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10/13/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/13/2024 07:01
World Bank Events at Biodiversity COP16
World Bank schedule of events at CBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia
Note: All events are in Colombia time (COT - UTC/GMT -5 hours)
Monday, October 21 |
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16:00-17:15 |
Ocean of Opportunities:How the Blue Economy can Drive the Global Biodiversity Framework Success |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
Tuesday, October 22 |
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13:15-14:30 |
Open Data for Biodiversity: Accelerating Monitoring and Action In partnership with EBRD |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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15:30-16:30 |
Scaling up Finance for Biodiversity |
Amazonia Forever Pavilion, Plaza One |
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16:00-17:15 |
Innovative Approaches for Mainstreaming Nature in Policies and Investments In partnership with IFC and MIGA |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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18:00-19:15 |
People, Planet, Prosperity Project: Mainstreaming Nature in Policy and Investment Decisions In partnership with ADB, IDB and Stanford University |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
Wednesday, October 23 |
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10:00-11:00 |
Scaling up Landscape Restoration:Enhancing Ecosystems and Building Resilience In partnership with CDB |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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13:30-14:30 |
Evolving Solutions to Evolving Challenges: The Global Wildlife Program (GWP) Experience In partnership with GEF-financed, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program |
GEF Pavilion, Plaza Two |
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16:00-17:15 |
Deforestation Free Regulation: Opportunities for Biodiversity Conservation and Challenges Ahead for Implementation |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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18:00-19:15 |
From Human-wildlife Conflict to Coexistence: Exploring Solutions to a Challenge at the Nexus of Conservation and Development In partnership with the GEF-financed, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program, Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program, Panthera, TRAFFIC, UNDP, Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF and ZSL |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
Thursday, October 24 |
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13:15-14:30 |
Accelerating Nature-based Solutions:Practical Challenges and Opportunities in Emerging Markets In partnership with AfDB and EBRD |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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13:20-14:40 |
Official CBD side event: Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program (ASL): Results and Lessons after 10 Years In partnership with GEF |
Nuqui Room (Academia and Research), Plaza One |
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15:30-16:30 |
Fostering Sustainability:Integrating Technology with Biodiversity and Land Management In partnership with UK |
Casa Obesso de Cali, Green Zone |
Friday, October 25 |
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8:30-19:00 |
Forests and Water Day Supported by the World Bank through PROGREEN |
GBF Pavilion, Plaza One |
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10:00-14:00 |
Shaping Tomorrow: Social Innovations, Biodiversity and Land Administration. In partnership with UK |
Casa Obesso de Cali, Green Zone |
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13:15-14:30 |
Nature Finance:Tracking MDB Investments that Support Implementation of the GBF In partnership with other MDBs |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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15:30-16:15 |
7th Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Investment Symposium Supported by the GEF-financed, World Bank-led Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Program |
Museo La Tertulia, Green Zone |
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16:00-17:15 |
Innovative Technologies and AI for Nature Conservation: Re-imagining the Future In partnership with WILDLABS and the GEF-financed, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
Saturday, October 26 |
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10:30-12:30 |
Mayors Forum on Urban Nature and Biodiversity In partnership with the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities, GEF, UNEP and ICLEI |
Cocora Room (Subnational and Local Authorities), Plaza One |
Sunday, October 27 |
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8:00-17:00 |
Target 18: Creating the Right Incentives for a Nature Positive Future In partnership with GEF, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, World Economic Forum, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the International Conservation Caucus Foundation |
Cali Chamber of Commerce Auditorium, Green Zone |
Monday, October 28 |
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8:00-9:00 |
Mobilizing and Reforming the Financial System to Achieve the GBF Targets In partnership with C3A Coalition |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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8:30-20:00 |
Finance and Biodiversity Day In partnership with CBD, UNDP, UNEP Finance Initiative, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, IDB and the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action |
Malpelo Room, Plaza One |
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8:30-10:30 |
Innovating for Nature: Transformative Policies and Institutions Halt Biodiversity Loss In partnership with UK |
Casa Obesso de Cali, Green Zone |
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10:00-11:00 |
Advancing Direct Access to Climate Finance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities In partnership with The Nature Conservancy and IDB |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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10:00-11:00 |
Achieving KMGBF Target 18: Opportunities, Barriers and Way Forward In partnership with GEF, Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, World Economic Forum, The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the International Conservation Caucus Foundation |
Cocora Room (Subnational and Local Authorities), Plaza One |
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12:00-13:00 |
Protecting and Conserving at Least 30% of our Ocean by 2030 In partnership with the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC) and WRI |
CAF Pavilion, Plaza One |
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14:45-15:45 |
Allies for the Pacific Ocean: Technical and Financial Solutions for the Conservation of the eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR-CAF) |
CAF Pavilion, Plaza One |
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15:00-16:20 |
Official CBD side event: GEF and Blended Finance to Support KMGBF Implementation In partnership with GEF |
Cocora Room (Subnational and Local Authorities), Plaza One |
Tuesday, October 29 |
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9:30-18:15 |
30 x 30 Action Day In partnership with the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People (HAC), CBD, Bezos Earth Fund, Conservation International, IDB, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, The Nature Conservancy, UNDP, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, and others. Supported by the GEF-financed, World Bank-led Global Wildlife Program |
GBF Pavilion, Plaza One |
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13:15-14:30 |
Bending the Curve of Nature Loss: Understanding Nature-related Financial Risks and their Implications for Risk Managers In partnership with EIB and IDB |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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14:00-15:00 |
Panel on the Amazonia Bonds Investment Guidelines |
Amazonia Forever Pavilion, Plaza One |
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16:00-17:15 |
The Global Challenge Program on Forests: Scaling Public and Private Sector Investments for Development, Climate, and Biodiversity In partnership with IFC and MIGA |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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18:00-19:20 |
Official CBD side event: Scaling up Finance and Incentives for Biodiversity In partnership with OECD, IFAD, Colombia, EU and UK |
Nuqui Room (Academia and Research), Plaza One |
Wednesday, October 30 |
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16:00-17:10 |
Restoration Day Finance Session: Scaling Finance to Deliver the Global Restoration Agenda In partnership with the World-Bank led Finance Taskforce of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, FAO, UNEP, CBD, CCD, BMZ, and WWF |
GBF Pavilion, Plaza One |
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11:30-12:45 |
Mobilizing Domestic and International Resources for Climate and Biodiversity |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
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13:20-14:40 |
Official CBD side event: MDB Action Supporting the GBF: Implementation of the Joint Statement on Nature, People and Planet In partnership with other MDBs |
Nuqui Room (Academia and Research), Plaza One |
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18:00-19:15 |
How Nature and Carbon Markets Can Foster the Protection and Restoration of Natural Ecosystems In partnership with AIIB, EIB, and IDB |
MDB Pavilion, Plaza One |
Thursday, October 31 |
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10:00-11:30 |
Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon:Impact Calculator |
Amazonia Forever Pavilion, Plaza One |
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