CLIMATE & SDG SYNERGY
FIFTH GLOBAL CONFERENCE
Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet
5-6 SEPTEMBER 2024 | RIO DEJANEIRO, BRAZIL
Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã)
The Fifth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet took place on 5-6 September 2024 at the Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Co-convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC), and hosted by the Government of Brazil in conjunction with their G20 presidency, the conference served as a platform for high-level dialogue on fostering integrated approaches to address the interlinked challenges of climate change, environmental degradation, and sustainable development.
The Conference included several roundtables and thematic sessions with expert contributions from Member States, UN agencies, youth, civil society, private sector, and other stakeholders actively engaged in seeking solutions to tackle climate change and the SDGs. Participants engaged in dynamic discussions on advancing synergistic solutions to bridge the financing divide, ensuring equitable and just transitions towards a 1.5-degree pathway, unlocking potential of forests and bioeconomy, sustainable consumption and production, and harnessing the potential of cities as drivers of climate action and resilience. The Conference also featured a dedicated session on the "Roadmap to Mission 1.5 COP Presidencies Troika"; a Troika 'Majlis' focused on transformational adaptation and climate resilience to achieve the global goals.
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Watch the recorded conference
Thursday, 5 September 2024
Conference Opening and High-level Segment | 09:00 – 11:30 BRT
Scene-Setting Conversation: Global state of progress on climate and SDG Synergies | 11:30 – 12:00 BRT
Roundtable 1 Rising to the Climate Challenge through the SDGs: Bridging the Financing Divide | 12:00 – 13:00 BRT
Roundtable 2 Rising to the Climate Challenge through the SDGs: Delivering Co-benefits and Leaving No One Behind | 14:00 – 15:00 BRT
Thematic Session 1 Regenerating Nature – Bioeconomy as a key economic paradigm for tackling climate change, promoting sustainable development and restoring forests | 15:00 – 16:15 BRT
Friday, 6 September 2024
Troika Majlis: Roadmap to Mission 1.5°C Transformational Adaptation for Climate Resilience: Enhancing National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Securing Finance for Global Goal | 09:00 – 10:15 BRT
Thematic Session 2 Who Prospers, Who Gets Left Behind? – the just and equitable transitions pathway to ensuring a 1.5° C aligned future that leaves no one behind | 10:30 – 11:45 BRT
Thematic Session 3 Walking the talk – Shifting to lifestyles with more sustainable patterns of production and consumption | 11:45 – 13:00 BRT
Thematic Session 4 Cities as Drivers – Building climate action and resilience at local levels | 14:15 – 15:30 BRT
Closing | 15:30 – 16:00 BRT
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