Against the backdrop of increasing extreme weather disasters, world experts and leaders will meet next week at the Korea Global Adaptation Week in Songdo (8-12 April) to discuss ways to enhance adaptation to climate change.
Hosted by the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Korea Global Adaptation Week is organized by UN Climate Change, the Korea Environment Institute (KEI), the Korea Adaptation Centre for Climate Change (KACCC), and the Incheon Metropolitan City.
Representatives from governments, civil society, private sector, academia, and the UN System will gather in four key events, starting with the sixth NAP Expo, under the theme “Raising Adaptation Ambition by Advancing National Adaptation Plans”.
The NAP Expo aims to promote the exchange of experiences and foster partnerships to advance National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The Expo is organized by the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in collaboration with partners.
For the first time, Resilience Frontiers – an initiative undertaken by multiple agencies – will gather one hundred thought leaders for five days of foresight and collective thinking on how to maximize long-term resilience to climate change by harnessing the potential of emerging technologies and new sustainability trends, while mitigating associated risks.
In parallel, the Adaptation Forum will discuss ways to increase private sector engagement in adaptation planning. The event is organized by the Adaptation Committee under the UNFCCC.
The Regional Technical Expert Meeting on Adaptation will focus on how to enhance participation of the private sector in financing adaptation to climate change. The meeting’s theme will be “Adaptation finance, including the private sector.” It is organized by the Green Climate Fund as part of the technical examination process on adaptation under the UNFCCC.
Original source: UNFCCC
Published on 05 April 2019
