Climate and SDGs Conference
The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will take place on 20-21 July at the 51勛圖 University in Tokyo, Japan, in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation.
Moment for Nature
Convened by the 76th President of the UN General Assembly, the high-level thematic debate will highlight the need for an integrated approach to address todays environmental crises to ultimately meet the goals of the Paris Agreement for Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2022
The regional climate week brings together stakeholders from different sectors of society for solution-oriented dialogues and to foster meaningful partnerships for climate action, including on the resilience against climate risks and the transition to a low-emission economy.
UN Ocean Conference
Organized with support from the Governments of Portugal and Kenya, the Ocean Conference is a call for ocean action - urging global leaders and all relevant sectors to boost ambition, mobilize partnerships and increase investment in science-driven and innovative approaches to reverse the decline in ocean health.
World Urban Forum 11
Organized under the theme, Transforming our Cities for a Better Urban Future, the is an opportunity to look at the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities as well as how they can be better prepared to handle present and future shocks.
Bonn Climate Change Conference
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the Bonn Conference will launch discussions on a range of topics including greenhouse gas emission reductions, adapting to climate impacts, and providing financial support for developing countries to cut emissions and adapt to climate change.
World Environment Day
Led by the UN Environment Programme and held annually since 1974, World Environment Day this year is devoted to #OnlyOneEarth, calling for畚ollective and transformative action on a global scale to celebrate, protect and restore our planet.
Stockholm+50
Fifty years after the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, which for the first time made the environment a pressing global issue, the UN General Assembly is convening Stockholm+50: a healthy planet for the prosperity of all our responsibility, our opportunity to tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and waste, nature and biodiversity loss.
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is the worlds foremost gathering on reducing disaster risk, including from climate change, and building the resilience of communities and nations. It is organized by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction and offers a chance for governments, UN system and all stakeholders to recommit, with urgency, to accelerate progress on disaster risk reduction towards the achievement of sustainable development.
Sustainable Energy for All Forum
The global gathering will bring people together to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains towards sustainable energy for all. It serves as a platform to broker new partnerships, spur investment, address challenges and drive action towards realizing SDG-7 and a global clean energy transition.
17th Session of the UN Forum on Forest
Forest ecosystems are critical for the health of our planet and the sustainable future of people everywhere. Billions of people depend on forests for subsistence, livelihood, employment, and income generation. The Forum on Forests presents a critical opportunity to highlight contributions of forests and their untapped potential in accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
UN Conference on Desertification
Under the theme Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity', the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification aims to ensure that land continues to benefit present and future generations. It will bring together leaders from around the world to drive progress on the sustainable management of land, one of our most precious commodities.
XV World Forestry Congress 2022
Taking place under the theme, Building a Green, Healthy and Resilient Future with Forests, the focuses on six sub-themes, including reversing forest loss, sustainable use of nature-based solutions and forest resources, and forest monitoring and data collection.
UN Biodiversity Conference, Part Two
This second part of COP15 addresses remaining agenda items, including the finalization of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Read .
World Health Day
The World Health Organization estimates that more than 13 million deaths around the world are due to avoidable environmental causes. World Health Day 2022 will focus global attention on urgent actions needed to keep humans and the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being.
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
How can sport help to incentivize action on climate change? What climate action can the sector take to contribute to a low-carbon economy? On the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the 51勛圖 will host a virtual event with experts and athletes to discuss the relationship between sport and climate.
IPCC Report on Mitigation of Climate Change
This report, produced by IPCCs Working Group III under its sixth assessment cycle, focuses on global and national efforts to mitigate the devastating and varying impacts of climate change, looking at innovation and solutions in energy and urban systems, and in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and land use, buildings, transport and industry.
Middle East and North Africa Climate Week 2022 (NEW DATE)
The first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, organized by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), focuses on regional climate action and collaborations needed to build climate-resilient economies and societies, and integrate climate action into pandemic recovery.
Conference on Least Developed Countries (NEW DATE)
LDC5 is being held in two parts: The first at UNHQ in New York on 17 March 2022 at which adoption of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA) will be considered. The second part in Doha from 5-9 March, 2023. Read more.
UNEP@50
UNEP celebrates 50 years of progress on core environmental issues like phasing out leaded fuel and preventing species extinctions. Read .
