Events

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

At the 2026 Latin America Climate Summit in Monterrey, regional leaders will advance dialogue on carbon pricing, climate finance, and market cooperation.

Programm COMING SOON!

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

At the 2026 Latin America Climate Summit in Monterrey, regional leaders will advance dialogue on carbon pricing, climate finance, and market cooperation.

Programm COMING SOON!

This year, world leaders will meet three times to discuss the future of land, nature and climate. While these are separate meetings, they represent a ‘Triple-COP’ moment. Together, they will set the policy floor for the next decade, signalling where regulation is heading and where markets must adapt.

Register for either session: AM CEST or PM CEST 

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

At the 2026 Latin America Climate Summit in Monterrey, regional leaders will advance dialogue on carbon pricing, climate finance, and market cooperation.

Programm COMING SOON!

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

The Republic of Korea will host World Environment Day 2025 with a focus on ending plastic pollution globally.

World Environment Day, marked annually on 5 June, was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972. Over the past five decades, the Day has grown to be one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach. Tens of millions of people participate online and through in-person activities, events and actions around the world.

The world produces more than 430 million tonnes of plastic annually, two-thirds of which are short-lived products that soon become waste, filling the ocean and, often, working their way into the human food chain.

Fisheries provide a vital source of food, employment, recreation, trade and economic well-being for people throughout the world. In a world of growing population and persistent hunger, fish has emerged as an important commodity for the achievement of food security. However, efforts by the international community to ensure the sustainability of fisheries are being seriously compromised by illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities.

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities are responsible for the loss of 11–26 million tonnes of fish each year, which is estimated to have an economic value of US$10–23 billion. To curtail this impact, Target 4 of Goal 14 of the Sustainable Development Agenda adopted in 2015 by the UN General Assembly, specifically urges the international community to “effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices”.

Organized in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, the Assembly will highlight how the next funding cycle (GEF-9) will strategically invest in environmental action to accelerate progress on biodiversity conservation, land restoration, chemical pollution reduction, and climate resilience through the transformation of key economic systems for sustainable and lasting outcomes at scale.

It will also showcase successful projects and innovations financed by the GEF across various regions, highlighting how collaborative funding can deliver impactful, scalable solutions for environmental sustainability.

Eight high-level roundtables will generate actionable technical and political recommendations and build momentum and alignment across stakeholders feeding into a final ministerial plenary:

1. The Role of Conventions and International Agreements
2. Blended Finance & Private-Sector Leadership
3. The Future of Official Development Assistance
4. Maximizing Impact of Critical Investments
5. Leaving No Country Behind — SIDS, LDCs & Fragile States
6. Leaving No One Behind — Civil Society, Women & Indigenous Peoples
7. Leading from the Ground — Recipient-Country Action on Policy Coherence & Resource Mobilization
8. Policy Coherence and Mobilization of Resources, from all sources

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

World Ocean Day catalyzes collective action for a healthy ocean and a stable climate, working in collaboration with youth leaders and a wide range of organizations. World Ocean Day belongs to all groups and individuals, collectively, everywhere. It’s about how we can create a better future with an abundant ocean and a stable climate, by working together.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

FAIS helps investors understand how they should react to future challenges. The drive towards net zero is putting an even greater emphasis on investments into carbon accretive assets. FAIS operates at the nexus of finance, government, and ecology.

Our industry leading conferences gather major investors and actors involved in forestry and agriculture. To discuss climate-positive investments, helping to unearth the latest developments for nature-based solutions from leading experts globally. Through peer-to-peer interaction, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings, the audience will leave this event armed with climate smart investable opportunities, factoring in risks, returns and impact.

You can expect to engage in discussions such as:

• Defining issues that impact on an investor
• Understanding risk
• Estimating future returns
• Regenerative agriculture and agroforestry

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

FAIS helps investors understand how they should react to future challenges. The drive towards net zero is putting an even greater emphasis on investments into carbon accretive assets. FAIS operates at the nexus of finance, government, and ecology.

Our industry leading conferences gather major investors and actors involved in forestry and agriculture. To discuss climate-positive investments, helping to unearth the latest developments for nature-based solutions from leading experts globally. Through peer-to-peer interaction, panel discussions and one-on-one meetings, the audience will leave this event armed with climate smart investable opportunities, factoring in risks, returns and impact.

You can expect to engage in discussions such as:

• Defining issues that impact on an investor
• Understanding risk
• Estimating future returns
• Regenerative agriculture and agroforestry

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

Great Big Green Week is the only mass moment for nature and climate in the UK, and it belongs to everyone.

Every June, thousands of events take place in towns, cities and villages across the country. From repair cafés and nature walks to community clean-ups and film screenings, people everywhere come together for good and make a real difference.

In 2025, more than a million people took part.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

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 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

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 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

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 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

Climate change is reshaping the world in irreversible ways. From extreme weather to biodiversity collapse and water scarcity, the systems that sustain life are under growing strain. Global food supplies are destabilising. Key carbon sinks — forests, wetlands, and permafrost — are, in some instances, turning into carbon sources. The Arctic Ocean is on track for its first ice-free day before 2030.

To meet the Paris Agreement, emissions must fall 43% by 2030. Yet this transformation must take place in economies still largely reliant on fossil fuels, at a time when global electricity demand is projected to double by 2050. There is momentum: in 2024, clean electricity exceeded 40% of global generation, driven by solar, now the world’s cheapest energy source, and clean energy investment also passed $2tn for the first time.

But climate action today means more than cutting emissions. In an era of fragile institutions and geopolitical upheaval, business has a role to play in upholding the principles — accountability, transparency, rule of law — that underpin both climate and economic resilience. This year, the FT’s Climate & Impact Summit brings together the FT’s Moral Money and Climate Capital to host practical discussions on the scale of the crises we face — and the opportunity we still have to shape a fairer and more sustainable society.

Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.

Healthy land not only provides us with almost 95% of our food but so much more: it clothes and shelters us, provides jobs and livelihoods, and protects us from the worsening droughts, floods and wildfires.

At the same time, growing populations coupled with unsustainable production and consumption patterns fuel demand for natural resources, putting excessive pressure on land to the point of degradation. Desertification and drought are driving forced migration, putting tens of millions of people each year at risk of displacement.

Of the world’s 8 billion inhabitants, over one billion of young people under the age of 25 years live in developing countries, particularly in regions directly dependent on land and natural resources for sustenance. Creating job prospects for rural populations is a viable solution that gives young people access to eco-entrepreneurship opportunities and at the same time to scale up best practices.

This year, the theme of the Desertification and Drought Day “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future” spotlights the future of land stewardship — our most precious resource to ensure the stability and prosperity of billions of people around the world.

The 64th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) are scheduled to take place in June 2026.

Climate change is reshaping the world in irreversible ways. From extreme weather to biodiversity collapse and water scarcity, the systems that sustain life are under growing strain. Global food supplies are destabilising. Key carbon sinks — forests, wetlands, and permafrost — are, in some instances, turning into carbon sources. The Arctic Ocean is on track for its first ice-free day before 2030.

To meet the Paris Agreement, emissions must fall 43% by 2030. Yet this transformation must take place in economies still largely reliant on fossil fuels, at a time when global electricity demand is projected to double by 2050. There is momentum: in 2024, clean electricity exceeded 40% of global generation, driven by solar, now the world’s cheapest energy source, and clean energy investment also passed $2tn for the first time.

But climate action today means more than cutting emissions. In an era of fragile institutions and geopolitical upheaval, business has a role to play in upholding the principles — accountability, transparency, rule of law — that underpin both climate and economic resilience. This year, the FT’s Climate & Impact Summit brings together the FT’s Moral Money and Climate Capital to host practical discussions on the scale of the crises we face — and the opportunity we still have to shape a fairer and more sustainable society.

Founded in 2017 by Rainforest Partnership, World Rainforest Day celebrates the importance of healthy, standing rainforests for climate, biodiversity, culture, and livelihoods— and convenes a global movement to protect and restore them.

Celebrated annually on June 22, this day highlights rainforests and their critical role in safeguarding our future on this planet, showcases innovative and emerging solutions for their protection, and inspires individual and collective actions around the world for holistic forest impact.

The Climate Innovation Forum’s high-level programme convenes climate leaders and innovators to accelerate action and close gaps in implementation, investment and innovation between COPs during London Climate Action Week.

Curated to be both practical and informative, the morning programme will feature 10 workshops comprising five individual sessions, each repeated twice, exclusively for IIGCC members on the following topics:

• Financing nature – Policy strategies to support investment in nature markets
• Breaking down barriers to sector decarbonisation
• Physical risk data: an ocean of information, a desert of knowledge
• The investment case for a just transition in EMDEs
• Agentic AI deep dive: Enabling applications for investor climate goals (sponsored by S&P Global)

What does the Voluntary Carbon Market expect when it comes to permanence in nature-based carbon, and how is that shaping the carbon standard?

This session will examine how new and evolving carbon policy, rating frameworks, and risk mitigation tools are converging to influence new approaches in methodology and project design.

Featuring perspectives from policy, ratings, standards, and insurance, the discussion will explore practical pathways to delivering durable, high-integrity credits. This session will be relevant for corporate sustainability leaders, carbon credit buyers, investors, and policy experts seeking to better understand how permanence expectations are evolving across the market.

Water stress is increasing and presents a growing risk to business, driven by both acute events (e.g. floods and droughts) and chronic environmental degradation. These risks are also highly local in nature—varying by basin, sector, and operating context—and can manifest through the lenses of too much water, too little water, or poor water quality/access. Put in the framing of different climate scenarios, and business face a complex decision-making process of how best to mitigate risk and remain resilient for the future.

Currently, businesses globally are advancing both water stewardship and climate adaptation efforts. However, these are often developed in parallel rather than in an integrated manner. This fragmentation risks creating blind spots, where actions fail to fully account for future climate impacts or local water conditions, increasing the risk of maladaptation.

There is a growing need to move from understanding water stress to identifying effective, context-specific adaptation solutions. This session brings together the water stewardship and climate adaptation communities to explore how these efforts can be better aligned to support practical, business-relevant water resilience pathways.

The Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026 provides real-time insights across geographies and sectors of how business strategies, investments, and risk perceptions are shifting in response to the climate transition. Delivered in collaboration with the Breakthrough Agenda and Climate High-level Champions, participants will gain actionable insights to guide engaement throughout London Climate Action Week and the COP cycle, including the conditions needed to unlock investment, strengthen policy alignment, and accelerate delivery at scale.

Senior business and government leaders will share perspectives on how to turn commitments into implementation—highlighting practical solutions, emerging opportunities, and the priority bottlenecks that must be addressed this year. The lunchtime session will enable networking across C-suite leaders, policymakers, and investors focused on accelerating investment and implementation this year.

12:30 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch

13:00 – 13:20 | Key Insights from the Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026

13:20 – 13:50 | Business Leaders Panel Discussion

13:50 – 14:00 | Closing Remarks

14:00 – 14:30 | Networking Reception

The session will explore how cross-sectoral and multistakeholder collaboration around key production basins and watersheds can accelerate financing flows to nature-based solutions and build value chain resilience.

Reset Connect London takes place on 23-24 June 2026 at Excel London, as the UK’s award-winning sustainability ecosystem, climate tech and green investment event, and the flagship of London Climate Action Week.

Proudly supported by KPMG as headline sponsor and London & Partners as strategic partner, the event brings together 7,500+ sustainability, energy, finance and policy professionals to explore practical solutions, advance net zero strategies and unlock sustainable investment opportunities.

Across two days, business leaders, investors, policymakers, start-ups and scale-ups connect through curated networking, expert-led conference sessions and innovation showcases. Together, they share insights, forge partnerships and accelerate the commercial transition to a low-carbon economy.

This is where cross-sector leaders drive measurable impact, accelerate decarbonisation and scale sustainable innovation.

UNEP FI is bringing the 19th edition of the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Finance (GRT) to London on 23 and 24 June 2026, to host one of the UN’s largest sustainable finance-focused events alongside London Climate Action Week. This year’s theme, ‘From Risk to Resilience: Financing the Future,’ reflects the growing need across the financial industry to respond to global challenges with vision and leadership for a resilient future.

• 23 June: High-Level Plenaries – in-person and livestreamed online.
• 24 June: Engagement forums – for UNEP FI members and partners only.

​The British Fashion Council is partnering with Futerra during London Climate Action Week for an exclusive invitation to preview an exhibition of selected designers from the Institute of Positive Fashion’s Low Carbon Transition Programme, followed by a panel discussion on why climate change is no longer a future risk for fashion.

​From cotton fields facing catastrophic temperature rises to water-stressed wool regions, the physical impacts of climate change are actively disrupting the raw materials and supply chains brands depend on today – it is already reshaping what brands can make, at what cost, and for how long.

​This panel brings together senior leaders across finance, sustainability, brand and investment to ask the urgent question: what must C-suite in all sized fashion businesses do right now to recognise and respond to material scarcity, before it becomes an existential threat to the business.

​Drawing on real-world experience across global businesses, this is a frank, solutions-focused conversation about the decisions that need to be made now.

This event continues to push the boundaries of the field, gathering key players from the financial sector, government authorities, and corporations to discuss the most pressing issues of our time.

Agenda topics:

• Sustainable investment pipeline
• Nature Investing
• Energy security and fast track to clean energy
• The financial opportunities in methane
• Resilience finance in emerging markets
• Importance use of credible proceeds

This is an invite-only interactive breakfast for leaders in finance and business exploring how climate and nature-related risks translate into measurable financial exposure.

Climate risk has already started to shape how financial institutions think about portfolio resilience. Nature risk is the next, more complex wave, and the scientific and regulatory signals are already here. Recent ECB research found that three-quarters of European companies are critically dependent on ecosystem services, and those same companies account for three-quarters of all corporate bank lending in the region. Central banks are therefore treating nature loss as a critical financial stability issue.

This session, hosted by GIST Impact, sets out what quantifying nature risk means in practice: how it’s modelled, where it occurs within a business or a portfolio, and how to start to take action on this sort of data. Speakers will draw on recent case studies and the latest methodological advances, with structured discussions giving participants the chance to work through the implications for their own organisations.

The discussion will address:

• ​How disruption to natural systems flows through to earnings and portfolio exposure

• ​What the leading methodological advances are and where nature value at risk sits in the broader risk framework

• ​How financial institutions and corporations are applying this today

• ​Where transition risk fits in as externalities begin to internalise through regulation and pricing

Speakers include:

• ​Pavan Sukhdev, Founder, GIST Impact and Visiting Professor in Practice, Grantham Institute (LSE)

• ​Andrew Probert, Managing Partner, ERM

• ​Ginni Goldin, Climate and Investment Risk Analyst, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)

• ​Valeria Dinershteyn, Director of Sustainable Investing and Client Engagement, EMEA and APAC, Northern Trust

​Facilitated by Dr. Thomas Moran, Head of Nature & Biodiversity Products, GIST Impact.

REGEN HOUSE is a collective of entities established by HowGood, EIT Food and Institute of Regeneration.

Regen House the home for strategic action to advance regenerative food systems. They create a pre-competitive space for sparking ideas, collaborating on solutions, and taking real action on carbon, nature, and human rights.

The Resilience Hub returns to London Climate Action Week as a high-level convening bringing together business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and practitioners shaping how resilience is applied in practice. In a context of geopolitical instability, supply chain disruption, and increasing overlap between climate risk and fragile environments, resilience helps inform decisions on risk, continuity, and long-term security. This programme focuses on how those decisions are being made – and where they need to evolve based on the latest resilience evidence at hand.

During the day, sessions examine how resilience is reflected in corporate strategy, capital allocation, infrastructure and health systems, and financial flows. A flagship C-suite exchange will explore how businesses are navigating system dependencies and making decisions under real constraints. The Investor Forum will connect locally-led innovators with investors, corporate partners, and funders, creating direct pathways to scale through interactive pitches and targeted exchange, with a focus on solutions emerging from high-risk and climate-affected contexts.

This year, the organizers will also host a curated session, Winning the Next Economy, in collaboration with global climate initiative TED Countdown. Drawing on TED’s approach to ideas and storytelling, the session will explore how rapid technological change and shifting global dynamics are reshaping the economy.

The Resilience Hub provides a space to connect evidence with action, linking resilience science, real economy leadership, and investment and policy agendas to support more aligned and effective responses to today’s risks in both stable and fragile settings.

​The voluntary carbon market has listened to many of the criticisms raised against it. Over the past several years, leading institutions have spearheaded significant initiatives to strengthen market infrastructure, deliver greater impact through the projects funded by carbon markets, and rebuild confidence in the market. Because of these developments, the VCM today is stronger than it has ever been.

​But the global media and policy discourse has not yet caught up with this work. As a result, many key decisions are being shaped with an outdated understanding of the market, its present, and its future. Stakeholders across the VCM+ community can do a better job communicating these developments in ways that resonate with key audiences.

​Join this interactive working session to explore how a shared campaign framework can equip VCM+ partners to tell their own stories within a consistent drumbeat: if you haven’t been tuning in, it’s time to tune back into carbon markets. The goal is not to prescribe how individual initiatives should be discussed; it’s to provide infrastructure that supports the diverse work already happening across the community. This will be an opportunity to feed your perspective into the broader effort, learn about communications resources available to you, and leave with shared messaging you can adapt for your own audiences.

​As we build the next generation of verified carbon markets, much of the focus has rightly been on strengthening standards, building key infrastructure, and scaling demand. Yet a more fundamental question often goes unaddressed: who is able to participate in these markets, and on what terms? Participation is too often framed as a question of readiness or capacity when, in practice, it is shaped by how the system itself functions — by how rules are set, how demand is signaled, and how risks and value are distributed. Where these dynamics constrain participation, pipelines struggle to scale, supply remains uneven, buyer confidence weakens, and finance does not flow at the pace required. Equitable participation will not emerge automatically as markets grow; it needs to be deliberately enabled.

​Convened by the VCM+ Coalition in partnership with Climate Action Platform Africa, this London Climate Action Week working session is designed to move from diagnosis to action. Across three hours of moderated discussion, participants will interrogate how rule-setting, demand signals, safeguards, and project-level realities interact to shape who reaches the market, drawing on the African experience to surface where current structures are not functioning as intended and where targeted changes could unlock more equitable participation at scale. The session will converge on a prioritized set of 3–5 concrete actions that can be progressed beyond LCAW.

​This Land Dialogues session brings together leaders from the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Southeast Asia to explore what helps rainforests stay standing in practice. Many of the world’s most intact forests are found in Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community territories, yet forests still face growing pressure from logging, extraction, and competing land-use decisions. The session will examine how decisions over forests are made, who influences them, and why some governance systems are able to hold over time while others break down.

​Through real examples from across rainforest regions, speakers will discuss how governments, laws, and territorial governance systems interact on the ground, and what this means for keeping forests standing. The session will use a fishbowl format with an open chair, allowing audience members to join the discussion directly alongside speakers. Together, the conversation aims to move beyond high-level commitments and focus on what is actually working in practice, and why.

Agenda
Doors open from 9:00am
9:30–10:00am — Registration and coffee
10:00–11:30am — Land Dialogues session
11:30am–12:00pm — Light reception

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More information coming soon.

​Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how the carbon market measures, monitors, verifies, and communicates, and the pace of change will only accelerate in the months ahead. The question is not whether the market will integrate AI, but whether it will do so thoughtfully, equitably, and in ways that strengthen rather than undermine its integrity and environmental impact. AI is not an uncomplicated good: concerns about algorithmic opacity, data sovereignty, environmental footprint, and equity — particularly for communities in the Global South whose lands and livelihoods underpin many carbon projects — are legitimate and must be engaged seriously.

​This session is the first in a series of VCM+ Coalition conversations on AI and carbon markets, continuing through New York Climate Week and COP. Together, members will demystify what AI can do to strengthen carbon market integrity, surface early innovators and emerging trends, and take stock of the governance and safeguard challenges that come with rapid adoption. The goal is to leave with a clearer sense of where momentum is already building and where the Coalition should focus its engagement over the year ahead.

Trellis Impact convenes 4,000+ leaders from across industries, technologies, and the capital stack — from Fortune 500 decision-makers to climate-tech innovators and investors. Connect with the people who turn emerging ideas into scaled solutions and who see sustainability as a driver of business value and competitive advantage.

As climate, nature, and human rights risks become increasingly interconnected, companies need transition plans that move beyond silos and support better strategic decisions. Integrated transition planning offers a practical way to align sustainability priorities with business strategy, governance, capital allocation, and implementation.

​Join leaders from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Amazon at Solutions House during London Climate Action Week for an interactive showcase highlighting the voices of communities protecting and restoring tropical forests as part of large-scale forest protection programs delivering real impact for people, nature, and climate.

​Too often, forest communities are absent from global discussions on how to halt and reverse tropical deforestation, unable to share the solutions and progress happening on the ground. This session puts those voices at the center.

​Hear directly from community leaders and government representatives working on the frontlines of forest protection and restoration in key commodity-producing regions. Through live discussion and newly released short films, speakers will share how large-scale government led programs are supporting livelihoods, protecting biodiversity, and helping shift economic incentives at scale. Corporate sustainability leaders will discuss why tropical forests are critical for climate resilience, supply chain stability, and credible climate and nature action — and how public-private partnerships can accelerate progress.

​This is not another panel about why forests matter. It is a practical conversation about what is already working on the ground — and how companies can take meaningful action today.

​Sponsored by Amazon, in collaboration with Emergent and the Walmart Foundation.

Asset owners are under growing pressure to demonstrate that their climate and nature strategies are delivering real-world outcomes, not just portfolio alignment. This half-day, practitioner-led forum brings together leading asset owners, investors and specialists to move beyond high-level commitments and explore how capital can be deployed more effectively across climate innovation and biodiversity – at scale, across asset classes and geographies.

Chaired by Investors for Purpose, the event is deliberately designed for asset owners who want to stress-test their current approach, learn from peers at different stages of the journey, and leave with practical insights they can apply within their own governance and investment frameworks.

Register your place to learn how asset owners can move beyond climate and nature commitments to deploy capital more effectively for real-world impact across asset classes and geographies.

MSCI, Centrigrade, Chloris Geospatial, International Carbon Registry and Kita invite you to join us during London Climate Week for a focused discussion on how the carbon market’s “integrity stack” is evolving – and what it means for the future of high-quality carbon credits. The session will be followed by a drinks reception, offering a chance to continue the conversation with peers across the market.

Discussion themes will include:

Anatomy of the stack 
In carbon markets, what does each layer – measurement and MRV, issuance and registries, ratings, and insurance – actually contribute? How has each evolved, and why is the stack now beginning to function as a cohesive system?

Separation of roles 
Where are the boundaries between these layers, and where is tighter coordination needed to ensure integrity and efficiency?

Measurement as the foundation 
How are advances in measurement, combined with ratings and risk transfer, enabling continuous improvements in credit quality—moving beyond binary “good/bad” assessments?

Bringing buyers to the table 
What is holding corporates back from participating at scale, and what would it take to unlock credible, defensible procurement for a broader set of buyers?

The next frontier 
What does the next wave of innovation in carbon markets look like – and what needs to be built now to get there?

Reset Connect London takes place on 23-24 June 2026 at Excel London, as the UK’s award-winning sustainability ecosystem, climate tech and green investment event, and the flagship of London Climate Action Week.

Proudly supported by KPMG as headline sponsor and London & Partners as strategic partner, the event brings together 7,500+ sustainability, energy, finance and policy professionals to explore practical solutions, advance net zero strategies and unlock sustainable investment opportunities.

Across two days, business leaders, investors, policymakers, start-ups and scale-ups connect through curated networking, expert-led conference sessions and innovation showcases. Together, they share insights, forge partnerships and accelerate the commercial transition to a low-carbon economy.

This is where cross-sector leaders drive measurable impact, accelerate decarbonisation and scale sustainable innovation.

UNEP FI is bringing the 19th edition of the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Finance (GRT) to London on 23 and 24 June 2026, to host one of the UN’s largest sustainable finance-focused events alongside London Climate Action Week. This year’s theme, ‘From Risk to Resilience: Financing the Future,’ reflects the growing need across the financial industry to respond to global challenges with vision and leadership for a resilient future.

• 23 June: High-Level Plenaries – in-person and livestreamed online.
• 24 June: Engagement forums – for UNEP FI members and partners only.

More information coming soon.

Trellis Impact convenes 4,000+ leaders from across industries, technologies, and the capital stack — from Fortune 500 decision-makers to climate-tech innovators and investors. Connect with the people who turn emerging ideas into scaled solutions and who see sustainability as a driver of business value and competitive advantage.

Credit Where Credit’s Due” is a session for organisations that are serious about climate leadership and want to understand what serious looks like in practice.

​Today’s voluntary carbon market is maturing rapidly: legacy, lower-quality credits are losing relevance, while a tightening tier of high-integrity, nature-based credits is targeted by companies whose finance, procurement, and sustainability teams have done the maths on climate risk.

​This session brings together net zero leaders to examine what serious climate strategy looks like in practice: how leading organisations are integrating carbon credits alongside operational decarbonisation, supply chain action, and regulatory preparation to create measurable business value; how they are structuring long-term procurement to protect against rising prices and tightening supply; and how they are making the internal business case to the people who control the budget.

​It is not a discussion about whether to act; it is about what acting well actually looks like, and why the gap between that and waiting is widening faster than most organisations have modelled.

In partnership with MSCI, this roundtable will bring together experts from insurance, pension funds, and investment management firms for a discussion focused on how to better integrate climate science into investment practices, prompted by the launch of Carbon Tracker’s latest report, Recalibrating Climate Risk.

​Navigating the risk profile of REDD+ credits in a changing regulatory landscape is currently one of the most complex challenges for carbon credit buyers and investors. While the REDD+ framework has seen an enormous shift toward high-integrity standards over the last 24 months, many existing and potential buyers, of REDD+ credits are still navigating how these technical updates actually mitigate long-term portfolio risk.

​​On Wednesday 24 June at 9:30am, Level invites you to a private, technical briefing designed to cut through the noise – “REDD+ credits and carbon portfolio risks – your questions answered”.

​​This is not a pitch; it is a dedicated forum for buyers, intermediaries, and investors to address the practicalities of REDD+ credit integration and portfolio de-risking.

Level Founders, Marc and Jo will facilitate the session and guide the conversation, bringing a combined 50 years of nature conservation and NbS carbon project experience to the conversation. Using some fun and informal processes, Marc and Jo will aim to ensure every voice is heard that the event provides you with:

• ​​Direct access: Engage with industry experts (the science “nerds”!) on the “pain points” of credit integrity and market alignment.

• ​​Anonymised Q&A: Submit questions live or in advance to address sensitive risk concerns without attribution.

• ​​Market intelligence: Gain insights into how new industry standards are being operationalised to restore market confidence.

​​To ensure a candid and high-value exchange, the session will be conducted under Chatham House Rules

The UK is a nation of nature lovers but somewhere along the way we’ve got lost. We are now 60% less connected with nature than we have been in 200 years.

​Nature is our biggest ally and a rich source of inspiration for storytelling.  By telling stories that reconnect us with nature the screen industries have an opportunity to inspire climate action and real-world change because when nature is woven into mainstream storytelling – familiar, credible and unforced – it stands a real chance of becoming a collective cultural concern.

​From writer’s rooms to living rooms, what we see on screen can have a direct impact on the world we live in. This conversation, presented by BAFTA Albert, will explore the rich potential of putting nature in the picture: from creative decisions and commissioning choices, to engaging on screen-talent and driving climate action once the credits have rolled.

9:30 – 10:00 Networking with coffee & breakfast.
10:00-11:00: Panel discussion

​Nature is often framed as a cost centre and a critical risk. For leading companies, this perception is shifting.

​In a changing world, forward-thinking businesses are translating nature-positive action into tangible commercial value, from increased operating margins and more resilient supply chains to differentiated products and innovative new business models.

​Join sustainability leaders, finance professionals, and investors for an exclusive London Climate Action Week event focused on moving beyond compliance and impact to explore nature as a source of commercial opportunity.

​Drawing on emergent global frameworks, including TNFD and WEF, and practical case studies from major corporates, the panel will explore:

• ​What nature opportunities look like in practice

• ​How businesses can identify, enable, and scale them for competitive advantage

• ​The critical role of business and finance in the nature positive transition

​Speakers include: Andrew Mitchell, Founder & CEO at Equilibrium Futures, and Laura Fisher, Programme Lead, Nature Positive Industries, World Economic Forum

More information coming soon.

Trellis Impact convenes 4,000+ leaders from across industries, technologies, and the capital stack — from Fortune 500 decision-makers to climate-tech innovators and investors. Connect with the people who turn emerging ideas into scaled solutions and who see sustainability as a driver of business value and competitive advantage.

The Nature Hub returns to London Climate Action Week 2026, bringing partners together for a day of insight, dialogue and connection.

Making its official debut at CodeNode London, Sustainability LIVE @ London Climate Action Week – The Leadership Summit is a one-day event designed for senior sustainability executives at the forefront of climate action strategy. With over 250 in-person attendees, the conference delivers the insights, connections and solutions needed to accelerate progress toward net-zero and navigate a rapidly evolving sustainability landscape shaped by regulation, innovation and global policy shifts.

Featuring 25 expert speakers and 4 interactive executive workshops, the programme offers practical guidance and strategic perspective on embedding climate action across operations, supply chains and investment decisions. Whether you are scaling ESG initiatives, preparing for new disclosure requirements or rethinking your net-zero roadmap, Sustainability LIVE @ London Climate Action Week – The Leadership Summit is where leadership meets action.

CDP is delighted to announce the inaugural session for its newly convened Earth-Positive Economics Advisory Board on Thursday, June 25 (10:00 to 12:00 BST) in London, taking place during the 2026 London Climate Action Week.

A one-day summit uniting leaders from the resilience and finance worlds to unlock climate finance — from local communities to the global stage:

Collaborating across the resilience and finance ecosystems to break down silos and unlock climate finance, and strengthen the conditions needed to channel investment from local to global levels

Mobilising public and private capital through global partnerships that focus on removing systemic barriers, creating the right incentives, and directing investment to the communities most at risk

Innovating with expert insights that put real-world solutions front and centre, highlighting scalable models to tackle climate risk, debt, and evolving insurance challenges

Climate impacts are accelerating, yet finance for resilience still falls far short of what is needed. At the same time, governments, regulators, investors and insurers are increasingly recognising that climate risk is financial risk – creating the opportunity to embed resilience into financial decision-making and unlock new investment.

This makes the coming year a critical moment to move from commitments to action and scale the finance needed to protect economies, communities and infrastructure from growing climate threats.

The summit will be hosted at The Brewery, a prestigious central London venue in the heart of the city. Building on the success of 2025, it will bring together senior leaders from government, business, investment and many more, with more than 700 people expected to attend.

On Thursday, June 25th, 2026, Food Tank, Google Cloud, and the UN Environment Programme will host the 3rd annual Food Tank London Climate Action Week CSO Summit at Google London.

The Water Resilience Investment Summit brings together the organisations best placed to change that – water companies, infrastructure operators, insurers, asset owners, landholders, funders and Government – to accelerate the shift from pilot projects to investable, catchment-scale resilience.

Hosted by the FloodAction Coalition, this action-focused gathering is designed to align capital, governance and delivery models so nature-based flood management can function as reliable national infrastructure.

This is where resilience moves from concept to coordinated action.

This session showcases how effective policy and targeted advocacy can strengthen high-integrity nature markets, using real-world examples to inspire action. Participants will engage directly with policymakers and peers and leave with practical guidance on how to navigate policy in the current landscape.

Who should join?

Policymakers, corporate sustainability leaders, carbon credit buyers, financial institutions, NGOs, and market actors interested in how policy shapes confidence, participation, and investment in high-integrity carbon markets for nature.

The Forum will showcase 50+ breakthrough business solutions from across climate tech, nature-based innovation, materials, food systems, energy, circularity and beyond, all selected for their potential to scale real-world impact.

These solutions will connect directly with a curated community of 400+ investors, including venture funds, institutional investors, angels, family offices and strategic corporate capital. The Forum is designed to accelerate dealflow, create meaningful relationships, and catalyse investment into the solutions shaping a regenerative, nature-positive economy.

The Forum will showcase 50+ breakthrough business solutions from across climate tech, nature-based innovation, materials, food systems, energy, circularity and beyond, all selected for their potential to scale real-world impact.

These solutions will connect directly with a curated community of 400+ investors, including venture funds, institutional investors, angels, family offices and strategic corporate capital. The Forum is designed to accelerate dealflow, create meaningful relationships, and catalyse investment into the solutions shaping a regenerative, nature-positive economy.

The Forum will showcase 50+ breakthrough business solutions from across climate tech, nature-based innovation, materials, food systems, energy, circularity and beyond, all selected for their potential to scale real-world impact.

These solutions will connect directly with a curated community of 400+ investors, including venture funds, institutional investors, angels, family offices and strategic corporate capital. The Forum is designed to accelerate dealflow, create meaningful relationships, and catalyse investment into the solutions shaping a regenerative, nature-positive economy.

The 2026 Asia Climate Summit in Hong Kong will bring together policymakers, investors, and market experts to shape Asia’s growing role in global carbon markets.

The 2026 Asia Climate Summit in Hong Kong will bring together policymakers, investors, and market experts to shape Asia’s growing role in global carbon markets.

The 2026 Asia Climate Summit in Hong Kong will bring together policymakers, investors, and market experts to shape Asia’s growing role in global carbon markets.

The Nature Positive Initiative gathers some of the world’s largest sustainable business and finance coalitions; standards, disclosure and targets frameworks; global conservation organizations; and science, subnational governance and Indigenous knowledge networks, to drive alignment around use of the term ‘nature positive’ and support broader, longer-term efforts to deliver nature-positive outcomes.

The Global Nature Positive Summit, organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and host country organizations, will focus on driving forward the efforts in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was agreed by 196 countries in 2022 with a commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.

As governments will be meeting in November 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 to review progress on their landmark agreement, the Global Nature Positive Summit aims at showcasing nature-positive strategies and outcomes with a particular focus on the contributions of the private sector and local governments to the GBF and its Nature Positive mission.

The Nature Positive Initiative gathers some of the world’s largest sustainable business and finance coalitions; standards, disclosure and targets frameworks; global conservation organizations; and science, subnational governance and Indigenous knowledge networks, to drive alignment around use of the term ‘nature positive’ and support broader, longer-term efforts to deliver nature-positive outcomes.

The Global Nature Positive Summit, organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and host country organizations, will focus on driving forward the efforts in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was agreed by 196 countries in 2022 with a commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.

As governments will be meeting in November 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 to review progress on their landmark agreement, the Global Nature Positive Summit aims at showcasing nature-positive strategies and outcomes with a particular focus on the contributions of the private sector and local governments to the GBF and its Nature Positive mission.

The Nature Positive Initiative gathers some of the world’s largest sustainable business and finance coalitions; standards, disclosure and targets frameworks; global conservation organizations; and science, subnational governance and Indigenous knowledge networks, to drive alignment around use of the term ‘nature positive’ and support broader, longer-term efforts to deliver nature-positive outcomes.

The Global Nature Positive Summit, organized by the Nature Positive Initiative and host country organizations, will focus on driving forward the efforts in implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which was agreed by 196 countries in 2022 with a commitment to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030.

As governments will be meeting in November 2026 in Yerevan, Armenia, at the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 to review progress on their landmark agreement, the Global Nature Positive Summit aims at showcasing nature-positive strategies and outcomes with a particular focus on the contributions of the private sector and local governments to the GBF and its Nature Positive mission.

The International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 2015 and celebrated each year on 26 July, aims to raise awareness of the importance of mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable ecosystem” and to promote solutions for their sustainable management, conservation and uses.

Mangroves are rare, spectacular and prolific ecosystems on the boundary between land and sea. These extra ordinary ecosystems contribute to the wellbeing, food security, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. They support a rich biodiversity and provide a valuable nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans. Mangroves also act as a form of natural coastal defense against storm surges, tsunamis, rising sea levels and erosion. Their soils are highly effective carbon sinks, sequestering vast amounts of carbon.

Yet mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses, with serious ecological and socio-economic impacts. Current estimates indicate that mangrove coverage has been divided by two in the past 40 years.

World Nature Conservation Day acknowledges that a healthy environment is crucial for a stable and healthy society. It’s a chance to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our planet’s natural resources: air, sunlight, soil, minerals, fuels, and water.

In order to raise awareness of the needs of these population groups, every 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This date, adopted in December 1994 by UN General Assembly resolution 49/214, marks the date of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights held in Geneva in 1982.

Violations of the rights of the world’s Indigenous Peoples have become a persistent problem, sometimes because of a historical burden from their colonization backgrounds and others because of the contrast with a constantly changing society. In response to this problem, let’s remember every August 9 that Indigenous Peoples have the right to make their own decisions and carry them out meaningfully and culturally appropriate to them.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will be hosted by Mongolia in its capital city, Ulaanbaatar, from 17 to 28 August 2026.

This landmark global event will bring together delegates from 197 Parties, heads of state, ministers, representatives from international organizations, scientific communities, civil society, and the private sector to forge solutions to the interconnected challenges of desertification, land degradation and drought.

During the two-week conference, participants will engage in a high-level segment that includes ministerial dialogues, along with multi-stakeholder forums and thematic discussions on science–policy integration, innovation, solutions, technology, and financing. The event is expected to foster impactful collaboration and action across sectors, advancing the goals of sustainable land management, ecosystem and land restoration, and the implementation of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets.

UN Member States recognize the need to substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination by 2030, as well as to reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management by 2030.

Clean air is important for the health and day-to-day lives of people, while air pollution is the single greatest environmental risk to human health and one of the main avoidable causes of death and disease globally. Air pollution disproportionately affects women, children and older persons, and also has a negative impact on ecosystems.

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 16 September the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date of the signing, in 1987, of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (resolution 49/114).

The principal aim of the Montreal Protocol is to protect the ozone layer by taking measures to control total global production and consumption of substances that deplete it, with the ultimate objective of their elimination on the basis of developments in scientific knowledge and technological information. It is structured around several groups of ozone-depleting substances. The groups of chemicals are classified according to the chemical family and are listed in annexes to the Montreal Protocol text. The Protocol requires the control of nearly 100 chemicals, in several categories. For each group or annex of chemicals, the Treaty sets out a timetable for the phase-out of production and consumption of those substances, with the aim of eventually eliminating them completely.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

The 2026 North America Climate Summit in New York will unite market participants to drive carbon innovation and strengthen regional collaboration.

Programme COMING SOON!

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

The 2026 North America Climate Summit in New York will unite market participants to drive carbon innovation and strengthen regional collaboration.

Programme COMING SOON!

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Climate Week NYC returns: September 20–27, 2026

Every year, the Climate Group bring together heads of state, global business leaders, philanthropic leaders, and civil society to accelerate climate action at scale.

2025 marked the biggest year yet: More than 100,000 participants, 5,500 leaders from business and government and civil society on-site, and 1,000+ events tackling the toughest questions in energy, industry, finance, food, transport, and nature.

Food loss and waste undermine the sustainability of our food systems. When food is lost or wasted, all the resources that were used to produce this food – including water, land, energy, labour and capital – go to waste. In addition, the disposal of food loss and waste in landfills, leads to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to climate change. Food loss and waste can also negatively impact food security and food availability, and contribute to increasing the cost of food.

Our food systems cannot be resilient if they are not sustainable, hence the need to focus on the adoption of integrated approaches designed to reduce food loss and waste. Actions are required globally and locally to maximise the use of the food we produce. The introduction of technologies, innovative solutions (including e-commerce platforms for marketing, retractable mobile food processing systems), new ways of working and good practices to manage food quality and reduce food loss and waste are key to implementing this transformative change.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.

In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025 and past years, the 2026 Climate Weeks will continue to focus on accelerating the operationalization of decisions under the intergovernmental process into action on the ground and building momentum toward COP by facilitating targeted inputs to upcoming meetings.

In the format launched in 2025, the Climate Weeks bring together representatives of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in a global space that will combine several planned UNFCCC mandated meetings, as well as policy and high-impact dialogues, offering a unique opportunity to link the intergovernmental process and the discussions that will feed into COP with the real needs of implementation, while enabling the consolidation of activities to increase efficiency and impact.

The Climate Weeks are held twice a year in different regions, maintaining a global focus in scope and participation.  Climate weeks provide a structured yet flexible space for dialogue, capacity-building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025 and past years, the 2026 Climate Weeks will continue to focus on accelerating the operationalization of decisions under the intergovernmental process into action on the ground and building momentum toward COP by facilitating targeted inputs to upcoming meetings.

In the format launched in 2025, the Climate Weeks bring together representatives of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in a global space that will combine several planned UNFCCC mandated meetings, as well as policy and high-impact dialogues, offering a unique opportunity to link the intergovernmental process and the discussions that will feed into COP with the real needs of implementation, while enabling the consolidation of activities to increase efficiency and impact.

The Climate Weeks are held twice a year in different regions, maintaining a global focus in scope and participation.  Climate weeks provide a structured yet flexible space for dialogue, capacity-building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025 and past years, the 2026 Climate Weeks will continue to focus on accelerating the operationalization of decisions under the intergovernmental process into action on the ground and building momentum toward COP by facilitating targeted inputs to upcoming meetings.

In the format launched in 2025, the Climate Weeks bring together representatives of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in a global space that will combine several planned UNFCCC mandated meetings, as well as policy and high-impact dialogues, offering a unique opportunity to link the intergovernmental process and the discussions that will feed into COP with the real needs of implementation, while enabling the consolidation of activities to increase efficiency and impact.

The Climate Weeks are held twice a year in different regions, maintaining a global focus in scope and participation.  Climate weeks provide a structured yet flexible space for dialogue, capacity-building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition showcases state-of-the art knowledge and practice. An extensive technical programme of presentations, workshops and posters forms the core of the week-long event. Selected by an expert global Programme Committee and running across multiple parallel sessions, this delivers access to latest advances from right across the sector.  

Built around this, the carefully curated wider programme will feature keynote speakers, plenary panel discussions, technology showcases, dialogues on emerging issues, and leadership forums, as well as integrated trade exhibition. This ensures the event delivers impact and value for all participants. The full programme for the 2026 edition is brought together under the theme of Water action – the path to resilience and prosperity. 

Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025 and past years, the 2026 Climate Weeks will continue to focus on accelerating the operationalization of decisions under the intergovernmental process into action on the ground and building momentum toward COP by facilitating targeted inputs to upcoming meetings.

In the format launched in 2025, the Climate Weeks bring together representatives of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in a global space that will combine several planned UNFCCC mandated meetings, as well as policy and high-impact dialogues, offering a unique opportunity to link the intergovernmental process and the discussions that will feed into COP with the real needs of implementation, while enabling the consolidation of activities to increase efficiency and impact.

The Climate Weeks are held twice a year in different regions, maintaining a global focus in scope and participation.  Climate weeks provide a structured yet flexible space for dialogue, capacity-building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action.

Building on the strong foundation laid in 2025 and past years, the 2026 Climate Weeks will continue to focus on accelerating the operationalization of decisions under the intergovernmental process into action on the ground and building momentum toward COP by facilitating targeted inputs to upcoming meetings.

In the format launched in 2025, the Climate Weeks bring together representatives of Parties and non-Party stakeholders in a global space that will combine several planned UNFCCC mandated meetings, as well as policy and high-impact dialogues, offering a unique opportunity to link the intergovernmental process and the discussions that will feed into COP with the real needs of implementation, while enabling the consolidation of activities to increase efficiency and impact.

The Climate Weeks are held twice a year in different regions, maintaining a global focus in scope and participation.  Climate weeks provide a structured yet flexible space for dialogue, capacity-building, and showcasing innovative solutions to support the intergovernmental process and urgent, inclusive, and coordinated climate action.

This year’s World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) campaign will highlight the need for a healthy coexistence between humans and birds. It will focus on creating and adapting environments that support migratory bird populations across all communities, from bustling cities to smaller towns and communities. There are actions everyone can take to protect our shared spaces with wildlife.

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 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.

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading continental platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was started in 1989, after a call by the United Nations General Assembly for a day to promote a global culture of risk-awareness and disaster reduction. Held every 13 October, the day celebrates how people and communities around the world are reducing their exposure to disasters and raising awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face

Carbon Forward Expo London, will take place between 13-15 October 2026 and celebrates its eleventh year analysing European and global compliance and voluntary carbon markets. Over three information-packed days, they will bring you leading experts, thought-provoking content, trailblazing organisations, lively discussions, and innovative thinking across the compliance, voluntary, removal, and renewable energy markets.

In 2025, Carbon Forward Expo London attracted over 20 sponsors, 100 speakers, and 500 attendees across the finance spectrum, as well as buyers, exchanges, insurers, project developers, industry and regulatory bodies, and government.

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.

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading continental platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

Carbon Forward Expo London, will take place between 13-15 October 2026 and celebrates its eleventh year analysing European and global compliance and voluntary carbon markets. Over three information-packed days, they will bring you leading experts, thought-provoking content, trailblazing organisations, lively discussions, and innovative thinking across the compliance, voluntary, removal, and renewable energy markets.

In 2025, Carbon Forward Expo London attracted over 20 sponsors, 100 speakers, and 500 attendees across the finance spectrum, as well as buyers, exchanges, insurers, project developers, industry and regulatory bodies, and government.

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.

Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) is the leading continental platform dedicated to catalysing high-integrity carbon markets across Africa. By connecting supply and demand, the summit brings together project developers, policymakers, investors, and standards bodies to build a credible, investable carbon pipeline grounded in African readiness.

• Africa’s marketplace for carbon credit supply and demand

• Focused on high-integrity, MRV-ready solutions

• Grounded in African policy, finance, and climate priorities

• Shaped by expert guidance from AfDB, VCMI, Verra, and more

• Timed to influence global climate finance and Article 6 agendas

Carbon Forward Expo London, will take place between 13-15 October 2026 and celebrates its eleventh year analysing European and global compliance and voluntary carbon markets. Over three information-packed days, they will bring you leading experts, thought-provoking content, trailblazing organisations, lively discussions, and innovative thinking across the compliance, voluntary, removal, and renewable energy markets.

In 2025, Carbon Forward Expo London attracted over 20 sponsors, 100 speakers, and 500 attendees across the finance spectrum, as well as buyers, exchanges, insurers, project developers, industry and regulatory bodies, and government.

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.

Collective action across 150 countries worldwide, in up to 50 languages, is what makes World Food Day one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. Hundreds of events and outreach activities bring together governments, municipalities, businesses, CSOs, the media, the public, even youth. They promote worldwide awareness of hunger and promote action for the future of food, people and the planet.

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 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.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.

“Armenia’s vision for COP17 is a beautiful one. It aims to inspire us all to see that transformation is possible, that nature is worth protecting, that implementation is happening and that we all have an important and active role to play,” said Astrid Schomaker, the Executive Secretary of the CBD, at the unveiling event.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.

“Armenia’s vision for COP17 is a beautiful one. It aims to inspire us all to see that transformation is possible, that nature is worth protecting, that implementation is happening and that we all have an important and active role to play,” said Astrid Schomaker, the Executive Secretary of the CBD, at the unveiling event.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.

“Armenia’s vision for COP17 is a beautiful one. It aims to inspire us all to see that transformation is possible, that nature is worth protecting, that implementation is happening and that we all have an important and active role to play,” said Astrid Schomaker, the Executive Secretary of the CBD, at the unveiling event.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.

“Armenia’s vision for COP17 is a beautiful one. It aims to inspire us all to see that transformation is possible, that nature is worth protecting, that implementation is happening and that we all have an important and active role to play,” said Astrid Schomaker, the Executive Secretary of the CBD, at the unveiling event.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.

“Armenia’s vision for COP17 is a beautiful one. It aims to inspire us all to see that transformation is possible, that nature is worth protecting, that implementation is happening and that we all have an important and active role to play,” said Astrid Schomaker, the Executive Secretary of the CBD, at the unveiling event.

Armenia has been elected as the host of the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference. “Taking action for nature”—the slogan of the conference— conveys Armenia’s aspirations for an action-oriented UN Biodiversity Conference. In Yerevan, the Parties to the CBD will undertake the first global review of collective progress in the implementation of the KMGBF. The global review is expected to guide accelerated implementation.