In this COP 28 side event, Partnering for Climate project hosts will discuss the implementation potential of nature-based solutions for adaptation in Canada, sub-Saharan Africa, and Small Island Developing States, as well as Canada’s role in accelerating global climate action.
This panel will bring together governments from Commonwealth countries to examine what governments and other actors have learned from implementing climate adaptation in the context of NAP processes, the factors that drove or contributed to learning, and challenges in knowledge.
This session will provide an update on the progress made in mainstreaming gender considerations into NAP processes globally. It will also showcase the efforts of three francophone countries supported by the NAP Global Network—Côte d’Ivoire, Haiti, and Senegal—to address gender inequalities through adaptation action.
How should big banks respond to the climate crisis and what is the role of COP 28 and national governments in regulating the banking sector? This COP 28 side event will explore opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned.
More than 20 countries dependent on oil and gas revenues could see these sources of funds cut in half by the transition to clean energy. Such an outcome could have disastrous consequences for workers and governments in these "petrostates" without international support to help manage the transition away from fossil fuels.
IISD welcomes the Emirates Leaders Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action announced today at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28).
This session will feature the experiences of three francophone countries—Central African Republic, Haiti, and Madagascar—in disseminating and promoting their NAP documents by using creative and strategic approaches to craft engaging key messages and target audiences through diverse channels.
This analysis delves into the Foreign Pollution Fee Act, expressing concerns about its complexity, excessive discretionary power, and a perceived emphasis on geopolitics over global climate protection.
In any conversation about climate change, the figure "1.5C" is rarely far from the discussion. But when people talk about "1.5C," what do they really mean? How do we measure it? And where did the figure come from? Is it the right target to be aiming for? And if we overshoot it, will we be able to come back below 1.5C again? Ahead of the climate summit in Dubai, we take a look at some of the questions around this key climate change figure.