Organizers: SDSN Global Climate Hub

At the COP29, this session will focus on navigating this pronounced mismatch between traditional financing sources and projects related to green technology, mitigation, and adaptation. The session will provide an overview of novel financial instruments and funding schemes that are gaining importance for stakeholders in the climate sector.

Organizers: SDSN Global Climate Hub

At the COP29, this session will focus on the measurement, monitoring, and assessment of SDG performance in various sectors and at various scales. The session will explore various reporting mechanisms and their efficiency in supporting the decision-makers in their attempt to achieve SDG implementation at the national and international levels. The session will also showcase innovative approaches towards downscaling SDG measurement and assessment and how this can be applied at sub-national scales.

Organizers: SDSN Global Climate Hub

At the COP29, this session will explore sustainable pathways across the energy, land-use, and food sectors, using the latest modeling tools and insights from leading experts. A key focus will be the comprehensive integration of synergies across Integrated Assessment Models, central to the UN Global Climate Hub, whose workings and outcomes will be highlighted during the session.

Organizers: SDSN Global Climate Hub

At the COP29, this session will present an engaging discourse on the state of the global marine ecosystems, with a focus on the main challenges and impacts such as saline ingression with sea level rise, land, and food production, rapidly declining yields of fisheries, and significant changes across various sectors of the "blue economy."

Organizers: SDSN Global Climate Hub

At the COP29, this panel will explore the HUAWEI-White Paper: Twin Skills for the Twin Transition, which identifies the new green and digital skills required for the development and deployment of net-zero technologies. The report also highlights how Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) systems, alongside universities, will play a critical role in closing the skills gap by integrating green and digital skills into educational curricula.

Organizers: SDSN, SDG Academy, Instituto Global Attitude (IGA), the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and PLATFORMA

At the COP29 in the Olympic Pavilion, this session will explore the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCE). Through a presentation of projects and case studies, top scholars on ESD and GCE will share knowledge and critiques for educational planning now and into the future.

Organizers: SDGs Today and the Center for Sustainable Development

Calling all students to come celebrate GIS Day with SDGs Today and the Center for Sustainable Development! This year, we will be featuring one of our favorite courses: the Ages of Globalization. Want to learn more about how you can engage with the maps and data offered as part of the course? Join us on November 20, 2024, at 9 AM ET for a virtual session filled with exciting hands-on GIS activities!

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Progress toward realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) was severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic over the past few years. Studies show the African region is not on track to achieve any of the 17 SDGs by 2030. There is an urgent need to accelerate localization efforts to not leave the region behind on Agenda 2030 and the Paris Climate Agreement. The Africa Solutions Forum (ASF) aims to showcase the region’s most innovative solutions identified among the SDSN's members.