From 31 October to 12 November 2021, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) will be hosted in Glasgow, UK, in partnership with Italy. This year COP will highlight important agendas to finalize the ‘Paris Rulebook,’ which are the implementation guidelines for the 2015 Paris Agreement. Moreover, strong encouragements have been made for Parties to include Nature-Based Solutions into their climate action plans, as nature and biodiversity are essential to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement, limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees.
The EAAFP Secretariat is summarizing side events of EAAFP Partners during the Conference, please download [here].
For more information of UNFCCC COP26, please visit COP26 webpage [here], and The official webpage of UNFCCC [here].
EAAFP Partners engagement information
| SIDE EVENT (1 NOV MON) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Protecting and harnessing the power of peat in the fight against climate change | Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) | 14:00-15:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| SIDE EVENT (2 Nov TUES) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Importance of ASEAN Peatlands in Contributing to Global Climate Change Mitigation | Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat & Peatland Partners | 09:00-10:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| Scaling up the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Initiative | Asian Development Bank | 10:30-12:00 | MDB Pavilion |
| Accelerating peatland action through NDCs | Wetlands International (WI) | 11:30-13:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| Unlocking the Nature/Net Zero Balance | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) | 13:30-14:30 | Green Zone, Water UK Panel |
| SIDE EVENT (3 Nov WED) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Towards a climate adapted Southeast Asia through Integrated Peatland Management | ASEAN Secretariat & Peatland Partners | 11:00-12:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| Policy Dialogue to Strengthen Blue carbon’s contribution to the NDCs | Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) and Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation (KOEM) (Ro Korea), Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Indonesia) | 13:00-15:00 | The Korean Pavilion |
| SIDE EVENT (4 Nov THURS) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Hope Comes Out of the Blue: Inspiring climate action from source to sea | WWT, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Marine Conservation Society & Stockholm International Water Institute | 09:00-10:00 | Blue Zone, Water Pavillion |
| Financing Wetlands Conservation and Restoration for Climate Benefits – Challenges and Opportunities | Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands | 10:00-12:00 | The Korean Pavilion |
| Resilience & Management of Arctic Wetlands | Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) | TBD | Cryosphere Pavilion |
SIDE EVENT (5 Nov FRI) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Accelerating Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation through Innovative Financing | International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) | 10:00-12:00 | The Korean Pavilion |
| SIDE EVENT (7 Nov SUN) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Coast to coast: nature-based solutions for climate, biodiversity and people – lessons learned and stories from the ground | RSPB | 10:30-12:00 | Green Zone |
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SIDE EVENT (8 Nov MON) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| We walk the talk; inspiring peatland restoration success stories in Russia and the Congo | WI | 09:00-10:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| Partners for Wetlands/Decade of Wetland Restoration | Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, BirdLife International, IUCN, WI, WWT etc. | 11:00-12:30 | Blue Zone, Peat Pavilion |
| Building forward better: A blueprint and tools to meet global goals for climate, nature, and people | BirdLife International with the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) | 16:45-18:00 | Blue Zone, Lomond Auditorium |
| Wetland conservation and management: from Scotland to the Arctic – Explore the importance of resilient wetlands for climate and biodiversity | The Scottish Government (moderated by Ramsar Convention, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) as panel) | TBD | |
| SIDE EVENT (9 Nov TUES) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Renewable energy with nature at its core | BirdLife International with Iberdrola | 09:00-11:30 | Scottish Power HQ Auditorium |
| SIDE EVENT (12 Nov FRI) | ORGANIZERS | SLOT | VENUE |
| Strategy to revitalize investment for greenhouse gas reduction in bilateral cooperation with developing countries on Private Sector | International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP), Officials from government ministries in Indonesia, Korea Research Institute on Climate Change, KIS Group | 10:00-12:00 | The Korean Pavilion |
| Transboundary wetlands – from mitigation to adaptation | WI, Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention, Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning, EC DG ENVI or DG CLIMA | 11:00-11:45 | Virtual |
Events that run through the whole UNFCCC COP26
| Korean Pavilion | [COP26] Korea Pavilion_Side Events Program |
| Global Peatland Pavilion | Global Peatland Pavilion Programme for COP26 |
| Wetlands International | Wetlands International at COP26 – Wetlands International |
For relevant matters related to COP26, please contact Programme Officer, Ms. Hyeseon Do, at [email protected].
