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Planet Budapest 2021 Sustainability Expo and Summit
The event aimed to answer what role the four Visegrád countries—the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—can play on climate change, water security, sustainable transport, and the circular economy.
57th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council
After a week of deliberations, delegates agreed to renew the International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 for five years, elected a new Executive Director to lead the International Tropical Timber Organization for the next four years, and addressed the growing number of late payments and arrears of contributions.
GEO Week 2021
GEO Week 2021 provided an opportunity for GEO to engage with its vast community, including the four regional GEOs, discuss efforts needed to accelerate action in GEO towards environmental and social impact, and consider progress by GEO in bridging the digital divide by democratizing access to data and technologies.
UCLG World Council & World Forum of Regions
The meetings included the first World Forum of Regions, which addressed the unique role of regional governments in improving collaborative governance with national, city, and rural authorities.
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.
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.