The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) took place between 3 and 14 December in Katowice, Poland. During that time, world leaders, policymakers, and climate change experts discussed what can be done to boost climate action and further both mitigation and adaptation goals.
OPM at COP24
Climate experts from our Climate Change and Disaster Risk team, as well as OPM-led Action on Climate Today (ACT) programme, were visiting and participating at various events, workshops, and lectures, among others:
Adaptation Fund: Innovative, effective replicable and scalable adaptation interventions
- When: 6 December
- Where: Beszczady Room, Area G
- Description: The Adaptation Fund (AF) is one of the only funds focused on delivering concrete, tailored adaptation projects for the most vulnerable countries to climate change. Its country-led projects are tailored to local needs and are often the first adaptation projects on the ground in many vulnerable places throughout the world. AF will discuss its groundbreaking concrete adaptation work for the …