Friendship is participating at COP29 from November 11 to 22, 2024 to speak about locally-led, community-based adaptation and advocate for scaling up replicable solutions.
Friendship News Desk, November 10, 2024
Friendship is participating in the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP29) for the fourth consecutive year, and fifth time overall. This year, we also attended the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) in Cali, Colombia. The 29th edition of the UNFCCC’s conference will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024.
Friendship will organise and/or take part in the following events, many of which are also accessible online:
Defining Habitability under Climate Change: What Models Don’t Tell us
Date
November 14, 2024
Time
16:45 (Baku) / 13:45 (CET) / 18:45 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Side Event Room 6
Description
This session will present significant findings from the HABITABLE project led a consortium of 22 partners, among which the HUGO Observatory of University of Liège. The session will be a platform for discussion with the above-mentioned panel of speakers.
Event link
tbc
Green Disaster Management: Protecting both People and the Planet
Date
November 15, 2024
Time
10:30 (Baku) / 07:30 (CET) / 12:30 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Bangladesh Pavilion
Description
This event will focus on balancing disaster preparedness with environmental sustainability to mitigate climate impacts, especially for vulnerable regions like Bangladesh.
Event link
tbc
Enhancing Climate Resilience by Securing Legal Rights for Migrants
Date
November 15, 2024
Time
11:00 (Baku) / 08:00 (CET) / 13:00 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Online conference
Description
The Climate Law & Governance Day (CLGD 2024) aims to inspire and promote legal and institutional reforms to meet our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, enhancing our collective ambition for future climate finance and the upcoming NDC rounds. Within the CLGD, Friendship’s session will explore how we can improve legal support for climate migrants who currently lack entitlements, which strategies can be implemented to establish legal protections and comprehensive support systems, from early warning mechanisms to intensive care and what challenges and best practices exist for scaling up climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience efforts.
An informal gathering to discuss ideas, concerns and solutions to the climate crisis. This discussion session invites attendees at COP29 to connect, collaborate and amplify the pertinent points between youth, experts, activists, faith leaders, indigenous communities and more, altogether to seek solutions that mutually, and equitably benefit all involved parties.
Event link
tbc
Youth Drawing Workshop: Visualising a Warming Planet
Date
November 19, 2024
Time
15:30 (Baku) / 12:30 (CET) / 17:30 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Side Event Room 1
Description
This interactive event will empower youth and their supporters to use arts and creativity as tools for civic engagement on climate action, fostering knowledge, awareness, and participation aligned with Action for Climate Empowerment principles. By leveraging storytelling and diverse perspectives, the session aims to combat climate anxiety and inspire young people to take impactful action toward a low-emission, climate-resilient future.
Event link
tbc
Rio Impact: Let’s Build Synergies between the Three Rio Conventions
Date
November 19, 2024
Time
16:00 (Baku) / 13:00 (CET) / 18:00 (Dhaka time)
Venue
6th Capacity-building Hub (Blue Zone)
Description
This event will focus on bringing synergy between the three Rio Conventions, at the 6th Capacity-building Hub that will celebrate the potential of synergies across the climate-biodiversity-land nexus. The COPs for the three Rio Conventions are pivotal in addressing climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation. The COPs are, CBD COP16 which Friendship attended this year, UNFCCC COP29 which this is, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP16).
Event link
tbc
Rising Youth, Rising Voices: Empowering Communities Against Water Crisis and Climate Mobility
Date
November 20, 2024
Time
17:30 (Baku) / 14:30 (CET) / 19:30 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Side Event Room 1
Description
This COP29 side event will feature a documentary by YOUNGO and Friendship, spotlighting climate mobility due to water crises across various regions. Stories from Bangladesh’s river islands and coastal areas will illustrate the impact of climate hazards on communities, while a panel will discuss Friendship’s community-based water management and youth engagement in disaster risk reduction. This collaboration highlights a powerful blend of youth-led advocacy and local expertise to promote climate mobility solutions centred on dignity, resilience, and community empowerment.
Event link
tbc
The Impact of Climate Change on Health in Bangladesh
Date
November 21, 2024
Time
10:30 (Baku) / 07:30 (CET) / 12:30 (Dhaka time)
Venue
Bangladesh Pavillion
Description
The health of the climate is inherently linked to the health of animals and humans. Climate change effects directly affect the quality of life and livelihoods across the planet, and more so in developing countries like Bangladesh where communities lack the infrastructure and access to services that help them cope, or give them a buffer against immediate ramifications. This session will discuss specifically how health is impacted by climate change in Bangladesh.
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