COP28 Daily Preview: Friday 1st December
Thursday the 30th of November was the official opening of COP28 - the official opening ceremony video can be found below. Let’s take a look at what’s ahead for tomorrow - the 1st of December:
COP28 Opening Ceremony
You can watch the below video of the COP28 Opening Ceremony here:
Schedule for 1st December 2023
Opening of the World Climate Action Summit
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates has invited Heads of State and Government to participate in the World Climate Action Summit on Friday, 1 and Saturday, 2 December. The opening ceremony of the Summit will be held today, Friday, 1 December in the Al Waha Theatre at 11.45 hrs. and will hear statements from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mr. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations and His Majesty King Charles III. The opening will be attended by Heads of State and Government, Party delegations, invited guests of the Government of the United Arab Emirates, Heads of United Nations and related organizations and specialized agencies and selected Heads of inter-governmental and nongovernmental organizations.
Opening of the First Part of the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government
The opening of the First Part of the High-Level Segment of COP 28/CMP 18/CMA 5 for Heads of State and Government will be held on Friday, 1 December at 13.30 hrs. in Plenary Al Hairat and live streamed in Plenary Al Ghafat. Opening remarks will be delivered by His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President of COP 28/CMP 18/CMA 5, His Excellency Dennis Francis, President of the General Assembly, Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India.
For the opening of the High-Level Segment and delivery of national statements by Heads of State and Government on 1 and 2 December, access is open to all Parties including overflow and United Nations organizations. Intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations will need a ticket to access the Plenaries for the opening of the High-Level Segment and to hear delivery of national statements on 1 and 2 December. The delivery of national statements can also be viewed on IPTVs screens, the COP 28 virtual platform and webcast. Delivery of National Statements by Heads of State and Government will take place in Plenary Al Hairat and Plenary Al Ghafat. The list of speakers for Parties whose Head of State or Government will attend the Summit and deliver a national statement during the First Part of the High-Level Segment of COP 28 on 1 December 2023 can be found here. Heads of State and Government are encouraged to be in their respective Plenary, as indicated in the list, more than 5 speakers before their speaking slot. The First Part of the High-Level Segment of COP 28 for Heads of State and Government will continue on Saturday, 2 December at 09.00 hrs. in Plenary Al Hairat
Meetings of the Convention and the Protocol Bodies
Conference of the Parties (COP)
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP)
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA)
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA)
Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI)
Open Meetings
Special meetings and events
09.00 – 18.00 ICA-ETF Poster Session
Outside Meeting Rooms 5 and 6 For further information on the event, please click here.
10.00 – 18.00 LCIPP Third Annual Gathering of Knowledge Holders: Exchange amongst knowledge holders
Meeting Room 9 For further information on the event, please click here.
13.00 – 14.00 Progress in the development of the ETF reporting tools
Meeting Room 1 For further information on the event, please click here.
14.00 – 15.00 Progress update on the development of BTR TER training programme including on voluntary reviews of adaptation information
Meeting Room 1 For further information on the event, please click here.
16.30 – 18.30 GST High-Level Event on Adaptation Meeting
Room 11 Access to the room is limited for participants already registered for this event.
For further information on the event, please click here.
18.00 – 20.00 Demonstrating the progress in developing the ETF reporting tools (live demo)
Meeting Room 1 For further information on the event, please click here.
18.30 – 20.00 Loss and Damage in Focus: 10 Years of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage
Side Event Room 2 For further information on the event, please click here.
#Together4Transparency events
09.30 – 10.00 Together4Transparency kick-off session
Meeting Room 36
10.15 – 11.30 Transparency capacity-building session for youth
Meeting Room 36
11.45 – 13.00 Together4Transparency Exchange: Engaging Non-Party Stakeholders in the ETF
Meeting Room 36
15.30 – 17.00 A transparent basis for the GST
Meeting Room 36
For further information on the events, please click here.
Global Climate Action events
12.00 – 13.00 Faith - The missing piece in climate discussions and for climate action
Action Lab - Al Shaheen
13.30 – 14.00 MSC High-Level Segment @ COP 28 - Climate Security Moment: Assuming joint leadership
Action Arena - Al Wakri
14.00 – 15.30 Collaborative Dialogue of the Consórcio Brasil Verde
Action Arena - Al Hur
16.00 – 17.00 Brazil Ministerial Presentation on "Tropical Forests Forever" Fund
Action Arena - Al Hur
17.00 – 18.00 Brazil: Ecological Transformation Plan (MF + MMA + PR)
Action Arena - Al Hur
17.00 – 18.00 Roundtable on Financing and Implementing the Nairobi Declaration
Action Lab - Al Shaheen
UNFCCC and other official side events
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: High Level Side Event on Climate Finance Needs of Developing Countries
Meeting Room 2
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: Navigating Technical Expert Review under the ETF: Leveraging Existing MRV Insights for Success
Side Event Room 1
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: CDM Executive Board Side-Event
Side Event Room 4
For information about UNFCCC and other official side events, please click here.
Pavilion events
For information about pavilion events, please click here.
For information about UN Climate Change pavilion events, please click here.
