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30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
MOP 30 adopted 21 decisions on: issues important to the January 2019 entry into force of the Kigali Amendment on Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), including data reporting issues, including timeline and revised reporting forms, ways to report mixtures and blends, and setting global warming potential (GWP) values for HCFC-123, HCFC-124, HCFC-141, and HCFC-142
2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
Key outcomes and outputs of the meeting included approval of the Council’s 2019 Workplan by the Executive Committee, which highlights gender mainstreaming in CCICED’s work; consideration of the Council’s 2018 draft policy recommendations for the government of China; green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt; a roundtable discussion on “Low-Carbon and Circular Economy for Green Development”, and more
World Mountain Forum (WMF) 2018
Participants shaped the conference outcome document ‘A Call for Mountains,’ and convened in sessions exploring innovative partnerships and best practices in mobilization and financing for the sustainable mountain development agenda.
World Circular Economy Forum 2018 (WCEF2018)
Participants attended seventeen plenary and parallel sessions with more than one hundred speakers showcasing the best circular economy solutions for business, cities and finance. Sessions examined links between the circular economy and the fourth industrial revolution, food systems, finance and investment, business solutions, lifestyles and consumption, plastics, education, climate change, research and development, rural development, and value chains.
UN World Data Forum 2018
On the final day of the second UN World Data Forum, Stefan Schweinfest, Director, UN Statistics Division (UNSD), highlighted that the UN had successfully used its convening power to bring over 2,000 participants to Dubai to engage and discuss systems to create information that can support the most important policy decisions of the day, especially for implementing the 2030 Agenda. Abdulla Nasser Lootah, Director General, FCSA, noted that the proceedings, which have been filmed and archived, offer a tool for the data community going forward and urged that the discussions begun in Dubai should continue.
13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13)
COP13 adopted 25 resolutions, including on a language strategy with a step-by-step plan to add Arabic as the fourth Convention language, gender, peatlands, blue carbon ecosystems, sustainable urbanization, agriculture, intertidal wetlands, wetlands in West Asia, and Arctic and sub-Arctic wetlands. The release of the Global Wetland Outlook provided a touchstone for discussions on challenges ahead to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands.
Eye on Earth (EoE) Symposium 2018
The Eye on Earth (EoE) Symposium 2018 was held from 22-24 October 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The event gathered experts to discuss evidence-based decision making for environmental and natural resource aspects of sustainable development. Discussions focused on catalyzing and strengthening multilateral partnerships, including data infrastructure, capacity development, and access to information
45th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 45)
CFS 45 endorsed the terms of reference for developing policy guidance on food systems and nutrition and adopted decisions and conclusions on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2018 Report (SOFI 2018), implementation of the response to the CFS evaluation, critical and emerging issues for food security and nutrition (FSN), a strategic Multi-Year Programme of Work, and more
14th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
Meeting around the theme “Modern Mining Law and Policy: Accountable, Equitable and Innovative Approaches,” approximately 400 participants from more than 80 countries shared experiences in the revision of mining codes and laws, public access to geological information, gender impacts of mining and policy responses to support progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and mine inspection systems. They considered the possibilities for “climate-smart” and “forest-smart” approaches to mining.