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Water for Climate Pavilion at COP28: A Hub for Global Water Solutions

Two logos stacked- #water$Climate Water Pavilion and part of COP28 UAE
November 30 - December 12, 2023
8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Live Stream

The Water for Climate Pavilion helps the world develop more resilient climate policies by considering the impacts on and by water.

All sessions held in the pavilion will be live streamed and available in the Knowledge hub for viewing later.

 

SCHEDULE

 

December 1, 14:30 Inauguration Ceremony

The Water for Climate Pavilion officially opens.

https://youtube.com/live/1bIcWpbmwd4

 

December 8, 09:00 - Accelerating climate-resilient water management approaches through the circular economy

This session will discuss the importance of climate resilient water management in the context of investing in circular economy to achieve sustainable water management for municipal, industrial, and agricultural users and the natural environment.

 

December 8, 13:00 Climate resilient management approaches for flood and drought: moving from theory to practice

This session highlights the urgent need for an adaptive approach to address the increasing frequency and intensity of floods and droughts in the context of climate change.

 

December 2, 13:30 - 14:30 How to do green-blue: Taking nature-based solutions to scale!

This hour-long session will focus on the benefits, challenges and tools to investigate how we can take nature-based solutions to scale to deliver climate resilience.

https://youtube.com/live/_JK7EPNDYtU

 

December 3, 12:00 - 13:30 Flowing Together: Integrating Freshwater in NDCs and NAPs

This session will be an opportunity to dive deeper into the questions surrounding how to ensure strong integration of water resources and freshwater ecosystems into national climate planning efforts.

https://youtube.com/live/ldul0tqxjU0

 

December 5, 11:30 - 12:00 - Role of water in peace building and locally led adaptation

A TED-Talk style presentation by Gideon Bromberg, Director, Ecopeace Middle East.

https://youtube.com/live/r8mBGOuRsCo