The 23rd session of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) is taking place from 6-17 November 2017 at the
headquarters of the UNFCCC Secretariat in Bonn, Germany
and it is presided over by the Government of Fiji.
In conjunction with the first week of COP23, ICCG organises the “ICCG Climate Week”, a series of webinar lectures and dissemination activities on climate change sciences and governance, mostly linked to its observatories’ activities and awards.
You are invited to take part in our events and activities listed below.
Think Tank Award Webinars
November 6th, 3 pm CET
The webinar summarizes
some of the main findings of the 5th Assessment Report of the IPCC in
relation to terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems.
Given by: Prof. Dr. Josef
Settele, Dept. of Community Ecology at the
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ).
Introduced by: Prof. Carlo
Carraro, ICCG Director.
UFZ is the winner of the 2016 edition of the ICCG Climate Think Tank Ranking, according to the
Absolute Ranking.
The presentation explains cutting edge technology that can provide a new
level of accuracy in measuring forest loss as well as regrowth.
Given by: Dr. Wayne
Walker, Associate Scientist at the
Woods Hole Research Center (WHRC).
Introduced by: Prof. Carlo
Carraro, ICCG Director.
WHRC is the winner of the 2016 edition of the ICCG Climate Think Tank Ranking, according to the
Standardized Ranking.
Best
Climate Practices 2017 Award Webinar
November 8th, 2 pm CET
The
webinar is the occasion to showcase the most innovative and compelling
projects that have participated
in the 2017 edition of the contest, and to explore the landscape and
challenges of climate resilience and disaster risk reduction strategies.
Join the webinar to discover how communities around the world are responding to climate disaster risk,
and to interact with innovators and the authors of projects participating in the Best Climate Practices 2017 Award.
Festival
for the Earth
November 9th, 3 pm CET
Prof. Carlo
Carraro, ICCG Director, contributes to the “Festival for the
Earth” with a lecture on “Green Finance and Climate Finance: Tools and
Opportunities”.
The second edition of
the Festival for the Earth is hosted on November 9-10 by the
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco. The aim of the Festival is to propose to
broader audiences possibilities of transformations,
reflections and alternative modalities to reframe environmental issues.
Stay tuned and follow COP23 with ICCG
KEEP UPDATED ON COP23
In
the coming weeks, ICCG is following negotiations and main events at
COP23. Read our coverage and analyses on the main news related to COP23,
the background and future implications
on Climate Policy Observer and on ICCG's social media.
ICCG POLICY SEMINAR / November 30, 12.30 pm CET
Paris Agreement implementation: update from COP23 and way forward
The seminar is given by Leonardo Massai, Legal Advisor, Coalition for Rainforest Nations and co-founder, Climalia. He will discuss the main elements of
climate negotiations on the Paris Agreement implementation, in particular the results of COP23. The seminar will be
broadcasted via GoToMeeting. Registration is required.
ICCG is an initiative of:
ICCG
Island of San Giorgio Maggiore 8, Venice, Italy
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Island of San Giorgio Maggiore 8, Venice, Italy
Phone: +39 041 2700411 - Fax: +39 041 2700413
info@iccgov.org - www.iccgov.org
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