💣 ❓The world is facing a crossroads: Climate catastrophe, proliferation of armed conflict, rise of AI, et al. Is our well-aged global, multilateral order up for the task? 🌐 This Sunday, 193 UN member states agreed on the 🔭 #Pact_for_the_Future, including the 💻 #Global_Digital_Compact and a 👨👩👧👦 #Declaration_on_Future_Generations - the most ambitious and wide-ranging international agreement in many years. 📜 ✅ 🎊 💡 SO WHAT? A few thoughts & observations: 💯THE UN NEED REFORM | UN Secretary-General António Guterres aptly and blatantly put it: “we cannot create a future fit for our grandchildren with a system built by our grandparents.” 📉 SDGs NEED REVITALISATION | ~10y after the world came together and set itself the aspirational & ambitious #SustainableDevelopmentGoals - just 5y until before deadline - progress has been slow and success increasingly unlikely. This agreement might re-energize and re-focus collective determination and action: by nation states, international institutions and, crucially, global civil society & communities! 📈 🤝 🔗 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IS (STILL) POSSIBLE | Russia tried to torpedo it - but failed. Instead, the unlikely ambitious pact is the culmination of an inclusive, years-long process "to adapt international cooperation to the realities of today and the challenges of tomorrow." It covers entirely new areas (#AI) & issues on which agreement has not been possible in decades. It is a strong statement that countries’ are still commitment to the UN, the international system and international law. 👨💻 👨🌾 👨🔧 INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN GOVERNANCE WORKS | Both Summit process & Pact have been enriched by contributions of millions of +7000 voices & stakeholders (Heads of State, IGOs, NGOs, UN System, civil society) from around the world. 🎥 A short video of insights & impressions: https://lnkd.in/eDwvEVUc 📑 Overview of results: https://lnkd.in/exniceGG 🔎 The final agreement: https://lnkd.in/eHdbbM8n 🙏 Thanks to the Stiftung Mercator GmbH and the Mercator Kolleg für internationale Aufgaben, and particularly Teresa Spancken and Katharina Seibel, for allowing me and a group of dedicated and brilliant nefia e.V. fellows to participate at the #SummitoftheFuture and the #UNActionDays. #UNGA #GlobalDigitalCompact #OurCommonFuture.

📣 Want to hear how climate finance can better respond to the unfolding climate and conflict crisis in fragile settings? 🗓 Come and join us next Wednesday 29th at 10 am CET! #climatefinance #peace #conflict

How can EU cultural actors contribute to Creative Climate Action? 🤔🌱 This important question was the topic of an open call launched by EU National Institutes for Culture. culture Solutions' proposal includes: 📑 Research Framework 🔍 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Approach 👩🏫 Training Approach 📣 Advocacy Strategy Read the proposal to discover how EU cultural actors, their partners and wider audiences can engage and bridge culture and climate action > https://lnkd.in/eMWPqKdv #InternationalCulturalRelations #CreativeClimateAction #CulturalRelations #CulturalDiversity #CulturalAction #ExternalCulturalAction #ExternalCulturalRelations #CulturalDiplomacy #Culture

Speaking at the Global South High-level Forum in São Paulo, Brazil in the sidelines of G20, i addressed critical issues for developing countries, highlighting the BRICS Contingency Reserve Arrangement as a financial safeguard, the CBDR principle of the Paris Agreement which insists on differentiated responsibilities for climate action based on economic development, and the revival of the Non-Alignment Movement's ethos to encourage autonomy and cooperation among Global South nations, aiming to strengthen their collective stance on the global stage. https://lnkd.in/edqudAcu

Tuesday, 22 October 2024, APAN, IGES, ICCAD and SPREP hosted the webinar, "Enhancing Regional Cooperation for Transformative Adaptation in the Asia-Pacific: Key Barriers, Enablers, and Policy Insights," at 10.00 AM to 12.00 NN, Bangkok time.   Experts from the adaptation community particularly from United Nations Environment Programme - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP-ROAP), Ministry of the Environment - Government of Japan (MOEJ), Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), World Resources Institute (WRI),International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Republic of Palau, Republic of Indonesia, UN Women, UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNFCCC-RCCC-AP), and the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) joined the webinar.   This webinar shared collaborative efforts in advancing regional collaboration for transformative adaptation in the Asia-Pacific.   Specifically, the webinar : - Presented the current challenges in promoting transformative adaptation, explore available solutions, and identify key actors that need to be involved. - Shared and discussed key policy recommendations, pathways, and enablers in achieving transformative adaptation. - Engaged, discussed, and validated with government agencies and international organizations about the prospects for transformative adaptation in the region.   https://lnkd.in/grQ5c9Fc

🌧️🌡️ Facing the climate crisis head-on! The State of Adaptation Report 2023 from Africa Adaptation Initiative with support from UNDP outlines the urgent need for robust adaptation strategies across Africa 🌍. 🔗Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eQeKFsHf #ClimateCrisis #AfricaAdapts

Today is the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation in striving towards #GlobalGoals of sustainable development. Tackling inequalities requires responsibilities and actions from both the developed and developing nations, while collaboration between these two is crucial. #UN #SDGs

I recently spoke at the Dubrovnik Forum 2024, highlighting the urgency of transitioning to sustainable green growth for global governance and combating climate change together. Here are some of the important points from my interevention: - Urgency of transitioning to sustainable green growth for global governance and combating climate change. - The need for redefining capacity and understanding in sustainable development. - Vital role of international collaboration and equitable resource distribution. - Developed Nations must honor commitments to climate action for a sustainable future. - Engagement in climate diplomacy, political will, and financial backing are essential. - Collaborative efforts can build a greener, more resilient world for all. #GreenGrowth #SustainableDevelopment #ClimateAction

The UN International Day of Peace 2024 was themed on #CultivatingTheCultureOfPeace. To commemorate this day, I joined the impactful webinar organized by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance PACJA where I got to learn about the intersection of peace, climate action, and climate security. A webinar well packed with information from the presentation and my takeaways were the following: ·  Young people have a significant role in environmental governance. · There is a need to revisit the numerous accords and treaties that we have in place. · There is a definite link between African conflicts, minerals, and climate change. ·  Misalignment exists in climate finance. ·  Finally, vulnerability is a technique designed to oppose community resilience. · Continued denial of past social injustices hampers the thoughts of the future. We all ought to make sure that everyone enjoys peace , protect all those found in conflicts and protect the rights of vulnerable populations like women, children and young people in conflict situations. #InternationalDayOfPeace2024 #Peace #ClimateSecurity #Conflicts

In these times where the climate and eco-social crisis demands our urgent action, culture has an essential role to play, and contributing to articulate creative climate solutions 🌱 from and within the EU is a priority for culture Solutions. Proposal #1 > How can EU cultural actors contribute to Creative Climate Action? 🤔 📑 Research Framework 🔍 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Approach 👩🏫 Training Approach 📣 Advocacy Strategy Read the ambitious proposal to discover how EU cultural actors, their partners and wider audiences can engage and bridge culture and climate action > https://lnkd.in/eMWPqKdv #InternationalCulturalRelations #CreativeClimateAction #CulturalRelations #CulturalDiversity #CulturalAction #ExternalCulturalAction #ExternalCulturalRelations #CulturalDiplomacy #Culture