Editor’s choice
Editor’s choice
Come join us on Monday, 9 December, 14:30 – 18:00 at the Resilience Lab in Hall 6 to envision a future world in which adaptation to climate change is meeting the challenges of an interconnected world.
Photo: Samantha Cristoforetti/ESA
We’ll discuss how the adaptation of tomorrow differs from the adaptation of today, how countries cooperate in this world, and how risks of common concern are addressed. What needs to happen to usher in this new era of global cooperation?
The effects of climate change on vulnerable people around the world become clearer every day. As countries continue to accelerate action to respond to the climate crisis, the context of that action is rapidly shifting. Unpredictable political movements, unprecedented globalization, and seemingly unbounded technological innovation mean that the global community is transforming as it tries to respond to these grand challenges.
So let’s take a leap forward: It is 2030 – COP36. The Sustainable Development Goals have been met. The Paris Agreement implemented. The world is successfully adapting to the climate crisis.
But how does the adaptation of tomorrow differ to the adaptation of today? How do countries cooperate in this world? How are the risks of common concern addressed? How are the benefits and opportunities shared? And what needs to happen to usher in this new era of global cooperation?
In this session, we’ll reimagine adaptation to meet the challenges of an interconnected world.
A series of lightning talks and a discussion with the audience will set the scene and provide the inspiration for new ways of thinking about adaptation.
Confirmed speakers are:
The second part will be an interactive lab exploring the practical actions and solutions needed to seize this moment of transformation, engender a step change in our adaptation approaches and encourage collaborative risk management. What does international and transnational adaptation mean beyond the provision of finance?
The session will aim to draw on case studies, examples and expertise from all global regions.
Confirmed speakers are:
Place: UNFCCC Resilience Lab, Hall 6
Project / Improve our understanding of indirect climate change effects, highlight adaptation interdependencies between countries, and begin to explore the implications.
Initiative / Our work on global finance looks at how the global financial system supports or undermines societal transitions.
Feature / The impacts of climate change cross borders just as people and goods do. This changes the adaptation challenge.
Past event / ODI and Wilton Park convene a high-level discussion to present new research on transboundary climate risk, and launch a new initiative with SEI.
SEI brief / This brief from SEI, IDDRI and ODI finds that a transboundary view of climate risk creates opportunities for international cooperation on adaptation.
