Webcasts and recordings
Monday, 2 December
Webcast link
Opening of the session by the President of the Conference of the Parties at its sixteenth session
COP 1st plenary meeting
COP 2nd plenary meeting
Opening press conference
Ministerial dialogue on drought resilience: "From Geneva to Riyadh and beyond, enhancing global and national policy instruments for a proactive drought management approach"
COW 1st plenary meeting

 

Tuesday, 3 December
Webcast link
Ministerial dialogue on finance: “Unlocking public and private finance for land restoration and drought resilience”
Ministerial  dialogue: “Impacts of land degradation and drought on forced migration, security and prosperity”
COP Formal Statements
COP High-level segment: Closing session
CRIC 1st meeting
CST 1st meeting
Action agenda: Inauguration of Finance Discussions: Keynote - Saudi Environment Fund
Action agenda: Inauguration of Finance Discussions: Needs and Opportunities
Action agenda: Leveraging Islamic Finance to Combat Desertification
Action agenda: Financing Drought Resilience in the Horn of Africa 
Action agenda: Harnessing the Power of the Market
Action agenda: Launch of the Takaful Alliance 
Action agenda: Investing for Impact

 

Wednesday, 4 December
Webcast link
Joint session of CRIC and CST
COW 2nd meeting
CRIC 3rd meeting
From Riyadh to Belem: the Rio Trio Initiative for Public-Private Action
Symposium on Nature-based Solutions
Land Restoration Moonshot: Success Stories 
The Business for Land Forum
VACS Champions
Land of Opportunities Pitching Competition
Land Restoration Moonshot: Scaling finance, Empowering People  
High-level land restoration initiatives and flagships around the globe
ICARDA press conference for GSRD Launch 
Media briefing for European Investment Bank
Media briefing on Business4Land
Caribbean Small Island Developing States press conference

 

Thursday, 5 December
Webcast link
COP 6th meeting - Open Dialogue Session
CST 3rd meeting
Wrapping up a COP year: the role of agrifood systems across the three Rio Conventions
AGFUND, BADEA, Innovation Commission: Flagships projects
World Soil Day celebration
Deploying Innovative Financing Instruments
High-level interactive dialogue on sustainable, resilient and inclusive agri-food systems
VACS in Action
Investing in Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation: The GEF Food Systems Integrated Program (FSIP) Launch
World Soil Day Press Conference FAO and IFAD

 

Friday, 6 December
Webcast link
COW 3rd meeting
CST 4th meeting
Mayor's Forum: Showcasing the role of local and regional governments in combating land degradation, water scarcity, and desertification
Tenure security as an enabler of land restoration and sustainable agrifood systems: the role of land policy
Shared Lands, Shared Futures: Inclusive Governance for Rangelands and Pastoralists

 

Saturday, 7 December
Webcast link
High-level event: Indigenous Peoples for Land
Youth Forum Action for Land, Restoring Work for Resilient and Sustainable Futures
Daily Press Conference: People's Day

 

Monday, 9 December
Webcast link
COP 7th meeting: Open Dialogue Session
COW 4th meeting
CRIC 4th meeting
Interactive dialogue: From Degradation to Restoration: The Power and Impact of Land Governance in Communities across the Globe
High-level interactive dialogue: Healing our land through science and Earth Intelligence
SPI Press Conference for The Global Threat of Drying Lands: Regional and global aridity trends and future projections report
Youth Negotiators Academy Press Conference

 

Tuesday, 10 December
Webcast link
CRIC 5th meeting
Action agenda - opening session - Resilience to address the Challenges of land degradation, desertification, drought and water scarcity
Action agenda - session 2: Scaling up Land Restoration for Resilient Ecosystems and Communities - UNCCD COP16
Action agenda - session 3: Resilience through Early Warning Systems - UNCCD COP16
Action agenda - session 4: Drought Preparedness and Water Security - UNCCD COP16
Action agenda - session 5: Closing event: Connecting DLDD, SDS and Water Scarcity with Integrated Land Solutions - UNCCD COP16
Voice of Civil Society Organizations press conference: CSOs at the heart of the fight against desertification

 

Thursday, 12 December
Webcast link
CRIC 6th meeting, followed by CST 5th meeting
Closing Press Conference

 

Friday, 13 December
Webcast link
COP 10th meeting, adoption of COW decisions
COP 11th meeting, adoption of COP decisions, closure