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UNU-FLORES at COP29

Bringing the Resource Nexus approach into focus to navigate emerging challenges and opportunities

The United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) will participate in the Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku from 11 to 21 November 2024. The UNU-FLORES delegation will take part in various events, including:

15 November: Clean Vehicles: Strengthening National Systems of Innovation for Collaborative RD&D on Climate Technology.

The session is co-organized by IEA, K-eco and UNU-FLORES. Daniel Karthe provides input as presenter on Resource Nexus perspectives on the e mobility transition, and he and Tobias Hatzfeld are panel discussants.

20 November: Buildings Climate Momentum: Buildings Breakthrough Milestones, Declaration de Chaillot’s ICBC, and the Road to COP30. Professor Guenther will be presenting.

20 November:  Strengthening National Systems of Innovation for Collaborative RD&D on Climate Technology -Professor Guenther will deliver the keynote. 

21 November: Pitch on “Building from Waste: Catalyzing Circular Solutions for a Zero-Emission Construction Sector

The UNU-FLORES delegation to COP29 will be led by Professor Edeltraud Guenther, Director of UNU-FLORES. The team also includes Professor Daniel Karthe, Head of the Research Programme on Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations; Dr. Tobias Hatzfeld, Senior Research Associate; Sonja Hanh-Tomer, Executive and Liaison Officer; and Turkan Shamilova, a junior professional who's a national of Azerbaijan.

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