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11th Session of the IPBES Plenary and Stakeholder Day

Delegates will focus on approving an assessment on the biodiversity-water-food-health nexus as well as an assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the determinants of transformative change.
Event 9 December 2024 - 16 December 2024

16th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the UNCCD (COP 16)

Convening in Riyadh, delegates will undertake a midterm evaluation of the UNCCD 2018−2030 Strategic Framework, adopt the UNCCD’s biennial budget, and negotiate decisions around the sustainable use of land.
Conference of the Parties (COP) 2 December 2024 - 13 December 2024

UN Climate Change Conference Baku - November 2024

Key expected outcomes of COP 29 include a new collective quantified goal on climate finance to replace the current USD 100 billion per year goal and guidance on operationalization of the new loss and damage fund (including eligibility criteria).
Conference of the Parties (COP) 11 November 2024 - 22 November 2024

Twelfth Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12)

Taking place in the wake of the high-level UN Summit of the Future, WUF12 will provide opportunities to drill down to practical actions at the local level, under its theme of “It All Starts at Home: Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities.”
Event 4 November 2024 - 8 November 2024

High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue: Sustainable Finance, Financial System Reform and the Global Responsibility to Biodiversity

This High-Level Thematic Ministerial Dialogue brought together Ministers of Finance and Environment and other high-level representatives to address critical challenges related to financing biodiversity. Discussions included the need for: international financial system reform; increased and direct funding from all sources; redirecting financial flows; identifying and reducing harmful subsidies; and innovative financial mechanisms.
Event 29 October 2024

High-Level Segment Thematic Ministerial Dialogues: Urgent Action for Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) are the main instruments for the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This event, a dialogue among ministers and indigenous and community leaders, provided a platform to exchange opportunities and challenges faced in the urgent action for global biodiversity conservation.
Event 29 October 2024

Strengthening Action for Change: Synergistic Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Nature Loss, Desertification, and Pollution

The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) offered the first significant opportunity for Member States to take stock of progress made on the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) since its adoption in 2022. This High-level Roundtable brought together Heads and Senior Officials of UN Agencies and Secretariats to explore opportunities and pathways for strengthening the collective response to address the triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity, and pollution.
Event 28 October 2024