Scaling Domestic Resources for Adaptation and Resilience with the Sustainable Budgeting Approach

Rwanda Pavilion, Blue Zone, Expo City Dubai

The University of Oxford, in partnership with the Republic of Rwanda, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and United Nations Environment Programme, is hosting an event on "Scaling Domestic Resources for Adaptation and Resilience with the Sustainable Budgeting Approach" at the Rwanda Pavilion in the Blue Zone, Expo City Dubai, on December 3, 2023, from […]

COP28 Side Event: Climate Resilient Fiscal Planning

ADB Pavilion, Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The adverse impacts of climate change on human and natural systems will continue to intensify under observed and projected climate scenarios. Despite progress, adaptation gaps exist, and will continue to grow at current rates of implementation. Most adaptation responses are fragmented and incremental. There is a rapidly narrowing window of opportunity to enable climate resilient […]

COP-28 Side Event: Preparing for the Green Transition in Fossil Fuel Exporters

IMF-, WB Group-, FT Pavillion, Expo City Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The global energy transition poses macroeconomic challenges for fossil fuel exporting countries, including more uncertain hydrocarbon revenues, exports and investment inflows. How will these countries be impacted in the next decade and what policies can they adopt to harness opportunities in the transition to a lower carbon economy and mitigate possible macroeconomic disruptions? Panelists will […]

Launch event for the Just Transition Finance Lab

LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment is establishing the Just Transition Finance Lab to be a world-leading centre for experimentation and excellence in the financial solutions needed for a just transition to a net zero and nature positive economy. The Lab will build on five years of research, convening and engagement […]

CFMCA Regional Convening for Asia-Pacific

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting the Philippines’ Department of Finance (DOF), in partnership with the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, led by the Netherlands and Indonesia as co-chairs, in organising and hosting the Regional Meeting of the CFMCA on 27–28 August 2024 at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, Philippines.  The […]

WTO Public Forum 2024

WTO, Rue de Lausanne 154, Geneva, Switzerland

The World Trade Organization is organizing its annual Public Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. The 2024 edition will explore how re-globalization can help make trade more inclusive and ensure that its benefits reach more people. On this occasion, our colleagues from the Sustainable Trade team will be co-presenting a session on “Trade as a catalyst for circular […]