Since the surge of large-scale land acquisitions by international investors starting a decade ago, the Land Matrix Initiative has recorded land deals with a...
On 23 September 2021, the UN Secretary-General will convene a Food Systems Summit with the aim of maximising the co-benefits of a food systems approach across...
Professor Alison Phipps, UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Languages and the Arts at the University of Glasgow, discusses women in conflict...
This event will focus on the challenges posed by climate change to food systems in Africa and explore the linkages between land degradation and sustainable land...
The High-level Dialogue will assess the progress made in the fight against desertification, land degradation, and drought during the UN Decade for Deserts and...
Africa’s drylands are the birthplace of some of the world’s most extraordinary civilizations and species, from ancient kingdoms to wild elephants to “miracle...
Focusing on the theme, ‘Keep soil alive, protect soil biodiversity,’ the Global Soil Biodiversity Symposium seeks to promote discussion among policy makers...
Hosted by Caroline Lucas MP, this vital discussion will look at the role of women in global climate diplomacy.
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) trust fund committees and sub-committees meet regularly to make consensus-based decisions that ensure CIF funding flows...
The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) will convene the 2020 session of the HLPF from Tuesday, 7 July, to Thursday, 16 July 2020. Following the first five...
This webinar discussed why gender, climate and security linkages matter. It also discussed strategies for advancing this agenda in the policy arena and emerging...
This webinar discussed the gender dimensions of climate change and its associated security risks, by presenting new insights from urban Pakistan, northern...
“Food in the time of crises – how to feed the world without eating the planet?” That is the title for this year’s Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) digital...
The theme for the 2020 Stockholm Forum is "Sustaining Peace in the Time of COVID-19". With this theme, the Forum recognizes the challenges that the COVID-19...
In September 2019, Heads of State and Government will gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to follow up and comprehensively review progress in...
The exhibition Environment, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) shows the unprecedented environmental pressures and climate extremes that the world faces today. The...
The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction is a biennial multi-stakeholder forum established by the UN General Assembly to review progress, share knowledge...
The Lake Chad Basin is currently suffering one of the world’s greatest humanitarian crises with approximately 10.7 million people in need of immediate...
The Planetary Security Conference (PSC) is the key global event on climate change and security, bringing together high-level policymakers, experts and...