College Park, Maryland
United States of America

Climate Action 2016: Catalyzing a Sustainable Future

Organizer(s) University of Maryland
Venue
University of Maryland
Date
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Climate change is the defining issue of our age; a robust, multi-sector response will be required to pivot societies toward a more sustainable future for all. Our understanding of climate change is rapidly evolving—from the world’s biggest problem, to the world’s biggest opportunity. Technological change, citizen mobilization, economic and political competition, and the formation of massive public-private coalitions have all helped turn the climate action risk-reward equation on its head.

What?

The Climate Action 2016 summit, will take place eight months after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by all the governments of the world, and five months after the UNFCCC conference of parties in Paris sets a new international framework for climate action. In this context, the summit will deepen and expand the action coalitions of government, business, finance, philanthropy, civil society and academic leaders launched at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit 2014 in New York, and seek to make this broad-scale organization of climate action both more effective and sustainable.

Climate Action 2016 will feature a series of breakout sessions, allowing leaders in smaller working groups to identify key actions and needs across the six areas. There will also be numerous opportunities for participants to network, exchange ideas and explore potential partnerships.

Who?

Effective climate implementation will require collaboration from a variety of actors. The Climate Action 2016 summit will engage 700 participants, by invitation, representing leaders from government, business, finance, academia, philanthropy and civil society. Seven founding partners will jointly sponsor the summit, providing this diverse group with the information, connections and tools they need to lead effective implementation of a new climate regime. These founding partners have a strong track record of implementing a pragmatic, multi-actor, coalition-based approach, and together they represent a growing foundation for a sustainable model of climate action moving forward.

Topics:

The Climate Action 2016 summit will focus on further developing operational modalities in six key areas. These areas are amenable to a coalition-building approach and can yield between one and two high-impact deliverables for post-summit implementation. Each area will also address key crosscutting issues of public and private financing, the nexus with UN Sustainable Development Goals, and analysis and tools to support decision-making.

One of the key areas will be "implementing resilience/adaptation": Innovations in delivery of resilience; best practices in implementation and monitoring of projects; mainstreaming adaptation and providing data and tools for planning; water and other resource needs.

Registration:

Registration for Climate Action 2016 is not currently active. Invitations will be distributed in early 2016

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