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18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
A concerted effort to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement would require a quadrupling of critical mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040. The mining sector must reposition itself to supply these critical minerals, while ensuring they are extracted and traded in a responsible manner.
Resilience Frontiers Lab at COP 27
Exploring Resilience Frontiers’ eight pathways to a desirable future, the creative programme at COP 27 took participants into a world of abundance, where nature and humanity thrive in harmony with each other.
Ocean Futures Lab
UN climate and biodiversity processes happen too often in siloes, each attracting a different set of experts and thus creating separate conversations. In an event on Ocean-based climate solutions, panelists called for much greater cooperation between biodiversity and climate international frameworks.
Empowering a Climate-Resilient Africa for the 21st Century: Articulating vision and opportunity
At what is being referred to as the "African COP," political, industry, and civil society leaders voiced strong condemnations of shortcomings in adaptation financing for Africa.
Rio Conventions Pavilion at COP 27
The Rio Conventions Pavilion at COP 27 organized a series of events exploring land restoration, Africa’s NDC implementation in global food and energy crises, youth initiatives, and the Great Green Wall Initiative
“When Will Leaders Lead?” The State’s Role in Mobilising and Directing Finance for Climate and Health
“The world has found it easy to make capital move, I don’t know how an inanimate object can have priority over a breathing person,” said Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley at an event on reimagining the financial architecture of climate action, calling for humane immigration and just trade policies.
Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Change Conference - November 2022
For the first time, countries agreed to recognize the need for finance to respond to loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, and quickly established a fund and the necessary funding arrangements, with the details to be worked out over the coming year.
14th Session of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) of the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention)
Delegates adopted 21 resolutions, including several intended to increase the scope and diversity of engagement in the work of the Wetlands Convention. These included promoting the role of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in wetland management, connecting with youth, and expanding synergies and cooperation with other multilateral environmental agreements.
GEO Week 2022
Convening under the theme, “Global Action for Local Impact,” GEO Week 2022 brought together practitioners to discuss the potential for earth observation to assist in addressing global challenges. The week was heavily focused on the future direction of GEO, with participants engaging in sessions related to the road to GEO post-2025.