On 29 November 2017 from 11:45 AM -1:30 PM (EST), Mathematica’s Center for International Policy Research and Evaluation (CIPRE) is hosting the event and live webinar Plug In, Power Up! Connecting to Grid Electricity in Africa in Washington, DC. It will convene a panel of experts to discuss initiatives to expand grid electricity in sub-Saharan Africa as well as recent evidence on the possible benefits and challenges of such expansion.
The Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health at the Oxford Martin School is an assembly of global experts convened to investigate the economic and policy case for the emerging field of Planetary Health. When natural systems suffer, so does the health of individuals, families and communities around the world. Planetary Health is a new multi-disciplinary approach that brings together human and ecosystem science, public health, economics, markets, and policy. The Council’s objective is to safeguard the health of future generations.
On 13 November 2017 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM, UN Environment and the World Bank Group are hosting the Launch of the Roadmap for a Sustainable Financial System at COP23 in Bonn.
On 2-3 December 2017, UN Environment is hosting the UN Global Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment in Nairobi.
The UN Global Science-Policy-Business Forum on the Environment will take place in the leadup to and during the third session of the UN Environment Assembly, under the banner “Science for Green Solutions”. Recommendations from the Forum will inform the Assembly, which opens on 4 December.
The 23rd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP23) will take place from 6-17 November 2017 in Bonn, Germany. This year's conference will focus on implementation guidelines for the Paris Agreement. Here below is an overview of COP23 side events organised by the Global Green Growth Insitute (GGGI) or in which GGGI will participate.
On 9 November 2017 from 14:30-16:00, the Green Fiscal Policy Network together with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety is hosting the side event Supporting Implementation of the NDCs: The Role of Carbon Pricing and Fiscal Policies at COP23 in Bonn.