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This event will explore the synergies between G20 and COP processes to drive a global financing agenda for climate action, biodiversity protection, and sustainable development.

The ICAO Briefing Session at the UN SDG Pavilion will highlight how ICAO efforts in achieving aviation¡¯s clean energy transition towards Net Zero 2050 will contribute to the achievement of UN SDGs.

The event highlights the challenges faced by developing countries with limited financial resources for sustainable energy investments.

Experts will discuss innovative financing and risk-sharing strategies for small modular nuclear reactors, exploring how nuclear energy can support sustainable development and climate goals.

This panel discussion will explore the critical role of data in empowering sustainable development for SIDS

This workshop aims to explore the pivotal role of renewable energy in driving rural revitalization, sharing successful case studies, and promoting green and sustainable development in rural areas.

This side event aims to identify collaborative opportunities for scaling up climate finance for SIDS in the implementation of SDGs, Paris Agreement and the ABAS.

Explores how young climate leaders address Climate Action (SDG 13) and interconnected SDGs. It will emphasize the need for meaningful youth integration in climate negotiations.

Join UN DESA for a conversation with explorer and innovator Bertrand Piccard about protecting the environment in a financially profitable way.

We will explore the role of STI in tackling climate change, how the outcomes of the Summit of the Future can guide us on the road to COP30 and beyond - bringing together 5 renowned RTOs.

This event highlights the Pacific's critical role in championing inclusive and coherent governance measures through SDG 14.

A dialogue aiming to capture lessons learnt and current challenges for high emitting countries that are struggling to transition in order to find pathways for suitable financing mechanisms.

What it means to be a trusted messenger behind communications that drive climate action.

The global stocktate outcome on adaptation highlights the needs for defining transformational strategies, COP29 will serve as a key place to accelerate resilience for sustainable development.
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We introduce "Solar+" practices and cases to the world with its flexible to the power load, market competitive advantage, and less power system requirements to increasing RE share.

Join UN DESA for a conversation with Juliette Biao, Director of the UN Forum on Forests secretariat, and Thomas Clark, General Counsel, Asian Development Bank, about how we can harness finance for forests on the first day of the special Forest Pavilion at the SDG Pavilion.

Weaving Indigenous and local knowledge to enhance climate action and SDG synergies through inclusive, co-created perspectives and transformative dialogue.

The importance of supporting islands along their whole transition pathways, with specific focus on early stages financing, through a structured, global, multistakeholder framework.

This side event will explore ways to strengthen interinstitutional and cross-sectoral coordination through a comprehensive risk management (CRM) approach.

The event will discuss global development, opportunities and challenges, best practices, and identifying partnerships for connecting sustainable finance hubs to support the 1.5 ¡ãC commitment.

An event celebrating the release of a powerful anthem sung in a traditional language, calling for reparations.

Join UN DESA for a discussion with Vladanka Andreeva, UN Resident Coordinator for Azerbaijan, about the sustainable development priorities of the COP29 host country.

The event will foster dialogue among key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society and international organizations, on the critical interconnections between water and energy in the context of climate change adaptation.
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An interactive reflection on operationalizing policy coherence at multiple levels of policy implementation

Building on the Climate Technology Progress Report 2024 to highlight urgent steps for scaling up renewable energy, support the Global Stocktake¡¯s call for faster climate action, and strengthen NDCs.

Join UN DESA for a chat with Katja Iversen, CEO of the Museum of the UN, about how the UN Live project is bringing the SDGs to new audiences around the world in a meaningful way.

This session fosters intergenerational dialogue on key climate challenges, uniting global experts from WMO, UNFCCC, IPCC, and leaders of tomorrow to shape actionable future climate strategies.

This session will explore the opportunities and policy challenges to ensure win-win outcomes for hydropower development, water, energy and climate.

The session will focus on early successes and the need to catalyze more innovative approaches to climate action in informal settlements and Global South cities.

Featuring expert insights and discussion, this session will unveil a new briefing paper highlighting the role of animals and a just food transition in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises.

Join UN DESA for a conversation with B¨¦rang¨¨re Bo?ll, who as UN Resident Coordinator in the United Arab Emirates leads a team of 32 agencies working on sustainable development and climate action in the region.

Join UN DESA for a discussion with Atiq Zaman and Nida Rizwan Farid, two members of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET) contributing to the UN Secretary-General¡¯s goal to build a coalition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. They will discuss their new brief on ¡°Energy Rating Labels and Potential for Energy Savings Across the Global South.¡±

This side event will examine the interlinkages between climate change and solid waste management with a focus on data and finance to advance evidence-based policy action.

The side event will explore how integrating climate action with sustainable development can drive transformative change, address urgent global challenges, and bridge the ambition gap in achieving the SDGs by 2030.

This side event will provide a platform to discuss how to accelerate progress on SDG7 and shape a pathway to a collaborative and ambitious energy agenda for the future

The event aims to highlight sustainable transport's role in achieving the SDGs and to generate inputs for the Decade¡¯s Implementation Plan.

Accelerating action towards multi-modal transport and making urban access a central component of NDCs would allow countries to deliver on climate targets and various SDGs and the New Urban Agenda.

Join UN DESA for a chat with Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General¡¯s Special Envoy for the Ocean, about the latest in climate-ocean synergies and a preview of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference to be held in France.

This event is focused on the closing of policy, technical, institutional and financial gaps to develop and implement low carbon and resilient transport action plans for NDCs 3.0.

Friends of Climate and Health is an informal group of countries fostering international collaboration at the intersection of climate and health.

Grant-makers, development partners, government and civil society representatives will reflect on the importance of community-focused approach for addressing converging global challenges

The event will highlight the Universal NDC Youth Clause, a call to action for governments to adopt NDCs that incorporate intergenerational collaboration as critical to achieving climate justice.

The objective of this session is to explore and showcase storytelling as a powerful capacity-building tool in addressing the climate crisis.

Empowering communities through a People-Positive energy transition that ensures social equity and lasting local benefits

The People?s Climate vote 2024 tells us that people do want to change. Yet modernist thinking and worldviews entangled with colonial power dynamics exclude other perspectives from decision-making.

As outlined in the UN Summit of the Future, the intergenerational dialogue will explore the crucial role of children and youth in driving sustainable development and addressing global challenges.

This event will showcase innovative solutions led by Race to Resilience partners, advancing adaptation efforts aligned with the Sharm Adaptation Agenda's Human Settlements targets.

Insights from experts on Kyrgyzstan's pressing climate and development challenges, from glacier retreat to gendered impacts in its high mountain regions.

The event showcases worldwide civil society-led initiatives of the ¡°Think Global Sustainability Network¡± and the ¡°Middle East and North Africa Regional Network for Climate Change¡± in the fields of climate action and sustainability. It will also foster discussions on how to best forge effective partnerships. The side-event will consist of two parts, next to the opening and closing of the event: First, three selected project partners from Western Asia, Asia and Latin America will present their innovative initiatives in the field of climate action and sustainability. Following these presentations, a moderated panel discussion will focus on ¡®The Importance of Collaboration Between Multiple Stakeholders in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals¡¯ with representatives from Africa, Western Asia, and Asia. The event will be moderated by an award-winning environmental journalist from Jordan.