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COP28 UAE - Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion

For the first time ever, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be co-hosting a Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) together with its two flagship initiatives: the G20 Global Land Initiative and the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA), as well as partners, the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA).

From 1st to 10th December, the Land & Drought Pavilion will curate a broad range of high-level dialogues, innovation showcase sessions, and interactive discussions highlighting the importance of healthy land as a climate solution and the urgent need to build drought resilience.

All sessions will be open to accredited COP28 delegates and held in the Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone B7 (Thematic Arena Nature), Building 87, 1st floor, Stand 205 and livestreamed on UNCCD’s YouTube and Facebook channels. All times are in GMT+4.

Programme
Friday, 1 December
12:00 – 13:00 UNCCD, G20 Global Land Initiative, IDRA, AGFUND and BADEA Opening Dialogue: Raising Land & Drought Resilience on the Climate Agenda Webcast link
Poster
13:00 – 15:00 UNCCD, AGFUND AND BADEA event with the Arab Coordination Group High Level meeting to Discuss a Roadmap to UNCCD COP16

Webcast link
16:00 – 17:30 Governments of Spain and Senegal as Co-Chairs of the International Drought Resilience Alliance, UNCCD as IDRA Secretariat IDRA High-Level Event "From Awareness to Action: United for Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate" Webcast link
Poster

 

Saturday, 2 December
8:15 – 10:15 BADEA

Partnerships on Climate Finance

 Webcast link
10:30 – 11:45 AGFUND Roundtable Discussion, The Outcome of the 2nd Arab Climate Conference, 2023
(language: Arabic/English)		 Webcast link
11:45 – 13:15 BADEA SADC GGW Event Webcast link
12:00 – 13:30 UNCCD Getting to One Billion: Scaling up Land Restoration Initiatives Webcast link
Poster
14:00 – 15:00 G20 Global Land Initiative, ReGreen Unlocking financial Pathways for Tropical Forest Restoration: a Global Imperative Webcast link
15:15 – 16:15 UNCCD Desertification and Droughts: Renegotiation in the Face of the Challenges of the Climate Emergency in Brazil Webcast link

 

Sunday, 3 December
9:00 –
10:30		 UN Women Gender-Responsive Climate Action: Building Evidence for Change Webcast link
10:45 –
11:45		 Brazil & UNCCD Cisterns: a Brazilian Success in Adapting to Climate Change Webcast link
12:00 –
13:30		 UNCCD Rio Conventions on the Road to 2024 Webcast link
Poster
14:00 –
15:00		 G20 Global Land Initiative Private Sector Participation in Global Mine Restoration Activities Webcast link
15:30 –
16:30		 UNU Drying, Droughts, Desertification, and Mental Health: Addressing Gaps and Needs for Community Well-Being Webcast link
17:00 –
18:00		 BADEA, AOAD Illustrative Cases of Cooperation between BADEA & AOAD to Enhance the Adaptation of Sub-Saharan African Countries to the Effects of Climate Change
(Arabic/English/French)		 Webcast link
18:00 –
19:00		 BADEA Launch of the Book "Demystifying ESG: Charting the ESG Course in Africa" Webcast link

 

Monday, 4 December
9:00 –
10:15		 ILC Securing Pastoral Land Tenure for Adaptation and Restoration in Grasslands and Rangelands Webcast link
10:30 –
11:45		 AGFUND Building Climate Resilience for Women Entrepreneurs through Digital Innovation and Women Financial Empowerment Webcast link
12:00 –
13:30		 UNCCD, Commonwealth, IUCN Her Land. Her Rights: Our Climate High-Level Event Webcast link
Poster
14:00 –
15:45		 UNCCD, UN-Women Water for Life: Achieving Gender Equality in a Context of the Water Crisis Webcast link
16:00 –
18:00		 UNCCD, FAO Experiences and Resourcefulness of Women on the Frontlines Combatting Drought Webcast link
19:00   Prince Talal Awards Ceremony 19:00 at Burj Khalifa  

 

Tuesday, 5 December
9:00 –10:15 UNCCD, IRD Healthy Soils for Land and Climate Webcast link
Poster
10:30 –
11:45		 BADEA Potential of Renewable Energy in Africa Webcast link
12:00 –
13:00		 UNCCD Soil, the Climate Superstar: Dialogue to Mark World Soil Day 2023 Webcast link
Poster
13:30 –
15:30		 AGFUND Energy Transition and Clean Cooking Webcast link
16:00 –
18:00		 AGFUND Prince Talal Award Laureates Panel Discussion Webcast link

 

Wednesday, 6 December
9:00 –10:00 AGFUND Sustainable Finance Solutions for Food Security and Agricultural Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Webcast link
10:15 – 12:00 BADEA Impact of Climate Change on Migration and Urban Infrastructure Webcast link
12:00 – 13:00 UNCCD Innovation4 Land Hackathon Webcast link
Poster
13:15 – 14:30 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Sustainable Land Management and Combating Land Degradation to Mitigate/Adapt to Climate Change and Related Saudi Initiatives Webcast link
14:45 – 16:15   GGW SADC Webcast link
15:00 – 16:30   Innovation and Technology in Climate Change Mitigation and Land Restoration Webcast link

 

Friday, 8 December
9:00 –10:15 Global Water Partnership Learning Together, Thriving Together: The Community of Learning and Practice Approach to Drought Management  Webcast link
Poster
12:00 –
13:30		 UNCCD Youth4Land Intergenerational Dialogue and Meeting with the Youth Constituencies of the 3 Rio Conventions Webcast link
Poster
14:00 –
15:00		 G20 Global Land Initiative Nurturing Roots: The Importance of Integrating 
Land Restoration in Schools		 Webcast link
15:15 –
16:15		 UNDRR Enhancing UN Framework Coherence for a Green Future Webcast link
16:30 –18:00 G20 Global Land Initiative YouthWave: Empowering Young Ecopreneurs for Gender Inclusive Land Restoration Webcast link

 

Saturday, 9 December
9:00 –10:00 WWF, CASH Strengthening NDC for Soil Health – Learning from Practical Experience Webcast link
10:15 –
11:45		 BADEA, AGFUND, UNCCD, GGW, IUCN Financing Nature-based Solutions in Africa Webcast link
12:00 –
13:00		 UNCCD United for Land: Special Announcement of Desertification and Drought Day 2024 Webcast link
Poster
12:30 –
13:30		 G20 Global Land Initiative How to Mobilize Your Faith Community Towards Land Restoration  
13:15 –
14:30		 UNCCD, IDRA Ministerial Event "Elevating the Climate-Land-Nature-Drought Nexus, from Climate COP28 to Land COP16" Webcast link
Poster
14:30 –
15:30		 WIPO Innovation and Technology for Land Restoration Webcast link
15:45 –
16:45		 UNCCD The Greater Sahel – Transforming the Narrative in the Region to Attract New Opportunities Webcast link
17:00 –18:00 G20 Global Land Initiative Let's Talk Land: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoration, Conservation, and Rights Webcast link

 

Sunday, 10 December
9:00 –10:00 IDOS Pathways for Strengthening Global Climate Finance Mechanisms for Drought and Land Degradation Webcast link
10:30 – 11:45 BADEA (Reserved) Webcast link
12:00 – 13:45 Crop Trust, WWF, CGIAR Unleashing the Power of Crop Diversity for Climate Resilience Webcast link
Poster
14:00 – 15:15 ITPC, GPI Enabling the Triple Win for Tropical Peatland Countries – Advancing Water, Biodiversity and Carbon Measurements Webcast link
15:30 – 16:30 Sustainable Planet Growing Protein Without Footprints on Non-Arable Land: Food Security and Climate Mitigation Webcast link
16:30 – 18:00 UNCCD Dialogue: Key COP28 Takeaways for Land and Drought followed by Dry Delights Closing Reception Webcast link
Poster

 

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