Other meetings & events

The United Nations Environment Assembly is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States. The Assembly meets biennially in Nairobi, Kenya, to set priorities for global environmental policies and develop international environmental law. Through its ministerial declaration and resolutions, the Assembly provides leadership, catalyzes intergovernmental action on the environment, and contributes to the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The UN Environment Assembly is also the governing body of the UN Environment Programme. It has had four sessions starting in 2014, and was preceded by the Governing Council of the UN Environment Programme, which was composed of 58 member States. The next meeting of the Assembly (UNEA 5) takes place on 22-26 February 2021. More info... 

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt is pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference to be organized under the patronage of the Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. The Conference will be organized by the Housing and Building National Research Centre represented by the Urban Training and Studies Institute (UTI) in partnership with UN-Habitat, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), the World Bank, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Dubai Land Department. The Conference will allow both in-person and virtual attendance and will take place on the 22, 23 and 24th February 2021 in Cairo, Egypt. More info...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the UNCCD secretariat are organizing a round table discussion on “Good land governance and land degradation neutrality” in the margins of the Second Arab Land Conference on 22 February 2021 from 12:30 to 14:00 (UTC/GMT+2). The round table will bring together speakers from Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon to discuss the role of land tenure in addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in the Arab region. The session will also present the ongoing cooperation of FAO and UNCCD on a technical guide on how to integrate the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure on Land, Fisheries and Forest in the context of National Food Security (VGGT) into achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN). Participants in the round table will be encouraged to actively engage in the discussion and provide feedback that can enrich the technical guide with regional examples. Simultaneous interpretation in Arabic and English will be provided. You can follow the round table discussion through the following Zoom link or register on the conference website. You can download the event concept note here.

This year's World Wetlands Day is all about wetlands and water security SDG6. Join us between 3:00 and 4:30 CET to discuss how we can upscale and accelerate initiatives that conserve wetlands and freshwater ecosystems: https://youtu.be/v36wnjspMPo

The online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 "Accelerating African Adaptation," hosted by the Netherlands, convenes global leaders and local stakeholders. It will see the launch of a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda that sets out clear commitments to deliver concrete new endeavours and partnerships to make our world more resilient to the effects of climate change. Register now to be part of CAS2021.