COP16 Biodiversity, WUF12, COP29 Climate and COP16 Desertification: the end-of-year international climate agenda
Several events on the international climate and biodiversity agendas will take place between now and the end of 2024.
COP16 Biodiversity will be held 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).
The 12th World Urban Forum (WUF), considered to be the main international conference on urban development, organised by UN-Habitat, will be held from 4 to 8 November 2024, in Cairo (Egypt), on the theme ‘It all starts at home; local actions for sustainable cities and communities’.
COP29 Climate will be 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.
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’.
Climate Chance will be particularly active during this period and will continue its advocacy for climate and biodiversity actions.