Agenda of Key Activities
NOTE: All Times local in Dubai – United Arab Emirates (GMT+4)
| Date and Time | Event | Location | Description | Host(s) |
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| Thursday, 30 Nov 2023, 16:00 |
The nexus between energy – food system and water for climate resilience |
Commonwealth Secretariat Pavilion | AECF | |
| Friday, 01 Dec 2023, 14:00 | Advocating to strengthen the number of accredited Francophone entities working for adaptation financing | IFDD | ||
| Saturday, 02 Dec 2023, 18:30-20:00 | Adaptation Fund: Making lasting impacts in vulnerable countries while reducing disaster risks | SE Room 1 | AF has made long-term impacts over 16 years producing concrete results, pioneering scalable projects and innovative financing like Direct Access.
Lessons/successes from interventions like DRR/EWS & empowering country/local ownership that create sustainable, replicable results across sectors will be shared. Watch the Live Webcast. |
AF |
| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 10:00-11:00 | Shaping a Climate Resilient Future for People and Nature through the Sharm El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda | Room Arena 2 -Al Wakri in the Blue Zone | GRP/FAO | |
| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 11:30-12:30 | Adaptation Fund, Access to Climate Finance for Adaptation-AF MTS (2023-2027): Recent developments and prospects | Francophonie Pavilion | IFDD-OIF | |
| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 11:30-12:30
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Advancing Adaptation and Climate Resilience through Evidence and Opportunities Lenses |
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Increasing funding and supporting efforts to achieve the global goal of adaptation requires evidence, solutions, alliances and good practices of international climate institutions. This event discusses the opportunities of climate resilience and adaptation in Latin America & the Caribbean and beyond. | DEval, IDB
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| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 14:00-15:30 | Health adaptation and resilience: identifying and scaling adaptation measures to address the health impacts of climate change | GCA Al Wakri (Arena 2) | WHO | |
| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 16:30-18:00 | COP28 Health Programme: Climate-Health Solutions Showcase | The Atrium, Impact Hub, Green Zone | WHO | |
| Sunday, 03 Dec 2023, 18:30-20:30 | Climate Finance: The role of the Climate Funds in supporting developing countries | SE Room 5, COP28 Blue Zone | This event will convene the principals of the four multilateral climate funds – the AF, the CIFs, the GEF and the GCF – to discuss the role of the funds in supporting climate action and how they intend to strengthen their collaboration to increase access to climate finance. | AF, CIF, GEF & GCF |
| Monday, 04 Dec 2023, 13:15 – 14:45 |
Climate Funds Pavilion, Thematic Arena 3, Building 88, Zone B7 (top floor) |
This forward-looking session aims not only to broaden understanding on the progress on gender equality and available support on gender-related work within the four funds, but also to have an interactive session between the speakers and audience to exchange views to further the goal of gender equality in climate finance. |
AF, CIF, GEF & GCF | |
| Monday, 04 Dec 2023, 16:00-17:30
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AF High-Level Contributor Dialogue
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GCA Lab 1 (Al Shaheen)
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This high-level event will provide an opportunity for contributor governments to express their support to the AF and announce new pledges towards the Fund’s 2023 resource mobilization target of US$ 300 million target. In addition, high-level representatives from recipient governments, UNFCCC and civil society are invited to share their perspective on the Fund’s crucial role in delivering adaptation finance and supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Live Webcast.
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UAE’s COP28 Presidency
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| Tuesday, 04 Dec 2023 | The work of the Adaptation fund in the Pacific SIDs | Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion | This event is structured as a dialogue between implementing entities of adaptation projects in the Pacific (Cook Islands and SPREP) and evaluation offices of the four climate funds, during which the panelist would explore lessons from the Pacific projects and evaluations in the region and how better support can be provided in the future. | AF, AF-TERG |
| Tuesday, 05 Dec 2023, 13:15-14:45 | Accessing Climate Finance | The Climate Funds Pavilion | This event brings together representatives from each of the funds to share details on how to access climate finance through the respective funds and share Insights Into the role that each play in delivering for climate action. Watch the key highlights here. |
AF, CIFs, GEF, GCF |
| Tuesday, 05 Dec 2023, 15:00-16:00 | AFCIA Expansion Launch Event | UGIH – Global Innovation Hub | The event will bring together high-level policy makers, industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and key stakeholders to discuss how AFCIA accelerates innovation in climate adaptation. | AF, UNIDO, WFP |
| Tuesday, 05 Dec 2023, 18:30-20:00 | UN4NAPs · Leveraging UN-wide support for theUN4NAPsformulation and implementation of NAPs | Side Event Room 4 | The event aims to showcase examples of the different categories of support that are being facilitated through the initiative. | UNFCCC |
| Tuesday, 06 Dec 2023, 11:00-12:30 | Focused Group Discussions on Locally Led Adaptation | Joint Climate Funds Pavilion (B7, building 88, second floor) | The event will engage various adaptation stakeholders on best ways to scaling LLA in the Adaptation Fund, and in particular on the modalities to making funding adaptation more easily accessible to local organisations. Take the LLA Survey here. | AF |
| Tuesday, 06 Dec 2023 | Learnings from the Adaptation Activities in the Pacific | Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion | The event includes experience sharing from projects in the Pacific SIDs and evidence and lessons emerging from the Adaptation Fund evaluation work. Watch the key highlights here. | AF, AF-TERG |
| Friday, 08 Dec 2023, 12:15-13:15 | Capacity building for M&E in adaptation and loss and damage – lessons from Global South | Capacity-building Hub | The session aimed to hold a panel discussion supported by technical presentations to elucidate the following questions: If the adaptation impacts sustained over time? What are the capacities and Gaps required to make adaptation actions more sustainable? What capacities are most needed in national government to assess past and likely future loss and damage? How evaluations and evidence generation can better support the efforts to address loss and damage? Know more. | UNEPCCC & AF-TERG |
| Friday, 08 Dec 2023, 12:15-13:45 | Technical Discussion on the ‘Availability of Climate Finance for Youth’ | The Commonwealth Pavilion, Blue Zone, Area B2, Building 21 |
The Technical Discussion on the ‘Availability of Climate Finance for Youth’ serves to address this important part of the ongoing discussions about climate financing and recognizing that the youth play a major role in shaping the future of our planet, and their active involvement in addressing climate change is essential. This discussion aims to explore how climate finance, can be made more accessible and available to young people. |
The Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Friday, 08 Dec 2023, 15:30-16:30 | Climate and Development – Aligning Environmental, Economic, and Social Development Goals | TBC | NDC Partnership | |
| Saturday, 09 Dec 2023, 11:00-12:30 | Focused Group Discussions on Locally Led Adaptation | Joint Climate Funds Pavilion (B7, building 88, second floor) | The event will engage various adaptation stakeholders on best ways to scaling LLA in the Adaptation Fund, and in particular on the modalities to making funding adaptation more easily accessible to local organisations. Take the LLA Survey here. | AF |
| Saturday, 09 Dec 2023, 13:00 – 14:00 | MTS 2 Funding Windows event (Spanish) | Spanish Pavilion | Spain’s Ministry of Ecological Transition | |
| Saturday, 09 Dec 2023, 13:15 – 14:45 | Joint Climate Funds Event: Nature-Based Solutions | Climate Funds Pavilion | AF, CIFs, GEF, GCF | |
| Sunday, 10 Dec 2023, 13:15-14:45 | 6th meeting of the informal coordination group for capacity-building (ICG) | TBC | PCCB | |
| Sunday, 10 Dec 2023, 13:15-14:45 | 6th meeting of the informal coordination group for capacity-building (ICG) | TBC | PCCB | |
| Sunday, 10 Dec 2023, 16:00-17:00 | What are the complementarities between accredited direct access entities and international and regional ones for faster access to GCF and AF Resources | Senegal Pavilion | La Banque Agricole | |
| Monday, 11 Dec 2023, 13:15 – 14:15 | Have your Say! Shaping a new funding modality for locally led adaptation | IUCN Pavilion | The discussion will cover key funding aspects, including specific needs and challenges of local actors to access financing, options for local organisations that are not accredited with the Fund to access finance, size of grants, readiness support, suitable LLA indicators and capacity for monitoring and evaluation. Take the LLA Survey here. | AF |