In addition to the global foresight and horizon scanning exercise that is taking place, a series of regional workshops will be held to review the preliminary outputs of the global horizon scan/ Foresight Expert Panel with the view to providing the necessary contextualization to validate and adjust the initial identification of emerging signals of change and provide information on regionally specific issues, risks, and opportunities.
The workshops will be held in each of the UNEP regional as follows:
- Regional Foresight Workshop - Europe. 24-25 October 2023; Warsaw, Poland
- Regional Foresight Workshop - Africa. 6-7 November 2023; Nairobi Kenya
- Regional Foresight Workshop - North America 9-10 November 2023; Montreal, Canada
- Regional Foresight Workshop - West Asia. 19-20 November 2023; Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Regional Foresight Workshop - Latin America and the Caribbean. 4-5 December 2023; Bogota, Colombia
- Regional Foresight Workshop - Asia / Pacific. 7-8 December 2023; Bangkok, Thailand
The process has culminated with the delivery of the first Global Foresight Report which was launched in July 2024 in the margins of the High Level Political Forum ahead of the Summit of the Future in September 2024. This report is supplemented with regionally specific information that was drawn from each of the regional workshops. It is also expected that the Report together any relevant insights and recommendations put forward through the regional workshops will inform the deliberations of the Summit of the Future in September 2024.
To ensure that these workshops achieve their intended objectives, UNEP is partnering with several regionally based organizations, as outlined below:
