What: United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)
Who: African Development Bank, United Nations Biodiversity, World Wildlife Fund, United Nations Environment Programme and other partners
When: 7-19 December 2022
Where: Montreal, Palais des Congrès
The African Development Bank will attend major negotiation sessions of this Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) from 7 to 19 December in Montreal, Canada.
The conference will review the achievements and delivery of the CBD's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and negotiate for the adoption of a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The framework will define the global strategy for securing the world's biodiversity, contributing to the attainment of the ecosystem and human well-being.
The Bank's delegation, led by Al Hamndou Dorsouma, Officer in charge of the Climate Change and Green Growth Department, will participate in discussions with the CBD Secretariat on implementing the new set of goals of the strategy to guide global actions through 2040.
The Bank will also host and co-host side events and participate in key thematic days.
Biodiversity loss is a global challenge; the world's natural capital is seriously threatened by various anthropogenic actions. Africa is host to remarkable biodiversity, with many endemic and endangered mammals and plants. The continent is also endowed with tropical forests, savannahs, montane grasslands, mangroves, deserts, and wetlands. Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem services in Africa.
Date
Time
Venue
Event
13:15
African Group Meeting Room
511BE
Side-event #4664
Investment in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use by the African Development Bank and WWF in support of the implementation of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
8 December
13:15
Danube 510A
Side-event #4829
Nature-Positive Infrastructure: Connecting Communities, Safeguarding the Planet
12 December
8:00
TBD
High Level Breakfast Meeting of MDBs
12 December
11:00
Humaniti Hotel (340 Rue De La Gauchetière O, Montreal)
TNFD /AFD (Development Finance Network) meeting
11-12 December
8 :00 - 17 :00
Palais des congrès de Montréal
Fifth Science Policy Forum for Biodiversity
and the eighth International Conference on Sustainability Science
13 December
13:15
Contact Group 5 516C
Side-event #5137
(with UNESCO, COMIFAC and DRC)
Sustainable financing of biosphere reserves and world heritage sites in Central Africa to build resilience to climate change
13:15
Contact Group 6 - 516DE
The Role of the MDBs in taking forward the Global Biodiversity Framework: Following up on the Joint MDB Nature Statement
14 December
14:30
Room 210A, Multipurpose room of the Montreal Convention Centre (Blue zone)
Thematic Event (Finance & Biodiversity Day)
Integrating biodiversity in financial decision-making and aligning financial flows with the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
14 December
TBD
TBD
Closing the Biodiversity Finance Gap: The Role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and Innovative Financing Mechanisms
Organisers: The Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB), The Consortium of African Funds for the Environment (CAFÉ), The European Union (EU-NaturAfrica), and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)
15 December
16:43
TBD
Thematic Event (Nature Positive Pavilion Half day Event)
Nature Positive Infrastructure: Mainstreaming Biodiversity to Safeguard People and the Planet, Session 5: Nature-Positive Infrastructure Financing: the Role of Multilateral Development Banks Nature Positive Pavilion. Sponsored by: The Infrastructure and Nature Coalition
15, 16 and 17 December
TBD
TBD
High-Level Segment (HLS) - Ministerial
on the theme of "Ecological Civilization--Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth
