While there has been a lot of talk about who is and who is not going to this year’s COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, the important part is what is being shared and what is being learned about our global situation and how we can avoid disaster.
Although most of us won’t be able to fly to the sunny Egyptian coast, we will be able to digest some of the lessons being shared through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) YouTube channel. Events are streamed live and available for viewing after completion.
With a wide spectrum of topics covered, here they are NCEElections for civil engineers, presented in chronological order.
12 COP27 events for civil engineers
Transparency, technical assistance, capacity building for transition – Supporting Sub-Saharan Africa in implementing the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
November 8: 1.15 – 14.15
A panel consisting of representatives from developing countries in Africa and experts from Climate Action Africa (CAA) will offer different perspectives on the questions posed. The discussion will touch on the different types of technical assistance provided by the CAA project, including support to counties in sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen the capacity of institutions to report climate action. It aims to raise project awareness among eligible sub-Saharan African countries of these unique opportunities to access much-needed short-term technical assistance and South-South knowledge exchanges on climate action.
Taking the building sector to net zero: brick by brick
November 8: 3.45 – 4.45 pm
The UNFCCC Secretariat and the Program for Energy Efficiency in Buildings will discuss with experts and country representatives from Tunisia and France about their experiences in designing and supporting climate action in the building and construction sector. Topics will include understanding emissions from buildings, mitigation in the buildings sector, leveraging international cooperation for national climate action, reflecting on the urgency to go the extra mile and the challenges therein, and climate legislation in the buildings sector.
Experience on the road to sustainable mobility
November 8: 5.00 – 18.00
Representatives of different countries will share experiences on policies, programs and activities on sustainable mobility. A representative of the Ministry of Transport of Colombia will talk about the integration and tracking of transport in the Colombian Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). Esther Gacanja of Kenya’s State Department of Transport will discuss climate change restructuring in the transport department through a climate change coordination unit. Tran Minh Hue, an official from the Vietnam Department of Science, Technology, Environment and Environment of the Ministry of Planning and Investment will talk about the development and implementation of low-carbon transport routes.
Fostering technological innovation to support countries in implementing the Paris Agreement
November 9: 1.15 – 14.45
This event aims to facilitate a high-level dialogue between innovation leaders on their vision and actions on climate technology. It seeks to amplify voices from technology practitioners, innovators and other stakeholders about their needs, success stories and priorities related to technological innovation and collaborative research, development and demonstration. Overall, it will present the current and future work of the Technology Innovation Mechanism and discuss its role in fostering the accelerated diffusion and improvement of climate technologies.
How can we find the skills for a just transition?
November 11: 10.40 – 11.40
With perspectives and experiences from industry, trade unions, country and experts, this session aims to discuss why skills development is essential for a just and green transition, what kind of skills we would need for a greener future and how we can ensure that current and future workers are fully equipped with the relevant skills to contribute to a just and green transition.
Implementation of technology needs assessments of developing countries
November 12: 1.15 – 14.45
With presentations from the Solar Impulse Foundation, the Ministry of Planning and Development of Trinidad & Tobago, the Ministry of Planning and Development of Kenya and the Ministry of Planning and Development of Fiji, this session aims to connect policy goals with the climate technology ambitions of developing countries with aim to increase the implementation of technological projects for climate mitigation and adaptation in these countries.
Using local adaptation knowledge to enhance nature-based solutions
November 14: 9.00 – 10.00
This will be an opportunity for discussion and knowledge sharing, with participants exchanging ideas on how traditional ecological knowledge can support climate change adaptation and how different organizations can support local adaptation efforts. Speakers will share experiences of projects and partnerships with indigenous peoples that strengthen sustainable land management practices and support an inclusive use of nature to help local communities adapt, present policy recommendations for supporting diverse knowledge systems and capacities that build forest-based adaptation plans and policies. and present research and principles on the use of forests and trees for transformative adaptation, including co-design and capacity building through a gender lens.
The future of mobility: advancing resilient, smart, sustainable and equitable mobility systems towards the implementation of the Paris Agreement
November 14: 11.30 – 12.30
This session aims to improve understanding on global trends, progress and drivers of future mobility, the common link between mobility and the following four dimensions of RISE: Sustainability, Intelligence, Sustainability and Equity. It will also show real examples of spatial and social mobility solutions already implemented globally, including challenges and best practices at different scales and regions (city and national levels). Finally, he will discuss how responsible leaders, from different sectors and levels of government, can contribute at individual, community and systemic levels to dynamise the deployment of cutting-edge technologies, reform regulatory frameworks and catalyze socio-cultural transformation towards positive climate. mobility systems.
Doing Better: Unraveling Evidence from the Field and Lessons Learned from Nature-Based Solutions for Adaptation
November 14: 2.10 – 15.10
This will showcase case studies of completed nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation projects from around the world, across themes and ecosystems, focusing on achievements, impact, return on investment and lessons learned. There will then be time to reflect on lessons that can be taken forward in future projects as adaptation efforts involving NbS are scaled up worldwide.
Empowering Youth to Drive Africa’s Energy Transition
November 15: 9.00 – 10.00
The RES4Africa Foundation, which aims to support Africa’s just energy transition, will present this session in collaboration with its Youth network to promote innovative sustainable solutions and serve as a meeting platform between private and public stakeholders. He will focus on maximizing the socio-economic benefits of clean energy investments in Africa by focusing on the role of youth at COP27. Special focus will be given to the role that young people and women can play in the just energy transition and in concrete actions to combat climate change.
The Long Game Climate: Educating the climate for action games at scale
November 15: 12.30 – 13.30
This session will present the latest research findings about simulation games that motivate real-world climate action and the “climate action sweet spot,” or the extent to which collective action can be triggered with minimal intervention. Research will be shared on the impact of climate education and decision support games for students, business leaders and policy makers using World Climate and Climate Action Simulations. Participants will experience interactive demonstrations of climate games developed by our teams and learn about their impact through research and case studies in different regions of the world. This will culminate in a discussion about how climate education in schools can be translated into real-world climate action by communities.
Sharing knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystems for transformative adaptation action
November 16: 6.30 – 19.30
This workshop hopes to enhance country and region specific actions by highlighting adaptation knowledge and partnerships across subregions. It will provide practical and relevant knowledge on specific adaptation practices to stakeholders and those responsible for implementing adaptation actions at sub-national and national level. More generally, it hopes to strengthen links between communities of practice in order to improve adaptation action through knowledge.
