MENA Climate Week 2023

ESCWA is collaborating with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change secretariat (UNFCCC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank Group, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and the League of Arab States Secretariat (LAS), to organize the MENA Climate Week (MENACW) 2023.

MENACW 2023 and other regional climate weeks provide a platform for policymakers, practitioners, businesses and civil society to discuss climate solutions, barriers and opportunities in different regions.

MENACW 2023 follows four major tracks with a view to providing region-focused contributions that inform global stocktake:

• Energy systems and industry
• Cities, urban and rural settlements, infrastructure and transport
• Land, ocean, food and water
• Societies, health, livelihoods and economies

High-level segment

• Ministerial Panel 3: Towards a Global Goal on Adaptation that Adapts to a 1.5-Degree World - 8 October 12:00 to 13:00 (KSA Time) - Zone 1 Plenary

Affiliated and side events

1. Ten Years of Capacity-Building on Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Region - 8 October 17:00 to 18:00 (KSA Time) - Theatre 3 - Agenda
2. Meeting for the Arab Negotiation Group (Closed Event) - 8 October 18:00 to 19:00 (KSA Time) - Theatre 3
3. Critical Minerals for a Clean, Just and Inclusive Energy Transition - 9 October 11:00 to 12:00 (KSA Time) - Al Ula Meeting Room - Agenda
4. Arab Forum for Mobilizing Climate Finance for Water - 10 October 14:00 to 18:00 (KSA Time) - Al Ula Meeting Room - Agenda
5. Role of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Enabling a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in MENA and Africa Regions - Co-Conveners: ESCWA, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) - 11 October 9:00 to 10:00 (KSA Time) - Yanbu Meeting Room - Agenda
6. Climate Resilient and Gender Sensitive Municipal Planning in the Arab Region - 11 October 10:30 to 11:30 (KSA Time) - Al Ula Meeting Room - Agenda
7. Advancing Biodiversity Finance for Enhanced Climate Resilience - 11 October 15:00 to 16:00 (KSA Time) - Al Ula Meeting Room - Agenda
8. Renewable Energy Access for Rural Development through Integrated Business Models - 11 October 16:30 to 17:30 (KSA Time) - Al Jouf Meeting Room - Agenda
9. Needs Based Finance for Arab States: Mobilization of Scaled-Up Finance for Ambitious Climate Action - Lead convener: UNFCCC - 12 October 9:00 to 10:30 (KSA Time) - Diriyah Meeting Room

Contributions to other events

1. Adaptation Committee: Boosting region-wide coherence on adaptation - Lead convener: UNFCCC - 8 October 12:00 to 13:00 (KSA Time)
2. Arab Group Ministerial Meeting - 9 October 12:30 to 14:30 (KSA Time) - Zone 7 Meeting Hall
3. Panel Discussion on Accelerating Climate Action: Towards a Sustainable Future - Lead convener: ACWA Power - 9 October 15:00 to 15:50 (KSA Time)
4. Opening Session of the Regional Exchange on Climate Action Acceleration (Closed Event) - Lead convener: NDC Partnership - 10 October 9:00 to 10:30 (KSA Time) - Neom Meeting Room
5. Panel Discussion on Green Hydrogen in the MENA Region - Lead convener: IRENA - 11 October 10:00 to 11:00 (KSA Time) - Theatre 1
6. Panel Discussion on Transition Finance and the Role of Banks Towards Just Transition in MENA - Lead convener: Commercial International Bank (CIB) - 11 October 10:30 to 11:30 (KSA Time) - Jazan Meeting Room
7. From Vision to Reality: MENA's Net Zero Emissions Journey - Co-Conveners: KAPSARC, Khalifa University of Science and Technology - 12 October 9:00 to 10:00 (KSA Time) - Zone 1 Plenary
8. Integrated Desert Farming: Innovation for Climate-Resilience in MENA Region - Lead convener: ICARDA - 12 October 9:00 to 10:00 (KSA Time) - Al Ula Meeting Room
9. Closing Session of the Regional Exchange on Climate Action Acceleration (Closed Event) - Lead convener: NDC Partnership - 12 October 13:30 to 15:00 (KSA Time) - Diriyah Meeting Room

Contributions to tracks

Track 1: Energy systems and industry

1. Critical Minerals for a Just Clean Energy Transition in MENA - 10 October 9:30 to 10:30 (KSA Time) - Theatre 1
2. Implementing the Energy Transition in the Context of NDCs: Addressing Opportunities, Challenges and Barriers - 10 October 10:30 to 12:00 (KSA Time) - Theatre 1

Track 3: Land, ocean, food and water

1. The Impact of Climate Change in the MENA Region - 9 October 9:30 to 11:15 (KSA Time) - Theatre 2
2. System Innovations in the Water Sector - 10 October 11:30 to 13:00 (KSA Time) - Theatre 2