UNU-FLORES will actively participate in the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), taking place in Belém, Brazil. The UNU-FLORES delegation, led by Director Prof. Edeltraud Guenther, will engage in a range of activities including co-hosting sessions, delivering keynote addresses, and contributing expert insights across multiple formats.
While in Brazil, UNU-FLORES will pursue several strategic initiatives, including meetings in Rio de Janeiro aimed at strengthening partnerships.
UNU-FLORES' Participation at COP30
Organised & Co-Organised Sessions
Charting the Research Agenda: Advancing Buildings, Construction, and Carbon Dioxide Removal, at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion, in collaboration with Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC).
15 November | 09:30–10:30 (Brazilian time)
Empowering Change: Building Capacities for Gender-Just Energy Transitions delivered jointly with UNU-ViE during the thematic day on energy, industry, transport, and non-CO₂ emissions
15 November | 15:00–16:00 (Brazilian time)
Accelerating the Urban Energy Transition through Integrated Action
Resource Nexus and the House of No Waste for the Cities & Regions Hub, jointly organised with UN-Habitat.
15 November | 15:00-16:00 (Brazilian time)
Expert Inputs
High-Level Roundtable: Mutirão for Science and Research in Cities for Actionable Policies, as part of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanization and Climate Change
11 November | 09:00 -10:15 (Brazilian time)
Contaminated sludge to valuable resources that will supply humanity with the food it needs and enable the world to avoid global warming- focus phosphorus
12 November | 18:00 – 19:00 (Brazilian time)
BB Roundtable – Plan to Accelerate Solutions Implementation Workshop Co-organized with GlobalABC
15 November | 15:30–16:10 (Brazilian time)
COP30 Roundtable on Circular Transformation of Aquaculture
15 November | 17:30 -18: 45 (Brazilian time)