Event

Adaptation – business opportunities and responsibilities

Name: Adaptation – business opportunities and responsibilities
Start: 2022-11-12 09:00:00
End: 2022-11-12 10:40:00

“Adaptation – business opportunities and responsibilities”, this is the title and focus at The Global Challenges Foundation’s open event at COP27 on 12 November 2022. Several high level global key decision-makers, stakeholders and organizations will discuss the subject matter while contributing and sharing their view points and experiences, including SEI Senior Research Fellow and International Climate Risk and Adaptation team lead Richard J. T. Klein.

Business Sweden is hosting the event.

12 November 2022 at 09:00 CET

ending at 10:40 CET

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt and Online

Business Sweden Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP 27, Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Center

Aerial view of South Tarawa, Kiribati — Photo: Government of Kiribati / Wikimedia Commons.

In recent years the world has witnessed the impacts of climate change rapidly intensifying with more severe, frequent and unpredictable extreme weather events, and a rising sea level that threatens communities and countries all over the world. The private sector has in many ways taken a leading role in the establishment of mitigatory efforts, but a similar business-led movement on adaptation still needs to be developed. This seminar will explore responsibilities and opportunities for businesses in climate change adaptation.

What are the concrete adaptation needs for countries that are already severely affected by climate change (with concrete examples such as food production, infrastructure, etc)?
This summer, the UN General Assembly declared that a healthy environment is a human right – what are the implications for adaptation and businesses?
What is the current status of adaptation issues in both international climate negotiations and policy?
Why do businesses need to care about adaptation?
Financing and risk mitigation – what opportunities and solutions exist, and what is needed to attract private capital?
As well as; best practices and case studies from businesses.

Participants:

H.E. Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, The Maldives
Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, Founder CEO, Council of Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Eija Hietauvo, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Tetra Pak
Eric Usher, Head UNEP Finance Initiative, UNEP Finance Initiative
Jan Svärd, CEO EasyMining part of Ragn-Sells Group, Ragn-Sells
Jimena Leiva Roesch, Director of Global Initiatives and Head of Peace, Climate, and Sustainable Development, International Peace Institute
Linda Burenius, Head of Development, Global Challenges Foundation
Richard Klein, Team Leader: International Climate Risk and Adaptation; Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Victor Bernard, Program Officer, Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI)

For further updates on the agenda, please check in here or on our social media feeds on Twitter and LinkedIn. The seminar will be moderated by Linda Burenius, Head of Development, Global Challenges Foundation.

Business Sweden is hosting the event, at the Business Sweden pavilion, in the Blue Zone at COP 27 Saturday 12 November 9-10.40 am CET.

The UN Climate Change Conference COP 27 will take place 6 – 18 November 2022 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.