Reimagining Climate Action and Achieving the SDGs

777 UN Plaza,New York NY 10017

19 September, 2022

Description

The topic of this event will be on Reimagining Climate Action and Achieving the SDGs: Our Individual and Collective Work and will be fully in person. Climate Week aims to increase ambition and accelerate action for urgent climate action, and the timing is more critical during UNGA this year as the world experiences more frequent and severe climate shocks affecting all people, but most disproportionately for the most vulnerable (eg. food insecure, impoverished, indigenous persons, women, smallholder farmers). Climate change is also promulgating unrest and forced displacement; there are more displaced persons around the world now than ever before in recorded human history. This event will bring together influential leaders and actors in the private sector, government, multilaterals, academia and civil society to discuss major gaps in climate action, current coping mechanisms and successful resilience-building strategies, and the role of partnerships to combat climate change. Attendees will learn about gaps in climate action, best practices in resilience building, successful initiatives to assist vulnerable populations and critical ways forward. The gestalt format of the panel discussion will also give speakers the opportunity to ask questions of one another, which can help optimize their feelings and ambition around climate action and partnerships. Attendees and panelists will be able to take advantage of the reception to engage informally and colloquially about UNGA negotiation priorities and SDG implementation, successes and gaps. PANEL SPEAKERS Maurice A. Bloem - Chief Sustainability & Impacy Officer, CWS Global (Moderator) Andrew Fuys - Senior Technical Advisor, Climate and Migration, CWS Global Mary Kate Costello - Global Policy Analyst, CWS Global Sydney Upchurch - Co-Founder, Head of Mobility Planning & Partnerships, Fleet Labs Dr. John Coonrod - Executive Vice President, The Hunger Project Additional Speakers to be confirmed LOGISTICS This event will be held at the Church Center of the United Nations located at 777 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017, 10th Floor. A valid UN Grounds Pass or building pass is needed to enter the blockade that will be at 2nd Ave and 44th St. If you do not have a UN Grounds Pass, to attend this session you must RSVP by Monday the 19th at 12PM to put your name on the list to be allowed entry. Any ID with your name will be required, and you must be wearing a mask to enter. COVID POLICY Our top priority is your health and keeping you safe while at our event Reimaging Climate Action & Achieving the SDGs. That is why we have decided to require all attendees and staff to be fully vaccinated prior to attending our Convening. This decision wasn't made lightly; we want you to have confidence that we are doing everything we can to keep you safe. To provide a safe environment for all attendees, we are implementing the COVID precautions and guidelines listed below: Our gathering will be held in an area that allow for social distancing. We will be following CDC health and sanitation guidelines.