On 22 September from 4.00 to 5.30 pm, the Danish online media Globalnyt.dk together with the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) and Danida Fellowship Centre, put the spotlight on a highly topical question for Denmark’s international engagement and development cooperation:
Can the need for local solutions to the climate crisis create positive opportunities for the private sector and lead to new partnerships?
This was a hybrid event, with the option to participate either in person or online.
In-person participation
The event took place at Industriens Hus, H. C. Andersens Boulevard 18, room Ambition 17+19, DK-1553 Copenhagen V.
Programme and speakers
The event brought together Danish and Kenyan stakeholders for a discussion on solutions and challenges related to climate adaptation.
Speakers at the event include Peter Odhengo, Programme Coordinator, FLLoCA, the Treasury, Kenya; Mette Dissing-Spandet, Ambassador, Director, Green Diplomacy and Climate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark; Marie Gad, Senior Vice President, Danish Industry; Ulla Næsby Tawiah, Director, Danida Fellowship Centre, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen, Senior Researcher, the Danish Institute for International Studies and Charlotte Holst Frahm, Senior Vice President, Communication & Marketing, Impact Fund Denmark, Yvonne Mathenge, County Director, Environment & Climate change, Nyeri, Kenya and Poul Bundgaard, Chief Operating Officer, 4Life Solutions.
Drawing on Kenyan experiences, the event opened up a dialogue on how Danish expertise, companies and partnerships can work together with local actors in Kenya. At the same time, it facilitated new networks between local representatives, researchers and the business community, including DI’s Africa Network.
