Meeting
A gathering of intergovernmental actors or representatives from UN bodies to address agenda items dealing with climate change issues.
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Pre-COP to the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference
<p>UNFCCC COP 29 President Mukhtar Babayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, will host representatives of negotiating groups and constituencies at a pre-COP meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, held in advance of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference. The Pre-COP will bring together ministers to discuss the key political aspects of the negotiations, find solutions…
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Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Forum 2024
<p>The International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) will co-organize the 2024 edition of the Trade for Sustainable Development (T4SD) Forum. The event will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the role of the private sector in contributing to sustainable development.</p> <p>The event will feature a…
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OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment
<p>The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will host the 11th edition of the flagship OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment. The Forum will focus on the theme, ‘Shifting the Financial System and Strengthening Enabling Environments to Mobilize Trillions’.</p> <p>The OECD Centre on Green Finance and Investment hosts the Forum annually to bring…
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First International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation
<p>The First International Conference on Afforestation and Reforestation will bring together policymakers, global experts, and industry representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities related to afforestation and reforestation. The Conference will discuss the establishment of an African and global decade focused on afforestation and reforestation, with the aim of highlighting the critical role of forests…
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Informal Consultation with Member States and Stakeholders on REV2 of the Pact for the Future
<p>The co-facilitators of the intergovernmental preparatory process for the Summit of the Future, Permanent Representative of Germany Antje Leendertse and Permanent Representative of Namibia Neville Melvin Gertze, released the revised draft (REV.2) of the Pact for the Future and announced a plan for informal consultations on the draft.</p> <p>On 31 July, an informal consultation with…
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After Two Votes, HLPF Ministerial Declaration Recommits to 2030 Agenda
<p>One of the two paragraphs put to a vote recognized that sustainable development cannot be realized without peace and security. The other, newly proposed paragraph drew attention to the impact of unilateral coercive measures (economic sanctions) on poverty and food security, among other SDGs. The Ministerial Declaration adopted at the end of the Forum “identifies…
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Lessons from Measuring Comprehensive Wealth Inform Move Beyond GDP
<p>SDG target 17.19 calls on governments “to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries” by 2030. Participants reflected on developing indices with existing national data sources and shared recommendations for using these complementary indices to better guide decision making and deliver on the…
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Event Spotlights Societies in Harmony with Nature
<p>Participants discussed COMDEKS’ fourth phase – a key pillar of the Satoyama Initiative, which supports local action on conservation and sustainable management of socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes. A community roundtable discussion on social inclusion and women’s empowerment through COMDEKS also took place. COMDEKS practitioners from Cameroon, Peru, and Türkiye reflected on challenges, solutions, long-term…
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Science Day Spotlights Evidence-based SDG Implementation Successes
<p>Participants reflected on strategies and case studies for accelerating implementation of the SDGs while ensuring they are as evidence-based, strategic, and effective as possible. The event highlighted the need to enhance the interdisciplinarity of the science-policy interface.</p>
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Montreal Protocol OEWG Advances on Draft Decisions for MOP 36
<p>Delegates decided against further discussions on additional funding to support countries seriously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at MOP 36 as this issue “did not have the support of most parties”. Discussion on how best to report on emissions from HFCs was deferred to MOP 36.</p>
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