COP16 Biodiversity, WUF12, COP29 Climate and COP16 Desertification: the end-of-year international agenda
Several events on the international climate and biodiversity agendas are taking place between now and the end of 2024. Climate Chance will be present at most of them.
COP16 Biodiversity takes place in Cali (Colombia), from 21 October to 1 November 2024. The first COP to implement the Kunming-Montreal Framework (two years after the agreement reached in 2022 to preserve 30% of the world’s land and sea by 2030), this COP will be an opportunity for countries to present their national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs).
Our events and advocacy work will focus on the convergence of the climate and biodiversity agendas and on ecological connectivity. The Climate Chance Observatory has just published an analysis of the convergence of the 3 COPs. Another note, on biodiversity credits, will be published shortly and presented to Cali.
COP16 is an opportunity for the the International Coalition “Biodiversity Corridors in Africa”, for which Climate Chance acts as the secretariat, coordinating and running the coalition, to convene its strategic steering committee to present its progress and define its roadmap for 2025.
Our activities at COP16 biodiversity.
The 12th World Urban Forum (WUF), considered to be the main international conference on urban development, organised by UN-Habitat, takes place from 4 to 8 November 2024, in Cairo (Egypt), on the theme ‘It all starts at home; local actions for sustainable cities and communities’.
Our advocacy will focus on sustainable habitat in Africa, following on from the work of our last African Summit in 2023 and the Yaounde Roadmap. Climate Chance will also be tackling the issue of adapting African cities. An analysis from the Observatory is available on the subject.
Our activities at WUF12.
COP29 Climate is being held in Baku (Azerbaijan) from 11 to 22 November 2024. The issue of financing will be at the heart of the negotiations. Targets for tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling energy efficiency improvements and a transition away from fossil fuels will also be closely monitored, with countries expected to incorporate these in their renewed nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Among other key expected decisions are the governance and funds of the Loss and Damage fund, as well as on adaptation indicators and progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation. In 2025, the Parties’ are expected to submit new NDCs, as well as National Adaptation Plans. It will also be the moment to follow up on the integration by countries of the findings of the first Global Stocktake into their next NDCs, and for countries to examine the modalities of the 2nd GST.
In the next few days, the Climate Chance Observatory will be publishing a new analysis on the issues of COP29 Climate. For this COP, our advocacy will focus on adaptation to climate change, based on the output of our last European Summit held in Liège in February, the Liège Declaration, on adaptation to climate change in Europe. A series of notes from the Observatory’s Blog are available, including one on the role of sub-national governments in adaptation in Europe. A new publication on adaptation is planned for 2025.
Our activities at COP29.
Finally, COP16 Desertification will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024, and will be a ‘landmark event for accelerating action on land resilience and drought’.