Events

UNFCCC COP 28 / Food and Agriculture Pavilion event - Restoring mountain ecosystems - International Mountain Day 2023

From: 11.12.2023 to: 11.12.2023

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 11 December the International Mountain Day (IMD) in 2002. The Day raises awareness of the importance of mountains for life, to highlight opportunities and challenges in mountain development, and to build alliances that will bring positive change to mountain peoples and environments around the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is the lead United Nations agency organizing the Day.

The theme of IMD 2023 is "Restoring mountain ecosystems". This theme was selected to promote actions and collaborations to ensure that mountains are fully included in the implementation of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030, co-led by FAO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). International Mountain Day 2023 is a chance to increase awareness about the relevance of mountain ecosystems and call for nature-positive solutions, best practices and investments that build resilience, reduce vulnerability and increase the ability of mountains to adapt to daily threats and extreme climatic events.

This high-level event, to be held at 14.00-15.00 on 11 December in the Food and Agriculture Pavilion at COP 28, will feature prominent speakers and provide space for youth and Indigenous Peoples from world mountain regions to share their perspectives on addressing the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation.

Event programme

Webcast

Food and Agriculture Pavilion

Learn more about International Mountain Day 2023

See the list of mountain-related events at UNFCCC COP 28