Other meetings & events

Water plays a pivotal role in global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to build resilience safeguarding ecosystems and communities. World Water Week 2025 will focus on addressing the linked emergencies of climate change, environment degradation and biodiversity loss, emphasizing both mitigation and adaptation, alongside the broader goal of enhancing resilience. Join us on 28 August for the side event :Accelerating Drought Resilience in a Changing Climate" from 14:00 to 15:30 at A4 Level 6 session ID 12304. Organized by The Nature Conservancy, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ)  and the UNCCD.This session will explore the building blocks to accelerating drought resilience, including policy, funding, tools and technology, building awareness on the need to adopt bottom-up approaches in drought risk mitigation. Presenters will share outcomes of  the UNCCD COP16 and opportunities for engagement between now and UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia in 2026.

The UNCCD, together with UNU-EHS, UNDP and UNEP, is organizing a session on "Promoting synergies between Land Degradation Neutrality and climate change adaptation," aligned with the launch of the LDN NAPs guidance publication, at the NAP Expo 2025. The NAP Expo is an annual outreach event organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, in collaboration with various bodies and organizations, to promote exchange of experiences and foster partnerships between a wide range of actors and stakeholders on how to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs).The overall objective of the NAP Expo is to raise adaptation ambition by advancing the formulation and implementation of NAPs. Specific objectives include:To facilitate the interaction between country NAP teams and providers of support, including the GCF, GEF and AF, as well as bilateral agencies and other relevant organizations, to enhance access to financing for NAPs;To create an interactive global forum on NAPs for countries to share experience, best practices and lessons learned; different organizations and bodies to conduct specialized meetings and workshops; and for Parties and non-Party stakeholders to interact, in advancing the formulation and implementation of NAPs;To serve as the global platform to advance technical and practical measures towards the production of first NAPs as soon as possible and their effective implementation.This is the tenth global NAP Expo since 2013. It brings together a diversity of participants from Parties and Non-Party Stakeholders. More info: https://expo.napcentral.org/2025

To highlight the importance of pastoralism and the challenges and vulnerabilities of pastoral communities in the HKH region, the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Nepal are launching a photo contest to mark the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists 2026. This contest invites professional and amateur photographers, especially those from rangelands and pastoral communities, to capture the essence of pastoralism in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.Deadline: 28 February 2026. More info.

This webinar delivered by the UNCCD LAC communities of learning and practice (CLPs) will explore national experiences in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), with a focus on integrated drought management and resilience. The webinar aims to facilitate the exchange of strategies, innovations, inter-institutional coordination mechanisms and lessons learned.Key areas of discussion will include:Effectiveness of programs and measures: Identification of successful actions and the challenges encounteredInnovation beyond technical solutions: Exploration of novel approaches to water management and behavioral changeCoordination and governance: Examination of mechanisms for connecting different levels of government and stakeholders to respond to drought, with an emphasis on the active participation of local populations and communitiesLearning and resilience: Insights from past experiences, especially those rooted in traditional, ancestral and gender-sensitive knowledge, to enhance future preparednessSimultaneous English-Spanish interpretation will be provided.Date and time: 17:00-18:00 Bonn / 11:00-12:00 CaracasZoom registration: https://gwp-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/SDMfrr_DQWiu6vwuubheJwEl objetivo del seminario web de la Comunidad del Aprendizaje y Gestión de la Sequía para América Latina y el Caribe por la CNULD, es conocer experiencias nacionales en América Latina y el Caribe, con un enfoque en la gestión integrada de la sequía y la resiliencia. El seminario busca facilitar el intercambio de estrategias, innovaciones, mecanismos de coordinación interinstitucional y lecciones aprendidas.Los temas clave que se abordarán incluyen:Eficacia de programas y medidas: Identificación de acciones exitosas y los desafíos asociadosInnovación más allá de las soluciones técnicas: Exploración de enfoques novedosos para la gestión del agua y el cambio de comportamientoCoordinación y gobernanza: Análisis de mecanismos que articulen los diferentes niveles de gobierno y actores clave para responder a las sequías, con énfasis en la participación activa de las poblaciones y comunidades localesAprendizaje y resiliencia: Lecciones importantes derivadas de experiencias pasadas, especialmente aquellas basadas en conocimientos tradicionales, ancestrales y con enfoque de género, para mejorar la preparación futuraSe contará con interpretación simultánea en inglés y español.

The second UN Food Systems Summit Stocktake (UNFSS+4) will be co-hosted by Ethiopia and Italy. As we approach four years since the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), UNFSS+4 will provide a platform for reflecting on progress, strengthening collaboration, and unlocking finance and investments to accelerate food systems transformation. More info.