The UNECE Water Convention Secretariat will be involved in several sessions of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) (31 October - 12 November 2021 / Glasgow and online).
The first-ever Water & Climate Pavilion at COP26 will elevate the voices of the water community on the role of water in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and to support ambitious climate action. The UNECE Water Convention Secretariat will be involved in several sessions at the Water & Climate Pavilion and will also contribute to the Water Action Event, which forms part of the COP26 official programme.
To follow any of the sessions, please click on the below hyperlinks.
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Session |
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Monday, 1 November, 17:30 - 18:30 (UK time) |
Water action as answer to climate change – collaborative action for resilience (Organized by UN-Water Expert Group on Water and Climate, including UNECE) |
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Thursday, 4 November, 15:30 - 17:00 (UK time) |
Scaling up Nature-Based Solutions for climate adaptation (Organized by a coalition of partners, including French Water Partnership and UNECE) |
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Thursday, 4 November, 16:00-18:00 (UK time) |
Financer l’adaptation dans le secteur de l’eau : l’initiative 100 projets eau et climat pour l’Afrique (Organisé par OiEau et le RIOB, sous le patronage du Sénégal, de la France et du Maroc) |
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Friday, 5 November, 11:30 - 14:15 (UK time) |
Water Action Event: Thirsty for Change: the goals of the Paris Agreement are within reach by tapping the potential of water (Organized by the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action) |
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Friday, 12 November, 8:00 - 8:30 (UK time) |
Opening of the transboundary cooperation and climate security day (Organized by UNECE and IUCN) |
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Friday, 12 November, 9:45 - 10:45 (UK time) |
Water, climate, and borders: The role of River Basin Cooperation for Climate Resilience (Organized by UNECE and GIZ) |