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 Climate and Biodiversity Week at Expo 2020 Dubai to feature mountains28.09.2021Mobilizing the world for the health of our planet, Climate and Biodiversity Week will take place 3-9 October 2021 at Expo 2020 Dubai, just a month ahead of United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The Week will feature a day-long event dedicated to sustainable and climate resilient mountain development on 7 October, co-curated by Italy, the Mountain Partnership and the Aga Khan Development Network. Expo’s first Theme Week – in association with the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and DP World, Global Trade Partner of Expo 2020 – aims to generate new ideas, inspire different perspectives and build a clear roadmap towards immediate action. Recognizing that the world is at a crucial moment when the global community must take decisive and collective steps to protect the planet, Expo 2020 will provide a powerful platform for people’s voices to be heard in policy circles. Events and discussions during Climate and Biodiversity Week will focus on mitigating climate change, disaster risk management, advancing the circular economy, protecting vulnerable regions and conservation. Key speakers include internationally recognized leader on global climate change Christiana Figueres, Co-Chair of UN Energy Damilola Ogunbiyi, Mountain Partnership Goodwill Ambassador Jake Norton, and Eden Project founder Sir Tim Smit, as well as environment ministers from around the world. A week of dedicated events Expo 2020’s World Majlis series, bringing together voices from all over the world to imagine a brighter future for our planet, will host four sessions during Climate and Biodiversity Week. Each will explore different facets of the following question: If we have so much power to alter the planet, can we instead put our knowledge, skills and efforts at the service of Earth for future generations? The Climate and Biodiversity Business Forum, held in Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo 2020 Dubai, on 4 October, and co-curated with Dubai Chamber and Estonia, will highlight business opportunities and cutting-edge technologies while providing showcasing progress in sustainability achieved by the UAE, participating countries and Expo partners. Held in the Nexus for People and Planet, Reaching for the stars: Sustainable and climate resilient mountain development (7 October) will bring together mountain practitioners, policy-makers, scientists, the private sector, and grassroots actors to share local knowledge and best practices in enhancing the resilience of mountain communities, livelihoods, and ecosystems. Visitor journeys All visitors to Expo can further explore the issues with two climate- and biodiversity-related visitor journeys available on the Expo 2020 app. The People for Planet journey introduces visitors to the different ways countries and organizations are responding to key environmental issues we face as a global community, while the Waste Warriors journey explores the innovations leading the movement against overconsumption and overproduction. Climate and Biodiversity Week is the first of the ten Theme Weeks anchoring the Programme for People and Planet, a schedule of events, experiences, thought-leadership and public conversations running throughout Expo 2020’s six months, aiming to find solutions for some of the most pressing problems facing our world. Designed with and for the global community, the programme will harness the connecting power of World Expos to accelerate a legacy of transformative change. Participants will investigate solutions to critical global challenges, ranging from mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss and making human habitats more sustainable, to bridging the digital divide and ensuring equal access to education and healthcare. How to participate Expo 2020 Dubai events are being streamed live for virtual participants here: https://virtualexpo.world. Follow these steps to join in virtually:
Watch the trailer for Climate and Biodiversity Week Photo by Sukant Sharma on Unsplash |
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