Dutch contribution - United Arab Emirates
3 December 2023
13.15 - 14.45
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE room 7
Speakers
Partners of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action will share their experience on gender-just climate finance and discuss good practices and needed actions together with government and funder representatives (Green Climate Fund, Global Affairs Canada, MFA Netherlands)
Info
Current climate finance and decision-making processes are hardly accessible for women-led community-based organizations, even though they are leading holistic gender-just climate solutions. This session will discuss concrete recommendations on how to ensure gender-just climate policy and finance.
15.00 - 16.30
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE room 8
Speakers
Fundación Avina South South North Government of Netherlands Indigenous representative from Latin América Youth representative from ASIA Representative from a women group from Africa.
Info
Climate justice requires improved access of underrepresented groups to decision making at all levels, to climate information, finance and empowerment of non state voices. The event showcases means to implement climate action through a just democratization of climate regimes, as a lesson for the GST.
4 December 2023
Souk Madinat
09.00 - 18.00
Location
Conrad Dubai
Speakers
Pieternel Boogaard from FMO Dutch Development Bank, Martien van Nieuwkoop from Worldbank, Alexei Levene from Desolenator, Rose Goslinga from PULA, Wassim Beaineh from Wageningen University and Research, and Rejane Souza of Yara International.
Info
World Agri-Tech comes to Dubai, connecting growers, agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups and investors to identify solutions with the potential to build a more sustainable, resilient food production system.
11.30 - 13.30
Location
Blue Zone COP SE - room 9
Speakers
Implemented policies: Michel den Elzen (PBL), Increasing ambition beyond Glasgow: Isabela Tagomori (PBL)/Roberto Schaefer (COPPE), Implications of feasibility on mitigation: Christoph Bertram (UMD/PIK), Just Transition scenarios: Keywan Riahi (IIASA), Discussion: Gintare Zinkeviciute (CS).
Info
This event presents a multi-model assessment of current implemented policies and ambitions on climate outcomes and propose ways to strengthen ambition. We explore the effects of addressing feasibility concerns on climate scenarios and discuss how just transitions can be included in climate scenarios.
16.45 - 18.15
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE room 2
Speakers
International leaders: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, SNV, International Alert, SwedWatch, Ministry of Kenya, Community representatives, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Expertise France, FMO, World Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) (speakers to be confirmed).
Info
Communities in FCS are most seriously affected by the climate crisis, which is in addition to poverty, instability, and insecurity extremes. This event will highlight options for implementing tailored, adaptive, accessible finance, overcoming low donor risk appetite and restrictive monitoring.
14:15
Location
Technology and Innovation Hub
Info
''Leveraging Daily Economics for Innovative Climate Financing.''
5 December 2023
Souk Madinat
Info
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023 | COP28 (climateaction.org)
09.00 - 18.00
Location
Conrad Dubai
Speakers
Pieternel Boogaard from FMO Dutch Development Bank, Martien van Nieuwkoop from Worldbank, Alexei Levene from Desolenator, Rose Goslinga from PULA, Wassim Beaineh from Wageningen University and Research, and Rejane Souza of Yara International.
Info
World Agri-Tech comes to Dubai, connecting growers, agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups and investors to identify solutions with the potential to build a more sustainable, resilient food production system.
13.15 - 14.45
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE room 6
Speakers
UNEP, Netherlands (StaS I&W), Belgium, Luxembourg, World Bank, Calstart, US, WRI, Smart Freight Center, UNESCO.
Info
Co organised by Min I&W: In the context of spurring the decarbonisation of the transport sector, this side event will present ways to scale up investments on active mobility and zero emission busses and freight vehicles and will present ways to create funding windows.
16.45 - 18.15
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE room 4
Speakers
Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, GIZ • Simon Stiell, UNFCCC • Mafalda Duarte, GCF • Anne Hammill, NAP Global Network • Representatives from LDC and SIDS • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.
Info
Co organised by Univeristy of Twente: The SE addresses the gap towards effective and ambitious NAPs. New perspectives are presented on how LDCs and SIDS can be assisted in drafting NAPs that can be operationalized and financed, engage private sector, maximize synergies with NDCs and include clear indicators for impact measurement.
Blue Zone Oman Pavilion - EXPO City
6 December 2023
Souk Madinat
Info
Sustainable Finance Forum 2023 | COP28 (climateaction.org)
15:00 - 14:10
Location
Blue Zone COP - Food4Climate Pavilion
Speakers
Topsector Horticulture and Van der Hoeven
15:30 - 16:30
Location
Blue Zone COP - Presidency Roundtable
Speakers
Mayor of Rotterdam, Aboutaleb.
7 December 2023
Conrad Dubai
Info
World Climate Summit | COP28 Side Event | Dubai
13:40 - 14:10
Location
WTC
Speakers
MVRD & Dutch Energy Solutions on stage
Info
Big 5 Global | 4 - 7 December 2023 | Dubai World Trade Centre
15.45 - 16.25
Location
Souk Madinat
Speakers
Marieke Abbink
Info
Hydrogen Transition Summit | COP 28 (climateaction.org)
8 December 2023
Conrad Dubai
Info
World Climate Summit | COP28 Side Event | Dubai
Souk Madinat
Info
Agri-Food Systems Summit 2023 | COP28 (climateaction.org)
11:30 - 13:00
Location
Blauwe Zone COP - SE Room 5
Speakers
Prof. Aarti Gupta (PI TRANSGOV, Wageningen University); Prof. Harro van Asselt (PI TRANSCLIM and UEF) or Dr. Romain Weikmans (FIIA and ULB); Ajay Raghava (Government of India) (TBC); Sumit Prasad or Shikha Bhasin (CEEW); Representative from South Africa (TBC).
Info
In the past decade, developing countries have submitted over 400 reports to the UNFCCC. Has this provided meaningful information to further climate action? Or, is it a complex tick-box exercise? This event explores the benefits and burdens of country engagement in transparency arrangements.
9 December 2023
16:45 - 18:16
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE Room 3
Speakers
Jeremy Coller (FAIRR) Jeroom Remmers (TAPP Coalition) Zitouni Ould-Dada (FAO) Rep of New Zealand or Denmark Rep of either UNEP or World Bank Gunhild Stordalen (EAT) Olav Kjørven (EAT) Ertharin Cousin (FSF) Matthew Reddy (GEF) Juergen Voegele (World Bank) Amina Mohammed (UN-DSG).
Info
Food systems cause 1/3 of global emissions, yet only a small fraction of climate finance and incentives support better food systems. We will explore means of shifting incentives with an agricultural roadmap, GHG emissions pricing, taxation and public subsidy shifts, and a Good Food Finance Facility.
Full day
Location
Blue Zone COP - Food4Climate Pavilion
Speakers
On 9 december a theme day with Global Cellular Agriculture Alliance. Dutch company MosaMeat is part of this alliance.
Info
The Food Systems Pavilion will be a dedicated space in the Blue Zone, putting food centre stage during these crucial negotiations.
As a coalition of leading international food organisations, we are bringing our diverse perspectives and solutions together in order to achieve our shared goal to accelerate the transition to healthy, resilient and equitable food systems.
This year we are collaborating with the Food4Climate Pavilion hosted by ProVeg International, and we'll have a shared space between our pavilions in the Blue Zone.
12:30 - 13:30
Location
Blue Zone COP - Food4Climate Pavilion
Speakers
Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel (Foodvalley) and Freek van Eijk (Holland Circular Hotspot)
Info
This workshop will present a variety of pathways to a circular agrifood system that has a significant positive climate impact. We pose dilemma’s and demonstrate Dutch innovations and showcases that support our goals to provide healthy, safe and tasty food for 9 billion people within the boundaries of the planet and that can only happen if we work together at the international level. We present innovative agriculture practices but also showcase examples of valorisation and upcycling of residual streams with the agrifood system with applications as food, feed or material.
The workshop will be presented by Freek van Eijk, Director of Holland Circular Hotspot agency and Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel, Innovation Lead Circular Agrifood at Foodvalley. The workshop will based on the results the brochure "Circular agrifood & biomass: Food & materials for a sustainable future”.
11:00 - 11:50
Location
UAE House of Sustainability - Actionists Hub
Info
We need to think differently about how we build and develop real estate in the future to respond to the challenges we face around global climate change, specially rising sea levels and inequality issues with land ownership. The Good Hotel founder Marten Dresen will talk about the next iteration of the Good Hotels - launching a flotilla of modular floating units which serve to create social value and job opportunities in their communities. In effect building a model that helps local authorities use newly created ''water area'' to serve a communal purpose.
11:50 - 12:40
Location
Technology and Innovation Hub - Hall 2
Speakers
Michael Kogeler Ben Tam Steven Collet Ahmed Ahmeen Ashour
CEO Nedamco Africa CEO Isle Utilities Deputy Director General MOFA Netherlands Chief Sustainability Microsoft Middle East and Africa
10 December 2023
Blue Zone COP - Children & Youth pavilion, blue zone
Speakers
HCSS, Deltares and Wetlands International (WPF Partners)
11 December 2023
18:30 - 20:00
Location
Blue Zone COP - SE Room 5
Speakers
With Nieuwe Instituut and GGGI
Info
The COP27 cover document encourages Parties to integrate water action into adaptation efforts. The Global Goal on Adaptation can recognize interdependencies between water, ecosystems, food and energy systems. We aim to foster political leadership that promotes cross-sectoral synergies and governance.
| Date | timing | Location | Event name | Speakers | Organizer | Info |
| 3-dec | 13.15 - 14.45 | COP - SE room 7 | Gender-just climate policy and finance: from barriers to actionable solutions | Partners of the Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action will share their experience on gender-just climate finance and discuss good practices and needed actions together with government and funder representatives (Green Climate Fund, Global Affairs Canada, MFA Netherlands) | Current climate finance and decision-making processes are hardly accessible for women-led community-based organizations, even though they are leading holistic gender-just climate solutions. This session will discuss concrete recommendations on how to ensure gender-just climate policy and finance. | |
| 3-dec | 15.00 - 16.30 | COP - SE room 8 | Implementing climate justice through democratization of decision making process in climate agendas | Fundación Avina South South North Government of Netherlands Indigenous representative from Latin América Youth representative from ASIA Representative from a women group from Africa. | Climate justice requires improved access of underrepresented groups to decision making at all levels, to climate information, finance and empowerment of non state voices. The event showcases means to implement climate action through a just democratization of climate regimes, as a lesson for the GST | |
| 4-dec | Souk Madinat | Sustainable Innovation Forum at Climate Action Innovation Zone | Climate Action | |||
| 4-dec | 09.00 - 18.00 | Conrad Dubai | World Argri-tech Innovation Summit | Pieternel Boogaard from FMO Dutch Development Bank, Martien van Nieuwkoop from Worldbank, Alexei Levene from Desolenator, Rose Goslinga from PULA, Wassim Beaineh from Wageningen University and Research, and Rejane Souza of Yara International | Rethink Events Ltd | https://worldagritechdubai.com/agenda/ World Agri-Tech comes to Dubai, connecting growers, agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups and investors to identify solutions with the potential to build a more sustainable, resilient food production system. |
| 4-dec | 11.30 - 13.30 | COP SE room 9 | Beyond the Global Stocktake to create feasible and just transitions | Implemented policies: Michel den Elzen (PBL), Increasing ambition beyond Glasgow: Isabela Tagomori (PBL)/Roberto Schaefer (COPPE), Implications of feasibility on mitigation: Christoph Bertram (UMD/PIK), Just Transition scenarios: Keywan Riahi (IIASA), Discussion: Gintare Zinkeviciute (CS) | This event presents a multi-model assessment of current implemented policies and ambitions on climate outcomes and propose ways to strengthen ambition. We explore the effects of addressing feasibility concerns on climate scenarios and discuss how just transitions can be included in climate scenarios | |
| 4-dec | 16.45 - 18.15 | COP - SE room 2 | Unlocking climate finance to communities in fragile and conflict-affected situations | International leaders: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands, SNV, International Alert, SwedWatch, Ministry of Kenya, Community representatives, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Expertise France, FMO, World Bank, Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) (speakers to be confirmed). | Communities in FCS are most seriously affected by the climate crisis, which is in addition to poverty, instability, and insecurity extremes. This event will highlight options for implementing tailored, adaptive, accessible finance, overcoming low donor risk appetite and restrictive monitoring. | |
| 5-dec | Souk Madinat | Sustainable Innovation Forum at Climate Action Innovation Zone | Climate Action | Sustainable Innovation Forum 2023 | COP28 (climateaction.org) | ||
| 5-dec | 09.00 - 18.00 | Conrad Dubai | World Argri-tech Innovation Summit | Pieternel Boogaard from FMO Dutch Development Bank, Martien van Nieuwkoop from Worldbank, Alexei Levene from Desolenator, Rose Goslinga from PULA, Wassim Beaineh from Wageningen University and Research, and Rejane Souza of Yara International | Rethink Events Ltd | https://worldagritechdubai.com/agenda/ World Agri-Tech comes to Dubai, connecting growers, agribusinesses, technology providers, start-ups and investors to identify solutions with the potential to build a more sustainable, resilient food production system. |
| 5-dec | 13.15 - 14.45 | COP - SE room 6 | Financing transport decarbonisation at scale | UNEP, Netherlands (StaS I&W), Belgium, Luxembourg, World Bank, Calstart, US, WRI, Smart Freight Center, UNESCO. | Co organised by Min I&W: In the context of spurring the decarbonisation of the transport sector, this side event will present ways to scale up investments on active mobility and zero emission busses and freight vehicles and will present ways to create funding windows. | |
| 5-dec | 16.45 - 18.15 | COP - SE room 4 | Making NAPs more efficient - New solutions to bridge the NAP-Gap | Ingrid-Gabriela Hoven, GIZ • Simon Stiell, UNFCCC • Mafalda Duarte, GCF • Anne Hammill, NAP Global Network • Representatives from LDC and SIDS • Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research | Co organised by Univeristy of Twente: The SE addresses the gap towards effective and ambitious NAPs. New perspectives are presented on how LDCs and SIDS can be assisted in drafting NAPs that can be operationalized and financed, engage private sector, maximize synergies with NDCs and include clear indicators for impact measurement. | |
| 5-dec | Oman Pavilion - EXPO City | Signage Joint SA | ||||
| 6-dec | Souk Madinat | Sustainable Finance Forum at Climate Action Innovation Zone | Climate Action | Sustainable Finance Forum 2023 | COP28 (climateaction.org) | ||
| 6-dec | 15.00 - 15.45 | Food4Climate Pavilion | Circularity in Horticulture TBA | Topsector Horticulture and Van der Hoeven | Topsector Horticulture | |
| 6-dec | Ministerial meeting on Urbanization and Climate change - UN Habitat | UN-Habitat co-host of global event putting cities at the heart of COP28 | UN-Habitat (unhabitat.org) | ||||
| 6-dec | 15:30 - 16:30 | Presidency Roundtable, Blue Zone | Multilevel Roundtable on Urban Water Resilience | Mayor Aboutaleb to join | COP28 | |
| 7-dec | Rest day | |||||
| 7-dec | Conrad Dubai | World Climate Summit | World Climate Summit | COP28 Side Event | Dubai | |||
| 7-dec | 13.40 - 14.10 | WTC | Big Five Global / Everything Architecture talks / Dutch Energy Solutions / PIB Climate Neutral Real Estate | MVRD & Dutch Energy Solutions on stage | Big 5 Global | 4 - 7 December 2023 | Dubai World Trade Centre | |
| 7-dec | Souk Madinat | Hydrogen Transition Summit at Climate Action Innovation Zone | Marieke Abbink (15.45 - 16.25) | Climate Action | Hydrogen Transition Summit | COP 28 (climateaction.org) | |
| 8-dec | Conrad Dubai | World Climate Summit | World Climate Summit | COP28 Side Event | Dubai | |||
| 8-dec | Souk Madinat | Agri Food systems summit at Climate Action Innovation Zone | Climate Action | https://events.climateaction.org/agri-food-systems-summit/ | ||
| 8-dec | 11.30 - 13.00 | COP - SE room 5 | Benefits and burdens: Developing country experiences with participation in transparency arrangements | Prof. Aarti Gupta (PI TRANSGOV, Wageningen University); Prof. Harro van Asselt (PI TRANSCLIM and UEF) or Dr. Romain Weikmans (FIIA and ULB); Ajay Raghava (Government of India) (TBC); Sumit Prasad or Shikha Bhasin (CEEW); Representative from South Africa (TBC). | In the past decade, developing countries have submitted over 400 reports to the UNFCCC. Has this provided meaningful information to further climate action? Or, is it a complex tick-box exercise? This event explores the benefits and burdens of country engagement in transparency arrangements. | |
| 9-dec | 11:00 – 11:50 | UAE House of Sustainability – Actionists Hub | Double Impact: How to Create Social Value by Building on Water | We need to think differently about how we build and develop real estate in the future to respond to the challenges we face around global climate change, specially rising sea levels and inequality issues with land ownership. The Good Hotel founder Marten Dresen will talk about the next iteration of the Good Hotels - launching a flotilla of modular floating units which serve to create social value and job opportunities in their communities. In effect building a model that helps local authorities use newly created ''water area'' to serve a communal purpose. | ||
| 9-dec | 16.45 - 18.15 | COP - SE room 3 | New financial mechanism, pricing & subsidy strategies to transform food systems & meet climate goals | Jeremy Coller (FAIRR) Jeroom Remmers (TAPP Coalition) Zitouni Ould-Dada (FAO) Rep of New Zealand or Denmark Rep of either UNEP or World Bank Gunhild Stordalen (EAT) Olav Kjørven (EAT) Ertharin Cousin (FSF) Matthew Reddy (GEF) Juergen Voegele (World Bank) Amina Mohammed (UN-DSG) | Food systems cause 1/3 of global emissions, yet only a small fraction of climate finance and incentives support better food systems. We will explore means of shifting incentives with an agricultural roadmap, GHG emissions pricing, taxation and public subsidy shifts, and a Good Food Finance Facility. | |
| 9-dec | Full day | Food4Climate Pavilion | Food Systems Pavilion | On 9 december a theme day with Global Cellular Agriculture Alliance. Dutch company MosaMeat is part of this alliance. | Food Systems Partnership | The Food Systems Pavilion will be a dedicated space in the Blue Zone, putting food centre stage during these crucial negotiations. As a coalition of leading international food organisations, we are bringing our diverse perspectives and solutions together in order to achieve our shared goal to accelerate the transition to healthy, resilient and equitable food systems. This year we are collaborating with the Food4Climate Pavilion hosted by ProVeg International, and we'll have a shared space between our pavilions in the Blue Zone. |
| 9-dec | 12:30-13:30 | Food4Climate Pavilion | Circular agrifood & biomass – Food & materials for a sustainable future | Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel (Foodvalley) and Freek van Eijk (Holland Circular Hotspot) | Holland Circular Hotspot | This workshop will present a variety of pathways to a circular agrifood system that has a significant positive climate impact. We pose dilemma’s and demonstrate Dutch innovations and showcases that support our goals to provide healthy, safe and tasty food for 9 billion people within the boundaries of the planet and that can only happen if we work together at the international level. We present innovative agriculture practices but also showcase examples of valorisation and upcycling of residual streams with the agrifood system with applications as food, feed or material. The workshop will be presented by Freek van Eijk, Director of Holland Circular Hotspot agency and Jolijn Zwart-van Kessel, Innovation Lead Circular Agrifood at Foodvalley. The workshop will based on the results the brochure "Circular agrifood & biomass: Food & materials for a sustainable future”. |
| 10-dec | TBA | Children & Youth pavilion, blue zone | “Winning with Water – Tools that support conflict sensitive adaptation” | Naast HCSS, zullen Deltares en Wetlands International (WPS partners) hier ook aan willen deelnemen. | Water, Peace and Security partnership (trekker: HCSS) | |
| 11-dec | 18.30 - 20.00 | COP - SE room 5 | Fostering nexus approaches to increase climate resilience and reduce risk | With Nieuwe Instituut and GGGI | The COP27 cover document encourages Parties to integrate water action into adaptation efforts. The Global Goal on Adaptation can recognize interdependencies between water, ecosystems, food and energy systems. We aim to foster political leadership that promotes cross-sectoral synergies and governance |