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#COP29: TODAY - join in-person or online! 'Response to Climate Change: The Special Case of Small Island UK Overseas Territories'. ⏰ 4.15pm (AZT) or 12.15pm (UK time). 📌 #UKPavilion, #BlueZone 💻 Livestream: https://lnkd.in/eb5gbSXU Description: The #UK has a collection of small island #OverseasTerritories spread across the Caribbean, Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic and the Indian Ocean known as #UKOTs. As custodians of 94% of the UK's unique biodiversity and stewards of the fifth-largest marine estate globally, UKOTs have a crucial part to play in global environmental conservation and climate resilience efforts. At the same time, the UKOTs are grappling with some of the most extreme impacts of climate change. Through this event, the UKOTs will share lessons learnt and showcase stories of amazing scientific discoveries – sharing initiatives and innovation with the global community – while presenting the devastating effects of #ClimateChange. UKOTs will also share their unique challenge in accessing climate finance, being ineligible to access any of the global UN climate funds, and creative ways OTs are exploring to finance their urgent adaptation needs. With support from UKG and home-grown initiatives, the UKOTs are rising to the challenge by undertaking ground-breaking research and leading innovative new projects to realise dual benefits for climate and nature. 

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