MULTILEVEL ACTION, URBANIZATION, AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT

Nature-Positive Cities

Organizers: COP28 Presidency, ICLEI, CCT, IUCN, UNEP Cities Unit, Nature Positive Initiative & Partnership, World Bank Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), Nature4Climate

Adaptation and resilience must be addressed locally. This session will feature successful and forthcoming policy and financing led by local and subnational stakeholders to encourage sustainable land use, protect biodiversity and critical ecosystems, enhance human health and well-being, water quality and security, and incentivize nature-based solutions to foster and create an enabling environment for nature-positive development and climate resilience

Relevant targets
Halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030

TWO-WEEK SCHEDULE

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30 Nov

OPENING DAY

The 28th session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC (COP28), hosted by the UAE, opens at Expo City, Dubai on 30 November 2023.
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1 Dec
2 Dec

WORLD CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

The World Climate Action Summit convenes heads of state and government, alongside leaders from civil society, business, youth, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, frontline communities, science, and other sectors to discuss concrete actions and plans aimed at scaling climate action. The summit serves as an important platform for major announcements and is intended to provide momentum and guidance to the remainder of the COP.
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3 Dec

HEALTH / RELIEF, RECOVERY, AND PEACE

These two themes - new for COPs - aim to boost policies and investment that protect lives and livelihoods and support community resilience and stability.
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