SDG Pavilion - Programme
Tuesday, 8 November
HARNESSING Synergies
with Innovation, Inclusion and
Accountability
Main Stage
| 10:00 – 11:00 hybrid |
Transparency on environmental impact: mobilizing for systemic change Organized by WBCSD |
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| 13:15 – 14:45 hybrid |
High-level Event on Energy Compacts Organized by DESA |
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| 16:45 – 17:00 hybrid |
Inauguration of SDG Pavilion with UN Secretary-General and USG Li Organized by |
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| 17:45 - 19:00 hybrid |
Climate Action and the Synergies with Sustainable Development Goals Organized by IPCC |
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| 19:30 - 20:30 hybrid |
Pathways for transition: bridging the gap between innovation driven technology and
stakeholder owned transformative policy Organized by G-STIC: Global Sustainable Technology and Innovation Community |
Social Stage
| 12:15 – 12:30 hybrid |
Fireside chat with DESA USG Mr. Li Organized by DESA |
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| 15:00 – 16:00 In person |
Driving innovations for building gender-responsive, climate-resilient communities
Organized by HACEY Health Initiative |
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| 16:30 – 17:30 In person |
Mitigating climate change in Africa through investing in SDGs 14 and 15 and linking
these to SDG 5 on Gender Equality Organized by FEMNET |
Wednesday, 9 November
LIFTING Voices
for Equitable and Just Transition
Main Stage
| 8:30 – 9:30 in person |
Financing SDG7 in Africa - on track towards a just energy transition? Organized by African Union Commission, European Commission, Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP): |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 in person |
SDG Acceleration through Sovereign Wealth Funds Organized by United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund |
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| 11:30 - 12:45 hybrid |
Promoting resilience and sustainability of transport systems in Landlocked Developing
Countries Organized by UN-OHRLLS |
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| 13:15 - 14:15 hybrid |
The Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance: Scaling up private
investment for SDG and climate action Organized by DESA, GISD Alliance |
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| 14:45 – 16:00 hybrid |
Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions supporting Climate Change and Biodiversity
Objectives through Innovation and Clean Technologies Organized by DESA, Sustainable Water and Energy Solutions Network |
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| 16:30 – 17:30 hybrid |
An Expanded Innovation Space for Transformative Climate Solutions Organized by UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub |
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| 18:00 – 19:00 Hybrid |
Women in Power: Assessing gender opportunities in the hydropower sector Organized by International Hydropower Association (IHA) |
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| 19:30 - 20:45 hybrid |
Driving Innovation to Accelerate a Just Energy Transition - JUSTIS Digital
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem & the Informal Sector Organized by UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), UN ECA |
Social Stage
| 11:00 – 12:00 in person |
57 million Scouts making the world’s largest coordinated youth contribution to the SDGs
Organized by World Organization of the Scout Movement |
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| 14:15 - 15:00 in person |
From pledges to action - investing in climate adaptation SME in Southern Africa
Organized by UNIDO and Camco Management Limited (CAMCO) |
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| 15:30 – 16:45 in person |
#PorElClima, a model on how to implement the Paris Agreement in coherence with the SDG
Organized by Fundación Ecología y Desarrollo |
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| 17:00 – 17:30 in person |
Fireside chat with Samina Ammassari UN Resident Coordinator in Gabon, and Didier Trebucq
UN Resident Coordinator in Barbados Organized by DCO and DESA |
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| 17:45 - 18:45 in person |
The Road to COP27 and Beyond: closer look into progress, challenges, and opportunities
for small island states achieving a 100% renewable energy future Organized by Blue Planet Alliance |
Thursday, 10 November
ADVOCATING Youth
for Transformational Priorities
Main Stage
| 8:30 – 9:45 in person |
Youth Advocates: Climate Change, cross cutting issue aiding achievement of Sustainable
Development Goals Organized by YOUNGO Health Working Group, International Pharmaceutical Students Federation (IPSF), Major Group for Children and Youth - Global Youth Health Caucus, WHO, Arab Youth Sustainable Development Network (AYSDN), African Youth Initiative on Climate Change (AYICC) |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 in person |
Investing in a resilient future: the role of territorial women and youth Organized by UK Government |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 in person |
Supporting Innovation for Adaptation: Spotlight on MCC partner country leadership to
advance resilience and meet interconnected Sustainable Development Goals Organized by Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) |
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| 13:00 - 14:15 in person |
Global Youth Forum on Health and Climate Change Organized by World Health Organization, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations, Global Climate and Health Alliance |
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| 14:45 - 16:00 in person |
#Decarbonize Global Child Climate Program: Centering the Voices of Children in Climate
Conversations Organized by Centre for Global Education & TakingITGlobal Youth Assoc |
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| 16:30 - 17:30 hybrid |
Youth, SDGs, Paris Agreement: sharing experiences and good practices Organized by Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development of Benin & UNICEF Benin: |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 hybrid |
ClimateScience Olympiad: Bridging Youth Solutions and Government
Implementation Organized by ClimateScience |
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| 19:30 – 20:30 hybrid |
The Transformational Possibilities of Equity in Climate Science Research for the Global
South Organized by SilverLining NGO, C4RE Services, University of Cape Town (UCT), Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), Sustenta Honduras |
Social Stage
| 8:30 - 9:30 hybrid |
Critical Minerals for Net-Zero: How to Ensure Sustainability and Circularity? Organized by Youth 20 (Y20) Indonesia in partnership with Development Reimagined and SEforALL |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 hybrid |
Report Launch - Accessing Climate Finance: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Island
Developing States Organized by UN-OHRLLS |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 hybrid |
The Role of Engineers in Implementing the Global Energy Transition Organized by Council of Engineers for Energy Transition (CEET) |
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| 13:00 - 14:00 hybrid |
The Role of Asia-Pacific’s Youth in Climate Action Organized by UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub - YECAP and Youth Co:Lab Initiatives |
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| 15:00 - 15:30 hybrid |
Using an Agenda 2030 Compass to navigate sustainably towards Climate Action and SDG
implementation Organized by Stockholm Environment Institute and the Swedish Iron and Steel Producers Association (Jernkontoret), Sweden |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 in person |
Youth for sustainable urbanisation: building capacity of youth towards SDG 11
Organized by Commonwealth Sustainable Cities Initiative (CSCI) and Commonwealth Youth for Sustainable Urbanisation |
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| 17:45-18:00 in person |
Fireside Chat with Sara Sekkenes, UN Resident Coordinator in Lao PDR and Mme Phonevanh
Outhavong, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment (MPI) of Lao PDR Organized by DESA |
Friday, 11 November
INVESTING
in Climate Smart Solutions
Main Stage
| 8:30 - 9:45 hybrid |
Evidence-based Integrated SDGs Solutions for Developing Economies Organized by UNESCO Regional Bureau for Sciences (Cairo) |
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| 10:15 - 11:15 in person |
Enabling the Circular Carbon Economy: Upscaling Regional Cooperation for Sustainable
Development Organized by UN ECE, UN ESCWA, Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), European Investment Bank, Imperial College London, AEON Collective |
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| 11:45 - 13:00 hybrid |
Science-Policy-Implementation Interface for food systems transformation and NAP
implementation in the Middle East and Africa Organized by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), UAE Resident Coordinator Office (RCO), UNDP |
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| 13:30 - 14:45 hybrid |
Advancing a Rights Based Partnership in Achieving SDG Goal 7 Organized by UNDP, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples |
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| 16:45 - 17:30 hybrid |
#MyClimateAction: Show the world what action looks like Organized by United Nations DGC |
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| 18:00 - 19:15 hybrid |
Small island states, climate justice and International Law: Raising ambitions for the
SDGs and Paris Agreement commitments Organized by The Government of Vanuatu and the Commonwealth Foundation |
Social Stage
| 8:30 - 9:30 in person |
Mobilizing SMEs' Climate Action: A National Case Study and Lessons Learned Organized by Climate Strategy & Partners |
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| 13:15 - 14:30 in person |
Stockholm+50: Creating a culture of accountable promises and bold action Organized by Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) |
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| 15:15 – 16:15 hybrid |
Measuring fossil fuel subsidies in the context of the SDGs: Increasing transparency in
times of high energy prices Organized by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
Saturday, 12 November
ENHANCING Adaptive Capacities
and Climate Resilience
Main Stage
| 8:30 - 9:30 hybrid |
Sustainable Blue Economies in a Changing Ocean Environment: Pacific
Perspectives Organized by Sasakawa Peace Foundation |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 hybrid |
Financing resilience projects at transboundary basins as a tool to achieve SDG 6 and 13
in a coherent manner Organized by UNECE/Water Convention Secretariat in cooperation with INBO |
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| 11:30 - 12:15 hybrid |
And Justice for All? – Aligning action to support the most vulnerable Organized by United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) |
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| 12:45 - 14:00 hybrid |
Building Trusting Relationships: Leading the Way through a Historical Transformation Organized by Brahma Kumaris, Heschel Center for Sustainability, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Potsdam, UN World Food Programme Global Office Berlin, University of East Anglia, National Council of Churches Australia, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 in person |
A Scorecard for Decarbonisation: Where do the World’s Most Influential
Transport Organized by World Benchmarking Alliance |
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| 16:00 – 17:15 in person |
Deploying Finance to 1000 landscapes by 2030 Organized by 1000 Landscapes for 1 Billion People, UNDP, Climate-KIC, EcoAgriculture Partners, Rainforest Alliance |
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| 17:45 – 18:45 hybrid |
Capturing and showcasing progress in adaptation and the SDGs Organized by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
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| 19:30 – 20:30 hybrid |
Developing partnerships for achieving sustainable development in Education Organized by Ministry of Education and Technical Education, Egypt |
Social Stage
| 8:30 - 9:30 in person |
Scaling Carbon Removal Economically and Responsibly Organized by Carbon Business Council |
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| 16:50-17:20
in person |
Fireside chat with Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission
for Europe, and Lily Cole, model and activist Organized by DESA |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 in person |
Fireside chat with Peter Thomson, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Ocean
Organized by DESA |
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| 15:00-15:30 hybrid |
ActNow: Towards a net-zero future Organized by United Nations DGC |
Monday, 14 November
ELEVATING Local Action
for Global Achievements
Main Stage
| 8:30 - 9:45 hybrid |
Turning pledges into inclusive and equitable actions: Synergistic Implementation of
Climate and the SDGs Organized by DESA |
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| 10:00 - 10:45 in person |
COY17 to COP27 - Do the youth really have a voice? Organized by UN RCO |
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| 11:15 - 12:15 in person |
Putting local authorities at the heart of adapting and solving water problems in African
cities Organized by United Cities and Local Governments of Africa - UCLG Africa |
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| 12:45 – 14:00 in person |
Report impacts of climate change on the sexual and reproductive health rights of young
people Organized by UNFPA Mexico Youth Advisory Group, YOUNGO, MGCY, Joint Youth Working Group (JYWG) on Population, Health, Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Climate Change of UNFPA ESARO |
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| 14:30 – 15:30 hybrid |
Towards strengthening forest-based climate actions beyond 2024 Organized by DESA |
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| 16:00 – 17:00 hybrid |
Environmental Monitoring for Loss and Damage: Early Warning Systems and Impact
Attribution Capacity in the Caribbean SIDS Organized by SIDS, CARICOM, RCO-Barbados, OHRLLS, AOSIS |
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| 17:30 – 18:45 in person |
Enhancing Capacity of Developing Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region to Raise Climate
Ambition Organized by UNOSD, UN ESCAP |
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| 19:15 – 20:30 hybrid |
From humanitarian relief-to-climate resilience: realizing a critical shift in
humanitarian energy access Organized by UNITAR / Global Platform for Action (GPA), Chatham House, Ashden, Global Refugee-led Network |
Social Stage
| 10:15 - 11:15 hybrid |
Contributions to climate action from the forests of Latin America - Contribuciones a la
acción climática desde los bosques de Latinoamérica (Spanish) Organized by Youth 4 Nature |
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| 11:45 - 12:45 hybrid |
Drive Electric Initiative- Promoting Public Private Partnerships for EV Charging
Infrastructure deployment in Ghana Organized by Energy Commission |
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| 14:05 - 14:15 hybrid |
Fireside chat with Bertrand Piccard UNEP Goodwill Ambassador and founder of Solar
Impulse Organized by DESA |
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| 17:00 - 18:00 in person |
Impact Investing in Mining Industry Applying SDGs as Performance Indicators Organized by A10 Invest/ Towns of Vale do jequitinhonha Brazil / Secretariat of State of Minas Gerais/ FIEMG |
Tuesday, 15 November
ENSURING Affordable
and Clean Energy for People and for
Climate
Main Stage
| 10:15 - 11:45 hybrid |
Towards SDG7 Review at the High-level Political Forum: Taking Stock and Triggering
Action Organized by DESA |
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| 12:15 - 13:30 |
Informal get-together (by invitation only) Organized by UN-Energy secretariat |
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| 14:00 - 15:15 hybrid |
Partnerships to Promote Sustainable Energy Organized by UN ESCAP |
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| 15:45 – 16:15 hybrid |
Marking the Day of 8 Billion People Organized by UN DESA Population Division |
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| 18:30 - 19:30 in person |
ACE city champions: An equitable and participatory path towards sustainable cities
Organized by Columbia University, City Diplomacy Lab, Democratie Ouverte, ACE Observatory, City of Paris: |
Social Stage
| 9:30 – 10:00 hybrid |
UAE Energy Transition to achieve SDG7 Organized by Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE |
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| 9:30 - 9:45 hybrid |
Fireside chat with UNFF chief Juliette Biao Organized by DESA |
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| 11:55 - 12:10 hybrid |
Fireside chat with Sheila Oparaocha, Director of the ENERGIA Network Organized by DESA |
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| 12:15 - 13:00 in person |
Improved Resilience to Transboundary Sand and Dust Storms- The case of Kuwait and Iraq
Organized by UN-Habitat |
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| 13:30 – 13:50 hybrid |
Fireside Chat with Ms. Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General, World Energy Council
Organized by DESA, World Energy Council |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 hybrid |
Implementing the Global Roadmap for Accelerated SDG 7 Action: Redirecting Fossil Fuel
Subsidies. Fireside Chat with Mr. Simon Black, Economist – Climate Mitigation, International
Monetary Fund Organized by DESA |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 hybrid |
Implementing the Global Roadmap for Accelerated SDG 7 Action: Ensuring electricity
access for Healthcare. Fireside Chat with Ms. Maria Neira, Director for Environment, Climate
Change and Health, WHO Organized by DESA |
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| 18:15 – 19:30 hybrid |
Supporting Member States in their Clean Energy Transition Organized by IAEA |
Wednesday, 16 November
LIVING Responsibly
and in Harmony with Nature
Main Stage
| 10:30 - 11:30 hybrid |
Less Division, More Ambition: High-Level Dialogue on Loss and Damage in Small Island
Developing States Organized by SIDS, AOSIS, OHRLLS |
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| 12:00 - 13:15 hybrid |
Delivering in Synergy on Climate Action and the SDGs: A Pathway to Untapped
Potential Organized by DESA |
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| 13:45 - 14:45 hybrid |
Zovu - connecting climate & social justice to leave no one behind Organized by Action for Sustainable Development, CIVICUS, Nala Feminist Collective & Reaccion Climactica |
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| 15:15 - 16:15 hybrid |
Building capacity for policy coherence and integrated climate, land-use, energy, and
water systems (CLEWs) modelling approach for enhanced implementation of the SDGs and NDCs in
Africa Organized by UN DESA, UNECA, IAEA, Imperial College London, Loughborough University |
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| 16:45 - 18:00 hybrid |
Towards Net Zero Carbon Architecture in Africa: Design strategies and case
studies Organized by UN-Habitat, Polytechnic of Milan, ABC 21: Africa-Europe Bioclimatique Buildings for XXI Century |
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| 18:30 - 19:45 hybrid |
Beyond sugar and ethanol: circular economy to achieve decarbonization
objectives Organized by UNALA |
Social Stage
| 13:30 – 14:30 in person |
Healthy environment and clean water: privilege or basic human right? Organized by European Youth Parliament for Water and International Secretariat for Water. Partners: Déclaration universelle des droits de l'humanité (DDHu), Women in Climate and Energy NGO |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 in person |
Climate Change Impacts on Africa's Economic Growth Organized by African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) |
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| 16:00 – 17:00 in person |
Exploring the climate-biodiversity nexus for a healthy and sustainable planet
Organized by Igarapé Institute and Science Panel for the Amazon |
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| 17:30 – 18:00 in person |
Fireside chat with Issa Sanogo UN Resident Coordinator in Madagascar and Francoise Jacob
UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia Organized by DESA and DCO |
Thursday, 17 November
INTEGRATING Climate Ambitions
into Social Priorities
Main Stage
| 8:30 - 9:45 in person |
Ecosystem-based Adaptation and the successful implementation and achievement of the SDGs Organized by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD): |
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| 10:15 - 11:15 in person |
Strategic Opportunities in China's Decarbonization: Meeting Climate Goals and the SDGs
in the Critical Decade Organized by Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, California-China Climate Institute, Tsinghua University |
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| 11:45 - 12:45 in person |
Strategic Intelligence and Renewable Energy Leadership Organized by REN21 |
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| 13:15 - 14:15 in person |
Global adaptation from the grass root: what local leaders expect from the GGA and the
Global Stocktake Organized by UNDRR Stakeholder Engagement Mechanism |
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| 14:45 - 15:45 hybrid |
The Role of Science, Technology, Innovation (STI) and Education in Climate Action for
Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Organized by SIDS, AOSIS, UNESCO, OHRLLS |
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| 16:15 - 17:30 hybrid |
Achieving Carbon Neutrality: UN Actions on Decarbonization and Energy
Efficiency Organized by UNITAR |
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| 18:00 - 19:00 hybrid |
Just Energy Transformation and NDCs: a vision for achieving SDGs 1, 7 and 13 Organized by WWF International |
Social Stage
| 8:30 – 9:30 hybrid |
Environmental restoration through community engagement and livelihood opportunities Organized by Cities Alliance |
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| 10:00 - 10:45 hybrid |
The role of Social Entrepreneurship in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals
Organized by HSBC |
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| 11:15 - 12:30 hybrid |
Land, Natural Resources and Climate Change in the Arab Region Organized by UN-Habitat, Regional Office for Arab States |
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| 13:00 - 14:15 hybrid |
Tobacco product waste – a threat to the environment and for the whole sustainable agenda
Organized by Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control / World Health Organization |
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| 14:45 – 15:45 in person |
A Circular Plastic Economy for Climate Action Organized by Green Africa Youth Organisation |
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| 16:15 - 17:15 in person |
Global Climate Change and SGBV: a crisis within a crisis, the road ahead Organized by Connected Development |
Friday, 18 November
TRANSITIONING
Together in Synchrony with Nature
Main Stage
| 8:30 - 9:30 hybrid |
A Just Energy Transition for a healthy fossil free world Organized by Health and Climate Network, SLOCAT Partners on Sustainable Transport, International Institute for Sustainable Development |
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| 10:00 - 11:00 hybrid |
Helping SIDS transition to Low-Carbon Mobility System: Climate, Transport and Energy
Nexus Organized by SIDS, AOSIS, OHRLLS, Greening the Islands (GTI), SLoCAT |
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| 14:15 - 15:30 in person |
Crafting indigenous-led participatory processes, finance and benefit-sharing from forest
conservation programs Organized by The Nature Conservancy |
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| 16:00 - 17:00 in person |
Renewable Energy - catalyzing the realization of SDGs by 2030 Organized by Climate Action Network International |
Social Stage
