High-level discussions on governance and financing solutions for global environmental action will touch on the ninth replenishment cycle of the GEF (GEF-9), including its strategic priorities and programming directions.

Climate negotiators will meet to discuss a range of issues—from mitigation to adaptation, finance to technology and capacity-building—and prepare decisions for adoption at COP 31 in Antalya, Türkiye in November.

The Expert Meeting on Agriculture and Food will support the IPCC's Seventh Assessment Report process by synthesizing the latest science on agriculture and food systems under climate change.

As delegates tried to balance ambitious and increasing mandates for the Forum and its Secretariat with increasingly constrained resources, some wondered if scale and velocity can be achieved in time to realize even part of the UN Strategic Plan for Forests by its 2030 deadline.