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11/07/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/07/2024 07:24

ClimBeR at COP29

Climate change and food insecurity are interconnected crises. Developing transformative solutions that address local needs and build long-term resilience requires a combination of science, innovation, and the integration of local voices.

Building long-term resilience requires adopting a transformative approach to food, land, and water systems that includes and amplifies local and indigenous voices. Enhancing the resilience of local communities to better cope with climate extremes requires that we co-create solutions in collaboration with them, involve multiple sectors and stakeholders across multiple levels of governance, foster private-public sector relationships to scale up investment, enhance access to climate finance, and leverage technology to make climate weather data and information more reliable, accessible, and available to inform disaster risk reduction.

Ultimately, we must integrate top-down decision-making with bottom-up approaches to ensure that climate adaptation solutions are relevant, sustainable, and locally led.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22, 2024.

Global leaders, scientists, policymakers, private sector representatives, and climate activists will gather for crucial negotiations on how to take the climate agenda forward, advance climate finance flows, catalyze climate action, and ensure that vulnerable regions have the support they need to cope with the ever-increasing impacts of climate change on their communities and nations.

ClimBeR at COP29

This year, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) presence at COP29 will:

  • Showcase what ClimBeR has achieved so far
  • Highlight the different areas of ClimBeR science and how the initiative works to build smallholder resilience, and
  • Demonstrate the breadth of partnerships to showcase continuity in CGIAR's 2025-2030 portfolio and beyond.

Join ClimBeR and our partners at COP29 to learn more about:

  • How ClimBeR science helps enhance resilience through the transformative adaptation of land, water, and food systems
  • How ClimBeR's innovations help address climate action/climate resilience
  • How ClimBeR supports partners with international processes related to climate action/climate adaptation
  • How ClimBeR helps build smallholder resilience through access to climate finance
  • How ClimBeR works in partnership to integrate and amplify local and Indigenous voices, to ensure that those most affected by climate change are at the center of climate decision-making.

The ClimBeR team will participate in several side events during COP29. These include:

Nov 13 | 9:00 - 10:00 | Action on Food Hub Pavilion| Fireside Chat: Unlocking Climate Finance for a Resilient Agrifood Future: how can we bridge the $500 billion gap?

Nov 13 | 9:00 - 10:30 | CGIAR Food and Agriculture Pavilion F9| Locally Led Adaptation for resilient food and agriculture: co-design, collaboration and capacity

Locally led adaptation (LLA) drives bottom-up transformative adaptation. This session explores LLA experiences designing food and agricultural climate solutions that engage diverse stakeholders, leverage innovative finance, address structural inequalities, and foster capacity and knowledge exchange. Join the live stream here.

Nov 14 | 11:00 - 12:30| CGIAR Food and Agriculture Pavilion F9| Overcoming barriers in access to funds at the frontline of the climate crisis to accelerate climate financing for adaptation in Agriculture and Nature in Africa.

This event explores how to overcome barriers to accessing climate funds for agriculture and nature in Africa. Join the live stream here.

Nov 15 | 09:00 - 10:30| CGIAR Food and Agriculture Pavilion F9| South-South Cooperation on Climate, Peace and Security: Driving the Localization Agenda Through Scientific Evidence

This event will unite policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to underscore the significance of South-South cooperation in creating localized responses to the interrelated issues of climate, peace, and security. By focusing on vulnerable regions, discussions will center on how collaborative initiatives can enhance climate resilience, improve food security, support rural livelihoods, and address challenges related to human mobility. Join the live stream here.

Nov 18 | 15:30 - 16:30| Senegal Pavilion| Unveiling the Climate-Smart Governance Dashboard: Empowering Data-Driven Decision-Making for a Resilient Future

This side event will pre-launch the Climate-Smart Governance Dashboard jointly developed by IWMI and the Directorate for Environment and Classified Establishments (DEEC), an innovative tool designed to assist nations in planning and implementing climate-resilient policies. The event will feature presentations from dashboard applications and early adopters, showcasing its functionality and potential impact. Participants will discuss how to leverage the dashboard for effective climate action and explore potential partnerships for wider adoption.

Click here for a complete list of CGIAR events at COP29.

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