Events

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.

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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.

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Join Lucy Almond, Chair of Nature4Climate, and Gauthier Acket, Global Head of ESG at KPMG US, as they welcome guests to the Nature Hub at Climate Week NYC 2026 and set the stage for a day of collaboration, innovation, and action. Together, they will introduce the Hub’s mission to accelerate nature-positive solutions, strengthen cross-sector partnerships, showcase real-world implementation, and help unlock the finance and policy needed to scale impact.

One year after the launch of the Forest Finance Roadmap, the Nature Hub CWNYC2026 opening session will bring together Ministers to launch the first Progress Report, highlighting progress and the critical gaps that remain. Ministerial interventions will showcase replicable good practices across the Roadmap’s solutions, demonstrating how the framework can drive continued action and accountability towards 2030.

Coastal communities around the world are already proving that nature-based solutions work — restoring mangroves, conserving and restoring fisheries, and building green-grey infrastructure that protects people and ecosystems at once.  And as major new marine infrastructure such as offshore wind moves into these same coastal waters, there is a real opportunity to plan it alongside nature-based solutions, so that clean energy and healthy coasts advance together. This panel brings together the people building these projects on the ground to explore what’s working, and what it takes to ensure flexible, direct finance reaches the community and Indigenous partners on the coastal frontline.

This discussion will cover how blended finance models should distribute the cost and risk of the climate transition across agricultural value chains. This session also reviews three existing instruments with different approaches on how to de-risk the transition for local farming and forest communities, and invites session participants to respond to these approaches while reflecting on their own role in driving the climate transition.

Forests are the largest natural carbon sink we can actively manage, restore and finance at scale. Technology helps unlock that potential. The ability to monitor removals from restoration and conservation, alongside emissions from degradation, drought and fire with greater precision, is changing what forest carbon finance can reward. This briefing shows what the state of global forest carbon looks like and points to the opportunities that better measurement unlocks.

This open session, convened by the Scaling J-REDD+ Coalition, will bring together forest jurisdictions, indigenous leaders and corporate partners to mark the progress of J-REDD+ and explore what makes it one of today’s most compelling climate solutions: high-integrity, cost-effective mitigation at scale and available now. Aligned with national and regional development priorities and delivering inclusive benefits for forests and communities. Hear from those leading the way and discover what is needed to accelerate action.

This closed roundtable will explore how to scale regenerative timber and non-timber value chains, creating economic value from standing forests and restored landscapes while strengthening livelihoods, climate resilience and biodiversity. Participants will examine the finance, infrastructure, standards, technology, markets and safeguards needed to build investable portfolios, and identify priority actions to position the forest bioeconomy within national growth, industrialisation and trade strategies.

This energising and interactive session, opened by the CBD Executive Secretary, will aim to build momentum from across the business and finance sector ahead of CBD COP17 in October. It will showcase real world case studies of where businesses and financial institutions are already contributing to the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) across various sectors, highlight why action on biodiversity is good for business, and discuss key barriers and solutions. This session will be followed by a business networking lunch.

This closed session will bring together public and private sector representatives to explore practical approaches to unlocking private finance for forest value chains. Discussion will focus on three interrelated priorities: building the business case for investable landscape opportunities, developing fit-for-purpose financing structures and vehicles, and translating forest-risk disclosure and data into actionable insights that can drive investment and scale.

This closed session will bring together forest jurisdictions and private sector stakeholders to deepen understanding of Jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) credits and their growing role in corporate climate and nature strategies. The discussion will focus on the significant opportunities J-REDD+ brings to forest jurisdictions and corporate buyers, and how these can be realised now that J-REDD+ is ready to scale.

Carbon markets have faced years of scrutiny over issues related to integrity, transparency and impact. Meanwhile a set of innovations has emerged to answer some of the market’s most stubborn problems. This session moves past whether carbon markets should exist and asks something more useful: what is improving, what is working both in terms of how we manage risk and unlock opportunity, and what still has to happen for confidence and scale to follow?

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This highly interactive closed door working session that will move beyond an introduction to Natural Asset Companies (NACs), developed by Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG), to explore what it will take to make the model investable and build a broader market. The session will begin with a brief update on NACs (a new and emerging asset class on nature finance), where they fit within the broader nature finance landscape, the core NAC requirements and safeguards, latest insights around the emerging reporting standards in this space, investment facilities and progress on the pipeline.

​This plenary session presents two critical discussions:

​From Risk to Resilience: Using Nature Intelligence to Guide Investment

​2:25-3:20 PM – Hosted by Audubon and Satelligence

​As companies and governments navigate climate change, nature loss, and supply chain disruptions, advanced nature intelligence is transforming how leaders evaluate risk and opportunity. This session explores how to leverage nature intelligence as a strategic tool for commercial resilience, supply security, and long-term growth. Convening leaders across conservation, technology, and business, the discussion showcases real-world projects that treat nature as critical infrastructure – from cities to global supply chains. Panelists will share insights on translating environmental risk data into capital decisions that strengthen agricultural landscapes, secure production, and deliver measurable, nature-positive outcomes. Join us to learn how better data directs capital, action, and accountability toward the landscapes that matter most.

​Freshwater at the Heart of Climate Action: From Planetary Boundaries to Corporate Leadership

​3:30- 4:25 PM – ​Hosted by Conservation International and the Arbor Day Foundation

​This event will spotlight freshwater restoration as a critical, practical, and under-recognized pathway for delivering climate mitigation, adaptation, biodiversity, and business resilience outcomes. The discussion will connect the global science of planetary boundaries with emerging evidence on the climate benefits of freshwater restoration and the growing role of companies in setting science-based freshwater targets and investing in basin-level action.

As wildfire risk grows and demands on forests continue to expand, the challenge is no longer simply recognizing that America’s economy depends on healthy ecosystems, but determining how to finance the survival of its forests. ​This discussion will explore the emerging mix of market-based and public funding approaches that can support long-term forest stewardship, resilience, and conservation across the United States. Panelists will examine how carbon markets, sustainable forest products, certification systems, innovative financing mechanisms, and locally generated public funding can work together to create a more durable and diversified funding stack for healthy forests and the communities that depend on them.

This session will explore emerging evidence and practical opportunities to align fiscal policies and public investment with forest and climate goals. Discussions will examine how sovereign debt, taxation, debt sustainability frameworks, international tax reforms and the repurposing of environmentally harmful subsidies can create greater fiscal space, strengthen incentives for forest protection, and support more sustainable development pathways.

Confidence in natural climate solutions depends on a more robust, science-backed understanding of durability risk – where carbon storage is more exposed to reversal, how those risks are changing under climate change, and how standards and buyers should account for them. This working session will start with durability mapping to date — from foundational work and its implementation in Article 6 non-permanence risk tools to the critiques and limitations. And then focus on next-generation datasets and systems needed to make reversal risk more transparent, dynamic, and decision-useful. Held under the Chatham House rule, participants have an opportunity to shape the future of how durability is handled and help decide what the science can already support and what still needs to be built.

As the world looks for credible, scalable climate solutions, forests are increasingly central to the conversation. Yet the role of managed and commercial forests remains contested. Done badly, logging and weak forest management can damage ecosystems, communities and trust. Done well, sustainable forest management can support large-scale carbon storage, nature restoration, biodiversity, livelihoods and long-term stewardship. This invite-only workshop will bring together leaders from conservation, forestry, carbon markets, corporate climate and finance to ask a practical question: what would it take for commercial forestry to earn confidence as a high-integrity nature-based climate solution? The initial focus will be on the global south, where questions around the appropriate role of commercial tree farms and durability drive much of the public discussion.

This year, a series of major international milestones are placing the ocean at the front of the agenda – across biodiversity, conservation, and climate – including the first Conference of the Parties (COP1) of the landmark High Seas (BBNJ) Agreement. At the UN Climate Conference (COP31), all three presidencies — Türkiye, Australia, and the Pacific — have committed to making the ocean a priority.

This plenary will explore how the upcoming climate conference and regional platforms for ocean conservation finance can help advance climate outcomes. Much of global policy’s impact depends on regional implementation— and regional financial tools are often what make that implementation possible. The Pacific Resilience Facility is one such example, translating global climate and biodiversity commitments into finance a region can actually deploy.

This plenary session presents two critical discussions:

Opening Remarks and Ministerial Segment

High-level remarks opening with the COP31 presidencies’ shared commitment to making the ocean a priority — and what that commitment needs to mean in practice. From there, remarks turn to how regional platforms, including the Pacific Resilience Facility, translate that commitment into finance and action on the ground.

Panel Progress in Action: Scaling Ocean Resilience – Closing the Gap between Ambition and Investment

The blue economy is where climate ambition meets economic opportunity. Turning ocean-based ideas into reality requires research, talent, and organizations  to design, create, and implement projects. Those ideas then require capital: from  blue bonds and debt-for-nature swaps to Indigenous-led conservation finance, a new generation of tools has unlocked over a billion dollars for the ocean in the past five years alone. Yet, ocean-based solutions are still only 1% of global climate finance, and capital delivers only when it reaches the communities that can use it. To deliver on the promise of the ocean, how can we catalyze a new wave of ocean solutions and finance?

Every day we are confronted by headlines that highlight conflict, uncertainty and setbacks. Yet around the world there is another story to tell. Forests are being restored. Indigenous communities are leading conservation and stewardship at scale. Governments are delivering policy change. Companies and investors are beginning to move from commitment to implementation. Communities are showing what nature-positive development looks like in practice.

The Nature Hub reception will bring together some of the people behind those stories to share what progress actually looks like, where momentum is building, and how nature, climate and communities are delivering measurable results. Through a small number of powerful stories, followed by targeted networking, the evening will create space for inspiration, connection and practical partnership during New York Climate Week.

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. 

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 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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 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 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.

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 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.

“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.

“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.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found that over the last 60 years, at least 40 percent of all internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources, whether high-value resources such as timber, diamonds, gold and oil, or scarce resources such as fertile land and water. Conflicts involving natural resources have also been found to be twice as likely to relapse.

The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies, because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed.

On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4).

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

The Government of Türkiye will host the thirty-first session of the Conference of the Parties, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement from Monday, 9 November, to Friday, 20 November 2026.

World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources.

An international day to celebrate soil was recommended by the International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS) in 2002. Under the leadership of the Kingdom of Thailand and within the framework of the Global Soil Partnership, FAO has supported the formal establishment of WSD as a global awareness raising platform. The FAO Conference unanimously endorsed World Soil Day in June 2013 and requested its official adoption at the 68th UN General Assembly. In December 2013, the UN General Assembly responded by designating 5 December 2014 as the first official World Soil Day.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights empowers us all. The principles enshrined in the Declaration are as relevant today as they were in 1948. We need to stand up for our own rights and those of others. We can take action in our own daily lives, to uphold the rights that protect us all and thereby promote the kinship of all human beings.

The United Nations General Assembly designated 11 December “International Mountain Day”. As of 2003, it has been observed every year to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the coordinating agency for the preparation and animation of this celebration and is mandated to lead observance of it at the global level. The Mountain Partnership Secretariat in the FAO Forestry Division is responsible for coordinating this international process.