bylaws in her region for better #climateaction #COP22 pic.twitter.com/sOTzL8xLqr
  50. Constance Okollet tells #DCdays how she mobilised her community in Uganda to start adapting to #climatechange https://t.co/gnSrkYvojq
    Constance Okollet tells #DCdays how she mobilised her community in Uganda to start adapting to #climatechange pic.twitter.com/gnSrkYvojq
  51. #DCdays #MRFCJ "we organized the women to have one voice.  We can't wait.  We begin" Constance Okollet https://t.co/c1PhAfZX8M
    #DCdays #MRFCJ "we organized the women to have one voice. We can't wait. We begin" Constance Okollet pic.twitter.com/c1PhAfZX8M
  52. A packed room at #DCdays listens to @TKajumba discuss her experience in Uganda of how to integrate local voices at national levels https://t.co/tms8xcuD4W
    A packed room at #DCdays listens to @TKajumba discuss her experience in Uganda of how to integrate local voices at national levels pic.twitter.com/tms8xcuD4W
  53. @TKajumba tells #DCdays how national #climateaction is informed by communities, especially women in Uganda #climatejustice #COP22 https://t.co/p4UyRsFI35
    @TKajumba tells #DCdays how national #climateaction is informed by communities, especially women in Uganda #climatejustice #COP22 pic.twitter.com/p4UyRsFI35
  54. Tracy Kajumba of @Irish_Aid at #DCdays: At global level, there is a lot of goodwill on #gender, but many things are not implemented #COP22
  55. Gender-sensitive civil society organisations strengthen local governments *and* governance, says @TKajumba of @Irish_Aid #DCdays
  56. #DCdays We need to be clear on the change we want to see when we talk about gender empowerment - lessons from the @oxfamgb ACCRA program https://t.co/0shaPnnezK
    #DCdays We need to be clear on the change we want to see when we talk about gender empowerment - lessons from the @oxfamgb ACCRA program pic.twitter.com/0shaPnnezK
  57. Edna Kaptoyo: #Indigenous people, incl women, have voice & high-level participation in Convention on Biological Diversity process #DCDays
  58. Convention on Biological Diversity enables participation of communities & #indigenous people but uphill battle @UNFCCC: @shine_tara #DCdays
  59. This D&C Days saw the private sector included for the first time, and another session that proved popular was led by We Mean Business, which asked how businesses can act to enhance their own adaptive capacity while enhancing societal resilience
  60. Great to be at the 14th #DCDays as the first ever private sector partner. We are crowdsourcing resilience + corporate #climateaction now.
  61. How can the private sector enhance investment in resilience building capital assets? @WMBtweets @BSRnews session at #DCdays #COP22
  62. "At the core of what we do is science + engineering. We make stuff." Kevin Rabinovitch, Global Sust Director, @MarsGlobal #DCDays #COP22
  63. "Our lens is science. We see climate science, we see strong consensus." Kevin Rabinovitch on why @MarsGlobal are acting #DCDays #COP22
  64. #DCdays @COP22 Businesses have to contribute effectively to support DRR, CCA and SDGs #wemeanbusiness
  65. "Our risk is only reduced by much larger effort on mitigation= why we're part of @WMBtweets @theRE100 #sciencetargets" - @MarsGlobal #DCDays
  66. Kids of cocoa farmers see their parents not doing well + head to the city = a problem for cocoa supply 20 years from now @MarsGlobal #DCDays
  67. Focus? The community you care about most (allows a focused problem statement)? Mars need to understand greatest risk areas #DCdays @BSRnews
  68. Mars says business have to work out where is most climate risk in their value chain - so can prioritise what to do first. #DCdays  https://twitter.com/wmbtweets/status/797399254243438592 
  69. When biz finds a supply climate risk, they don't just move. They'll weigh cost of fixing vs cost of moving. @MarsGlobal #resilience #DCDays
  70. If you can show business that resilience strategy delivers long term business goals, you don't have to further convince @MarsGlobal #DCDays
  71. With lunch approaching, it was apt that food was used to represent data in one session that explored innovations in climate communication through cuisine
  72. Can food help explain climate data? Yes! And it's scary #DCdays
  73. DataCuisine! Representing subsidies for renewable energy vs fossil fuels through food #DCdays https://t.co/lAKgemrNsB
    DataCuisine! Representing subsidies for renewable energy vs fossil fuels through food #DCdays pic.twitter.com/lAKgemrNsB
  74. The morning also included a session led by the International Development Research Centre that shared different perspectives and experiences of implementing low-carbon, climate-resilient development efforts, and provided lessons for others looking to support ambitious action.
  75. If there is drought for 6 mos, meat dried on honey will stay for years. Indigenous knowledge from Uganda #DCdays @IDRC_CRDI session
  76. Helping #women in Ghana learn to speak up on climate change has helped them speak up on other things too - Fiona Percy, #CARE #dcdays
  77. Maikut: Starting next July in Uganda, no agency can get budget from Finance Ministry unless its plan considers #climatechange #dcdays
  78. The break for lunch allowed participants to continue their conversations and network with peers. But there were plenty of other activities available as well
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    Marrakech D&CDays-12
  81. Demonstrating the use of virtual reality in climate communications @RCClimate @GFDRR #DCdays https://t.co/FZO5LkhpE3
    Demonstrating the use of virtual reality in climate communications @RCClimate @GFDRR #DCdays pic.twitter.com/FZO5LkhpE3
  82. Great images from the first morning of #DCdays. Working together for global ambition. Local action. #Climate resilience for all #COP22  https://twitter.com/RCClimate/status/797439619604348928 
  83. The afternoon began with four parallel sessions, including a talent show concept, CoP’s Got Talent (on politics and adaptation) that saw adaptation practitioners try to use a variety of incentives and arguments to persuade politicians and senior government functionaries to take up their idea
  84. Lunch over at #DCDays, we're now covering "CoP’s got talent" - politics & adaptation, led by @AdiBahadur #COP22
  85. The speakers will be trying to convince government (our judges, inc IIED's @clareshakya) to take adaptation more seriously #DCdays #COP22  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/797448272654770176 
  86. @ColinMcQuistan is pitching to the UK govt, calling for them to lead - and shape - the debate on loss & damage #DCdays #COP22
  87. The debate is stuck between developing & developed countries - need to break the logjam on the dreaded word of 'compensation'  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/797449762463215621 
  88. The UK investment of a trillion+ per year is at risk of #climatechange - makes sense to take action to ensure it's not vulnerable #DCdays
  89. ‘Miss Coherence’ @katiepetersodi argues a #resilience framing provides the glue for coherent action to achieve 2015 global goals #DCDays
  90. With Malawi facing a #climatechange exacerbated food crisis - 6m people suffering - proposal for govt to make CC a national priority #DCdays
  91. Critical jury at #DCdays' COP's got talent: love the stories, but missing levers to really incentivise #government #action.. Crucial issue.
  92. IIED researcher Isilda Nhantumbo is pitching the president of Mozambique for an integrated approach to mitigation and adaptation #DCdays
  93. She's calling for support for forestry SMEs - judge reaction is govts may not see the "wood for the trees". Worthy of Cowell himself #DCDays  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/797455002600165376 
  94. @clareshakya tip on how to convince ministers to take adaptation more seriously - start with the solution to their problem! #DCdays #COP22
  95. "Five minutes to convince a minister is completely unrealistic... you only get one minute!" says @clareshakya #DCdays #COP22  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/797457938889707520 
  96. When presenting #climate #adaptation solutions to politicians, don't make it too complex: @mkvaalst & @clareshakya #DCdays
  97. Maarten van Aalst: “Budget-electorate-parliament” are touchpoints for grabbing politicians' attention on #climatechange @mkvaalst #DCDays
  98. Judges provide their feedback on the "COP's got talent' at #DCdays link messages to your target, and keep it simple and straight forward https://t.co/9liV7zz9aX
    Judges provide their feedback on the "COP's got talent' at #DCdays link messages to your target, and keep it simple and straight forward pic.twitter.com/9liV7zz9aX
  99. Batu Uprety of #Nepal: Have to build capacity of governments & involve ministers in climate #adaptation to be successful #DCdays
  100. Need to push and push governments on climate #adaptation, one briefing won't work - Batu Uprety of #Nepal #DCdays #climate
  101. "#Resilience is a very slippery concept" and everyone uses it in a different way, pick message that will resonate - @clareshakya #DCdays
  102. @meganrowling adds that the media should be included wherever possible - and respected. The media also needs to be convinced #DCdays
  103. Ed Cameron wins "COP's got talent" for pitch for #resilient women alliance among producers & consumers, local to global #DCDays @WMBtweets
  104. Elsewhere the topics of conversation ranged from drones to Dragon's Den, from catalysing climate action and leadership to adaptive social protection
  105. This "COP's Got Talent" session is one of four currently taking place across #DCdays. See the hashtag for wealth of related coverage #COP22  https://twitter.com/WMBtweets/status/797450692852150272 
  106. Drones capture the climate catastrophies and communicate with policymakers. Univ of Ghana piloting this #globaldev #cop22 #DCdays @IDRC_CRDI pic.twitter.com/kcy4TMEcSohttps://t.co/kcy4TMEcSopic.twitter.com/kcy4TMEcSo
  107. Drones are a great tool to connect field research with decision making, says  @leone_mleone of @IDRC_CRDI  #DCdays https://t.co/k4t2ngFZu1
    Drones are a great tool to connect field research with decision making, says @leone_mleone of @IDRC_CRDI #DCdays pic.twitter.com/k4t2ngFZu1
  108. It's time to rely less on food aid, and more on giving people support systems to get by without it #dcdays #COP22 https://t.co/7dNhjMhUlB
    It's time to rely less on food aid, and more on giving people support systems to get by without it #dcdays #COP22 pic.twitter.com/7dNhjMhUlB
  109. Elsewhere at #DCdays, it's not COP's Got Talent but Dragon's Den. Strictly COP Dancing must be only a matter of time...  https://twitter.com/clairgs/status/797464645267230724 
  110. Final minutes of brainstorming for groups before they pitch new corporate resilience commitment at #DCdays Dragons Den. #COP22 pic.twitter.com/vzTji3nH6Dhttps://t.co/vzTji3nH6Dpic.twitter.com/vzTji3nH6Dhttps://t.co/vzTji3nH6Dpic.twitter.com/vzTji3nH6D
  111. Pitching to the Dragons - how will you persuade them to invest and make corporate commitments to your idea for #climateresilience #DCdays https://t.co/Liph5upCvO
    Pitching to the Dragons - how will you persuade them to invest and make corporate commitments to your idea for #climateresilience #DCdays pic.twitter.com/Liph5upCvO
  112. What have dragons, climate and development got to do with each other? Anything goes at #DCdays ! https://t.co/vwmgWxUlwV
    What have dragons, climate and development got to do with each other? Anything goes at #DCdays ! pic.twitter.com/vwmgWxUlwV
  113. How much will sea ice decrease by 2050? Make your best guess on @RCClimate virtual reality game at #DCdays #COP22 https://t.co/aWqiSzgHAg
    How much will sea ice decrease by 2050? Make your best guess on @RCClimate virtual reality game at #DCdays #COP22 pic.twitter.com/aWqiSzgHAg
  114. In one of the final sessions of the day, the focus shifted to the legislation needed to achieve the Paris ambition. The session heard from a Kenyan politician who explained how his efforts on climate change had helped him to gain re-election
  115. #DCdays Subhi Bhakarat explains how risk transfer legislation can enable underwriting climate risk in markets https://t.co/zIiMRCvOeV
    #DCdays Subhi Bhakarat explains how risk transfer legislation can enable underwriting climate risk in markets pic.twitter.com/zIiMRCvOeV
  116. Find ways for climate legislation to change existing institutions, ensure climate impacts don’t exacerbate vulnerabilities: Barakat #DCDays
  117. Climate legislation could be an opportunity to also tackle social inclusion and fundamental vulnerabilities - subhi bhakarat @IIED #DCdays
  118. Why is climate legislation needed?certainty to investors enables greater ambition, says Subhi Barakat #IIED #DCdays
  119. Explaining how #climatechange is a complex subject for many people, and politicians in particular. This influences legislation #DCdays  https://twitter.com/SaleemulHuq/status/797484084792528896 
  120. #DCDays Hon.Oticello from Kenya highlights the role of the media who raised awareness during the legislation and consultation process
  121. Public hearings in Kenya revealed that local communities knew more about CC than national level decision makers #DCdays
  122. Legislation lessons from Kenya: #climatechange bill first delayed by a petition stating not everyone had participated, then election #DCdays
  123. At #DCdays we are hearing that the climate change law in Kenya is the most consultative law in their history! #COP22 #ClimateJustice
  124. Learning how Kenyan climate law established a climate fund to support activities of govt, CSOs & business #DCdays #COP22 #ClimateJustice https://t.co/t0lXwBoCRL
    Learning how Kenyan climate law established a climate fund to support activities of govt, CSOs & business #DCdays #COP22 #ClimateJustice pic.twitter.com/t0lXwBoCRL
  125. How supporting #climatechange legislation can help politicians... Oticello was seen by public to be pushing for bill, and re-elected #DCdays
  126. Elsewhere, participants looked at the cultural links between art, food and climate change, and examined how global and local ambitions are connected under the Paris Agreement
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  128. #partnersforresilience kicks off with a 'dragon den' @ #DCdays: catalizing global #climate inttiatives and local action at scale! https://t.co/PjxUZN6vsC
    #partnersforresilience kicks off with a 'dragon den' @ #DCdays: catalizing global #climate inttiatives and local action at scale! pic.twitter.com/PjxUZN6vsC
  129. Exploring the link between climate, culture and art. Interesting discussion provocation. Munch's Scream is about geo-enginerring? #DCdays
  130. sad plants under climate change and happy plants represented at Art, Climate, Food session at #DCdays #AdaptNow #COP22 https://t.co/70pHd0EmCe
    sad plants under climate change and happy plants represented at Art, Climate, Food session at #DCdays #AdaptNow #COP22 pic.twitter.com/70pHd0EmCe
  131. Brainstorming at the #DCdays to fill in  the gaps from global frameworks to local actions. How to make them real? #partnersforresilience https://t.co/Rfziu5YRDb
    Brainstorming at the #DCdays to fill in the gaps from global frameworks to local actions. How to make them real? #partnersforresilience pic.twitter.com/Rfziu5YRDb
  132. Robert Hofstede, associate director of the International Development Research Centre, had a distinctive way of 'rapping' up the day's events - and enrolled participants to provide backing music
  133. D&C Days: Robert Hofstede day one rap up
  134. Some further stories from the day's discussions:
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