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GEF Consultation with Civil Society on the Role of CSOs in Building Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Cities
GEF held its semiannual thematic consultation with civil society organizations, with a dialogue focused ont he role of CSOs in building sustainable, resilient, and inclusive cities, with examples of best practice and lessons learned to strengthen CSO engagement in future GEF urban investments.
60th Session of the IPCC (IPCC-60)
Delegates took crucial decisions on its work plan for seventh assessment cycle, including on the products and timelines for its outputs. Deliberations illuminated diverging views and priorities, and what might have been a straightforward agenda setting exercise evolved into fraught deliberations that ran all night Friday and well into Saturday morning.
Investing in Climate Solutions: Strategies and Innovative Finance for Decarbonized Growth
Panelists discussed the role of financial institutions and investors in driving climate action, as well as how innovative financial solutions like carbon pricing systems can accelerate the adoption of low-carbon technologies.
Ocean High Level Event: Powering the Ocean Breakthroughs with 100% Sustainable Ocean Management
Oceans-based climate solutions require unprecedented levels of action, cooperation, and collaboration. This event cast a spotlight on progress toward improving sustainable oceans planning through the development and implementation of Sustainable Ocean Plans (SOPs) as part of the Ocean Breakthroughs agenda.
High-Level Event on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action
As artificial intelligence (AI) advances by leaps and bounds, this high-level event weighed the promises and potential perils of AI in the climate fight and launched a global challenge to deliver AI solutions for developing countries.
Nature First: From Land to Ocean, Our Best Ally for Climate Action
On Nature, Lands and Oceans Day, the Marrakech Partnership on Oceans and Coastal Zones and Land Use took audience members on an ‘adventure’ from land to ocean to showcase initiatives to reverse biodiversity decline, increase ecosystem and human resilience to climate change, and achieve a sustainable balance within planetary boundaries.
2nd Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on a Science-Policy Panel to Contribute Further to the Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste and to Prevent Pollution
Delegates worked to develop proposals for the establishment of the science-policy panel to contribute to the sound management of chemicals and waste, and the prevention of pollution. Discussions focused on: scope, functions, operating principles, and conflict of interest; institutional arrangements and relationships with key stakeholders; and work-related processes and procedures.
Climate and Clean Air Coalition’s Ministerial Meeting: Immediate Action on Climate and Clean Air, Bold Financing and Swift Measures on Non-CO2 Super Pollutant Greenhouse Gases
Amidst a spotlight on non-CO2 pollutants at this COP, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), found renewed pledges of financial support and calls for fast action from its membership at its annual high-level ministerial.
Making Headway for Adaptation at COP 28
This event brought key recommendations from The UN General Assembly High-Level Week held in September and the Adaptation Futures Conference that took place in October to COP 28 to amplify increasing calls to support ambitious results for climate adaptation.