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COP 16 | Harnessing nature for advancing global biodiversity and climate goals

Cali, Colombia

October 26, 2024

About

Nature-based solutions (NbS) are innovative approaches that can simultaneously address climate change and biodiversity loss while strengthening resilience and adaptation efforts globally. In sub-Saharan Africa, community collaboration is key to overcoming local challenges, and this event showcased how Canada’s Partnering for Climate initiative, with its impressive CAD 315 million investment, is driving transformative change.

Through inspiring examples, we explored how NbS, grounded in gender responsiveness and inclusive governance, support global biodiversity targets, especially climate action-related Targets 8 and 11 of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. We focused on equitable, locally relevant solutions that scale globally. We also spotlighted the ENACT Partnership and its role in advancing NbS in international policy and fostering a unified global narrative across the Rio Conventions.

Agenda

All times listed below are local.

Opening

9 – 9:15 a.m.

  • Ali Raza Rizvi, Head Climate Change & Energy Transition Team, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Céline Heinbecker, Director, Global Affairs Canada

 

Nature-based Solutions Initiatives & Success Stories

9:15 – 10 a.m.

  • Claire Cockett, Head – Nature-based Solutions, World Wildlife Fund UK
  • Nathalie Seddon, Founding Director, Oxford Nature-based Solutions Initiative
  • Tristan Tyrrell, Programme Management Officer for Biodiversity, Climate Change and Dry & Subhumid Lands, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
  • Veronica Lo, Senior Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development
  • Verónica Ruiz, Resilience Programme Manager, IUCN

 

Q&A

10 – 10:15 a.m.

Closing & Networking Session

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

 

Event Details 

Date: October 26, 2024

Time:9 – 10:30 a.m. COT

Location: IUCN Pavilion, CBD COP 16, Cali, Colombia, and online