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UN
Global Climate Action
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June
2023 | |
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High-Level
Champions'
Newsletter | |
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Bonn
Climate Change Conference 2023 sets stage for
inclusive and united action at COP
28 | |
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The Bonn Climate
Change Conference (SB58) was a pivotal gathering
of climate leaders, innovative minds, and
influential stakeholders, which underscored the
need for ambitious and immediate action on the
climate and nature crises.
At the conference,
the UN Climate Change High Level Champions for COP
27 and COP 28, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin and H.E. Ms.
Al Mubarak spearheaded the mobilization of
non-Party stakeholders towards addressing climate
change. They led and participated in numerous
events and discussions; highlighting not only the
critical issues at hand but also the solutions
that can change the trajectory of our warming
planet.
Inaugurating the COP
28 Presidency’s and also the High-Level Champions’
engagement at the Conference, H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak
underlined the importance of youth participation,
applauding the leadership of COP 28’s Youth
Climate Champion, H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui.
Indigenous voices also resonated powerfully,
reiterating the need for diversity and inclusivity
in charting our path towards a net zero,
nature-positive and resilient world. H.E. Ms. Al
Mubarak hosted a listening session with
representatives of Indigenous Peoples, with the
aim of instilling hands-on experiences of
protecting and conserving the environment and
biodiversity into the COP 28 programme. H.E. Ms.
Al Mubarak stated, “I’m ready to champion this
group and ultimately mobilize the technological
and financial solutions that are locally-led and
beneficial.”
Interlinked
discussions on finance, nature, adaptation
insurance, loss and damage, ocean-climate actions,
and the Sharm el-Sheikh Adaptation
Agenda
(SAA) led to robust deliberations, reinforcing the
consensus that collective action and localized
solutions are fundamental to global progress
towards a 1.5 °C resilient
world.
These discussions left no doubt that this is a
defining moment for our planet – a moment where we
must mobilize every tool, resource, and innovation
at our disposal to ensure a livable and thriving
world for all.
The vital role of nature took
centre stage in the “Finance and nature for
transformative course correction” event. Dr. Mohieldin pressed the
need to increase local finance flows, which are
currently deemed “insufficient, inefficient, and
unfair.” H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak highlighted the
unfortunate reality that nature solutions
currently receive only 8% of public climate
finance and 17% of private finance.
During the “Actions After Impacts” discussion, it became clear
that many local communities are already taking
action in order to survive the worst impacts of
climate change and bounce back from the related
losses and damages. As Dr. Mohieldin noted,
the COP27 Loss and Damage fund was recognized as a successful first step. However, as H.E. Ms. Al
Mubarak emphasized, “It’s not just finance that
will support these solutions. It is partnerships,
it is scaling up and it’s ensuring that we play a
part in also voicing the real needs of the
communities and the boots on the
ground.”
Dr. Mohieldin and
H.E. Ms. Al
Mubarak joined government representatives and the
Insurance Development Forum at the “Insurance for
Adaptation Round-table,” to discuss strategies to
increase engagement of the financial sector in the
Global Finance Policy Processes for adaptation and
resilience. Recognizing the
insurance industry as a significant player in
addressing climate change, they underscored its
potential to contribute significantly to the
scaling up of climate adaptation and risk
reduction efforts through the utilization of its
climate risk analytics capabilities.
The Conference
reignited conversations on mobilizing finance for
adaptation and resilience, as well as empowering
local communities. The Champions, in collaboration
with the Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller
Foundation Resilience Center
at the
Atlantic Council and the Insurance Development
Forum held a meeting exploring the critical need
for the insurance industry to invest in adaptation
to reduce risks and vulnerabilities, plus to
inform finance policies to enhance private sector
mobilization for adaptation, resilience, and loss
and damage.
H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak
opened the Ocean-Climate Dialogue and welcomed the
work of the Marrakech Partnership Ocean and
Coastal Zone Group which is developing Ocean
Sectoral Breakthroughs. These science-based and
measurable targets will provide compasses to
accelerate governments and non-State actors
actions and investments for key ocean-based
climate solutions. These solutions range from
coastal ecosystems, which can absorb a large
amount of carbon and increase the resilience of
coastal communities, to aquatic production, which
can provide low carbon proteins for our growing
global population, and a more sustainable maritime
transport
industry. | |
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The
Global Stocktake: charting a course to climate
& nature
recovery | |
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The Global Stocktake (GST) – a comprehensive
process for countries and stakeholders to see
where they’re collectively making progress towards
the Paris Agreement goals, which will culminate at
COP 28 – was a key focus of the Bonn conference.
Building on previous
discussions on the “what” and “how”, the technical
assessment phase came to a close with the
third and final technical
dialogue
(TD1.3) in Bonn with a focus on “what is next?”.
Through four insightful round-table discussions, a
dynamic World Café session, poster session and
other events convened by the co-facilitators, Parties and
non-Party stakeholders exchanged views on
the enhanced actions and support needed across
areas of mitigation, including response measures;
adaptation, including loss and damage; means of
implementation and support, including finance,
technology and capacity building; and integrated
and holistic approaches. The science is clear that
urgent action is required to halve emissions,
build adaptive capacity and resilience, end
biodiversity loss, and address climate losses and
damages by 2030. The findings from the technical
phase will provide the foundation for the
political phase and will help Parties and
non-Party stakeholders identify what is needed to
course-correct and achieve the Paris Agreement
goals at COP 28. As such, the GST is one of
the most important priorities for the multilateral
climate change process this year and the response
and follow through on the outcomes from COP 28
will determine how successful the world will be in
stabilizing the climate.
In Bonn, the High-Level
Champions invited non-Party stakeholders, from
corporates to civil society, to investors and
cities and regions, to support the GST process; to
share their progress, help to identify key gaps
and challenges, and co-create actionable
solutions. They also stressed that the
transparency brought by the GST can be a key lever
to ratchet up the support from the international
community to address the climate and nature
crises, which are both a symptom and a cause of
inequality. They called for
transformative collaboration to course-correct our economies, with
all actors playing a role, including women, young
people, Indigenous Peoples, businesses, investors,
national and subnational governments, civil
society and academia.
The significant role of
non-Party stakeholders in the GST was re-emphasized as Parties expressed their
appreciation for the contribution and engagement
of non-Party stakeholders in TD1.3, and encouraged
them to organize events at the local, national,
regional and international level in support of the
first GST. The high-level committee, consisting of
the Chairs of the Subsidiary Bodies and COP 27 and
COP 28 Presidencies and who chair the high-level
GST events to be convened at COP 28, also stressed
the importance of non-Party stakeholder
participation in the political phase and how the
UN Secretary-General’s Climate Ambition Summit and
the Regional Climate Weeks are key milestones. In the
lead up to COP 28, Parties and non-Party
stakeholders will be invited to submit their views
on the elements for the “consideration of outputs” component by 15 September
2023. Watch this space for more details on this
opportunity. | |
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Task
Forces inject new momentum into the Sharm
el-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda
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A landmark event launching
the Sharm el-Sheik Adaptation Agenda
Task Forces was
attended by both High-Level Champions at Bonn,
injecting strong momentum into the global
adaptation and resilience movement, under the
Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA).
The Task
Forces will bring together countries and non-Party
stakeholders to focus on critical areas such as
Food Systems, Water, Human Settlements, Oceans,
Infrastructure, and Finance. The first working
sessions of the Task Forces took place,
prioritizing key areas of mobilization, planning
finance, and tracking progress - and overall the
sessions focused on shaping common, engaging
narratives for consolidated action on adaptation
system transformation.
Dr. Mohieldin,
highlighted that adaptation finance is improving,
but at an alarmingly low rate: currently only 4%
is mobilised by the private sector. He said: “Even
if global mitigation efforts are doing well, which
are not yet, there is a lot to do on adaptation.
We must take this action from global measures to
local plans through finance, collaboration and
technological advances”.
During the Task
Forces launch, resilience experts and members of
the Race to Resilience's Methodological
Advisory Group, including Anand Patwardhan, Emilie
Beauchamp, Ana Maria Lobo-Guerrero, and Paulina
Aldunce, highlighted the importance of the
SAA in driving collaboration and fast-tracking
action for
populations in climate vulnerable situations. They
underscored the need to address the adaptation gap
and prioritize support for vulnerable communities
to build resilience against now-unpreventable
climate change impacts.
As well as the
representatives from the COP27 and COP28
Presidencies, other attendees included the
Marrakech Partnership Focal Points, numerous UN
agencies, the International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN), and the Race to Resilience 36
partners’ initiatives. Their collective work will
be instrumental in delivering the first SAA
Implementation Report at COP
28. | |
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Ongoing
Champions activity outside of the Bonn Climate
Conference: | |
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“Road
to COP 28” event sparks renewed momentum in
UAE
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On 29 May, H.E. Ms.
Al Mubarak, the COP 28 Presidency, and Dubai
Chambers hosted the major event, the 'Road to COP28: Driving Collective
Action in the UAE' in the Dubai
International Financial Centre. The event convened
a massive audience of over 600 local stakeholders
and non-Party stakeholders to accelerate climate
action in the lead-up to the UAE-hosted COP 28. At
the event the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience
campaigns were highlighted, emphasizing
opportunities for the UAE within the
all-of-society mandate for comprehensive climate
action.
Key takeaways from
the event included:
Adaptation
& Resilience: The importance of
adaptation, particularly nature-based solutions,
and the potential costs of inaction was a key
focus. The Insurance Adaptation Acceleration
Initiative demonstrated the potential for local
and regional insurance companies to steer funding
towards nature-based solution.
Mitigation:
Robust
net zero targets were emphasized as a crucial
framework for companies to reduce climate impacts,
supported by the 2030 Breakthroughs which define clear
mitigation pathways for around 30 critical
sectors. Local initiatives the UAE Alliance for Climate
Action and
the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and
Environment’s “Climate-Responsible
Companies Pledge” were highlighted for companies
starting their climate action journey.
Finance: It’s estimated that
$3-6 trillion a year through to 2050 is needed to
fund the systems transformation required by the
Paris Agreement's objectives. For the UAE’s
financial institutions to play their part, they
were encouraged to set interim targets, join Race
to Zero Finance Partner alliances, and engage with
initiatives like the Glasgow Financial Alliance
for Net Zero
(GFANZ). | |
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Dr.
Mahmoud Mohieldin joins pivotal meetings on
Climate Finance, Green Hydrogen and Carbon Markets
at the Africa CEO Forum | |
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Dr. Mohieldin joined
a series of roundtables at the Africa CEO Forum in the Ivorian
capital of Abidjan speaking on strategies
to scale
climate mitigation and adaptation solutions
through rallying public and private finance for
bankable African projects rooted in regional
priorities, the Paris targets, and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
In a round-table on
“Positioning Africa as a Green Hydrogen
Powerhouse”, Dr. Mohieldin highlighted
strategies for Africa to maximize its potential as
a producer and exporter of green hydrogen - by
increasing demand and reducing production,
transport and storage costs. Dr. Mohieldin
stressed the need to catalyse the supply for
African green hydrogen, through adoption of
technology and skills for production and storage.
He also called for collaboration with neighbouring
countries and regions, especially Europe, which
have a strong demand for clean fuels to
decarbonise their economies.
Financing to support
the growth of a green hydrogen industry in Africa
should be led by investment, or through
concessional financing from international
financial institutions (IFIs) and multilateral
development banks (MDBs). Dr. Mohieldin
reasserted the “1% for 1.5 C” model, for MDBs to extend
concessional finance terms to low - middle-income
countries.
Dr. Mohieldin also
contributed to a high-level round-table on “Carbon
Credits: Optimizing the Value Chain to Boost
Revenue,” which was attended by project
developers, government representatives,
certification bodies and buyers, to discuss
growing Africa’s revenue on voluntary carbon
credit markets. Dr. Mohieldin highlighted that
since the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative
(ACMI) was
launched at COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, its
potential as a model for regional cooperation has
expanded significantly - driven by official
support from both the Egyptian and Emirati
presidencies of COP 27 and COP 28. He stressed the
need to set-out clear governance standards to
maximize the potential of African carbon markets,
specifically a regulatory and legislative
framework that defines the roles of governments,
the private sector and civil society.
On the fringes of the
CEO Forum, a strategic discussion took place entitled,
“Toward the African Regional Forum & COP 28:
Unlocking climate finance flows to African
projects through "finnovation”. It highlighted
potential investment opportunities across the
continent which have been evolving since the
Africa Regional Forum in Addis Ababa last year.
For example, the event featured several projects
seeking investment opportunities, from e-mobility
ventures in Nigeria and Rwanda to organic
fertilizer ventures in Kenya, with funding
requirements ranging from $3 million to $192
million.
Overall, the
Champions will continue to stress that the global
community cannot burden developing countries with
additional debt in the pursuit of a just energy
transition, in their ongoing engagements towards
the 2nd
Annual African Regional Forum in September in
Kenya, and beyond to COP 28. For example,
the
mobilization of climate finance through
concessional finance and private equity will be a
primary focus of the Champions’ attendance at the
upcoming Summit for a New Global Financing
Pact in Paris later in June.
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The
shipping industry is on the cusp of a new era
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As renewable rich,
but low-income regions, such as Africa, shape the
opportunity to forge green hydrogen hubs, some of
the world’s largest cargo owners have now
committed to eliminate their emissions, signalling
clear demand for zero-emission green hydrogen.
Major vessel owners, operators, and manufacturers
are also responding to this demand by building and
testing a new generation of vessels powered by
fuels made from green hydrogen that could make
deep sea zero-emission shipping a reality by 2030,
with the first due for delivery this
year.
The High-Level
Champions are supporting collaboration between
Africa’s burgeoning green hydrogen hubs, and its
potential customers in the shipping sector,
through the Africa Green Hydrogen
Alliance.
The Champions’ 2030 Breakthrough for
Shipping
aims for
zero emission fuels to constitute 5% of
international shipping’s energy demand by
2030.
Clear goal-setting
and engagement are driving collaboration between
countries and the shipping community in the early
stages of the shift to clean fuels. Belgium-based
maritime group, CMB is one of a range of leading
shipping companies to have announced a commitment
to achieve zero emissions by 2050, including Race
to Zero member Maersk, plus COSCO and
CMA CGM. Three years after
setting its net zero target, CMB is collaborating with Namibia’s
Ohlthaver & List (O&L) Group, to construct
the country’s first green hydrogen plant, which
should be operational by the end of 2023. The aim is to
produce green hydrogen from Namibia’s rich solar
power resources, and distribute clean fuels
domestically to the country’s industrial
transport, such as trucks, trains, mining
equipment and ships. Depending on the results of
the demonstration plant, a larger scale production
plant will follow in a second phase.
By convening the
supply and demand-side of green hydrogen or
hydrogen-derived fuels, this presents a viable
solution for the transition of the shipping
industry to zero emissions, as well as a route to
unlocking prosperity in low income
countries.
To bring this vision
to life, the outcome of next
month’s government
negotiations at the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) are crucial. The IMO will
consider a revised GHG strategy to align shipping
with a 1.5 °C trajectory (MEPC 80,
3 - 7 July). If adopted, this strategy will set
the benchmarks for any future international rules
around shipping GHG emissions. This is a decisive
opportunity to build a new maritime system capable
not only of driving global trade, but also of
shaping the future of our
planet. | |
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World
Oceans Day update: Ocean Action is Climate Action
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On World Oceans
Day,
Ignace Beguin Billecocq, Ocean and Coastal Zones
Lead at the Climate Champions Team
spoke at
the inaugural MENA Oceans Summit in Dubai and DP World Ocean
Day Celebration on the opportunity to
harness oceans in our efforts to tackle the
climate crisis.
Mr. Beguin Billecocq
highlighted that while cutting carbon emissions
was the priority, governments and businesses
should use COP 28 to increase their efforts to
protect and sustainably manage the world's ocean.
Mr. Beguin Billecocq commented, “By increasing
greenhouse gas emissions, we are limiting the
capacity of the ocean to deliver on its role… the
number one priority is to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. But the ocean is a true part of the
solution for people and the planet. Ocean action
is climate action and climate action is ocean
action”.
There is a
substantial funding gap for sustainable ocean
action. At least $175 billion USD per year is
needed to achieve all Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) 14 targets for healthy oceans. Yet, funding
in support of our ocean receives the least amount
of long-term funding of any of the SDGs, reportedly less than $10
billion was actually invested in SDG 14 between
2015 and 2019. To address this enormous shortfall,
investor interest is rising in a relatively new
financial instrument - blue bonds, which have
major potential as the next wave of sustainable
finance.
On
World Oceans Day, Ørsted became the first energy
company in the world to issue blue bonds.
The company issued a five-year, EUR 100 million
blue bond, to raise capital for sustainable blue
economy projects, which in the case of Ørsted
means, promoting biodiversity in areas surrounding
its offshore wind infrastructure, plus sustainable
shipping fuels. The blue bonds are a win-win in
terms of supporting Ørsted’s target to deliver a
net-positive biodiversity impact
from its renewables fleet by 2030,
as well as providing long term risk and return
prospects for
investors. | |
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Race
to Zero latest developments:
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Shroders
activates net zero, nature positive journey via
the “5P” framework
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Schroders, the
prominent asset management firm, is leading the
way in integrating its operations and investments
within a net zero, nature-positive economy. As a
Race to Zero member and partner of SBTi and Net
Zero Asset Managers, Schroders has been actively
pursuing responsible practices in recent years -
and it has employed the “5P” framework (Pledge,
Plan, Proceed, Publish, Persuade) conceived by
Race to Zero, to centralize nature within its
strategic approach.
Pledge
In 2022, Schroders
released its Group Nature and Biodiversity
Position Statement, outlining its commitment to
address nature and biodiversity impacts. The firm
is also a signatory to the Finance for Biodiversity
Pledge, a
collective effort to promote best practices and
achieve nature-preserving targets. One key pledge
is Schroders' commitment to cut exposure to
commodity-driven deforestation in its managed
investment portfolios by 2025, aligned with the
broader Financial Sector Commitment on
Eliminating Commodity-Driven
Deforestation.
Plan
Schroders' ‘Plan for Nature’, introduced in 2022,
outlines a detailed roadmap for embedding nature
considerations into investment decisions. It
focuses on insights, influence, and innovation.
Through proprietary models and frameworks,
Schroders assesses biodiversity risks and impacts
to gain valuable insights to underpin investment
solutions that protect and restore
nature.
Proceed
Schroders actively
participates in initiatives to invest at scale in
nature. Through projects like Akaria Natural Capital, in collaboration
with Conservation International, the firm invests
in nature-based climate solutions in Southeast
Asia. Schroders also supports conservation and
reforestation projects in emerging markets through
its subsidiary, BlueOrchard.
Publish
Transparency is a key
aspect of Schroders’ approach. The firm shares
insights on its nature-related initiatives through
publications such as the Plan for Nature and the
Group Nature and Biodiversity Position Statement.
These publications are designed to enhance
accountability and provide stakeholders with a
deeper understanding of how nature is integrated
into investment decisions.
Persuade
Schroders recognizes
the importance of communication to promote
understanding of finance for nature. Through
articles, reports, podcasts, and videos, the firm
educates stakeholders about the significance of
nature in investment decisions. By participating
in global events like COP 15, Schroders
contributes to the dialogue on biodiversity
conservation, encouraging the financial industry
to embrace a more nature-positive
future.
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International
Day for Biological Diversity: Moving from
Agreement to Action
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2023 marked the 20th
anniversary of the UN-sanctioned International Day
for Biological Diversity. To mark this milestone,
H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak recorded a video message reminding nature
restoration stakeholders of the hope and
determination provided through the adoption of the
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at
COP15. | |
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Africa
Climate Week and Latin America and Caribbean
Climate Week - host an
event! | |
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The Africa Climate Week 2023 (ACW
2023) and
the Latin America and Caribbean Climate
Week (LACCW 2023) are scheduled for 4
to 8 September in Nairobi, hosted by the
Government of Kenya, and in Panama City, hosted by
the Government of Panama, respectively. These
are opportunities to exchange climate solutions,
approaches for overcoming barriers, and potential
opportunities for transformation in the region to
build momentum ahead of COP 28 and the conclusion
of the first global stocktake. Applications from a
diverse set of stakeholders working in the regions
are welcome and they are asked to align these with
one of four tracks:
● Energy systems and
industry.
● Cities, urban and
rural settlements, infrastructure, and
transport.
● Land, ocean, food,
and water.
● Societies, health,
livelihoods, and economies.
The organizing
partners are now
accepting
applications for hosting Side Events and sharing
climate action in the Action
Hub. The
application deadline
is 30 June 2023, 23:00 East Africa Time (EAT) for
ACW 2023 whereas the
deadline
for LACCW 2023 is 21 July 2023, 23:00 Panama
(UTC-5) (Spanish version). | |
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● As part of an effort to report
progress on the implementation of climate
resilient infrastructure and to showcase curated
best-practice case studies and initiatives with
the potential to deliver change at scale and at
pace, the International Coalition for Sustainable
Infrastructure (ICSI) has published the Climate Resilient Infrastructure
Report with
exemplary participatory processes to new and
innovative ways to harness technology for
sustainable development. These case studies
demonstrate ways to deliver solutions for
infrastructure that uplifts nature instead of
dominating it, puts human well-being at their
core, and builds climate resilience and
adaptation. Forming part of ICSI’s contribution to
the Race to Resilience, the report also highlights
where featured case studies meet Race to
Resilience targets and outcomes of the Sharm
El-Sheikh Adaptation Agenda.
● “Achieving the just transition: A
toolkit for city leaders across the globe” is a new resource developed
by C40 to provide mayors and city leaders with an
overview of the actions needed to ensure a just
transition. Encompassing seven pillars of
recommended action, the toolkit presents key
concepts, advice on implementation and a
self-assessment checklist to guide stakeholders
along the way towards creating green jobs and
becoming more equitable, resilient and
sustainable.
● It has been highlighted
through the “Cultivating Farmer Prosperity:
Investing in Regenerative Agriculture” report that farmers could
expect a 15-25% return on investment by
transitioning from conventional to regenerative
agriculture systems. The transition to
regenerative agriculture methods can take three to
five years and may be associated with
profitability loss due to decreased crop yields
and capital outlays for specialized equipment.
Nevertheless, this can be mitigated through a
range of support options for farmers, including
cost share programs, sustainable leases, improved
insurance terms, regenerative crop warranties,
government subsidies, price premiums, lending
programs, and ecosystem services
markets.
● In preparation for the 4th
International Conference on Small Island
Developing States (SIDS4), UN DESA is organizing a
global online stakeholder
consultation to
solicit inputs from stakeholders on key challenges
that SIDS face in achieving their sustainable
development priorities, policy recommendations,
and examples of game-changing actions that can
accelerate progress towards sustainable
development in SIDS. Deadline for submission is 7
July. | |
Keeping up with the
Champions | |
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● H.E.
Ms. Al Mubarak addressed the ‘'Delivering
on Nature and Climate Outcomes and Ambition at
COP28' side event, held at the Bonn Climate
Conference (SB58)
H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak
made the case for an integrated response to the
climate, biodiversity, and desertification crises
at COP 28, to maximize overall impact across all
three agendas.
● At the Second Glasgow
Dialogue on Loss & Damage at
the Bonn Climate Conference (SB58), Dr. Mohieldin underscored that the
historic Loss & Damage Fund that was launched in
COP27 is an opportunity to achieve balance and
justice in bearing the burdens of climate
change.
● Dr.
Mohieldin addresses London’s Net Zero Delivery
Summit
At the end of May,
Mohieldin joined speakers including the Governor
of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey, and Prime
Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, to address the
pressing challenges preventing fast and decisive
action to curtail emissions at net
zero.
● Dr.
Mohieldin speaks at Innovation Zero,
London
During an event
hosted by Innovation Zero late May in London, Dr.
Mohieldin shared an update on the latest
developments in the Race To Zero Campaign while
shedding light on actions and commitments made by
partners via a recorded video message.
● H.E.
Ms. Al Mubarak presides over the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Council
Meeting
IUCN President H.E.
Ms. Al Mubarak convened the 109th Council Meeting
of the IUCN in Gland, Switzerland. A key issue on
the agenda was incorporating nature and
biodiversity conservation into the COP 28
process.
● Dr.
Mahmoud speaks at the International Conference on
Climate and Environment Nile University, Egypt.
On June 5, Dr.
Mahmoud virtually chaired and spoke at the
International Conference on Climate and
Environment, at the Nile University on the
occasion of World Environment Day.
● H.E.
Razan Al Mubarak elevates Built Environment
Breakthrough at the EgyptGBC Net Zero
International Conference.
H.E. Ms. Al Mubarak
gave a keynote address at the EgyptGBC
event on the major opportunity to combat the
climate and nature crises through investment in a
sustainable Built Environment sector. The speech
highlighted the 1,000 cities that have already
pledged to cut their emissions in half by 2030
through the Race to Zero and the Breakthrough for Built
Environment.
● Dr.
Mohieldin features on CNBC Arabia with IRENA and
OPEC heads.
Mohieldin discussed
recent climate developments on CNBC Arabia,
alongside Francesco La Camera, the Director
General of the International Renewable Energy
Agency (IRENA) and Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais
of OPEC.
(The interview is here, Mohieldin’s section
is from 10m, 50
seconds). | |
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