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8th Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
Ministers in charge of disaster risk called on African Union Member States and Regional Economic Communities to increase the annual budgetary allocation for implementing DRR strategies, programmes, and plans of action.
Climate and Clean Air Ministerial
This Ministerial, which met on the sidelines of COP 26, brought together Ministers and other leaders to discuss stepping up ambition and action to address climate and clean air issues, with a special focus on methane.
Resilience Lab at COP 26: Shifting Mindsets, Shaping the Future
Exploring eight pathways into a future of permanent resilience, the Lab took participants on a contemplative journey to challenge thinking, change mindsets, and imagine a better world.
Side Events at COP 26
Organized on the margins of the official meetings, Glasgow Climate Change Conference side events provided opportunities for participants to share experiences and engage in informal dialogues on issues often being addressed in the formal negotiations.
GGGI at COP 26
The Global Green Growth Institute brought Members and partners together in Glasgow to share knowledge, lessons, and experiences on such topics as: carbon pricing and market mechanisms; approaches to climate-smart COVID-19 recovery; NDC targets and green jobs creation; targets and strategies towards net-zero; innovative and sustainable finance; and gender and social inclusion in climate action.
4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4)
Parties adopted two essential decisions: the 2022 programme of work and budget, and setting 21-25 March 2022 as the dates for COP-4.2 in person in Bali, Indonesia.
Multilevel Action Pavilion at COP 26
Organized by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Scottish Government, more than 60 side events at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference followed the daily themes set out by the COP Presidency while providing a place for debate, knowledge exchange, and success stories of sub-national climate action and collaboration with other levels of government.
FAO at COP 26
These COP 26 side events aimed to reinforce FAO’s commitment to supporting countries in the climate negotiations, particularly through enhancing action related to food and agriculture, ecosystems and biodiversity, and working with countries to access climate finance.
NAP Global Network at COP 26
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network focused its side events at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference on ecosystem-based adaptation, adaptation communications, and inclusivity when building plans to adapt to climate change impacts.