ESCWA at COP 29

During the 29th Conference of the Parties (Cop 29), the Climate Change and Natural Resource Sustainability Cluster at ESCWA is co-organizing, leading and participating in numerous initiatives and activities across several side events in different pavilions. ESCWA is also supporting discussions focused on enhancing regional cooperation for climate action, and addressing challenges and solutions across water, agriculture, urban resilience, and energy transition.

Listed below are events that ESCWA is organizing and specifically contributing to, in key thematic areas such as water, food, energy, climate change adaptation, and environmental resilience.

ESCWA events: 

1. Regional Reflections on Watering NDCs and NAPS – Conveners: ESCWA and WaterAid in collaboration with AquaFed, CCDB, FAO, FWP, IWMI, Resilient40, RDI, SIWI, TNC, UNICEF, UN-Habitat/GWOPA and Wetlands International – 14 November: 9:30 – 11:30 – Water for Climate Pavilion (F10B). Thematic Day is co-coordinated by ESCWA and WaterAid with the support of SIWI and Pavilion Partners. 

   More information on: https://waterforclimate.net/events/regional-reflections

2. High-Level Panel on Watering the NDCs – Conveners: ESCWA and WaterAid in collaboration with AquaFed, CCDB, FAO, FWP, IWMI, Resilient40, RDI, SIWI, TNC, UNICEF, UN-Habitat/GWOPA and Wetlands International – 14 November: 13:00 – 14:00 – Water for Climate Pavilion (F10B). Thematic Day is co-coordinated by ESCWA and WaterAid with the support of SIWI and Pavilion Partners. 

   More information on: https://waterforclimate.net/events/high-level-panel-on-watering-the-ndcs

3. Optimizing Small-Scale RE Projects and Navigating their Finance – Conveners: ICESCO, Comsats, Climate Finance Asia, ESCWA, IsDB, Global Alliance, and RCREEE – 14 November: 12:00 – 14:00 – ICESCO Pavilion (E18)
4. Interactive Tools for Watering the NDCs and NAPs and Thematic Day Wrap-Up – Conveners: ESCWA and WaterAid in collaboration with AquaFed, CCDB, FAO, FWP, IWMI, Resilient40, RDI, SIWI, TNC, UNICEF, UN-Habitat/GWOPA and Wetlands International – 14 November:  15:00 – 17:30 – Water for Climate Pavilion (F10B). Thematic Day is co-coordinated by ESCWA and WaterAid with the support of SIWI and Pavilion Partners. 
5. Regional Approaches for Mobilizing Climate Finance for Arab States – Conveners: ESCWA, LAS, and Embassy of Sweden – 15 November: 14:00 – 15:00 – LAS Pavilion (G20b)  
6. Enhancing Climate Resilience through Integrated Sectoral Approaches – Conveners: LAS, Embassy of Sweden and ESCWA – 18 November: 11:00 – 12:00 – LAS Pavilion G20b
7. Combating Sand and Dust Storms in the Mashreq Region– Conveners: ESCWA, FAO, Ministry of Environment of Iraq – 20 November: 11:30 – 12:30 – Republic of Iraq Pavilion (H2C)
8. Multi-Scale Urban Adaptation Approaches in the Arab Region: Solutions for Water Scarcity within Multiple Contexts – Conveners: UN-Habitat, ESCWA – 21 November: 16:00 – 17:00 – Multilevel Action & Urbanization Pavilion (I15) 

ESCWA at partner events: 

1. Minderoo Pacific Climate Connect: On the Road to COP31 – Conveners: Australia and Pacific Nations – 14 November: 18:00 – 19:30 – Australian Pavilion (F6)
2. Addressing the Water-Energy Nexus in Climate Adaptation Strategies to Build Resilient Societies – Convener: DESA – 15 November: 9:00 – 10:00 – SDG Pavilion (C4)
3. Promoting Low-Carbon Energy Transition and Accelerating Global Climate Action - Conveners: GEIDCO with the Secretariat of the UNFCCC, and Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan – 15 November: 10:00 – 10:30 – UNFCCC Pavilion (C6)
4. Securing Supply to Meet Demand: Unlocking Finance to Scale Rapid Responsible Critical Mineral Production – Conveners: Climate Champions, ICMM and Vale – 15 November: 11:00 – 12:00 – Location Tbc
5. NDCs 3.0: Supporting the Next Round of NDCs, 3rd Interagency Meeting with Development and Implementation Partners - 16 November: 9:00 - 13:30 - Meeting Room 22 at COP29 venue.
6. Bridging National Goals and Local Action - Conveners: Iraq and Germany - 16 November: 11:00 - 12:00 - Iraq Pavilion (H2c)
7. Viability of Integrating Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Technologies into the Energy Transition – Conveners: UNIDO, SD Solutions and CEET – 16 November: 15:00 – 16:00 – UNFCCC Pavilion (C6)
8. Empowering Climate Change Adaptation through Innovative Financial Mechanisms – Convener: Ministry of Environment of Tunisia – 16 November: 18:30 – 19:00 – Room side event 6