The Green Room at UNEA-6 serves as an exclusive venue for Major Groups and Stakeholders participating in the Sixth Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6). It provides a dedicated space for hosting side events, thematic cluster events, bilateral meetings, and daily briefings, fostering the exchange of experiences and informal dialogue opportunities.
UNEA-6: Green Room events web links for online participants:
All times listed below are Nairobi local Times
Tue 20 February 2024
14:00 - 15:30: Worldcafe style meeting between UNEP projects and youth (UNEP)
15:30 - 17:00: Implementing legal indicators to measure the effectiveness of environmental law within international conventions (Centre International de Droit Comparé de l'Environnement )
Wed 21 February 2024
12:30 - 14:00: Sustainable Fashion Goes Global - Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina
15:30 - 17:00: Sharing good practices of ending plastic pollution and gender-just green transition By Centre for Environment Justice and Development (CEJAD)
Thur 22 February 2024
11:00 - 12:30: Sustainable protein diversification and multilateral environmental action workshop(ProVeg International / ProVeg e.V. (ProVeg))
Fri 23 February 2024
10:00 - 18:30: Cities Summit
Mon 26 February 2024
9:30 - 11:00: Just Transition as a driver for inclusive action; lessons from trade union initiatives (International Trade Union Confederation)
11:30 - 12:30: Navigating Environmental and Social Challenges for the Metals and Minerals Sector towards Global Resource Governance ( European Environmental Bureau )
14:00 - 15:30: Beyond GDP through Inclusive Wealth Tackling the planetary crisis better ( International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD))
15:30 - 17:00: Promoting a culture of environmental ethics and environmental stewardship: collaborative green action to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution (Centre for Human Rights and Climate Change Research)
17:00 - 18:30: Advancing the Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment (United Nations Environment Programme)
18:30 - 20:00: Fostering national actions: strengthen ambition of national contributions to climate and biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Tue 27 February 2024
9:30 - 11:00: Launch of the Business and Industry Major Group Beacon Projects Report 2024 (World Business Council for Sustainable Development )
11:30 - 12:30: Role of civil society in multilateral actions in addressing the triple planetary crisis (Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW))
14:00 - 15:30: Beyond Boundaries: Unlocking Synergies in Africa's Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus (International Association of Students in Agricultural and related Sciences )
15:30 - 17:00: Women in climate leadership forum: Eco- Feminine Forces Shaping Sustainable horizons for environmental harmony. (Pan African Climate Justice Alliance)
17:00 - 18:30: Biodiversity Conservation in Our Neighborhood: Human-based Solution to Address Nature Crisis (China Biodiversity and Green Development Foundation)
18:30 - 20:00: Fair Trade and green MSMEs: catalyzing multilateral action for environmental sustainability (World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO)
Wed 28 February 2024
9:30 - 11:00: Citizen Science - A Key Support for MEAs (European Citizen Science Association)
11:30 - 12:30: Capacity Building Session
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13:15 - 14:00: UNEP needs civil society to manage Nature Based Solutions – 50 years of collaboration is proof that the next 50 years will need more of the same
14:00 - 15:30: Multilevel action and urbanization safeguarding delivery of MEAs (International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (Local governments for Sustainability) (ICLEI))
15:30 - 17:00: Agricultural Circular Bioeconomy Systems for Concurrently Delivering Solutions to Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss and Pollution, and Food Security ( Solutions from the Land)
17:00 - 18:30: Securing our collective rights to Land, Territories and Resources (LTR) is key to combat planetary crisis (Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact )
18:30 - 20:00: From Battlefield to Biosphere: Addressing Conflict's Role in the Triple Planetary Crisis ( PAX)
Thur 29 February 2024
9:30 - 11:00: Bringing the Environment to the Summit of the Future (Baha'i International Community)
11:30 - 12:30: Climate & Disaster-Induced Human Mobility and Displacement of Refugees Within national strategies & policies (Human Environmental Association for Development (HEAD))
14:00 - 15:30: Nature's Blueprint: Harnessing Natural Solutions for Climate Resilience ( Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection)
15:30 - 17:00: Plastics poison and women's health (Mahibere Hiwot for Social Development (MSD) )
17:00 - 18:30: Sustainable dairy ecosystems: nutrition security, women's empowerment, climate-smart agriculture, action on nature and biodiversity enhancement. Lead entity (International Dairy Federation )
18:30 - 20:00: Why Faith Matters Matter in Multilateralism to Combat Climate Change Impacts, Biodiversity Loss, and Plastic Pollution (Catholic Youth Network for Environmental Sustainability in Africa )
Fri 1 March 2024
9:30 - 11:00: Harnessing the Power of Women of Faith and Interfaith Youth for Environment Multilaterism in Building Resilient Food Systems in Africa: Climate Finance, Faith-Based Solutions and Interfaith Collaboration (African Council of Religious Leaders (ACRL-RfP))
11:30 - 12:30: The role of artificial intelligence (AI) in tackling the triple planetary crises ( Expert Action Group Leading Environmental Sustainability (EAGLES 2030) )
14:00 - 15:30: Solar Geoengineering: implication on Planet, People and Rights (Action Group on Erosion Technology and Concentration ETC group)
15:30 - 17:00: Nature Based Solutions; Lessons and Way Forward (Centre for Community Economics and Development, Consultants Society )
17:00 - 18:30: Role of Women Grassroots Defenders on effective, inclusive, and sustainable actions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution (Juventud Unida en Accion)
