UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28)

UNEP is organizing/taking part in the following events during COP28. Time zone: GST.

UNEP Ministerial and High-Level Events

4 December, 18:30 - 20:00 hrs | Global Methane Pledge Ministerial 

5 December, 18:30 – 20:00 hrs | Launch of the Global Cooling Pledge

6 December, 09:30 – 12:00 hrs | COP28 Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change

8 December 16:00 - 17:00 hrs | High-Level event by the COP28 - Uniting for Climate Action: Calling for International Cooperation on Technology and Innovation

8 December, 18:00 - 20:00 hrs| Climate & Clean Air Ministerial 2023

9 December, 13:00 - 14:30 hrs | High-Level Event on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action

9 December, 16:45 - 18:15 hrs | Driving integrated implementation of national climate and biodiversity frameworks for 2030 action

10 December, 16:00 - 17:30 hrs | Ministerial roundtable on protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems

UNEP COP28 Presidency Events

2 December, 14:30-15:15 hrs | Nurturing Nature: Bringing Nature-Positive Cities to the Forefront of Urban Climate Action

6 December, 15:00-16:30 hrs | Local Ecosystem Restoration for Nature-Positive Cities and Regions

6 December, 18:30 – 20:00 hrs | Global Cooling Pledge: Environment and Climate Sustainability

UNEP Official Side Events

1 December, 16:45 - 18:15 hrs | Human Right to a Healthy Environment – What Next?

2 December,  11:45-12:30 hrs | Unlocking Sustainable Investment in Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action

3 December, 12:30 - 13h30 hrs | On the Pathway to Decarbonize Electricity Grids: SF6 Transparency and Phase-out

3 December, 13:15 - 14:45 hrs | What Human Rights at 75 means for climate justice now

3 December, 18:30 - 20:00 hrs | Circularity as a game changer for climate action: upscaling applied research and economic solutions

4 December, 9:30 - 10:30 hrs | Critical minerals, the energy transition and the role of trade

4 December, 11:45-12:30 hrs | Unlocking Sustainable Land Use and Adaptation Investments for Climate Action: Innovative Finance Solutions

4 December, 13:15 – 14:45 hrs | Accelerating NDC implementation and addressing Global Stocktake outcomes through TNAS

4 December, 14:15-15:00 hrs | Catalysing NDC Investments: From Ambition to Action

4 December, 18:00-19:30 hrs | Enabling the Shift Towards a New Finance Paradigm: Scaling up Adaptation Investments for Smallholders Using Novel Insurance Models

5 December, 09.00 – 10.00 hrs | How to increase adaptation effectiveness to reduce loss and damage: Insights from the UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2023

5 December, 10.00 – 11.00 hrs | What we need from the Global Stocktake – Insights from the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report and UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report

5 December, 11:30 - 13:00 hrs | Gender Just Climate Solutions Annual Awards Ceremony & Publication Launch

5 December, 15:00-16:30 hrs | UN raising ambition and delivery on the ground: multilevel climate action for local resilience

5 December, 15:00-16:00 hrs | Announcement of New Programmes and Expansion of the Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator

6 December, 11:00-12:30 hrs | Climate Adaptation in Asia-Pacific: Enhancing Coastal Resilience in Bangladesh and Vietnam

6 December, 11:30 - 12:00 hrs | Responsible and inclusive management of critical energy transition minerals

6 December, 15:00 - 16:30 hrs | Innovative technologies in mitigation and land restoration: Finding solutions for accelerated uptake

8 December, 14:30 - 15:00 hrs | What’s Cooking? An assessment of the potential impacts of selected novel alternatives to conventional animal products

8 December, 18:30 - 20:00 hrs | Fostering innovation through collaborative climate technology RD&D

UNEP Partners Pavilion Events

2 December, 11.00-12.30 hrs | Upscaling implementation of climate compatible infrastructure in fragile states

2 December, 12:00 – 13:00 hrs | Data to Drive Sustainable Cooling For All

4 December, 09:30 – 10:30 hrs | Financing Action on Cooling

4 December, 11:30-13:00 hrs | Mission Innovation Green Powered Future Mission: National pilot projects for net zero power systems

5 December, 11:00 - 12:00 hrs | The GST and technology – Where is AI and how can it make us climate and disaster resilient?

5 December, 10:00-15:00 hrs | Greening procurement of energy services

6 December, 13:00 - 14:30 hrs | Digital readiness of developing countries: how it can accelerate climate action

6 December, 15:30 – 17:00 hrs | 3DEN Initiative: implementing tomorrow’s smart power systems

9 December, 17:15-18:15 hrs | Scaling up Climate Action through Adaptation Effectiveness

9 December, 11:30 – 12:30 hrs | First Movers Spotlight: Cities Leading from the Front on Sustainable Cooling

9 December, 14.00-15.00 hrs | Carbon market standards: Engaging countries through capacity building

10 December, 18:00-19:00 hrs | The Global Goal on Adaptation and the Need for Knowledge Co-Creation

11 December, 10:00-11:00 hrs | Dealing with Loss and Damage – Side Event in Honor of the late Prof. Saleemul Huq

UNEP Green Zone Events

4 December, 12:15 – 13:00 hrs | Sovereign Wealth Funds SDG Conference: What’s next?

9 December, 13:00-14:30 hrs |  Strategic pathways for land restoration & conservation: multi-stakeholder deliverables & actions towards 2030 breakthroughs

UNEP Related Events

7 December, 09:00-17:00 hrs | Exclusive Danfoss study tour in UAE – District Cooling

10 December, 10:00 – 12:30 hrs | Climate Change and Courts: Judicial Perspectives on Climate Litigation

In addition to other activities taking place at  28^th Conference of the Parties (COP28), UNEP is hosting a pavilion focusing on the key role of science, transparency and sectoral solutions in the fight against the climate crisis. Several events, workshops and other activities will be hosted within and outside the negotiations.

Follow the latest updates on the UNEP Pavilion at COP28.

Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) working with, administered by, or related to UNEP at COP28:

• Montreal Protocol Pavilion
• Rio Conventions Pavilion

Discover UNEP's Initiatives Pavilions at COP28:

• Buildings Pavilion
• Faith Pavilion