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Created 28 October 2021

The Water Convention Secretariat will contribute to several events at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) (31 October - 12 November 2021), taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, and virtually. We invite you to join some of these events online.

The first-ever Water & Climate Pavilion at COP26 will elevate the voices of the water community on the role of water in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. We will be engaged in several sessions at the Water & Climate Pavilion and will also contribute to the Water Action Event on 5 November 2021.

To follow the livestream of any of these sessions, please click on the below hyperlinks at the time of the event (see also our dedicated web page: https://unece.org/environmental-policy/events/cop26).   

Date

Session

Monday, 1 November 2021,

18.30-19.30 CET, Water & Climate Pavilion

Water action as answer to climate change – collaborative action for resilience 

(Organized by UN-Water Expert Group on Water and Climate, including UNECE)

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3mdg7vA

Thursday, 4 November 2021,

16:30 - 18:00 CET, Water & Climate Pavilion

Scaling up Nature-Based Solutions for climate adaptation 

(Organized by a coalition of partners, including French Water Partnership and UNECE)

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Cj3pAT

Friday, 5 November 2021, 

12:30 - 15:15 CET, Global Climate Action arena

 

To follow the Water Action Event, please go to the COP26 livestream at the time of the session.

Water Action Event: Thirsty for Change: the goals of the Paris Agreement are within reach by tapping the potential of water 

(Organized by the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action) 

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3jEYKSv

Friday, 12 November 2021, 

9:00 - 9:30 CET, Water & Climate Pavilion

Opening of the transboundary cooperation day

(Organized by UNECE and IUCN)

Learn more: https://bit.ly/2XMDpyR

Friday, 12 November 2021, 

10:45 - 11:45 CET, Water & Climate Pavilion

Water, climate, and borders: The role of River Basin Cooperation for Climate Resilience 

(Organized by UNECE and GIZ)

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3ChmCmL

 

We invite you to follow other topical discussions at the Water & Climate Pavilion: https://www.waterforclimate.net/.

The Water and Climate Coalition, which UNECE forms part of, will also organize several events with a focus on how to pursue an integrated global water and climate agenda. Find more information here: https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/cop26/.