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Our Food Is on the Table: Accelerating the Transition to Resilient Food Systems
This COP27 event highlighted the need for food to “be on the table,” on the agenda, at COP 27 and beyond.
Reaching Women Farmers with Climate Resilience Strategies in Africa and Asia
Panelists at a COP 27 side event highlighted the necessity and potential of gender-responsive approaches for building climate resilience in contexts of vulnerability, food insecurity, and conflict.
Multilevel Governance as a Catalyst for Adaptation Finance at the Local Level
Representatives from Africa and Latin America shared their diverse experience with local adaptation planning and implementation in a side event that asked: How can multilevel governance act as a catalyst for adaptation finance at the local level?
The Land Gap Report
Great hope has been placed in achieving significant carbon reduction through natural carbon sinks, but this approach requires land. A new report, presented at a side event, looks into the gaps between the official climate plans of governments and the lack of land to meet pledges and commitments.
Advancing Toward the Glasgow Climate Pact: A Call to Action to Achieve One Gigaton of Emissions Reductions from Forests by 2025
A bold initiative was announced at a COP 27 side event: UN-REDD and the Green Gigaton Challenge seek to mobilize funding to achieve the crucial milestone of one gigaton of annual emissions reductions from forests by 2025, and annually after that. One gigaton is the equivalent of removing 80% of cars from roads in the United States.
Carbon Capture and Storage – Where is it in Africa and What Can Be Learned for Emerging Economies?
This event highlighted the experience of emerging economies in the Global South in decarbonizing their economies through CCS projects and relevant lessons from the experience of the USA, Norway, UK and Canada.
Miser sur ce que nous savons: Regards croisés sur lʼengagement multi-acteurs pour des CDN plus efficaces pour la sécurité alimentaire
Drawing on a wide range of Francophone perspectives, including researchers and policymakers, this COP 27 event explored how governments can better coordinate their actions on agriculture and climate at the national and global levels.
Fostering Technology Innovation to Support Countries in Implementing the Paris Agreement
Technology for effective climate action exists but, according to environmentalist Bertrand Piccard's intervention in a COP 27 side event, it needs to be “pulled” to market: “What we should expect from decision-makers today is to be much more ambitious in legal frameworks, norms, and standards to create a necessity” to use efficient technology.
GEF Small Grants Programme – Local Action, Global Impact: Reflecting on 30 years of community engagement
This event celebrated that milestone anniversary and highlighted the programme's delivery of more than USD 720 million in funding to over 27,000 community-based projects across 136 countries.