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High-Level Dialogue - Moving Forward with NDC Acceleration in Agrifood Systems: Climate Technology Uptake
As food insecurity becomes a growing problem around the world, climate finance and technology innovation become critical to addressing challenges in the food and agricultural sector. This event put the spotlight on using climate technology to make global agrifood systems resilient and sustainable.
COP to COP Agrifood Legacies: A Key to Achieving Global Climate Goals
With key leaders from COPs past, present, and future at the table for a high-level event, policymakers, countries, and their partners build momentum to transform agrifood systems and deliver on Paris Climate Agreement goals.
Launch of Baku Harmoniya Climate Initiative for Farmers
The relevance of agrifood systems for climate action is experiencing a growing momentum, with COP 27 and COP 28 Presidencies launching, respectively, the Fast Partnership and the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture. The Harmoniya Climate Initiative represents COP 29’s contribution, with a focus on fostering better collaboration among actors and initiatives.
COP 29 Ministerial Roundtable: Delivering on the Global Cooling Pledge
Seeking to break the cycle of demands for cooling contributing to further rises in global temperatures, a Ministerial Roundtable on the Global Cooling Pledge welcomed new commitments and discussed challenges to achieving major reductions in emissions from systems that combat heat.
Aquatic Foods for Climate Action: Showcasing Solutions to Increase Ambition
Unlocking the potential of aquatic food as a solution to the climate crisis is vital to ensuring sustainable food production globally. This event showcased best practices and innovative ways to transform aquatic food from an overlooked nature-based solution to a major player in countries’ climate strategy plans.
Accelerating Global Industrial and Energy Decarbonization – A Growth/Economic Modernization Agenda
Offering space for stakeholders to discuss initiatives to decarbonize industry and energy sectors, this event demonstrated how net-zero pathways can reinforce economic growth and job creation while delivering big gains for the climate.
Towards a Locally Efficient Mechanism to Respond to Losses and Damages
Exceptionally vulnerable to climate change, informal settlements also face pressures from population growth. This event raised awareness of the intersection between informality, climate displacement, and loss and damage, underscoring the need to learn from local communities themselves.
20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)
Mining stakeholders discussed accelerating the production of critical minerals, the possible role of circularity in bridging the critical minerals supply gap, and the nexus of critical minerals and gender equality, among other issues.
Climate Change and Courts: Judicial Perspectives on Climate Litigation
A global surge in lawsuits is reshaping the battle for climate action, and this side event highlighted key international precedents and offered tools to champion climate justice via the courts.