Anticipatory action events at COP26
In November, Glasgow will host COP26, with policymakers, scientists, practitioners and activists from across the planet gathering to debate and decide the next steps for tackling the climate crisis.
Anticipatory action will be a recurring theme among many of these discussions. On this page you can find a list of relevant events for practitioners, scientists and policymakers in this field.
This page is is being updated with support from the Risk-informed Early Action Partnership.
1st November 2021
Date
1st November 2021
Time
1pm - 2:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
InsuResilience Global Partnership, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience, Munich Climate Insurance Initiative
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
What have we learned from the implementation of Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance (CDRFI). Where do we go from here?
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
Closing the action gap: addressing climate risks in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The need for multi-agency collaboration and coordination
Date
1st November 2021
Time
5pm - 6:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
ODI and FCDO
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
The session will seek to drive conversation amongst development, humanitarian, political and business leaders on how to ensure that vulnerable populations in FCAC are effectively supported by climate finance.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
2nd November 2021
Climate change and conflict: prevention, foresight, resilience and adaptation of populations at risk
Date
2nd November 2021
Time
2 pm - 3 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
ICRC, EEAS, PIK, ODI, UNEP, German MFA
Location
EU Pavilion - Hybrid/Brussels
Brief description
Drawing on their engagement in regions affected by climate change and conflict around the world, representatives from the European Union, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research will explore how to reconcile prevention, foresight and mitigation with effective engagement to address the existing humanitarian consequences of climate change.
Registration
Visit the EU Side Events to register here.
Date
2nd November 2021
Time
3 pm - 4:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
ICRC, Adelphi (tbc), Munich Security Conference, German MFA
Registration
German pavilion--virtual. program and livestream will be posted here.
Adaptation Action Coalition –mobilizing adaptation action in partnership
Date
2nd November 2021
Time
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Extreme Heat Resilience Alliance
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
Brief description
This session will feature mayors who have shown extraordinary global leadership in addressing extreme heat in urban areas.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
3rd November 2021
Date
3rd November 2021
Time
12 am - 1:30 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(virtual)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
Increasing resilience through innovative approaches in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) featuring Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company and Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
RH EWEADRR 7 (Virtual): Anticipatory action for drought: making a difference for pastoralists and farmers in the Horn of Africa
Date
3rd November 2021
Time
8:15 am - 9:45 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
ODI
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blune Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Speakers will share insights on how weather forecast information and improved understanding of local communities’ needs can be used by humanitarian and development actors -and climate-vulnerable populations themselves- to significantly reduce human suffering and economic losses from climate-related shocks. They will address major outstanding program and policy questions for the Horn of Africa, including how external anticipatory action can best reinforce the adaptations of climate vulnerable populations; when during a crisis, external assistance can best strengthen existing local capacities and strategies; and what needs to be done differently for anticipatory action to be effective in fragile, conflict-affected contexts.
You can find a related policy brief on anticipatory action in Somalia here.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
Closing the Protection Gap: How Disaster Finance Partnerships Can Protect More People on the Frontline of the Climate Crisis
Date
3rd November 2021
Time
2pm - 2:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Centre for Disaster Protection
Location
UK Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
In-person
Brief description
This event will highlight where aid-supported disaster risk finance is having an impact on climate vulnerable communities and the crucial role that public-private partnerships can play in backing these schemes with insurance and reinsurance cover at scale.
Livestream
Session will be streamed live here.
Date
3rd November 2021
Time
6:15 pm - 7 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
WMO, UNDP and UNEP
Brief description
WMO, UNDP and UNEP heads to co-host and invite on behalf of the Alliance for Hydromet Development
Registration
Details will be added soon.
4th November 2021
Scaling Up Capacities and Support for Climate and Disaster Risk Finance for Resilient Livelihoods and Societies
Date
4th November 2021
Time
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Location
Blue Zone, PCCB Capacity-Building Hub
Registration
Registration details will be added soon.
Date
4th November
Time
15:00 - 16:30 pm Glasgow
Host
Government of Bangladesh
Location
Bangladesh Pavilion
Date
4th November
Time
15:00 - 16:00 Glasgow
Host
CREWS
Location
French Pavilion
Short description
This event will present the results from the CREWS country projects for strengthening early warning systems. Make the case for scale-up, effective and people-centered investments on early warning systems for Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States; and look ahead and announce the engagement of new contributions to the CREWS Trust Fund and the scaling up of CREWS operations.
5th November 2021
Date
5th November 2021
Time
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Hosts
Met Office and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center
Location
UK PAVILION
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
Weather forecasts, seasonal outlooks and long range climate projections are derived from global computer models and provide indications of what the weather and climate will be in upcoming days, months and years. Whilst this is valuable information, it can’t be used for adaptation purposes in its own right as it only describes what the weather will be and not what it will do (it’s impacts). Insight into what impacts of weather and hazards cause can only be gained when providers of weather and climate information partner with organisations who both understand them and can take action to avoid or reduce them. These types of collaborations enable impact-based services to be co-produced which can directly inform policies, decisions and actions. This session will describe how effective collaboration between user and producer organisations can take place and will illustrate how co-produced services can save lives and enhance livelihoods.
Registration
Details will be added soon. Details will be added soon.You can read more about the presidency programme here and view the UK Presidency Pavilion at COP26 event programme here.
Premiering DARAJA – bridging weather and climate services for local adaptation with the true owners of climate risk.
Date
5th November
Time
1:30 - 12:30 Glasgow
Host
Resurgance
Location
LLA, Blue Zone
Short description
This session will premiere, in Glasgow and at COP26, a short film on the award-winning DARAJA Weather & Climate Service. Screened to a select panel of community and climate leaders, an audience in the LLA Pavilion and virtually around the world, the film will tease out panellists' interpretations of the 8 Principles for LLA in the light of a real world example from Nairobi.
Register
You can register here for this meeting.
8th November 2021
Date
8th November 2021
Time
8 am - 9:30 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
BBC Media Action
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
This event will explore the untapped potential of media, dialogue and storytelling to bolster climate adaptation among people in countries most affected by climate change. It will showcase captivating media content, expert speakers and experiences from local communities.
Registration
Register here.
Climate Risk and Adaptation: How We Understand and Respond to Climate Change Hazards
Date
8th November 2021
Time
9 am - 10:30 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
UK Government, Climate Change Committee (CCC), University of Exeter, Met Office
Location
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hyprid
Brief description
This event will showcase the UK’s proactive steps to build adaptive capacity and reduce climate risk to communities both domestically and internationally through risk assessments, action-oriented research and knowledge exchange. The panel discussion will draw on findings from the third Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk published in 2021 and collaborative work with international initiatives to build adaptive capacity with developing nations, such as the Adaptation Action Coalition (AAC), Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia (CARIAA) and Weather and Climate Information Services for Africa (WISER).
Livestream
You can watch the livestream of the event here
RH EWEADRR 3 (Hybrid): Scaling-up Comprehensive Risk Management for Climate and Disaster Resilience
Date
8th November 2021
Time
10 am - 11:30 am
Hosts
UNDRR, REAP
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Climate change amplifies risk, and if not properly managed, leads to disasters. Climate action, hence, must be anchored on understanding of risk across scales and governance levels. The session will explore means to operationalize comprehensive climate and disaster risk management through concrete examples of development policies, disaster risk reduction strategies, National Adaptation Plans and financing modalities.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register or stream directly here.
Date
8th November 2021
Time
11 am - 12:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
UK Met office
Location
Science Pavillion / IPCC-WMO-MO Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Climate science provides understanding of how the climate is changing and as such, plays a key role in informing mitigation policy and action. However, climate science also needs to drive adaptation strategies to enable countries to be better prepared for the changes in climate they are experiencing now and in the future.
This session will explore the opportunities for climate science to shape adaptation policy and practice. It will illustrate how, in order to be actionable, weather and climate science needs to be trans-disciplinary; bringing together natural scientists, social scientists and practitioners to combine understanding of hazards, risks and vulnerabilities.
Streaming
Stream here.
Date
8th November 2021
Time
11:30 am - 12:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
OCHA, UNDRR, WMO
Location
Lomond auditorium
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
To address the intensifying impact of climate change, acting ahead of disasters and extreme events is an imperative. The event will profile transformative solutions for addressing underlying risk drivers, early warning systems, and anticipatory action to save lives and assets, and build resilience.
Speakers: Lead organizations: OCHA, UNDDR, WMO. Supporting organizations: 1. FAO 2. IOM 3. ITU 4. UN Climate Action Team 5. UN Women 6. UNDP 7. UNEP 8. UNFCCC 9. UNHABITAT 10. UNOHRLLS 11. UN-Water 12. WFP
Stream
Stream here.
What does climate resilience mean in practice? Showcasing risk management actions across and within sectors
Date
8th November
Time
13:00 - 14:00
Host
Climate Action Hub
Location
Blue Zone
Brief description
Adaptation and mitigation go hand in hand to build resilience so we – and the ecosystems we depend on – not only survive but thrive in a 1.5 degree resilient world. This event brings together the Marrakech Partnership and Race to Resilience partners to show what adaptation and resilience means in practice for different sectors.
Livestream
Available to livestream via this link.
Date
8th November 2021
Time
2 pm - 3:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Red Cross, Red Crescent Climate Centre, Artist for Impact at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation, Global Resilience Partnership
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register and stream live here.
Date
8th November 2021
Time
14:15 – 15:45 GMT
Hosts
UK FCDO and Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Location
Meeting Room 4
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Join us for a highly participatory dialogue and debate on practical approaches for delivering loss and damage support to frontline communities.
Livestream
Follow the event on live stream here.
Climate resilient livelihoods – a holistic approach to strengthen local capacities and restore ecosystems
Date
8th November 2021
Time
3:30 - 5pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
ADRA Germany, OroVerde an dWelthungerhilfe
Location
German Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Short description
The climate crisis poses challenges to people globally, and holistic concepts are needed to address the multiple aspects required for long-term socio-ecological resilience. Especially in areas with limited access to food and water, curbing emissions, securing resources and early warning mechanisms are all factors to minimize the negative impacts of climate threats. ADRA Germany, OroVerde and Welthungerhilfe propose a joint 90-minute session in which three crucial aspects of resilience are discussed. After an introduction by the moderator three approaches will be presented in 20-minute time slots, followed by a brief discussion with the participants of the event.
Registration
Visit the German Pavilion here to register.
Date
8th November 2021
Time
4:30 pm - 6 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
REAP
Location
UK PAVILION
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
This event is an urgent call for ambitious commitments to avert climate impacts and minimise loss and damage. The event will introduce reach/scale that risk-informed early action partnerships can make when organisations work together; it tells the story of global commitment and local leadership on early action, bringing the focus on current good practices from around the world.
Livestreaming
You can watch the livestreaming of the event here.
Protecting the hardest hit: the critical role of gender equality and social protection
Date
8th November 2021
Time
6:15 pm - 7:15 pm (Glagow time)
Hosts
UK Government
Location
UK PAVILION
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Social protection plays a critical role in responding to the climate crisis – reducing people’s vulnerability, supporting them to adapt their livelihoods, and protecting them from disasters. It has huge potential to reach and empower those who are disproportionately affected by climate change, especially women and girls. This event brings together speakers working at the intersection of social protection, gender equality and climate change to explore the opportunities, challenges and practical steps needed to expand climate-smart and inclusive social protection.
Livestream
You can watch the livestream of the event here.
Humanitarians at the Forefront: Scaling up Climate Action and Finance Flows to Frontline Communities
Date
8th November 2021
Time
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm (Glagow time)
Hosts
ICRC, IFRC, Mercy Corps and ZFRA
Location
UNFCCC Pavilion Multimedia Studio 1, Blue Zone
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
This session will focus on the humanitarian response to the climate and environmental crises. It will highlight opportunities for collective climate action and bring attention to gaps and challenges around protecting the most vulnerable, locally led adaptation and climate finance.
Streaming
Stream live here.
RH EWEADRR 6 (Virtual): Early warning early action and disaster risk reduction - Local experiences from Latin America
Date
8th November 2021
Time
9 pm - 10:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Centro de Innovación Climática y Sostenibilidad (CICS)
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
Specific experiences from EWEA initiatives have underlined that risk assessments should factor in both systemic risks and risks from both climate- and non-climate-related hazards. Current good practice also emphasizes that EWEA needs to cover multiple sectors, and not be limited to humanitarian actors who have traditionally led much of the disaster risk reduction work. Finally, early action requires local interventions, tied back to national policies, strategies and plans to be scalable and sustainable.
This session will offer the opportunity to highlight the experiences from across Latin America in connecting science, policy, community-level practice and innovation, and bring DRR and CCA policy makers and practitioners together.
Registration
Register for the live stream here.
9th November 2021
Unprecedented, widespread, and rapid: Is climate change being adequately accounted for in early warning early action?
Date
9th November 2021
Time
8:30 am - 10 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
RCRC Climate Centre
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
Date
9th November 2021
Time
8:30 am - 10:00 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Climate Centre, ZFRA, Mercy Corps, World Bank, ICRC
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
Date
9th November 2021
Time
9:15 am - 10:15 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
UK Met office
Location
UK PAVILION
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Livestream
Watch the livestream here.
Date
9th November 2021
Time
9:15 am - 10:45 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
CREWS & REAP
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
Climate change impacts are linked to catastrophic events including poverty, food insecurity, disease, conflict and forced displacement, among other– often hitting the poorest hardest. And while solutions exist and are already being implemented around the world, they now need to be scaled up and should better connect the management of, and response to, climate and disaster risks to broader development agendas.
To this end, this session will examine innovative solutions that can help deliver the much-needed scale and speed required, by taking greater advantage of predictive models and other technological solutions for disaster risk reduction and early action.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
Date
9th November
Time
11:30 - 13:00 pm (Glasgow)
Location
Meeting room 4 (in person)
Brief description
Effective climate adaptation requires a paradigm shift that harnesses the full potential of science and innovation. Science needs to be more action-oriented and user-centred; action needs to be evidence-driven and fuelled by innovation; investment needs to be scaled up. In short, we need Results-Oriented Adaptation Research (ROAR). In the first major steps to realise this systemic shift, climate adaptation researchers, practitioners, community-based organisations, and action and research funders from across the globe have formulated the Adaptation Research for Impact Principles as guiding tenets for all stakeholders engaged in climate adaptation, and co-developed the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), an innovative initiative that co-creates adaptation solutions with those on the frontline of risk and catalyses investment in support of results-oriented adaptation research. This event will illustrate the need for – and commitments to – the ARA and mark its formal launch.
Access livestream here
Date
9th November 2021
Time
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
UNFPA, REAP, IGP, IFRC, AATF, Anticipation Hub, Care, ECHO
Location
EU Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
The event will bring together stakeholders in anticipatory action and risk financing to emphasize the need to consider the gender dimensions in Anticipatory Action on climate change and Disaster Risk Financing to prevent risks on women and girls. It will mobilize diverse stakeholders to build momentum and increase financing for gender smart approaches in Climate Action.
Registration
See more details on the Anticipation Hub here and register directly on the EU Side Events COP26 page here.
Leave no one behind: How can we build equitable early warning systems that enable effective early action? (D&C 3B)
Date
9th November 2021
Time
2:30 pm - 4 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
RCRC Climate Centre
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
This session will combine moments of self-reflection, thoughtful presentations and commentary, and offer space for solution building, with the aim to create lasting memories of the importance of this topic, and explore actionable ways in which this message can be taken to policy and practice.
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
Early Warnings for Small Island Developing States – Bridging the Capacity Gap by 2030
Date
9th November 2021
Time
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
GCF / CREWS / REAP
Location
GCF Pavilion
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
There is a unique opportunity to bridge the capacity gap in SIDS, to strengthen early warning systems and to accelerate adaptation with increased and better financing. Collective success includes adopting a gender-lens on all parts of the early warning value chain, as well as ensuring inclusivity – working closely with people living in poverty, displaced populations, disabled and people living in informal settlements.
Initiatives, led by SIDS countries, in the Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Caribbean, to scale-up early warning systems demonstrate the power of better aligned and integrated efforts by international development partners. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) initiative are concrete examples operating in all three regions.
Livestream
Watch the event here.
Date
9th November 2021
Time
5 pm - 6 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Devex in partnership with DAI and the Centre for Disaster Protection
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
The international community is struggling to match up the funding needed to prepare for, respond to, and rebuild from disasters. And where money is available, it is slow to reach affected communities, ultimately increasing the time and cost of recovery, and not always going where it is needed the most. This event, hosted by Devex in partnership with DAI and the Centre for Disaster Protection on the occasion of COP26, will examine how international and local actors can work together to create mechanisms for pre-agreed financing to ensure more timely, efficient, and agile disaster response. Drawing on the work of the Crisis Lookout Coalition, it will also explore how a new global agreement for crisis protection can help identify priority risks, help people adapt, and make sure they have the funds they need when it matters most.
Kara Siahaan, Head of the Anticipation Hub will be speaking at the event. Additional speakers include Sophie Evans, Centre for Disaster Protection, Ekhosuehi Iyahen, Secretary General, Insurance Development Forum and Kaluki Paul Mutuku, Co-founder and Executive Director, Kenya Environmental Action Network.
Registration
You can find more details about the event and how to register here.
10th November 2021
Can locally led anticipatory action be leveraged to address climate impacts at scale? (D&C 5B)
Date
10th November 2021
Time
8:30 am - 10:00 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
START Network, IIED
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
What role does ‘radical collaboration’ play in the development of resilient cities?
Date
10th November 2021
Time
8:30 - 10 am (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Resurgance
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
The session speakers will showcase ways of forging novel partnerships and collaborations for enhancing resilience, and demonstrate innovative approaches for supporting adaptation to extreme heat – a major hazard increasingly impacting our cities.
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
What scale-up? Disentangling the institutional enablers & barriers for early action (D&C 6B)
Date
10th November 2021
Time
12am - 1:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
RCRC Climate Centre, Anticipation Hub
Location
DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE DAYS
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
Early action offers an opportunity to break down the silos between humanitarian, climate and development sectors. Together, humanitarian actors can work in synergy with climate and development actors to enhance and protect development gains, while providing a faster, more efficient and more dignified humanitarian response ahead of shocks turning into crises. Many global initiatives are playing a crucial role in advocating for scaling up early action. However, more needs to be done to support scaling up at national and regional levels in government systems. Together we need to better disentangle the institutional enablers and barriers for integrating early action into national DRM and CCA laws, policies, programmes and plans, and learn from the experiences of the climate and development community.
Registration
Visit the D&C days website for details on registration here.
RH EWEADRR 2 (Hybrid): Locally-led solutions to DRR and anticipatory action: challenges, lessons learned and ideas for scaling up. (People-centred adaptation to minimise loss and damage)
Date
10th November 2021
Time
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
GNDR
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
This session will showcase locally-led and locally-owned solutions to climate adaptation, resilience building and early action, and it will engage participants in a discussion on how anticipatory action can be scaled up and institutionalised. From experiences of integrating communities’ perspectives into local and national DRR plans, to lessons learned in effective partnerships and communication to understand local priorities, to successes and challenges of implementing early warning early action.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
Climate adaptation: Applying Earth Observations and Developing Capacity
Date
10th November 2021
Time
5pm - 7:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Host
Space Climate Observatory
Location
Technology & Innovation Centre, Room 6&7, including cocktail and networking
Short description
This event will illustrate the importance of sharing and using not only Earth Observation (EO) data to support climate adaptation, but also experience and methodologies to allow for an open circulation of knowledge. Removing barriers to the use of EO for climate is also crucial for developing countries, whose specific needs and challenges will be discussed throughout the event.
Registration
You can find details on how to register here.
A humanitarian’s view of the climate finance crisis - the realities and solutions from a practitioner perspective
Date
10th November 2021
Time
5:15 pm - 6:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Mercy Corps, IFRC, Zurich Flood Resilience Program
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
(Blue Zone Hall 5)
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
The session will share perspectives from humanitarian, climate and development actors on the links, missed opportunities and realities of accessing climate finance, present a unified practictioner voice at COP26, demonstrate concrete initiatives that address the climate and environmental crises and provide a concrete “call to action” for government negotiators to take forward at COP26.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
RH EWEADRR 5 (Virtual): DARAJA: The weather bridge for early action - Understanding and Scaling the Ultra Inclusive Early Warning Service in the Race to Resilience
Date
10th November 2021
Time
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Resurgence
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
The first three appointed Chief Heat Officers-(CHOs) in the world are city officials fully dedicated to think, plan and implement extreme heat-related policies and actions to protect its population from heat-health risks. Three CHO "lightning talks", will be followed by discussion and the sharing of specific initiatives from their cities.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
11th November 2021
Advancing gender responsive child and youth participation in locally led adaptation
Date
11th November 2021
Time
12:00 - 13:00 (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Plan International
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid / LLA Hub Hall 4
Brief description
This session will prompt cross-sectoral, inter-generational and inclusive discussion on approaches to ensure children and youth can meaningfully participate and act on climate change adaptation. This will include an opportunity to explore and experience resources, and methodologies, as well as engaging in dialogue on how to create formal spaces at local, national, and global level. The conversation will include loss and damage acknowledging Vanessa Nakate’s powerful words at youth COP. Specifically, the ‘Children’s Climate Cards’ -a new resource endorsed by the Children in a Changing Climate Coalition- will be launched; promoting their roll out across the world to inspire a global ‘children’s call for climate action’ ready to present at the UNDRR global platform, May 2022.
Join
You can watch live here.
Bridging the gap: Directing climate finance to communities affected by conflict and violence
Date
11th November 2021
Time
3 pm - 4:30 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
African Development Bank, ICRC
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Hybrid
Brief description
This event will act as a forum to further articulate the challenges that exist, and draw attention to concrete illustrations of what these challenges mean to people in practice. It will bring together affected governments and others to draw attention to the gap, draw connections between the work of the alliance and the COP26 programme, and frame action moving forward towards the next COP and beyond.
Streaming
Direct stream here:
Date
11th November 2021
Time
7:15 pm - 8:45 pm (Glasgow time)
Hosts
Atlantic Council, Extreme Heat Alliance
Location
RESILIENCE HUB
In-person, Virtual, or Hybrid
Virtual
Brief description
The first three appointed Chief Heat Officers-(CHOs) in the world are city officials fully dedicated to think, plan and implement extreme heat-related policies and actions to protect its population from heat-health risks. Three CHO "lightning talks", will be followed by discussion and the sharing of specific initiatives from their cities.
Registration
Visit the Resilience Hub to register here.
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