Official Opening of the Resilience Hub: Shifting Power Dynamics for Transformative Resilience
The opening will celebrate the 4th year that the Resilience hub is running and will reflect on the progress made and the importance of regional priorities being elevated at global spaces. The aim of the Opening is to generate a collaborative and engaging dialogue (expect fun surprises by way of ice breakers!) to reflect on […]
Effective Youth Inclusion for Climate-Resilient Communities: Empowering Youth for Local Action Decision Making
Climate change has resulted in exacerbating effects to natural ecosystems and communities worldwide. Local actions and decisions play a crucial role in building climate resilience. However, youth perspectives are usually underrepresented in these processes, in spite of their significant vulnerabilities in future impacts as well as their potential for innovative solutions.This side event seeks to […]
Defining New Structures for Adaptation and Resilience Finance: High Level Panel at COP 29
Recognizing the extremely rich work that is already being delivered and undertaken by development partners such as the NAP Global Network, UNFCCC, UNDP, UNEP, FAO and many others; in order to build further global collaborations and expand support to countries wishing to enhance or embrace new adaptation planning processes, GGGI, Columbia University, The Adaptation Fund, […]
Roots of Resilience: Integrating Traditional Knowledge into Climate Action through the Organizations of the Platform of Indigenous Peoples Facing Climate Change (PPICC) in Peru
Details coming soon Co-Host Government of Peru
Celebratory Reception
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For Their World, For Our World – Bringing Children and Young People to the Heart of Climate Action
More than half the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children, are already at an extremely high risk from the impacts of climate change. However, to date, only 2.4 percent of climate finance over the 17-year period to 2023 from key multilateral climate funds (MCFs) has been fully child responsive. UNICEF will take this opportunity […]
Nature, People, and Climate: Promoting Nature-Positive Actions Through Inclusion and Collaboration
The session brings a diverse group of speakers from Africa (Nigeria) and Asia (Bangladesh) to share their work and experience in nature and biodiversity conservation efforts, an area greatly impacted by the dire consequences of climate change. Throughout the session, there would be a comprehensive discussion on capitalizing on youths' roles and leadership in conservation […]
Advancing a Human-Rights Based Approach for Biodiversity and Climate Action
The Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) recognize the importance of respecting, protecting and fulfilling human rights with regard to biodiversity and climate action. A Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) ensures that policies, governance and actions actively seek ways to support and promote human rights in their design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning and […]