Strengthening Locally-led Climate Action: The Role of Technologies, Ecosystem-based Approaches, Partnerships and Finance

When: March 13 at 7pm–8.30pm (Bangladesh Standard Time) / 2pm-3.30pm (Central European Time)
Where: Online. Register here or join directly here

Local communities are in the forefront of climate impacts and are being affected by a range of context-specific climate risks. However, despite local communities being best placed to understand the local needs and priorities, they often receive varying or inadequate support to adapt.

Hosted by UNEP’s Global Adaptation Network (GAN) in collaboration with the EPIC-Network as part of the Gobeshona Global Conference 3, this session highlights different local climate solutions drawing from the work and experiences of UNEP and partners across multiple regions. This session aims to build on the learning and share lessons from these initiatives and highlight the role of climate technologies, ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches, city-university partnerships and adaptation financing in building local climate resilience.

Speakers:

• Associate Professor Wijitbusaba Marome (Ann), Thammasat University, Thailand
• Dr. Tessa Mar Llamas-Espino, Agriculture Specialist, City Government of Calamba, Philippines
• Ms. Eugenia Kargbo, Chief Heat Officer, Freetown, Sierra Leone
• Mr. Hector Velasquez, Coffee Farmer, El Salvador
• Mr. Omar Saleh, Managing Director, Zephyr Consulting
• Ms. Norah Ngeny, Associate Programme Management Officer, UNEP
• Ms. Yulia Rubleva, Project Officer, IUCN
• Moderator: Ms. Tamara Coger, Senior Associate, Climate Resilience Practice, World Resources Institute

This event is organized as part of the Gobeshona Global Conference 3 that is being hosted virtually on the Whova conference platform.

For inquiries about the session, please contact: anna.kilponen@un.org

For questions about the Gobeshona Global Conference, please contact: gobeshona.bd@gmail.com