COP28 Daily Preview: Saturday 9th December
Some of the events on the Schedule for 9th December 2023
Special Announcements!
Resumed high-level segment
The resumed high-level segment of COP 28/CMP 18/CMA 5, will take place today Saturday,
9 December 2023 in Plenary Al Hairat and will begin at 10.00 hrs.
Participants are asked to take their seats in Plenary Al Hairat by 09.45 hrs. to ensure that the opening can begin promptly. The resumed high-level segment will hear national statements from Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and senior officials of Parties whose Head of State or Government did not deliver a national statement on 1 or 2 December during the first part of the high-level segment held
during the World Climate Action Summit, and representatives of groups who have registered and confirmed their wish to deliver a national or group statement.
The resumed high-level segment will also hear statements from Intergovernmental organizations and groups of non-Governmental organizations admitted by the Conference of the Parties. To listen to the delivery of national and group statements and statements by observer organizations during the resumed high-level segment, access is open to all Parties including overflow and United Nations organizations.
Intergovernmental and non-Governmental organizations will need a ticket to access the plenary to hear delivery of national and group statements and statements by observer organizations.
The resumed high-level segment can also be viewed on IPTVs screens, the COP 28 platform and webcast.
Please be advised that security and fire regulations do not permit participants to stand, and security will enforce this requirement.
Given the number of Parties and the limited time available for statements, it will be necessary to limit the duration of each statement.
• Representatives of Parties are reminded that national statements should not exceed the three-minute limit.
• Representatives of groups are reminded that group statements should not exceed the five-minute limit
• Observer speakers are reminded that statements should not exceed the two-minute limit.
Plenary Meeting
(Open to all participants)
Please consult the COP 28 platform and the CCTV for the latest meetings schedule. The Plenary Meetings are also broadcast on the COP 28 platform and available on public webcast.
Informal plenary by the President
20.00 Informal plenary Plenary Al Hairat
13.15 – 14.45 High-Level Event on Artificial Intelligence for Climate Action hosted by the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism in collaboration with the COP 28 Presidency
Meeting Room 1
The event will feature high-level remarks on the just and inclusive use of AI for climate action, showcases of AI-powered adaptation and mitigation solutions in LDCs and SIDS, a presentation on the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism #AI4ClimateAction initiative, and the launch of the AI Innovation Grand Challenge.
For further information on the event, please click here.
Kindly arrive at Meeting Room 1 by 13.00 hrs.
Special meetings and events
Saturday 9th December 2023
10.00 – 13.00 2023 Annual High-level Ministerial Roundtable on pre-2030 Ambition
Meeting Room 5. Registered participants who are not able to collect their tickets, can collect them 1 hour before the event in front of Meeting Room 5.
For further information on the event, please click here.
14.00 – 15.00 Youth Climate Forum on Biodiversity and Adaptation Meeting Room 7
For further information on the event, please click here.
#Together4Transparency events
09.00 – 10.00 Lessons on incorporating Gender aspects into the ETF and BTR processes
Meeting Room 36
10.00 – 12.00 Hands-on training on ETF Reporting Tools: GHG inventory
Meeting Room 36
12.00 – 13.15 Finance Transparency for Ambition and Accountability
Meeting Room 36
15.00 – 16.30 Challenges and opportunities for reporting on Adaptation within ETF
Meeting Room 36
16.30 – 18.00 Transparency roundtables: BINGO, Farmers, LGMA, Media, RINGO, TUNGO
Meeting Room 36
For further information on the events, please click here.
Global Climate Action events
10.00 – 12.30 Taking Stock of Climate Action: Land Use & Ocean and Coastal Zones
Action Arena - Al Hur
13.00 – 14.00 iLabs: Finance and innovation for climate-friendly food systems
Action Lab - Al Jeer
14.00 – 15.00 iLabs: Monitoring land restoration to advance ambitious climate action
Action Lab - Al Shaheen
16.00 – 17.00 iLabs: Accelerating nature-based solutions for coastal resilience: financing and policy tools
Action Lab - Al Shaheen
17.00 – 19.00 Resilience Frontiers Movie
Action Arena - Al Wakri
17.00 – 19.00 Resilience Frontiers art collection viewing
Action Lab - Al Jeer
For further information on the events, please click here.
UNFCCC Capacity-building Hub events
Capacities for Rights-based Climate Action Day – For further information, please click here.
08.30 – 09.30 Opening: Power to the People: An introduction to capacity-building for rights-based climate action
Capacity - Building Hub
09.30 – 10.30 Advancing gender and multi-stakeholders’ collaboration and participation in climate action at grassroot level
Capacity - Building Hub
10.35 – 11.35 Capacity-Building and Rights-based Climate Action: Issues and Modalities for Awareness, Participation, Engagement, and Empowerment
Capacity - Building Hub
11.40 – 12.40 Good practices of Gender-responsive Climate Action: Matching capacity-building needs and existing opportunities
Capacity - Building Hub
13.00 – 14.00 Empowering Youth and Vulnerable Communities in Climate-Decision Making Processes through Effective Capacity-building: Experiences from the Operation COP Programme in Latin America and the Caribbean
Capacity - Building Hub
14.05 – 15.05 Power to the People: Harnessing and mobilizing collective action to enhance the capacities of environment and climate defenders most at risk
Capacity - Building Hub
15.10 – 16.10 Refugee Women, Climate Action and the Green Economy Capacity - Building Hub
16.15 – 17.15 Rights centered climate and biodiversity action in practice Capacity - Building Hub
17.20 – 18.20 Empowering Youth Champions: Integrating Children's Rights in Climate-Health Advocacy
Capacity - Building Hub
UNFCCC Capacity-building Hub events
South-South Capacities Day– For further information, please click here.
08.45 – 10.00 Opening: South-south cooperation among capacity builders: an opportunity to scale transformative action. Capacity-building Hub
10.05 – 11.05 National Capacity in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for Accelerated Climate Action and Launch of the Capacity Building Program. Capacity-building Hub
11.10 – 12.10 Fostering country ownership through South-South capacity-building. Capacity-building Hub
12.15 – 13.15 Capacity building for M&E in adaptation and loss and damage - lessons from Global South. Capacity-building Hub
13.30 – 14.30 Accelerating Global Climate Actions via Subnational Leadership. Capacity-building Hub
14.35 – 15.35 Regional Climate Weeks to You(th) World Cafe: Bringing the Youth4Capacity regional outcomes to COP 28. Capacity-building Hub
15.40 – 16.40 South-South Learning on Locally Led Adaptation Metrics Capacity-building Hub
16.45 – 17.45 Fostering South-South Learning: The collaboration between Cuba, Chile, and Panama under the CBIT-Global Support Programme. Capacity-building Hub
17.50 – 18.50 Boosting ambition and implementation of NDCs through circularity - A practical toolbox. Capacity-building Hub
UNFCCC and other official side events
13.15 – 14.45 UNFCCC: Next round of NDCs Side Event Room 4
13.15 – 14.45 UNFCCC: Achievements of the CGE, upcoming activities and national insights into the preparation of BTRs. Side Event Room 5
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: Fostering innovation through collaborative climate technology RD&D. Side Event Room 5
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: Long-term low emission development strategies (LT- LEDS) to drive clean energy transition . Side Event Room 4
18.30 – 20.00 UNFCCC: National Adaptation Plans: key milestones and achievements. Side Event Room 9
Pavilion events
For information about pavilion events, please click here.
For information about UN Climate Change pavilion events, please click here.
Rio Conventions Pavilion Journey
For information about the Rio Conventions Pavilion Journey at COP 28 and the full schedule of events, please click here.
For information about the Rio Conventions, please click here.
