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Theme: Our Land. Our Future. 

UNEP Pavilion at UNCCD COP16

Host country COP16 website.

UNCCD COP16 website. 

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2 to 13 December 2024.

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Representatives from UNEP will be participating in the following events during UNCCD COP16.

Time zone: UTC+3

3 December | 1530–1700 hrs | Launch: State of Finance for Nature Restoration Finance Brief

4 December | 0800–0855 hrs | High-level opening – Rio Convention Synergies

4 December | 1150–1250 hrs | Land Restoration Moonshot: Success Stories 

4 December | 1300-1430 hrs | Launch: Nature-based Solutions for Peace: Emerging Practice and Options for Policy Makers

4 December | 1735–1905 hrs | Land Restoration Moonshot: Scaling Finance, Empowering People

4 December | 1800-2000 hrs | Fashion4Land

4 December | 1905–1935 hrs | High-level Land Restoration Initiatives and Flagships around the Globe

5 December | 1100–1230 hrs | Interministerial Coordination in Action

6 December | 1800–1930 hrs | MEAs Synergies for Strengthened Environmental Governance

7 December | 1230-1400 hrs | Launch: Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2024 Report

7 December | 1500–1800 hrs | Youth Forum – Action for Land, Restoring Work for Resilient and Sustainable Futures

10 December | 1300-1400 hrs | Building Resilient Future: Integrating Science, Technology, and Innovation for Climate Adaptation

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