November 10th, 2022
Dear Colleagues, 

COP27 is well underway and PROGREEN is excited to participating in several sessions both at the World Bank Pavilion and on the sidelines, starting with the Global Landscapes Forum this Friday, November 11th.

Other events include a fireside chat on building resilient landscapes on November 12th, and a technical event looking at integrating seascape and landscape investments on November 16th.

Scroll down for further details on these exciting events. Please reach out with any further questions. Hope to see you there!

The PROGREEN Team
 
Unlocking Solutions to Finance Ecosystem Restoration
NOVEMBER 11, 2022 
15:30-16:30 UTC+2
8:30-9:30 AM EDT
Ecosystem restoration is key to achieving a net zero future, providing climate mitigation and adaptation opportunities and sustainable economic development. But with 20 percent of the world's land currently degraded, how do we scale up investments to meet these goals?

Building on the work of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, this event will discus the challenges and opportunities for increasing restoration finance, and discuss how collaboration between private financial entities, governments, multilaterals, and local communities can leverage innovative financial structures and growing payments for ecosystem services
 
The World Bank's contribution to the Finance Task Force is funded through the PROGREEN's Natured Based Solutions and Improved Financing Flagship Initiative. Join PROGREEN & an expert panel at the GLF Climate to discuss restoration financing solutions.

Resilient Landscapes: Thinking Big,
Acting Now, Explaining How
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
11:00 AM EET
Building resilience to climate change is a must for many countries to buffer the impacts of climate change on GDP, poverty, and food and water insecurity. Hear how some countries are confronting the climate challenge by thinking big and acting now on landscape restoration at scale—boosting climate resilience while bolstering livelihoods and the economy.

This event showcases what countries in Africa, Central Asia, and Central America are doing to restore resilient landscapes at scale in order to tackle climate challenges.

Join us for a fireside chat with Government and Technical leaders on initiatives in Costa Rica, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, and countries in the Sahel region to adapt to climate change by investing in resilient landscapes at scale.

Integrating Landscape and Seascape Investments
for Climate, Economy, People and Nature
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
6:00 - 6:45 AM EDT
11:00 - 11:45 UTC
13:00 - 13:45 Cairo
Land, coastal and marine ecosystems are closely interconnected but they are often managed by different institutions in different geographies with different sources of funding. As a result, they are considered separately in policy decisions, sectoral planning, and institutional approaches.

This technical-level event will discuss the effectiveness and value of integrated land and seascape programs to achieve both climate and development goals. Moderated by Valerie Hickey, Global Director for Environment, Natural Resources and the Blue Economy.  
The World Bank will also be engaged
in the following sessions: 
Global SIDS: The Blue Economy and Climate Resilience: A high level panel looking into the importance of the Blue Economy for climate resilience, health and sustainability of the world’s oceans, with participation from Eastern Caribbean, Maldives and Palau leaders (Nov. 16, 2022 – 4am EST/11am Cairo)
  
Scaling Financing for Nature-Based Solutions: a session gathering different views on how to close the estimated financing gap of US$700 billion per year for nature-based solutions. WATCH here (Nov. 16, 2022 - 10am EST/5pm Cairo)
 
Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program: an event to present the Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program along with a set of operational and financial Blue Economy solutions to accelerate adaptation to climate change in Africa. WATCH here (Nov. 16, 2022 - 11am EST/6pm Cairo)
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