Events

What’s needed for transformative resilience to become possible? Using the Climate and Development Knowledge Network's All Hands on Deck interactive experience, participants will explore this question together and co-create a ‘Transformative Resilience Compass’ that captures shared priorities for transformative change and helps guide conversations throughout the Resilience Hub at COP31. Speakers Cibele QueirozDirector of Knowledge, […]

With a Super El Niño on the horizon and geopolitical tensions fueling protectionist responses, the world faces a heightened risk of global food emergency in the years ahead. Accelerating food systems transformations towards more sustainable, healthy and equitable food systems is critical to navigate these interconnected challenges. But transformation is not only about building the […]

This opening session introduces the pavilion’s key themes, showcasing how cities, states, regions, businesses and civil society across the Global North and South are working together on climate action, as mitigation and resilience increasingly come together. An opening speaker will be followed by a moderated panel of the three co-convening organisations. Speakers Dr Shehnaaz MoosaDirector, […]

Businesses are already demonstrating what effective climate resilience can look like. But individual examples will not close the resilience gap. Experts from business, government and philanthropy discuss what it would take to move private-sector adaptation from isolated examples of good practice to systemic resilience. The session will also include the Awards presentation for the Climate […]

The Climate Adaptation and Resilience programme will share learning from 35 research for action projects (2023-2026) across Africa and Asia Pacific highlighting the importance of inclusive, co-created research to deliver over 95 Southern-led climate solutions. In addition, the Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition programme will share how research can support national finance ministries to align […]

Developing countries face an annual adaptation finance gap of up to $365 billion, underscoring the urgent need to mobilize private investment and strengthen enabling policies. Fostering Investable National Implementation (FINI), a three-year initiative launched by the Atlantic Council’s Climate Resilience Center and NRDC, bridges the gap between national adaptation priorities and investment-ready opportunities. This event […]

The GRP Investor Forum brings together locally-led innovators and key investors, funders, corporate partners, and implementers to unlock new pathways for climate resilience solutions to scale. Showcasing innovations from across GRP’s challenge portfolio, the Forum connects promising ideas with the capital, partnerships, and networks needed to turn solutions into lasting impact. It is a space […]

The transition to more resilient food systems starts at farm level, but no single actor can deliver it alone. Science, digital innovation, value-chain partnerships and farmer expertise all have a role in turning climate ambition into practical and scalable solutions. Through “Nurturing the Value of Milk” case, this session will explore how these capabilities can […]

2026 marks 20 years of island leadership catalysed through GLISPA, the Micronesia Challenge and a wider generation of island commitments, partnerships and implementation efforts across the Pacific, Caribbean, AIMS and other island regions. This session will bring island leaders, partners and supporters together around a practical question: what does it take to help island implementation […]

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For over 20 years, Development and Climate Days (D&C Days) has brought together leaders, thinkers and innovators on locally led adaptation in frank, honest conversations that break down barriers to identify commonalities in building climate resilience that leaves no one behind. At COP31, we are bringing D&C Days to the Resilience Hub to critically reflect […]

A reception following on from the D&C Days at COP31 session. Co-Hosts

As COP31 enters its second week, this session unpacks where the adaptation and finance negotiations stand after Week 1 and looks ahead to the decisions taking shape in Week 2. Adaptation and finance are negotiated in different rooms, but one cannot deliver without the other. Adaptation and finance negotiators join observer constituencies in a moderated […]

Peru has been a pioneer of cooperative approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement since signing the world’s first bilateral Article 6.2 agreement with Switzerland in 2020. This session shows how Peru has moved from rules to results: the authorisation of its first project, the first transfer of mitigation outcomes to Switzerland, the first […]

Culture-based climate solutions are largely absent from climate finance. At COP31's Resilience Hub, E+C unpacks what the Culture Global Stocktake for Climate Action (CGST) recommends: eligibility recognition, dedicated funding windows, direct access and a proposed dedicated fund. Speakers Leia BoothDirector of Fundraising & Development, Entertainment + Culture Pavilion Isobel BruceGlobal Head of Campaigns, Purpose Nikki […]

As climate change intensifies, non-economic losses such as impacts on lives, wellbeing, culture, heritage, traditions, biodiversity, and ecosystems are becoming increasingly significant. Yet their intangible nature makes them difficult to assess, track, and address. This COP31 event will explore the latest advances in understanding and responding to NELs, including emerging tools and approaches that support […]

Showcasing evidence of adaptation globally, official Launch of the Roof Over Our Heads (ROOH) Volume IV. The ROOH campaign reframes informal housing as a vital resource for climate resilience rather than a problem to eliminate. Spanning 71 labs in 16 countries, ROOH showcases how co-production enables communities to repair, retrofit, and rebuild against extreme weather […]

This session will explore how coastal and marine ecosystems can be recognised, financed, and implemented as natural infrastructure for climate adaptation and resilience. Drawing on practical examples from across the Asia-Pacific region and complementary global initiatives, the discussion will highlight innovative approaches that connect science, policy, finance, and community-led action. Speakers will examine opportunities to […]