African Development Bank Group Annual Meetings

Organisation :
African Development Bank (AfDB)

On 22-26 May 2023, the African Development Group Bank Group is hosting its Annual Meetings with a focus on mobilizing private sector for climate and green growth in Africa. 

Unlocking Circular Economy Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Soluciones para desbloquear el financia miento de la economía circular en América Latina y el Caribe
Organisation :
GO4SDGs
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
IDB Invest

UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative is hosting a Webinar on 29 March 2023 from 10am EST in collaboration with IDB Invest and Ecobbusiness Fund to launch a report on unlocking circular finance in the LAC region. The #CircularEconomy has enormous potential to help us achieve sustainable development. Join the webinar to learn more about solutions to unlock the circular economy finance in Latin America and the Caribbean: http://ow.ly/Bk6l50NoKis

Circular Economy

Sustainable Ramadan Campaign to reduce Food Waste

Organisation :
UNEP West Asia
GO4SDGs

From 21 March to 28 April United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office of West Asia (UNEP ROWA), through GO4SDGs, will run the ‘Sustainable Ramadan’ campaign.

17th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA17)

Organisation :
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

On 22-25 May 2023, IIED will host a conference for practitioners to come together to share how to put the principles for locally led adaptation into practice

What Role(s) for Finance Ministries in Climate Action?

Organisation :
University College London (UCL)

On 14 March 2023, the University College London will host a panel discussion on key issues pertaining to the role finance ministries play in driving climate action, focusing on the capabilities required to drive climate action.

 Global NIP Update Project Inception Workshop

Organisation :
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)

Conducted on 9 March 2023, Global Inception workshop brought together more than 120 participants of the GEF's Global Development, Review and Update of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) project under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

Carbon Removal at Scale: A Call to Action from the IPCC Report

Organisation :
World Resources Institute (WRI)

On 23 March 2023, WRI will host  a high-level webinar featuring IPCC authors, government representatives and leading carbon removal experts to discuss how carbon removal is a critical tool in our toolbox to address the climate crisis. 

Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability at Duke University

The Nicholas Institute is part of Duke University and its wider community of world-class scholars. This unique resource allows the Nicholas Institute's team of economists, scientists, lawyers and policy experts to not only deliver timely, credible analyses to a wide variety of decision makers, but also to convene these decision makers to reach a shared understanding regarding this century's most pressing environmental problems.

Green Jobs for Circularity

Organisation :
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
GO4SDGs
SWITCH-Asia
Government of Finland

On 27 March 2023 (17:15-18:30 GMT+7) UN Environment Programme, through the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals Initiative (GO4SDGs), is hosting the Side Event 'Green Jobs for Circularity' during the 10th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development.  The event is co-organized with SWITCH-Asia and the embassy of Finland in Bangkok. It focuses on the opportunities and challenges for the Asia and the Pacific region to move towards circularity while creating new green jobs for the sectors textiles, packaging, and agri-food.

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