Summary The final day of COP28 saw events winding down, but strong interest and engaged conversation continued through the end of programming at the Pavilion. Exploration of topics including young family farmers, harnessing data-driven solutions to enhance climate resilience, and priorities for ensuring just transitions for all stakeholders rounded out the full two weeks of…

Summary While the walkways and corridors at COP28 were quieter, activity continued apace at the Pavilion, with a full slate of events covering a range of issues. Attendees engaged in dialogue on digital solutions for climate-smart agriculture, actionable strategies for restorative agriculture and nature-based solutions to address climate change and food systems challenges, and on…

Summary The final thematic day of COP28 was also one of the busiest at the Pavilion, given its close alignment with the focus of the Pavilion. The day saw large crowds, energetic conversations, and engaging events, as issues around food systems continued to be prominent in news coming out of the negotiations, and the importance…

Summary Today’s themes, on nature, land use, and oceans, have close connections to food and agriculture, a fact that was evident in the programming presented at the Pavilion. As full Pavilion audiences heard about landscape regeneration, ecosystem restoration, nature-based solutions, and soil management and irrigation throughout the day, discussions turned to how to move solutions…

Summary As the second week of COP28 began, focus throughout the conference shifted to the future: to youth and laying the groundwork for greater entrepreneurship and innovation that will be necessary to address global challenges. At the Pavilion, the theme was interpreted in a series of thought-provoking events which ran from creative to high-level. Solutions…

Summary One of the day’s themes, multilevel action, recognized the many levels of governance and engagement from other sectors needed to address the climate crisis. This engagement was visible in Pavilion activities, which drew on a wide range of voices, from youth to ministers; knowledge sources, from indigenous communities to governments; and sectors, from the…

Summary Climate change, agriculture, and food systems are inextricably linked, and as a result, development challenges for each of these issues are connected to and impact on the others. This interconnectedness was evident throughout conversations and events at the Pavilion on Day 6, as energy, industry, just transitions, and indigenous peoples were highlighted as the…

Summary Today’s COP28 themes were well represented at the Pavilion throughout the day. From a session on integrating gender and nutrition metrics into climate policies and a presentation on a Gender Transformative Mechanism, to conversations on climate finance that included voices not often heard in this space and on ensuring climate funds better address the…

Summary Attention at the Pavilion and throughout COP28 turned today to the first thematic day, which put health, as well as relief, recovery, and peace in the spotlight. These issues are not always considered when thinking about the impacts of climate change, which makes them all the more important to examine and engage with. The…

Summary As world leaders continued their engagements in the early days of COP28, the Pavilion was officially opened today, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Kate Warren, Executive Vice President of Devex. At the ceremony, CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi, FAO Director General Qu Dongyu, IFAD President Alvaro Lario, and Rockefeller Foundation Senior Vice…