Drought Resilience +10 conference
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Geneva, Switzerland
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30 September 2024 - 02 October 2024
30-02
Sep/Oct
2024
Decision-makers and experts will review the progress made in the past decade and outline a path to translate drought policies into action around the world. The outcomes of the Conference will inform the negotiations at UNCCD COP16.
Monday 30 September
12:55 – 13:55 CET
- UNCCD’s Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG) on Drought – Results and perspectives from five continents | UNCCD IWG on Drought
- Governance in Action: Strategies for Improved Drought Risk Management | Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, UNCCD, GWP, Bahir Dar University Ethiopia, IUCN
- Towards actionable information to foster drought resilience – Lessons from across scales
14:00 – 15:30 CET
- Plenary session on drought risk covernance: The regional, national and local challenges
Tuesday 1 October
08:30 – 10:00 CET
- Plenary session on the need to turn drought policies into action
12:25 – 13:25 CET
- UNCCD and IDMP communities of learning and practice: Collaborative approaches to drought management and resilience | UNCCD, GWP, WMO
15:30 – 17:00 CET
- Plenary session on drought risk finance
17:15 – 18:15 CET
- The International Drought Resilience Observatory unveiled | IDRA, UNCCD, UNU-INWEH, World Bank Group, Yale CEA
- Global Report on the Economics of Drought – Benefits of proactive investments to improve drought readiness | GIZ, UNU-INWEH
Wednesday 2 October
12:25– 13:25 CET
- The Global Drought Atlas – A perspective on drought risks and resilience | UNCCD, JRC, CIMA, IVM-VU, UNU
15:00– 18:00 CET
- High-level closing session: Turning drought resilience challenges into action
Access the full programme here.
Register for the online conference as a participant or as a journalist.