Transitioning to Clean Cooking Webinar Series: Session 3
Data is key to tracking and monitoring progress to assess global progress in the quest for sustainable, affordable, reliable and modern energy services for all. This webinar will focus on the latest SDG 7 tracking progress report which is published annually by the custodian agencies of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 on energy. The webinar will then transition into a discussion of different pathways to accelerating progress to clean cooking, particularly building on the upcoming UN High Level Dialogue on Energy, the recent launch of the High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy, and COP26.
Recording
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Agenda
Introduction
- Julie Ipe, Senior Director for Market Strengthening, Clean Cooking Alliance
Opening Remarks
- Dr. Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
Presentations: Latest data on clean cooking access
Results from the new SDG7 Tracking Progress Report on Clean Cooking
- Heather Adair-Rohani, Technical Lead on Energy and Health, WHO
WHO Air Pollution Data Portal
- Dr. Jessica Lewis, Technical Officer on Air Quality and Health, WHO
Presentations: Pathways to accelerating progress
Clean Cooking Compacts - Principles and how to get involved
- Frank van der Vleuten, Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
High-Level Coalition on Health and Energy - Strategic framework
- Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone
COP26 and Clean Cooking
- Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
Panel discussion - Pathways to accelerating progress
Moderation: Olivia Coldrey, Lead, Energy Finance and Clean Cooking, SEforAll
- Dr. Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO
- Frank van der Vleuten, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands
- Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance
Q&A
Moderation: Olivia Coldrey, Lead, Energy Finance and Clean Cooking, SEforAll
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- Julie Ipe, Senior Director for Market Strengthening, Clean Cooking Alliance
Confirmed Speakers
Julie Ipe, Senior Director for Market Strengthening, Clean Cooking Alliance Ms. Julie Ipe co-leads CCA's market development program, with a focus on activities related to behavior change, gender, policy, and market intelligence. She previously oversaw CCA’s behavior change communication program, which included consumer-facing mass media and community-based communication campaigns that reached over 40 million people. Julie came to CCA from the Energy and Climate team at the United Nations Foundation. Earlier in her career, she worked as a consultant specialized in NGO management and strategy. |  |
Dr. Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO Dr. Maria Neira is since 2005, Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health at the World Health Organization (WHO). Prior to WHO, she was Vice Minister of Health and Consumer Affairs in Spain, President of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency and she obtained extensive field experience in Africa as a Public Health Adviser. |  |
Heather Adair-Rohani, Technical Lead on Energy and Health, WHO Ms. Heather Adair-Rohani leads the work on energy and health at the World Health Organization Headquarters. She has led the establishment of the Health and Energy Platform of Action, and the High-level Coalition on Health and Energy. Ms. Adair-Rohani co-led the coordination and development of the WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion and is currently overseeing the work to support countries in the implementation of these Guidelines through the Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit. She also actively participates and represents WHO at various global initiatives focused on health, air pollution and energy like UN Energy, Sustainable Energy for All, Inter-Agency Expert Group on Sustainable Development Goal Indicators, and the Global Strategy for Women, Children and Adolescent Health. |  |
Dr. Jessica Lewis, Technical Officer on Air Quality and Health, WHO Dr. Jessica Lewis is a Technical Officer in the Air Quality and Health Unit at the World Health Organization (WHO). She coordinates the development of the Clean Household Energy Solutions Toolkit (CHEST) and provides technical expertise to countries for implementation of the WHO Guidelines on indoor air quality. |  |
Frank van der Vleuten, Policy Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands Mr. Frank van der Vleuten works as policy coordinator on climate finance and energy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. He is a trained energy engineer and throughout his career has been working on cooking solutions, in particular improved cookstoves and domestic biogas systems. He coordinates the contribution of the Netherlands to the High Level Dialogue on Energy as global champion for energy access. |  |
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, Member of Parliament, Sierra Leone Dr Kandeh Yumkella is a distinguished development economist and an expert in agricultural economics with over three decades of experience. He is founder and CEO of The Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional ecosystem hub for sustainable energy solutions. Previously Dr Yumkella served for almost two decades in the United Nations system. |  |
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Dymphna van der Lans, CEO, Clean Cooking Alliance Ms. Dymphna van der Lans is the Chief Executive Officer of the Clean Cooking Alliance. Dymphna brings more than 25 years of experience managing and leading global development, energy, and climate initiatives in the nonprofit and private sectors. |  |
Olivia Coldrey, Lead, Energy Finance and Clean Cooking, SEforAll Ms Olivia Coldrey has over 20 years’ experience working in Australia and internationally at the intersection of law, finance and energy markets. At SEforALL she advises the CEO/Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, management and staff on financial innovation and policy reform to mobilise climate and commercial finance for universal energy access in emerging markets. Previous roles include Director, Sustainable Finance at REEEP and Investment Director of the Australian Solar Institute, the Australian Government's lead solar energy agency from 2009-2012. Prior to this she spent 12 years as a lawyer advising on project finance, structured trade and political risk insurance transactions with Baker McKenzie in Sydney and Hong Kong, Latham & Watkins in New York, and in-house at Australia’s export credit agency. A Fulbright Scholar and U.S. Department of State Climate Change Fellow, Olivia Coldrey holds law degrees from the University of New South Wales and London School of Economics and an economics degree from the Australian National University. |  |
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