This brief is co-authored by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and UN Women to provide a snapshot summary on VAWG integration in climate policy – and key opportunities for action. In 2022, the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) established agreed language linking actions to address violence…
This brief is co-authored by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and UN Women to provide an overview of the conclusions and ways forward agreed at CSW66 for addressing VAWG and climate change linkages in policies, decision making and programming.
In transboundary mountain ecosystems across Nepal, Bhutan, Peru, Colombia, Kenya, and Uganda, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and partners have worked from 2017 - 2022 to implement ecosystem-based adaptation approaches to increase climate resilience and reduce vulnerabilities of local communities and the ecosystems they…
At COP27 in Sharm el-Sheik, heads of state and senior government officials from the Western Indian Ocean region and representatives of Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, the African Union, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the World Economic Forum discussed progress made on the Great Blue Wall and pledged their…
This COP27 side event will showcase Rwanda’s achievements in using Nature-based Solutions for climate resilience. It will provide an opportunity for different partners, including the private sector, NGOs and CSOs, to understand how far Rwanda is in implementing the best practices for Nature-…
As part of the formal Biodiversity Day proceedings, this session, co-organized by the COP27 Presidency and Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, will highlight the importance of local action from communities and societies across the world to develop and implement Nature-based Solutions to address climate change and sustain…
This session will inform key messages for upcoming WHO-Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ guidance to catalyze health leadership for Nature-based Solutions, laying out concrete actions that COP attendees can take to mitigate and adapt to climate change, safeguard nature and ecosystem health as a means to improving health…
Immediately following the ministerial launch of the ENACT Partnership as part of Biodiversity Day, this UNFCCC Pavilion Event will convene a high-level panel of representatives to discuss the operationalization and next steps for the initiative; to share global commitments on scaling up action…
Oceans & Land Day will explore the capacities needed to mainstream and scale up Nature-based Solutions and ecosystem-based approaches – across geographies, ecosystems, and themes – into climate adaptation plans and resilience-building.