Meeting events

The World Bank Group (WBG) plays a key role in the global effort to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. One of the ways the organization works towards achieving these goals is by calling on citizens from around the globe to collaborate on a range of issues related to poverty reduction, international economic development and finance, building human capital, and strengthening resilience. The primary opportunity to bolster awareness and participation on these topics and advance the agenda on key issues is through the Spring and Annual Meetings. The meetings also aim to open up the meetings to the public through live-streamed events and online conversations on World Bank Live, Twitter and other platforms.

The G7 (Group of 7) is a group for economic partnerships and that every year brings together the Heads of State and Government of seven of the most industrialized countries in the world (France, the United States, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany). These countries represented 10% of the world population and 46% of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017. In the G7, the European Union is represented by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission. The G7 has no legal existence, permanent secretariat or official members. The presidency, held by one of the seven countries in turn every year, provides the resources required for the group’s work.

The event will feature an intimate dialog with National Geographic Explorer at Large, Nalini Nadkarni. Nalini will discuss her work as a pioneer of scientific tree canopy research and her efforts to inspire awareness for trees in diverse societal sectors, including corporations, faith-based groups, artists, and people who are incarcerated.

Join to explore how forests, like people, react and recover from disturbance and envision the new future we need to chart to ensure healthy forests into the future, while also redefine our relationship with forests.

Event Highlights

• Fireside chat with Nalini Nadkarni, National Geographic Explorer at Large to discuss the Our Trees Initiative – a campaign and living archive that elevates stories of the ecological, cultural, aesthetic, and spiritual connections to trees, and Sacha Spector, Program Director for the Environment at Doris Duke Foundation, to discuss a new emerging consensus in the forest community
• Insights from the 9^th American Forest Congress to inspire action, create space for new partnerships and build towards a transformative forest paradigm
• Personal “Tree Stories” from diverse voices spanning science, culture, and community to explore how collective narratives can help us move to a new paradigm, fostering resilience and recovery for the U.S. and global forests.

Over a million tons of CO2 stored/avoided with the Inga Tree Model in 14 years Inga Foundation’s Communications Strategist Marian van Noppen will debut our 9-minute film on Inga Alley-Cropping during Climate Week NYC 2025, with founder/director tropical ecologist Mike Hands available for Q&A via Zoom on Sunday afternoon, 3 to 4 pm on September 21. The session, From Abandoned to Abundant is hosted at Treehouse Doris Duke Center. Respond to this invitation to RSVP (ingatrees@gmail.com) if you would like to attend as pre-registration is required

​For the first time, carbon projects are not only reducing emissions but also delivering verified, measurable benefits for women. This groundbreaking session highlights pioneering initiatives in India—solar water pumps of a women’s social enterprise and livelihood activities linked to a mangrove restoration project—that apply the W+ Standard to quantify women’s empowerment across time savings, knowledge, and income generation, alongside carbon reductions.

​Featuring Jeannette Gurung, Founder of WOCAN and the W+ Standard, alongside Sandeep Roy Choudhury the Co Founder & Director of Value Network Ventures and Elizabeth Munee Kiamba (Financial Sector Specialist at CGAP)

​Speakers will demonstrate how these projects generate new revenue streams through gender outcome credits while strengthening climate resilience and community well-being.

​Participants will learn how investors, corporates, and carbon buyers can engage with this next generation of high-impact carbon projects that put women at the center of climate action.

​As scrutiny increases around carbon credit quality, additionality remains a central and evolving integrity principle within the voluntary carbon market in evaluating nature-based solutions. This session will explore how shifts in the interpretation and application of additionality can unlock greater recognition and investment in REDD+ and High Forest, Low Deforestation (HFLD) contexts.

​Speakers will examine how project developers, investors, and standard setters are strengthening and adapting their approaches to additionality, particularly in the context of REDD+ and jurisdictional programs, and highlight new frameworks and tools that help demonstrate impact in areas with strong existing protections. The session will also share insights from emerging nature stewardship initiatives like HIFOR, that can enhance market access for HFLD regions and support high-integrity investment in forests and nature.

Join carbon finance leaders for a collaborative workshop on managing multi-stakeholder risks in nature-based carbon programs. Explore how differing risk perceptions impact projects, share strategies for equitable risk-sharing with smallholder farmers, and learn proven approaches to building resilient, high-quality projects.

This is an invitation-only event. What incentives are needed to scale business demand for carbon credits? This session will explore what signals and safeguards companies need to confidently purchase high-integrity carbon credits at scale.

Permanence is one of the toughest challenges in the voluntary carbon market. Climate impacts like wildfires and drought can erase carbon gains long before the credits expire. This session explores how we can rethink permanence by shifting from static buffers to active risk management and aiming for 1,000 years of climate impact. Join us to discuss current challenges, the best of existing models, and a bold new path forward.

As the climate and biodiversity crises intensify, nature must move from the sidelines to the heart of global climate action. With COP30 on the horizon, this session will explore how we can elevate nature in policy, finance, and business: 

• How can we unlock a new era for collaboration on climate and nature and make a compelling case for investment? 
• How can we best mobilise the private sector in supporting biodiversity conservation efforts?  
• What is needed to enhance reporting on nature-related risks and opportunities?