Established on August 3rd 2018 by the World Bank and Government of Nigeria through The Office of The Vice President of Nigeria, the Nigeria Climate Innovation Center is the Nigerian arm of the Climate Innovation Center (CIC) network that provides holistic, country-driven support to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate solutions and clean energy technologies.
On 9 June 2020, the President of the General Assembly, with the support of the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification is hosting the High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation, and Drought (DLDD) in the United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States of America.
On 2-6 June 2020, the Governments of Kenya and Portugal are co-hosting the 2020 UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
(Disclaimer: Due to COVID-19, this event is postponed with no clear update yet.
On 9-20 November 2020, the UNFCCC, together with the UK Government is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference UK 2020 (UNFCCC COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
On 5-6 March 2020, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting the Global Forum on Environment: Mainstreaming Gender and Empowering Women for Environmental Sustainability.
On 8-13 February 2020, UN-Habitat is holding the Tenth Session of the World Urban Forum in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
From 1-5 June 2020, the European Commission is hosting the EU Green Week 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.
The African Forum on Green Economy is a three-month online exchange on how African countries are leading the way to greener, fairer economies. The Forum will run from 1 April - 3 July 2020, and will feature a series of webinars on themes including water, agriculture, natural capital and development finance, infrastructure, and data for decision making in the African context.