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GCA at COP28
23/11/2023
The Global Commons Alliance, many of our partners, and our core components – Accountability Accelerator, Earth Commission, Earth HQ, Science Based Targets Network and Systems Change Lab – were in the UAE for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28).
We attended and hosted events at the Nature Positive Pavilion in the Blue Zone, in partnership with Nature4Climate, the High-Level Climate Champions and 80 other partners, to support the robust and swift implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework alongside the Paris Agreement.
We also hosted a Global Commons Pavilion in the Blue Zone to provide space for collaborating across sectors to push for systems wide action to repair, regenerate and restore the global commons for all people, by all people.
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Past events
Friday 1 December
- 9am – 10am, Global Commons Pavilion: COP Reform dialogue
- 2.15pm-3.15pm, British Pavilion: What would the Earth say? Diverse perspectives on addressing climate’s communication challenge
- 5pm – 7pm, Nature Positive Pavilion: Pavilion Opening Reception
Saturday 2 December
- 10am – 11.15am, Swedish Pavilion: GCF Tipping Points seminar
- 11.30am – 12.30pm, Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum: Nature Positive for Climate Action: Putting People & Nature at the Heart of Climate Solutions
- 2.30pm – 3.15pm, Local Climate Action Summit: Nurturing Nature: Bringing Nature Positive Cities to the Forefront of Urban Climate Action
Sunday 3 December
- 6pm – 8.30pm, DMCC, Uptown Tower, 10th Floor, Dubai Supercool Mobility Center: EPIC Reception
Monday 4 December
- 9am – 10.30am, Global Commons Pavilion: Economic Transformation Dialogue
- 12pm – 1pm, Monash Pavilion: Philanthropy collectives – the power to accelerate the transition to a net zero, 1.5°C aligned future
- 12.30pm – 1.30pm, Global Commons Pavilion: Earth System Boundaries for a Just World on a Safe Planet
- 5pm – 5.30pm, Equality Lounge: A New Era in Climate Communications
Tuesday 5 December
- 12pm-1.30pm, Regional Climate Foundations Pavilion: State of Climate Action: Advancing Sectoral Decarbonization
- 1.30pm – 2.30pm, Resilience Hub: Nature’s Wealth: Bridging Economic Resilience with Water and Biodiversity Prosperity
- 2pm – 3.30pm, Malaysia Pavilion: Planetary Health as a Policy Frame to Wire Our World for Well-being
- 3pm – 5pm, Global Commons Pavilion: EPIC – Business (Tech) Roundtable
- 5pm – 6pm, UNFCCC Pavilion: Accelerating Climate Innovation on the Road to Net Zero
Wednesday 6 December
- 9.30am – 10.15am, Climate Action Stage (Innovation Zone): From off track to achieving systems change: action needed by 2030 for 1.5°C
- 10am – 11am, Blue Zone: Global Tipping Points Report press conference
- 3pm – 4.30pm, Meeting Room 6, Blue Zone: Local Ecosystem Restoration for Nature-Positive Cities and Regions
- 5pm – 6pm, Global Commons Pavilion: GCA Road Test briefing with partners
Friday 8 December
- 9.30am – 10.30am, Global Commons Pavilion: Stakeholder Mapping: Launch of the Nature Accountability Mapping
- 10.45am – 12pm, Global Commons Pavilion: Unpacking Critical Connections in Our Global Food Systems: Food System Opportunities – Alternative Proteins
- 3.30pm – 4.30pm, Global Commons Pavilion: Finance for Nature Action: Centre for Global Commons
Saturday 9 December
- 10am -11.30am, Connect Conference Center, Auditorium: Nature Positive for Climate Action – Building Momentum and Showcasing Leadership
- 10am – 11.30am, Connect Conference Center, Multipurpose Hall: Enhancing food and nature linkages for climate action
- 12pm – 1pm, Global Commons Pavilion: Biodiversity Footprinting Methodologies Workshop & IBAT tool launch
- 1.30pm – 2.30pm, Nature Positive Pavilion: Why is Nature at a Climate Summit?
- 4.45pm – 6.15pm, SE Room 1, Blue Zone: Turning the Global Stocktake into Action on the Ground
Sunday 10 December
- 9am – 10am, Nature Positive Pavilion: Nature and Climate Navigation Resource for Corporations and Financial Institutions – Launch
- 12pm – 1pm, Global Commons Pavilion: Global Nature Data Facility
