Report: The Second Annual Virtual Island Summit 2020

Research, Report Writing, Media and Publications

We produce and promote high-level publications for any audience from whitepapers and market research to blogs and podcasts. A lot of work goes into producing high-quality content, whether this is a thoroughly researched report, market research that stands up to scrutiny, in-depth blog posts packed with theories, thoughts and practical advice based on factually based sources rather than surface-level opinions or simple anecdotes and podcasts which grab the listeners attention as well as inspire their imagination.

We can take the stress and time out of creating this kind of content for your company. All we need is a consultation call and a brief description of what you’re looking for and we will be able to produce high-quality content that you’re company will be proud to promote on its website, email newsletters and social media channels.

Market Entry and Government Relations

We leverage our international network and expertise to help clients understand island markets and their opportunities and challenges. Reports, market research, analysis, introductions to our network.

Sustainability Planning and Advisory

We help organisations to track and measure their environmental impact and find new strategies to build their sustainability. As we assist with shifting your business to becoming more sustainable by making choices that positively impact the earth and all who live on it, this will simultaneously save you money.

This will involve evaluating the impact your company is having on the environment (for example, their carbon footprint), and then minimising that impact or planning the use of limited resources. We are able to analyse data related to your brand and produce reports to demonstrate these findings and present our findings to your team. We can provide advice about how you, as our client, can meet regulations laid out in environmental law. We can help recommend technologies and explain the most cost-effective and beneficial routes to sustainability. This could involve switching to alternative energy sources to lower energy costs, smarter water usage, reducing waste and lowering carbon emissions.

Strategic Communications and Digital Marketing

We provide communications and marketing planning and operations, specialising in sustainable development, energy and islands. This encompasses all areas of digital marketing including copywriting, web design, social media strategy and management, video and photo editing, creation of Google Business Pages and more.

We can provide training and consultation for your team to help maximize the success of your brand communications and/or digital marketing strategy, as well as creating clear actionable guidelines for how to successfully grow the reach and engagement of your website, social media profiles and other online media such as YouTube channel. Additionally, you can hire the Island Innovation team to take over your brand’s strategic communications and digital marketing, thus freeing up your time for other areas of your business.

Consulting

We provide ongoing strategic advice and support for teams developing projects to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation. We can tailor this experience according to the needs of the project. Such projects that we offer consultation work for include how to set-up and run a successful virtual event, how to make your business or institution more sustainable, how to successfully market your sustainable organisation using digital marketing techniques such as social media, email marketing, videos, podcasts and more.

One of our team can play the role of an additional team member in your organisation, bringing a new and distinct perspective of development projects. We work with companies as an advisor for long-term programs, providing feedback, brainstorming and planning advice.

To begin with, we will get to know your business or team as well as possible through virtual meetings via video conferencing software, phone calls and emails. Once this understanding of your particular business or unique project is in place, we will summarise our findings and thoughts and then layout an in-depth framework or detailed plan for solving the problem you face. After our analysis is complete, we will discuss our findings at length with all relevant personnel within your team and can reconnect at a later date to provide follow-up feedback and advice.

Speaking

We work to deepen an audience’s understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship in the world’s most isolated regions. Through customized speaking engagements we change the narrative on rural, remote and island regions by demonstrating how they can become centres of innovations and create world-changing solutions.

This is based on our wide-ranging experience in international politics, academic, nonprofits, government and the private sector. We will hold a preliminary call to determine key themes, audience and length of engagement, with a follow-up call to review a draft presentation and discuss feedback. This allows for the engagement to be tailored to local needs and meet the requirements of the client.

Please note, if you decide to select Island Innovation to offer this particular service for your event or organisation, then in most cases you will be booking James Ellsmoor, our Founder and Managing Director.

Workshops

We understand sustainable development and communications. You understand your region. Workshops are an opportunity to share our knowledge and create actionable solutions and new directions. In a one-day workshop, we can discuss case studies and programs designed to encourage entrepreneurship in peripheral regions and opportunities for implementation.

We will generate a report of opportunities and key insights to be referred to as a future resource. Organisations can then implement these ideas according to the discussed timelines and suggested partners. We can continue to offer connections to specific partners following the workshop.

Virtual Events Organisation and Facilitation

Our flagship event is the Virtual Island Summit, an entirely online event designed to connect islands to share their common experiences through a digital platform, with 10,000+ attendees from around the world expected at our Virtual Island Summit 2020! We can help you to deliver your own tailored successful virtual events and webinars.

To create a successful virtual event can be a difficult endeavour if you decide to try and do everything inhouse, especially if you are new to these types of events and/or have only organised offline versions. There are many different components to consider which we will be able to assist you and your team with every step of the way.

After analysing your event and discussing your requirements and objectives, some of the elements we can help you with include: filling additional roles that you may not have already in your team, such as graphic designers, web designers or copywriters, assisting in securing your speakers, setting up the tech for your event including video, registration and email platform and integrating each of these together, helping to market your event through the creation of graphics, text and videos and by using promotional tools like social media platforms, email and others. We can also reach out to media outlets to promote your event, create groups and automated posts on social media and much more. Our support and work will be completely tailored to your requirements such as the type and size of event you are planning.

VIRTUAL ISLAND SUMMIT 2020 FREE REGISTRATION

Register now to attend the various online events taking place 7-13th September 2020.

Registration is FREE, but spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!

Can’t make the live event dates? No worries! Register for the event, and we’ll send you the replay link after the event. If you can attend live, you will be given the opportunity to ask questions to speakers and interact with other guests.

Please complete your registration today to ensure you get the latest updates, access to the live sessions and copies of the recordings!

VIRTUAL ISLAND SUMMIT 2020 FREE REGISTRATION

Register now to attend the various online events taking place 7-13th September 2020.

Registration is FREE, but spaces are limited, so reserve your spot now!

Can’t make the live event dates? No worries! Register for the event, and we’ll send you the replay link after the event. If you can attend live, you will be given the opportunity to ask questions to speakers and interact with other guests.

Please complete your registration today to ensure you get the latest updates, access to the live sessions and copies of the recordings!

Isabel Godoy Valdés
Project & Account Manager
Antigua, Guatemala

I work at Island Innovation as Partnerships and Ambassadors Manager, coordinating remotely a multicultural network of more than 600 people from islands worldwide. Also, I recruit and select Fellows and Ambassadors to participate in company projects using Zoom and Remo, resulting in successful and quality events. One of my strengths is maintaining active and effective communication with the partners.

When I was a kid, I grew up on an island, at the end of the world, surrounded by nature, forests, icebergs and animals. This made me love nature and enjoy activities such as trekking and travelling by ship. Because of this, when I was a teenager I started to work as a volunteer in environmental projects. That’s one of the main reasons why I like working at Island Innovation since 2020; the combination of an excellent work environment, the interesting projects and challenges, the ability to work remotely, being in contact with islands around the world and contributing to building a more sustainable world.

I’m from Chile but currently living in Antigua, Guatemala. I am a Political Scientist and my professional background is in Public Administration and Management. Furthermore, I have been awarded scholarships at universities in four countries. I hope to continue improving myself every day in the field of project management.

I love traveling and it’s something that I enjoy a lot, because of that I have visited many countries and that has helped me to meet even more people and know more places during my career.

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Affordable and clean energy

We work with and promote companies which provide affordable, renewable energy technology and connect them with island governments and policymakers.

Decent work and economic growth

We help islanders discuss and develop the best ways to transition their local economies towards providing more sustainable forms of employment.

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Cutting edge sustainability innovations are our principal focus. Our network brings together stakeholders from all over the world to share best practice and new ideas.

Sustainable cities and communities

We work with renewable energy and sustainable transport technology companies and connect them with island governments and policymakers.

Responsible Consumption and production

Our virtual events connect thousands of attendees worldwide and are an innovative and sustainable alternative to in-person conferences, eliminating the need to travel.

Partnerships

Our partnerships with sustainable businesses, academic institutions and governments across the world continue to grow and are the reason we developed the four pillar approach.

Project launch, acceleration advice and sustainability planning

Need advice on how to successfully market and launch your sustainable organisation? We consult on digital marketing tactics such as social media, email marketing, videos and podcasts to help our client’s initiatives get off the ground.

If your project is already underway we can advise you on how to accelerate its success. Should your initiative require crowdfunding or crowd investment, we are able to help you develop and execute this.

Island Innovation helps organisations track and measure their environmental impact and find new strategies to improve its sustainability. We evaluate the impact your organisation is having on the environment, and develop strategies to minimise it. Data related to your current sustainability levels is analysed and reporting demonstrates these findings in an accessible format for your team.

Shifting your organisation to become more sustainable will positively impact society, save you money, as well as improve your public image. Working with our team assures that your project succeeds, thus substantially increasing the respectability of your organisation whilst saving you considerable time and expense by reducing the risk of failure. By utilising our network of relevant connections your project will be communicated to the relevant people to maximise its success.

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In-house consultancy support

Are you looking for long term support to develop and promote your in-house project? We provide ongoing strategic advice and support for teams and can tailor this experience according to the needs of your project.

One of our team can temporarily join your organisation, bringing a new and distinct perspective on development projects. They would work as an advisor for long-term programs, providing feedback and planning advice. This service is tailored for any organisation whether a for-profit company, academic institution, government body or social enterprise, that requires longer-term support for project development and promotion.

Enhanced levels of support over a longer period of time, maximise the chances of your project becoming a success. Switching to sustainable practices is not something that can always be achieved quickly. Through our help, your team is supported every step of the way.

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Market entry and government relations

Being unsure of how to turn vision into a reality or being confronted by an administrative bottleneck are common challenges. We can help you through leveraging our international network and using our expertise to get your initiative to where it needs to be.

Our team produces high-quality reports, detailed market research and in-depth analysis. Another benefit of working with Island Innovation is that we can offer introductions to key stakeholders relevant to your project.

This arm of our consultancy service is perfect for organisations that need assistance in the exact steps needed to launch their idea. The Island Innovation team helps you to enter the market as we bring international expertise as well access to our extensive network which includes policymakers and a variety of significant global organisations.

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Research and Report Writing

We produce and promote high-level publications for your audience including whitepapers, market research and blogs. Considerable work goes into producing our content. Whether this is a thoroughly researched report, market research that stands up to scrutiny or in-depth blog posts packed with theories, thoughts and practical advice based on factually based sources rather than surface-level opinions or simple anecdotes.

This service is designed for organisations, whether they are a company, academic institution, governmental department or social enterprise. All we need is a consultation call and a brief description of what you’re looking for.

By working with us, you save your team both time and stress. Also, your research will stand up to scrutiny and be of a standard your organisation will be proud of.

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Virtual event launch or acceleration advice

We help you successfully market and launch your virtual event through the creation of graphics, text and videos and by using social media platforms, email marketing and PR. If your virtual event has already started we can advise you on how to accelerate its success or how to convert your event into evergreen content.

This service is for companies, academic institutions or government bodies who have a virtual event or webinar series and are looking at ways to maximise its impact as well as gaining increased awareness and attendance.

Working with the Island Innovation team assures that your virtual event succeeds. Thus, increasing the respectability of your organisation whilst saving you considerable time, as well as money by reducing the risk of failure.

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Virtual event planning

Are you aiming to design and launch your virtual event, but are unsure of where to start? We can provide advice about all aspects of how to plan a virtual event including how to successfully reach out to prospective speakers, which technology to use, how to gain maximum exposure to as large an audience as possible using social media and email, and many other aspects.

Island Innovation will deliver the core elements of event planning including:

Theme selection and/or refinement
Running time
Number and authority of speakers
Attendee aspirations
Pre and post-event promotion
Platform and technology requirements
Sponsor acquisition

Creating an online event can be challenging when you are doing it for the first time. Our clients benefit from our considerable experience in developing, promoting and hosting virtual events and webinars. We will be with you every step of the way when it comes to making your event a success.

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Virtual event sponsorship

If you want all the exposure of the event without the organisation, why not sponsor an Island Innovation event? We run two annual events, the Virtual Island Summit and the Island Finance Forum, as well as webinars throughout the year.

Our online events are well attended, covered in the press internationally, and attract phenomenal speakers. More importantly, they deliver incredible content to the participants through sharing good practices and showcasing innovative case studies and solutions and allowing participants to learn from each other.

Sponsoring the Island Finance Forum, for example, is the perfect way to connect and engage with your audience. Partner with us and get exposure across the world to over 500+ islands, a community of 70,000 members including finance and insurance leaders, local and national governments, private sector and utilities, research institutions and NGO’s.

There are several different ways you can sponsor an event including keynote and satellite event opportunities.

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Virtual event training

Is your organisation planning to run a virtual event, but you need someone to help train your team in how to do this? Our team has extensive experience in setting up, promoting and running virtual events, and we will fully train your team in every aspect of how to successfully do this themselves.

This includes all the core aspects including:

Planning an engaging and interesting topic
Setting up an event page on your website
Using email, social media and other tools for event promotion
Reaching out to potential speakers
How to moderate or speak engagingly at a virtual event

This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions or government bodies who want to ensure their team is fully trained in how to plan, set-up and run a successful virtual event and has the right tools at their disposal. This sets you up for future success as they will be able to continually deliver engaging virtual events that reach the right audiences and successfully deliver the results you are aiming for.

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Digital marketing training and workshops

We train your team on how to optimise digital marketing and online communication channels. This includes, but is not limited to, social media, email marketing, paid advertising, videos and podcasts.

In addition to the training, we provide clear management and communication guidelines to develop your organisation and grow the reach and engagement of your online media. Island Innovation’s social audience has grown to over 127,000 people, and we have gained 25,000 newsletter subscribers in just three years. We will share everything we have learned on this journey with your team.

This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions and government bodies who want to ensure their team is fully trained in digital marketing and has the right tools at their disposal. This sets you up for future success as they will be able to continually deliver high-performance campaigns.

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Digital marketing strategy and set up

Do you want to effectively market your sustainable organisation and communicate your expertise, but are unsure of where to start?

Deciding which digital marketing channel to focus on can be overwhelming, especially if online communication is new to your organisation. Developing a marketing strategy helps understand which channels are best for your audience.

We have helped numerous clients launch and gain exposure through social media, emails, and website optimisation. It might be that one, or a combination of these channels are right for you. It is our job to develop a marketing strategy that helps you deliver your goals.

This service is ideal for companies, academic institutions and government bodies who want new ways to connect with their audience. Shifting your organisation’s marketing to online channels increases the number of people your organisation reaches. This will improve your public image, increase the impact of your message and the interest in your organisation, leading to greater profitability and inward investment.

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Retained digital marketing and communications services

One of our team can join your organisation on a long-term contract to manage your digital marketing. They’d work as an advisor on your marketing strategy and work with our team to run your marketing channels including; blog, email newsletter, social media and YouTube.

This service can be tailored for any organisation whether a for-profit company, academic institution, government body or social enterprise, that requires longer-term support for digital marketing and communications.

Enhanced levels of support over a longer period of time maximise the chances of your marketing becoming a success. Switching to digital marketing and communications is not something that can always be achieved quickly. Through our help, your organisation is supported every step of the way.

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Sponsor or collaborate on Island Innovation communication

Island Innovation’s social audience has grown to over 127,000 people, and we have over 25,000 newsletter subscribers. Our community grows weekly, and we are a trusted authority on island news, innovations and sustainability.

We champion clients who align with our vision, support the Sustainable Development Goals and drive positive change on our platform. There are several ways in which you can communicate with our network. Either by engaging our marketing services or by sponsoring our communications.

Island Innovation has a weekly newsletter where content can be sponsored as well as partnership opportunities for articles, blogs and webinars.

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Speaker services for virtual and in-person events

James is available for a select number of speaking engagements in 2021 including keynote presentations.

We will hold a preliminary call to determine key themes, audience and length of engagement, with a follow-up call to review a draft presentation and discuss feedback. Engagements are tailored to local needs and your requirements.

For our professional speaking services, we work with private companies who have clear sustainability goals or initiatives, universities, government bodies and NGOs.

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Guest speaking on podcasts

James is available for a limited number of guest podcast speaking engagements. Please send details of your podcast, as well as key themes, audience and length of the podcast episode via our contact page.

He is available for podcasts run by organisations or individuals which have conversations about renewable energy, sustainable development and helping to build resilient island communities. You can listen to some of the previous podcasts he has been featured on here.

Podcast Episodes with James:

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Workshop attendance

In a one-day training workshop, James can discuss with your team case studies and programs designed to encourage entrepreneurship in peripheral regions and opportunities for implementation, as well as what steps your organisation needs to take to increase its sustainability.

This service is right for organisations, whether they are a company, academic institution, governmental department or social enterprise who require a speaker for their planned one-day team training workshop. All we need is a consultation call and a description of what topics you want the workshop to cover.

James’ training workshops are an opportunity to share his knowledge of sustainable development and communications and create actionable solutions and new directions for your organisation. His extensive experience in helping to train a variety of organisations including NGOs, for-profit companies, academic institutions and governments means his workshops will allow your team to successfully reach its sustainability and communications goals.

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1-1 coaching

Examples of the different ways you can engage James for coaching are:

Improvement of your personal brand including an online presence analysis
Project development with a sustainability focus
Development of a 100% remote working company
Presentation skills for virtual events
Identifying and developing sustainable partnerships
Virtual event organisation and optimisation
Development of your professional network and introduction to key contacts

All coaching is tailored according to your specific needs and is carried out via virtual meetings, so geographic location is not a limitation! This service is for individuals who are looking for tailored advice but are unable to engage our consultancy services.

James has a wealth of experience and knowledge related to sustainable development, renewable energy, small island developing states (SIDS), virtual events, remote work and effectively building online personal brands. Through the coaching sessions, James will help you reach your goals, with exercises specifically adapted to your needs.

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Market research for the growth of a sustainable business

Having trouble sourcing and producing high-quality research can be a significant issue for any business. With near-limitless information available across the internet, it is difficult to know what sources to trust. It also takes significant amounts of time to read through academic journals, websites, reports and other sources. Our team will produce high-quality market research for your sustainable business to help it to outperform its competitors, continue to innovate and grow successfully.

This service is ideal for companies that are looking to become more sustainable or those who want to launch a sustainable product or service.

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Report writing for lead generation

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Are you looking to produce a report highlighting the results of the use or implementation of your businesses’ sustainable products or services, to generate profitable new leads? Or do you need a report to effectively showcase the sustainability work that your non-profit organisation has been involved in and the positive results this has produced, to increase fundraising?

We produce clearly presented and easy to read reports which your organisation can use to effectively showcase its products, services or projects to generate new leads.

A high-level report can be a highly effective lead generation tool for your organisation. The Island Innovation team has extensive experience in producing reports of this nature. By hiring our team for this work you can be assured of a report that will help to generate new leads or increase fundraising, while also saving your team time.

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Whitepaper production to promote a sustainable solution, product or service

Do you need a high-quality whitepaper written in a persuasive academic style to help promote a sustainable product, service, technology or methodology that your organisation offers? The Island Innovation team can produce high calibre whitepapers, to perfectly fit your specific needs.

After a consultation with your team to ascertain the specific details of the of the whitepaper our team will get to work and put together a whitepaper that will be of tremendous benefit to your organisation.

This service is for businesses and non-profit organisations that wish to influence current or prospective customers’/donors’ decisions using factual evidence. We also produce whitepapers for governments, to help them present legislation and policies and gauge public reaction.

A whitepaper is a highly effective method to help persuade individuals or other businesses that your organisation’s offering is the superior choice. Writing a high-quality whitepaper involves extensive skill and time, as they are generally at least 2,500 words in length.

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Monday 1 November

Climate and the Deep Sea World: Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Global Efforts – A Visual Journey and Panel – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Cinema Auditorium, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Schmidt Ocean Institute

Description: The backdrop of legends and movies, the deep sea has always been unfathomable because we had no idea what existed there. Once thought to be barren of life, we now know this couldn’t be further from the truth. Life exists under extreme conditions at these depths and with every deep-sea expedition we gain a greater understanding of the crucial services it provides our planet. Although seemingly remote, the deep sea plays a key role in our climate. Better understanding of remote and deep-sea biodiversity, offers insight into how these systems both influence the climate and are, in turn, influenced by climate change. These insights are made with the help of new technologies such as Schmidt Ocean Institute’s 4,500 meter capable underwater robot, ROV SuBastian. This two hour event will feature exclusive, award-winning, video content from deep sea waters showcasing new species and underwater features with interviews from scientists around the world discussing the impact of climate change on these fragile ecosystems. Footage will be shared from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea Marine Parks in Australia, the Phoenix Islands Protected Area in Kiribati, the Mariana Trench in Guam, submarine volcanoes of Tonga, hydrothermal vents in the Gulf of California – Mexico, and white shark feeding grounds in the high seas. The film will be followed by a panel centered on climate impacts in the deep sea and how we can better understand and mitigate this in order to improve the overall health of our planet. The panel will include Ocean experts focused on high seas, biodiversity and seabed mapping.

Tuesday 2 November

Climate Action – Harnessing the Power of Networks! – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Location: Science Show Theatre, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Foundation For Environmental Education

Description: Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) is the world’s largest environmental education organisation, with 100 members in 79 countries. Through five ground-breaking programmes, we empower people to take meaningful and purposeful action to help create a more sustainable world.
The theme of COP 26, ‘Together for Our Planet’ provides an important platform to showcase the impacts being created by the network of FEE and explain how each programme is driving the agenda of Climate Action. FEE has prioritised Climate Change, along with Biodiversity Loss and Pollution, as key areas of urgent action for its 10-year strategy – GAIA 20:30.
Through panel presentations, the event will showcase stories of positive actions from around the world. It will bring together voices of different stakeholders such as youth leaders from Eco-Schools, managers of Green Key awarded establishments, municipalities with Blue Flag accredited sites, and Young Reporters for the Environment.
The event will explore how the FEE network is able to make an impact at a global scale with common principles and goals to achieve a sustainable world. It will connect the global impact FEE is creating through stories of change supported by local examples from stakeholders from the UK.
Keynote – Ms Lesley Jones, President FEE
Session Moderator – Mr Daniel Schaffer, CEO FEE

Tuesday 2 November

Fairtrade Farmers: Our Food and the Fight for Climate Justice – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 16:30 – 18:00
Location: Tower Base North, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International e.V

Description: A live, interactive panel discussion with Fairtrade farmer representatives from the Producer Networks and business leaders to discuss what further action is needed from citizens, business and governments to scale-up global efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
In order to achieve global climate targets, we need to transform the global food system and its relationship with global trade. Those already facing the harshest effects of the climate crisis must be a central part of building solutions for a just transition to a truly sustainable global food system.
Farming communities in climate vulnerable nations across the Global South are amongst those already experiencing the worst effects of climate change. We’ll hear some of the ways they are already taking action to adapt and support their communities and transition to more climate-friendly farming methods.
Chair: Mary Kinyua, Oserian Flowers, Kenya and Fairtrade International representative to the COP President’s Civil Society and Youth Council
Speakers:
– Benjamin Franklin Kouamé, Cocoa Farmer and Fairtrade Africa
– Andres Gonzales, Sugar Farmer and Latin American and Caribbean Network of Fair Trade Producers and Workers
– Muniraju Shivanna, Sugar farmer and Fairtrade Network of Asian & Pacific Producers
– Cheryl Pinto, Global Values Led Sourcing Manager, Ben & Jerry’s

Wednesday 3 November

Translink’s Transformative Journey to Decarbonise Public Transport in Northern Ireland – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Translink

Description: Translink is leading the transport transformation in Northern Ireland, aiming to operate a net zero emissions fleet by 2040 and creating advanced services and networks to be your first choice for travel today, for tomorrow.
This event will give an account of Translink’s actions to revolutionise and decarbonise NI’s public transport system, transitioning to renewable energy technologies and accelerating net zero emissions across their bus and train fleet and wider business by 2040.
Showcasing a compelling innovative case study and panel discussion on the ground-breaking work to deliver the first hydrogen double decker fleet and the first hydrogen refuelling station on the island of Ireland alongside next steps with 100 new zero emission (electric / hydrogen) buses due to be in service next Spring.
Panellists will also share their views on how collaboration has ignited and fuelled ambitious energy solutions to create zero emission public transport coupled with how we need to change attitudes and behaviours towards greater utilization of greener public transport to reduce emissions and free up space in our cities and urban areas for people and active travel, creating cleaner air to breathe for a healthier place to live, work and visit.
Through partnership we can accelerate climate actions within the transport industry and make a bigger impact on our planet for generations to come.
Keynote Speaker: Chris Conway, Group Chief Executive, Translink

Wednesday 3 November

Role of indigenous peoples and their communities and nature-based solutions – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin (COICA) and Law, Environment and Natural Resources (DAR)

Description: The event seeks to generate a space for dialogue and analysis to highlight the importance of the role of indigenous peoples and their territories in the achievement of government´s climate commitments in a context of green, fair and resilient recovery, post COVID 19.
For this, solutions based on communities and nature will be socialized, emphasizing the importance of the territory´s defense strategies and taking into account a context of extractive industries, infrastructures and “exclusive conservation”.
In this sense, the session will show the route that indigenous peoples are taking, as well as their actions in order to give recommendations to guide and articulate with the States for a green, fair and resilient recovery, conserving the territories through practices and traditional and ancient knowledge. These recommendations will be key inputs both for the region and for each of the Amazon countries’ institutions.
In addition, key issues for indigenous peoples that contribute to inclusive conservation will be addressed, such as climate financing, the implementation of the Leticia Pact in indigenous territories, increasing climate ambition through NDCs and Territorial Governance. There will be a space to present indigenous peoples’ own initiatives such as Tambores de la Selva, a community training program in Communication and leadership for young Amazonians, whose purpose is to strengthen professional capacities for the benefit of their community.
Speakers:
– José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal -General Coordinator -COICA
– Tabea Cacique – Education, Science and Technology Coordinator -COICA, and part of Aidesep Board (Perú).
– Other indigenous and institutional representatives to be confirmed

Wednesday 3 November

Inuit Knowledge, Innovation and Infrastructure – Inuit youth perspectives on infrastructure for adaptation and resilience – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Location: Science Show Theatre, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Inuit Circumpolar Council

Description: The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) will host a panel discussion with Inuit youth from across Inuit Nunaat, Inuit homelands and territory, to explore answers to the question of how existing Inuit knowledge and Inuit innovation and technologies might help better inform climate-resilient infrastructure. Most of Inuit Nunaat already has an infrastructure deficit that connects to climate resilience and adaptive capacity. For example:
– Education: Most Inuit must travel far from home for post-secondary education.
– Power: Many Inuit communities are reliant on diesel generators to provide power.
– Housing: Lack of sufficient housing is chronic in Inuit communities. In 2017, there were almost 900 people in Greenland with no permanent housing.
– Marine infrastructure: Inuit are coastal people and rely on marine resources. With an Arctic Ocean open for more of the year, the seas present opportunities for traditional harvesting pursuits, and other opportunities from increased shipping access. But this require appropriate infrastructure that is currently sparse in Inuit Nunaat.
Climate change is a challenge to the integrity of various aspects of our community infrastructure. In Alaska, whole Inuit communities are threatened, as big storms are no longer buffered by protective shore ice. In other communities, there are concerns about the integrity of roads, pipelines, water and sewer pipes, and runways. The whole connective tissue of Inuit Nunaat is being challenged by climate change. This event will engage Inuit youth in thinking about and describing the sorts of infrastructure that will be necessary to withstand the changes already occurring in their home communities.

Wednesday 3 November

Women in Finance Climate Action Group: practical steps to deliver finance for climate action and gender equality – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 15:30 – 17:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Aviva plc

Description: Women and girls are hit hardest by climate impacts around the world. They are also hugely under-represented in climate negotiations.
Join Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc as she convenes the Women in Finance Climate Action Group – a collective of women leaders from around the world – to set out how we can tackle the connected issues of gender inequality and private climate finance.
The event will feature senior women from business, the public sector and civil society exploring how private finance can and must support both climate action and gender equality. It will focus on the tangible actions that are needed, underpinned by the first ever research report to look into the connection between these issues in depth.
Audience participation will be encouraged, with the Climate Action Group looking to connect and strengthen the network of women looking to help solve these issues around the world.

Wednesday 3 November

Fixing finance from the ground up – making Indigenous voices count in the fight to stop deforestation – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 16:00 – 17:30
Location: Science Show Theatre, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Global Witness and Global Canopy

Description: An event bringing together Indigenous communities, financial leaders, and policy makers to find solutions to the deforestation epidemic.
There is no end to the climate crisis without stopping tropical deforestation. Our forests are our key ally if we’re to keep to our climate goals. In 2020 the tropics lost 12.2 million hectares of forest cover. Of that 4.2 million hectares, an area the size of the Netherlands, occurred within humid tropical primary forests, which are hotspots for biodiversity, home to indigenous communities and vital in halting climate breakdown.
For many years Global Witness and Global Canopy have exposed the international demand for commodities – soy, beef, palm oil and timber – that are driving this destruction and the human and environmental abuses that go alongside it. The financial sector plays a key role in this global trade and must now work closely with the guardians for the forest who are Indigenous Peoples.
Our event will put policy makers, financial leaders, and Indigenous communities in one room, exploring the problem and coming up with solutions. What can policymakers do to address the accountability gap for finance on deforestation? How can responsible financiers benefit from tackling the problem? What do Indigenous Peoples need from financial institutions to protect their homes?
There is a growing global call to end the financing behind the abusive environmental and human rights practices in forest-risk commodities. By highlighting the crucial role Indigenous Peoples and local communities play in preserving forests, the event aims at creating a space for discussing solutions that would best protect the world’s forests and the people who depend on them.

Friday 5 November

What Does Meaningful Youth Leadership Look Like? – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 11:30 – 13:00
Location: Tower Base North, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK)

Description: Join youth climate activists from around the world as they talk about the impacts of climate change they are experiencing and the action and campaigning they are part of. Campaigners from Mock COP26 and Fridays for Future MAPA (Most Affected People and Areas) will join in-person and youth who cannot attend COP26 via video. They will share what was achieved when hundreds of youth worldwide came together to show their climate ambition through Mock COP26, an online conference that filled the void left by the postponement of COP26 last year. During this event there will be a space for the young people on the panel to answer your questions and talk about their vision for real youth leadership on climate.
Instagram: @mockcop26
Twitter: @mockcop26

Friday 5 November

Climate justice, education and gender equality: targeting the connections – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 13:00 – 14:30
Location: Cinema Auditorium, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Malala Fund

Description: Failing to recognise and address the links between climate change, girls’ education and gender equality undermines both the Paris Agreement and the right to education for millions of students.
We know that many of the root causes of climate change contribute to gender inequality which can lead to girls being out of school – this year alone, at least four million girls won’t complete their education due to climate-related crises (Malala Fund). Gender inequality also blocks girls from equal access to quality climate education, green jobs, leadership opportunities etc.
Through the Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action (2019), the MOCK COP26 Treaty (2020), youth activists have made it clear that education plays a critical role during climate disasters and displacement. It is also one of the most effective solutions we have to the climate crisis. Existing research reveals that every additional year of schooling for girls leads to significant improvements in a country’s resilience to climate-related disasters.
Yet existing commitments on climate education fall far short on delivering quality climate education – curricula are outdated and girls being left behind. In a recent survey, 82% didn’t know where to find information on the Paris Agreement and only 16% had learned about the gendered impacts of climate change (Plan International).
COP26 is a critical opportunity for world leaders to work in partnership with youth and youth-led organizations to target the connections, particularly through the review and enhancement of the Doha Work Programme on Action for Climate Empowerment.
Targeting the Connections will bring together youth activists with world leaders, experts and artists to share experiences, priorities and solutions for building a greener, fairer future. Invited speakers include UNFCCC Executive Director Patricia Espinosa, COP26 President Designate Alok Sharma, Malala Yousafzai and Vanessa Nakate.
This event is hosted by Malala Fund, Plan International, Transform Education, UNGEI, UNICEF, YOUNGO and others.

Saturday 6 November

Coastal Blue Carbon Panel – The vital role of mangroves for climate change mitigation and adaptation – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 09:30 – 10:30
Location: Science Show Theatre, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Blue Ventures

Description: Mangrove forests are the ultimate nature-based solutions for both climate change mitigation and adaptation. They capture and store carbon dioxide – coastal blue carbon – and they do this at rates far greater than most tropical rainforests. Protecting and restoring mangroves is a highly efficient and effective way to simultaneously reduce GHG emissions, and supporting adaptation to climate change . Mangrove protection and restoration is a vital component of achieving the large-scale carbon drawdown essential if we are to have a chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
Coastal tropical nations and their citizens hold the key to mangrove conservation and restoration.
This panel will bring together governments, civil society and world renowned scientists from Colombia, Madagascar, Costa Rica, Seychelles and Indonesia for an interactive discussion that will promote south-south knowledge sharing by:
– Bringing to light the importance of mangroves in the context of global climate breakdown, from the perspective of coastal communities living on the frontline and governments working to ensure their countries’ blue economies are safeguarded
– Demonstrating how the conservation and restoration of coastal blue carbon can help ensure that countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement are sufficiently ambitious to tackle the climate emergency
– Explaining how, if the necessary policy and safeguarding frameworks are in place, carbon markets can be leveraged to fund and incentivise sustainable mangrove management and restoration
– Highlighting some of the policy and implementation barriers that must be tackled if mangrove blue carbon is to reach its full potential, as well as some potential solutions to these barriers
The panel discussion will be supplemented by mixed media and interactive audience Q&A.

Saturday 6 November

Weathering the Storm: Scottish Poets Discuss Climate Change Resilience and Adaptation – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Seachdain na Gàidhlig

Description: Three Scottish poets, Roseanne Watt from Shetland, with Pàdraig MacAoidh and Donald S. Murray, both from Lewis, will give readings of their work which reflects the challenges faced by island communities due to climate change and the ecological degradation it causes. They also represent the diverse linguistic traditions of the Scottish islands which have persisted to this day despite many hardships and offer an insight into their unique form of resilience. The readings will be in English, Scottish Gaelic and Shetlandic with accompanying text for the English speaking and D/deaf audience members. We wish to extend a warm welcome to all of the delegates and visitors to the COP especially to the indigenous peoples from around the world and hope that you will be able to attend. Ceud mìle fàilte! The event is chaired by Drew McNaughton, poet and former events coordinator for the Scottish Poetry Library and committee member of Seachdain na Gàidhlig. We are grateful for the support of the Gaelic Books Council, Scottish Book Trust and Scottish Poetry Library. This event is also one of a number that have emerged out of Possible Dialogues, a collaboration between artists and indigenous people from Colombia and Scotland.

Saturday 6 November

Children’s eco choir – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Atrium – Not bookable, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: S.O.S from the Kids

Description: As seen on Britain’s Got Talent, S.O.S from the Kids are the children’s eco-choir that moved the hearts of millions in 2020 with their original and impactful form of climate action. Having received high praise from Sir David Attenborough, the choir has continued to go from strength to strength. Today’s dynamic performance will include spectacular visuals, showing the children of Phuyaklah Voices in West Papua -with whom the choir has been collaborating for their new song. Expect spine-tingling harmonies and beautiful live string accompaniment, all woven into a memorable live set, that delivers the choir’s compelling and important message.

Saturday 6 November

“Why Culture Matters” Presentation by Chris Rainier and Olivia McKendrick, founders of The Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Cultural Sancturies

Description: The traditional knowledge of indigenous communities is crucial in the global fight for nature and against climate change. Science proves that indigenous peoples are the best guardians of the land. Chris and Olivia will discuss the importance of the protection of indigenous cultures in the conservation of biodiversity and the work that The Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation is doing to help ensure that we protect the protectors.
The presentation will be given against a backdrop of stunning photographs by National Geographic explorer and photographer, and Cultural Sanctuaries Foundation co-founder, Chris Rainier.
Followed by Q&A.

Saturday 6 November

A just rural transition towards sustainable agriculture and halting deforestation and conversion from agricultural commodities – Working collaboratively to deliver for climate, nature and people – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 16:00 – 17:30
Location: Science Show Theatre, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Meridian Institute/Just Rural Transition co-sponsoring with Tropical Forest Alliance / FACT Multistakeholder Track

Description: Food and land use systems currently contribute up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions globally. They are also the biggest driver of deforestation, conversion of natural ecosystems and habitats, and biodiversity loss.
Tackling these challenges whilst providing sustainable resilient livelihoods for food producers and nutritious, affordable food for a growing global population is therefore a critical challenge for this decade.
The Just Rural Transition (JRT) and Tropical Forest Alliance jointly present this technical event in support of the COP26 Nature Campaign. This event builds on two high-level events in the morning of Nature Day to announce ambitions and actions by members states and other stakeholders to reform agriculture and land use and take global action on forests and critical ecosystems.
It provides a platform for technical experts and representatives from governments, private sector, farmers, research organisations and other stakeholders to discuss options to contribute towards just rural transitions and deforestation-free commodity supply chains around the world. It showcases and celebrates our campaign successes and centres the perspective of producers, rural and indigenous groups, and the wider community.

Saturday 6 November

NATURE AIN’T A LUXURY – Why Young Black & Brown People feel alienated from Nature in the UK & the West Presented by Artist & Musician Louis VI – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 16:30 – 18:00
Location: Tower Base North, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Louis VI

Description: Expect a mixture of live music, film from Louis himself, talks, a diverse interactive panel of brilliant young POC Experts & Climate Activists exploring why people of colour in the UK & the West have been purposefully alienated & disconnected from the Natural world & what we’re doing about it.
Through music & film and discussion we will explore the delicate balance between destruction and harmony of humans with nature from a British Black, Brown & People of Colour perspective & how we can learn from the past to move forward. Curated by Louis VI a young mixed race musician from London, Zoology Graduate, film maker & presenter & quickly becoming known as a strong voice Climate Activism from a diaspora perspective after his Father’s ancestral island of Dominica was hit by Hurricane Maria in 2017.
Expect an open & exciting 90mins on what the young generation desperately feel needs to happen at COP26 and for Climate Change around the world with an emphasis on possibility, race, accountability & science.

Sunday 7 November

Coast to coast: nature-based solutions for climate, biodiversity and people – lessons learned and stories from the ground – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 10:30 – 12:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: The RSPB and Environment Agency

Description: Join us for the premiere of an inspirational film highlighting coastal habitat restoration with examples from the UK, China, South Korea and the Cayman Islands, followed by an expert Q&A panel discussion.
Hosted by the RSPB and the Environment Agency, this event will showcase successful examples of habitat restoration in coastal wetlands and illustrate the benefits to climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience, the economy, and health and well-being of local communities. The event will share lessons learned from implementation and community engagement and facilitate discussion around the value of these sites.
Examples of projects illustrated will include the Central Mangrove Wetland in the Cayman Islands, Medmerry in the UK, Shanghai Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve and Jiangsu Yancheng Yellow Sea World Heritage Site in China and the South Korean Yellow Sea Getbol World Heritage Site. Through these projects, and others, this event will explore the ecological and cultural benefits that protecting these habitats can bring for the environment and local people.
The past 200 years has resulted in significant global loss of nature-rich, carbon-storing coastal wetlands, which provide a lifeline for millions of people. This event demonstrates how through restoring, protecting and creating these habitats we can make coastlines more resilient to sea level rise and coastal erosion, whilst providing significant benefits for people and nature, through using nature-based solutions.

Sunday 7 November

Children’s eco choir – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Location: Atrium – Not bookable, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: S.O.S from the Kids

Description: As seen on Britain’s Got Talent, S.O.S from the Kids are the children’s eco-choir that moved the hearts of millions in 2020 with their original and impactful form of climate action. Having received high praise from Sir David Attenborough, the choir has continued to go from strength to strength. Today’s dynamic performance will include spectacular visuals, showing the children of Phuyaklah Voices in West Papua -with whom the choir has been collaborating for their new song. Expect spine-tingling harmonies and beautiful live string accompaniment, all woven into a memorable live set, that delivers the choir’s compelling and important message.

Monday 8 November

Unlocking Climate Solutions: From the Pacific Islands to the Arctic, why Indigenous knowledge must take centre stage. – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 10:00 – 11:30
Location: Cinema Auditorium, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: One Young World

Description: The Pacific Islands are under threat. Climate change has led to warmer waters, changing weather patterns, flooding and coral bleaching, and many islands are predicted to be lost to rising seas within our lifetime. Simultaneously, the Arctic is warming quicker than any other region on Earth and Arctic cultures are experiencing the devastating erosion of their land as ice caps continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Despite the vast geographical distance between the Arctic and Pacific Islands, it is striking that many of the challenges facing these communities as a consequence of the climate crisis are the same, yet both were largely ignored when they raised the alarm decades ago. It is now time for their voices to be heard.
One Young World, the global forum for young leaders, in collaboration with the British Museum and the Republic of Palau, is hosting an immersive panel at the Cinema Auditorium. The discussion will surround the symbiotic relationship between people and nature, highlighting the importance of amplifying and learning from the voices and work of Indigenous communities when it comes to the safeguarding of our natural world. Featuring speakers hailing from both Arctic and Pacific Island communities, this panel will serve to highlight the key learnings in adaptation and resilience from these two unique communities.

Monday 8 November

Feature Film: ‘The Salt In Our Waters’, an epic tale from Bangladesh’s climate frontlines – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 18:00 – 20:30
Location: Cinema Auditorium, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: mypixelstory

Description: Made with support from Director Spike Lee, ‘The Salt in Our Waters’ portrays an epic clash‐of cultures in a remote seaside village of Bangladesh, with the elemental conflict of land and sea, man and nature, serving as an interactive backdrop. What shines through the centre is filmmaker Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s fascination with the bravery and devotion of the local Hilsha fishers. They are a people plagued by climate disruption, but not defined by it. The filmmaker invites everyone to experience the rich social diversity and cultural subtleties of their world rarely seen on the big screen.
The film features stunning monsoon visuals shot by Chananun Chotrungroj, a Spirit Award nominated Thai cinematographer. The film was edited by Academy Member Kristan Sprague whose latest film JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH was nominated for six Oscars,
including Best Picture.
After the screening, please join Sumit and his team for a LIVE discussion about the latest tragedy unfolding in the fishing village.
“A THOUGHTFUL DEBUT” Sight & Sound
“A TIMELY PORTRAIT OF THE OPPOSING FORCES WHICH SHAPE OUR WORLD.” Screen Daily
“A WONDERFUL MEDITATION ON MODERNITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, FAMILY AND LOVE.” RogerEbert.com
For more information, please visit: saltwatersfilm.com

Thursday 11 November

The nexus between Gender-based climate adaptation and localisation – Lessons from Indonesia – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 11:00 – 12:00
Location: Tower Base South, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Islamic Relief Worldwide

Description: Climate change is a global issue, but its impacts manifest at local levels and are experienced differently according to social and economic factors, the burden of which is inequality distributed. To be equitable, sustainable and inclusive, climate change adaptation must be locally led and owned.
Giving local people the right resources, agency, information, tools, and capabilities enables them to use their unique indigenous knowledge of local conditions to prioritise and design adaptation solutions that best suit their unique circumstances.
During this event, arranged by Islamic Relief Indonesia in collaboration with KONSEPSI, we will hear from communities struggling with the climate crisis and share examples of local adaptation practices from communities in Lombok, such as the use of indigenous knowledge to understand weather and climate patterns to make decisions about crops and farming practices.
A panel of experts, including representatives from local government and civil society organisations will provide insights into the challenges and opportunities in climate change mitigation and inclusive adaptation in local contexts. Drawing upon lessons learned from the province of West Nusa Tenggara, the panel will also discuss measures to mainstream gender-based climate change adaptation into local planning and budgeting as well as Indonesia’s progress on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation through Low Carbon Development and Climate Resilience Strategy.
The event will also share Islamic Relief Indonesia and KONSPSI’s experiences and lessons learned on gender-based climate change adaptation initiatives including learnings from the implementation of gender-based climate adaptation field schools in 3 targeted communities of rain-fed agriculture, salt production, and lobsters cultivation.
Panellists:
– Ela Nurhayati (Senior Climate Change Adaptation Officer, Islamic Relief Indonesia)
– Dr Mohamad Taqiuddin (Director, KONSEPSI)
Moderator:
– Shahin Ashraf (Head of Global Advocacy, Islamic Relief Worldwide)

Friday 12 November

Climate Crisis Film Festival – Award Ceremony & Surprise Film Screening – GREEN ZONE EVENT

Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: Cinema Auditorium, Green Zone, Glasgow
Organization: Climate Crisis Film Festival

Description: The Climate Crisis Film Festival concludes two weeks of climate films, special events and discussions with a Special Screening and Award Ceremony, celebrating underrepresented voices within the climate movement. This evening’s program will showcase stunning, diverse and eye-opening cinema from BIPOC filmmakers (black, indigenous and people of colour). The film screening will be followed by an Ignite Session platforming quick-fire ideas from inspiring changemakers, popping the “Western bubble” with authentic perspective and exciting solutions from around the globe. The night will close with the announcement of the winner of the Ocean Bottle Film Award, a £6,000 prize celebrating and further empowering an emerging artistic voice in climate film.

Saturday 6 November

Food for thought: rethinking the global food system in the age of the climate crisis – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME and One Young World

Description: Global food systems are both major drivers of the climate crisis, and significantly under threat by a rise in global temperatures.
It is estimated that up to 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions stem from the global food system. What is clear is that a new approach is needed.Farming, agriculture, food delivery, and consumption all must be transformed and reimagined to mitigate the climate crisis – join us to learn from leading experts on how these industries will be remade.
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Sunday 7 November

A world in transition: climate change through the eyes of a young scientist – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME, One Young World and Blue Marine Foundation

Description: A journey through changing ecosystems and a disappearing world, tropical marine biologist and filmmaker Madelaine St. Clair will speak on exploration on two climate change fronts. From coral bleaching to calving glaciers, she will highlight her experiences out in the coral reefs in the tropical pacific and her most recent Arctic expedition as part of an all-female team – and how these experience have shaped her as a young scientist and explorer. Madelaine will then be joined by Francesa who will explore the human side of conservation, her own experience in the field, and the task ahead to conserve our planets oceans.
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Sunday 7 November

Protecting the planets oceans – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 12:00 – 13:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME, One Young World and Blue Marine Foundation

Description: In this session, hear from leading ocean experts and advocates on the importance of action to prevent further damage to marine life.
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Sunday 7 November

Deep Ocean: We can’t mine our way out of the climate crisis – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME, One Young World and Blue Marine Foundation

Description: In this session, speakers will introduce deep-sea mining, the imminent threats it poses to biodiversity, the risks to locking away carbon, and how it undermines the blue economy and ocean resilience. They will then discuss alternatives to deep sea mining and highlight the great risks of exposing 54% of the world’s ocean to an extractive industry.
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Sunday 7 November

Gender Equity in Ocean Conservation – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 17:00 – 18:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME, One Young World and Blue Marine Foundation

Description: Women are engaged in all aspects of ocean conservation. Yet from imposter syndrome to pay gaps to period poverty, gendered issues remain a point of contention within the marine conservation space. Tune in for a panel discussion on tackling gender bias and discrimination within the ocean industries.
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Friday 5 November

A roundtable discussion featuring leading academics on “The Ocean and Climate Justice: Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation” – SCELG @COP26

Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Location: The Lighthouse, Gallery 1, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow
Organization: One Ocean Hub for Scottish Government COP26 events

Description: Ocean covers 70 per cent of the earth’s surface, absorbs 25% of global carbon dioxide and produces 50% of the oxygen we breathe. However, the nexus between the ocean and climate change has been overlooked. This roundtable discussion will highlight an important message that inclusive ocean governance is essential to ensure that resilience and adaptation to climate change is sustainable and just. The roundtable will explore the impacts of climate change upon an array of internationally guaranteed human rights such as the human right to health and in some coastal communities, the right to self-determination and life. Given the close relationship between climate change and the enjoyment of human rights, this roundtable will illuminate the importance of integrating human rights in society’s response to climate change. This roundtable discussion will further draw attention to the challenges posed by climate change upon indigenous peoples and small-scale fishing communities, distribution of fish stocks, and the structure of deep-sea ecosystems. It will provide an opportunity to discuss innovation and adaptation strategies that can support the sustainability of the oceans and improve communities’ resilience.
1. Climate change, the ocean and human rights: The role of arts in furthering justice for indigenous peoples, small-scale fishers, rural women and children
Professor Elisa Morgera (University of Strathclyde) & Professor Stuart Jeffrey (Glasgow School of Art)
2. Political ecology of climate change and indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ customary laws
Dr David Wilson (University of Strathclyde, UK) & Professor Rose Boswell (Nelson Mandela University)
3. Blue Economy Solutions towards Climate Adaptation and Resilience
Dr Bernadette Snow (University of Strathclyde), Professor Jeremy Hills (University of South Pacific) & Dr Kelly Hoareau (University of Seychelles).
4. Multiple Threats from Climate Change and Different Management Scenarios: Visualising and Predicting Deep-sea Species and Habitats Distribution
Dr Sebastian Hennige (University of Edinburgh)
5. Fisheries under Climate Change: the use of models in assessing impacts and improving adaptation measures
Dr John Pinnegar (CEFAS) & Professor Warwick Sauer (Rhodes University).

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Friday 5 November

Exploring Law and Policy Strategies and Frameworks to Address Climate-Related Ocean Change – SCELG @COP26

Time: 11:30AM – 12:40PM
Location: Kyoto Seminar, Kelvin Gallery, University of Glasgow
Organization: One Ocean Hub, The Ocean Foundation, and the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.

Description: Chairs: Mr Mark J. Spalding (President, The Ocean Foundation) & Dr Francesco Sindico (Reader in International Environmental Law, Strathclyde Univ Law School)
Speakers & Discussants: Dr Daniela Diz (Heriot Watt Univ); Prof Murray Roberts (Edinburgh UVic); Adv Kate McKenzie (Strathclyde Univ); Adv Mitchell Lennan (Strathclyde Univ); Dr Kirsty McQuaid (Plymouth Univ); TBC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile); Ms Alexis Valauri-Orton (Ocean Foundation); Dr Libby Jewett (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration); Dr Renée Martin-Nagle (Treasurer, International Water Resources Association IWRA, President & CEO, A Ripple Effect)

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Friday 5 November

Exploring Law and Policy Strategies and Frameworks to Address Climate-Related Ocean Change – SCELG @COP26

Time: 11:30AM – 12:40PM
Location: Kyoto Seminar, Kelvin Gallery, University of Glasgow
Organization: One Ocean Hub, The Ocean Foundation, and the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification.

Description: Chairs: Mr Mark J. Spalding (President, The Ocean Foundation) & Dr Francesco Sindico (Reader in International Environmental Law, Strathclyde Univ Law School)
Speakers & Discussants: Dr Daniela Diz (Heriot Watt Univ); Prof Murray Roberts (Edinburgh UVic); Adv Kate McKenzie (Strathclyde Univ); Adv Mitchell Lennan (Strathclyde Univ); Dr Kirsty McQuaid (Plymouth Univ); TBC (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chile); Ms Alexis Valauri-Orton (Ocean Foundation); Dr Libby Jewett (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration); Dr Renée Martin-Nagle (Treasurer, International Water Resources Association IWRA, President & CEO, A Ripple Effect)
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Monday 1 November

Losses and damages from climate change – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: The lives and livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, their development gains, economic prosperity and cultures are now at risk due to already occurring and future climate-related losses and damages. A new OECD report highlights the urgent need to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C and to strengthen efforts on reducing and managing the risks of losses and damages through finance, policy and technology, based on a precautionary risk management approach.
Event format: keynote remarks and moderated discussion
Keynote remarks:
– Mathias Cormann, Secretary-General, OECD (virtual participation)
– Maria Flachsbarth, Parliamentary State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
A moderated discussion with a set of distinguished panellists:
– Carlos Dominguez, Secretary of Finance, Philippines (tbc)
– Sabra Noordeen, Special Envoy to Climate Change, Republic of Maldives (tbc)
– Ibrahima Cheikh Diong, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Director General of the African Risk Capacity Group
– Yannick Glemarec, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund
– Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (virtual participation)
Taking the agenda forward
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, International Champion on Adaptation and Resilience for the COP26 Presidency and Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, United Kingdom
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Monday 8 November

Climate Change Message in a Bottle: Bringing the Voices of Scottish and International Young Islanders to COP26 – SCELG @COP26

Time: 10:00 – 11:00
Location: The Sustainable Glasgow Landing Hub
Organization: The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre, Youth Scotland, Glasgow Science Centre, Scottish Government, and Island Innovation.

Description: Climate Change Message in a Bottle is a project funded by the Scottish Government which aims to bring the voices of island youth closer to COP26. Founded by Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, in partnership with Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre on the Isle of North Uist, the project involves educational workshops aimed at schoolchildren aged 7-11 on islands around Scotland and the world. After learning about climate science, clean energy and COP26, schoolchildren have written their messages to COP26, demanding climate action from political leaders at the summit. At this event, we will be hosting a screening of the project’s film, which showcases messages from island youth around the world to COP26. After watching the short film, you will hear directly from several young islanders who have been involved in the project, and politicians and environmental experts will speak in response to the children’s messages. We are delighted that MSP Clare Haughey, Minister for Children and Young People, will be joining us to speak at this event. Finally, audience members will have the chance to discuss the messages and leave a response to the children themselves. This project would not be possible without the kind collaboration of Island Innovation, Youth Scotland, Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts Centre, UistFilm, Glasgow Science Centre, and the funding and support of the Scottish Government.
Registration: Check back for registration details

Tuesday 9 November

The power of investing in youth-led solutions – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 17:00 – 18:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME, One Young World and YMCA

Description: What would the story look like, if we embraced the best of what already exists? Many of the solutions to the global climate crisis are out there right now, being led by young people in every community, corner, and forum around the world. In the last 12 months, YMCA’s flagship Youth-Led Solutions initiative has invested some $175,000 into these very ideas, with demonstrable impact already. Young people are demanding accountability and taking action – how do we continue to elevate their revolution?
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Wednesday 10 November

Going the Distance: Lessons from Arctic Explorer Robert Swan OBE, the first person to walk to both Poles – The EXTREME Hangout

Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Location: The Ferry, 25 Anderston Quay, Glasgow G3 8BX
Organization: EXTREME and One Young World

Description: Rising global temperatures is having a devastating impact on the poles – glacial retreat and rising sea levels will continue without swift action. Join us to hear from Arctic Explorer Robert Swan OBE about the necessary work of intervening to protect the Polar regions, building a sustainable future, and the importance of fostering critical leadership in the climate space.
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Thursday 11 November

Climate Change and Islands – SCELG @COP26

Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Conference Room 6/7, Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, & online
Organization: The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance, in collaboration with the University of Prince Edward Island Institute of Island Studies and Island Innovation.

Description: What lessons can we learn from the responses to COVID-19 when positioning islands to become more sustainable? This is what the COVID-19 Island Insights Series had set itself as a goal over the past year. As a final step we are now hosting a session aimed at gathering islands perspective on climate change. From Scotland to the South Pacific, islands are in fact at the forefront of climate change. Islands, especially SIDS, have contributed the least to climate change, but are suffering the most. Islands in countries like Scotland have the potential of showing the way forward in promoting innovation when it comes to climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this session, a distinguished multidisciplinary line-up will discuss key challenges and opportunities for islands in relation to climate change.
Sessions will provide timely insights on the following themes:
– Scotland’s islands and renewable energy
– The Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise for Islands
– The role of the International Court of Justice for the protection of Islands vis à vis climate change
Programme:
4:00 – 4:10 Opening remarks, James Randall, University of Prince Edward Island
Chair: James Ellsmoor, Island Innovation
4:10 – 4:25 Scottish Islands and Climate Change, Francesco Sindico, Scottish Goverment Islands Team
4:25 – 4:40 Scotland’s islands: a renewable energy story, Eileen Linklater, European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) Ltd
4:40 – 5:00 First round of Q&A
Chair: Giulia Sajeva, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance
5:00 – 5:15 Climate Change and Islands: Effects and Legal Responses, David Freestone & Duygu Cicek, World Bank
5:15 – 5:30 Climate Change and Islands: What Role for the International Court of Justice?, Aditi Shetye & Manon Rouby, World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ)
5:30 – 5:50 Second round of Q&A
5:50 – 6:00 Conclusions, Francesco Sindico
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This event will be in a hybrid format, but there will be limited space for in person attendance.
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Friday 12 November

Posters Exhibition on Inclusive Ocean Governance for Decisive Climate Action – SCELG @COP26

Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Location: Glasgow Science Centre
Organization: The Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance

Description: This is in person event, please apply for tickets here.

Thursday 4 November

Corals and Climate Change; Addressing Threats
through Global, National, and Local approaches – Commonwealth Pavilion

Time: 15:00-16:30 GMT+1
Location: Commonwealth Pavilion – In-Person (Blue Zone)
Organization: Global Fund for Coral Reefs

Description: The event will highlight the importance of coral reefs and the impact that joint threats of climate change and unsustainable human activity are having on reefs, the local communities that depend on them, and by extension, the global population. It will deliver the message, at this key juncture for the future of humanity, that ambitious action to stop and reverse climate change is of vital importance. Leading solutions, including the Global Fund for Coral Reefs will be highlighted. A short video showing how GFCR’s supported programme in Fiji is improving local collaboration, waste management and chemical run off to deliver positive changes to local coral reefs.
The event will be opened by an address by Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, and will feature a variety of speakers including David Souter, Chief Research Officer at the Australian Institute of Marine Science; Amanda Ellis, Executive Director, Asia Pacific, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation at Arizona State University; Dr David Obura, a Founding Director of Coastal Oceans Research and Development – Indian Ocean (CORDIO) East Africa; and Sam Teicher, Co-founder and Chief Reef Officer at CoralVita, 2021 Earthshot Prize winners. See overleaf for full running order and details..

Thursday 4 November

Rural regions – Realising the net-zero opportunity – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 11:00 – 14:30
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: Rural areas are crucial for the green transition, and governments worldwide are mobilising vast amounts of resources to accelerate the net-zero transition in rural areas. Join the Rural Regions – Realising the net-zero opportunity event on 4 November 2021 to learn more about how rural places can capitalise on the opportunities emerging from the transition to net-zero economies. The event is co-organised with the Scottish Enterprise.
The event will develop pathways on how the OECD’s Rural Agenda for Climate Action can be implemented, highlighting leading policy practices and needed actions. The Rural Agenda for Climate Action is a political document calling for a stronger role of rural policies to contribute to climate change goals and drawing attention to much-needed policy action in six areas: (1) capacity-building; (2) evidence base; (3) renewable energy; (4) land-use and ecosystem services; (5) circular and bio-economy; and (6) decarbonising transport.

The event will kick-off with a high-level panel discussion, followed by an expert round-table and four parallel sessions showcasing leading practices in all the policy areas identified in the Rural Agenda for Climate Action.
You can follow the event virtually via the OECD Virtual Pavilion.
Register here

Friday 5th November

Ocean Action Day Ocean Solutions for a Resilient, Net-Zero, Equitable, and Nature-Positive Future

Time: 14:30-17:17 GMT+1
Location: Action Room 1 – In-Person
Organization: Global Fund for Coral Reefs

Description: The ocean is at the crossroads of all the major challenges facing humanity today – climate change, biodiversity loss, energy transition, food security and health issues – and is one of the cornerstones of the sustainable and equitable world we must build.

This High-level Event will showcase existing actions and strategies implemented by key stakeholders (e.g. governments, local communities, private sector entities, NGOs, and scientists) to scale-up sustainable ocean-based climate solutions for a resilient, net-zero, equitable, and nature-positive future. The Global Fund for Coral Reefs will be highlighted as an innovative mechanism for ocean action and the Fund’s Investment Window Manager will provide a GFCR overview during the high-level pitch session, focused on de-risking and unlocking reef-positive finance.

Friday 5th November

Antigua and Barbuda: Transitioning to the Blue Economy – Commonwealth Secretariat Pavilion

Time: 15:00-16:30 GMT
Location: Commonwealth Secretariat Pavilion (Blue Zone)
Organization: The Association of Commonwealth Universities

Description: A COP26 high-level side event exploring Antigua and Barbuda’s strategy for transitioning to the Blue Economy.
About the Blue Economy:
Caribbean small island states are buffeted by some of the worst impacts of climate change. As large ocean states, they also stand to benefit from emerging industries worth USD 2.5 trillion including aquaculture and marine renewable energy through the sustainable diversification of the economy.
The Blue Economy plays an essential role in climate change mitigation and adaptation for Small Island Developing States. Sustainable economic development through the Blue Economy enhances industry through disaster risk reduction, sustainable food security, eco-tourism and gives opportunities to generate greater economic diversity, new sources of employment and sustainable growth in trade and industry.
Universities, through international collaboration and working also in partnership with governments and the private sector, can be a major driver in unlocking the growing potential of the Blue Economy and achieving economic sustainability.
As the co-champion for the Commonwealth Blue Charter’s Sustainable Blue Economy Action Group, Antigua and Barbuda has committed to transitioning to a Blue Economy – reducing overreliance on tourism and supporting sustainable and resilient economic development.
The Centre of Excellence in Oceanography and the Blue Economy will be a flagship partnership, drawing on commerce and academic expertise and demonstrating the strengths of collaboration across the Commonwealth.
The project is led by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and The University of the West Indies, in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC), and the Centre for the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS).

Speakers:

Dr Joanna Newman, Chief Executive and Secretary General, ACU
Dr Joanna Newman MBE FRSA is Chief Executive and Secretary General of the ACU. She is the first female Secretary General of the ACU, and in this role also directs the administration of the UK government’s three main international scholarship programmes – Chevening, Commonwealth, and Marshall Scholarships – as well as the multilateral Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships.
Joanna serves on a number of boards, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s Leadership Council, the High-level Advisory Group for Mission 4.7, and as a lay member of the Council of Cardiff University. She is a Senior Research Fellow in History at King’s College London.
Hon Dean Jonas, Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy, The Government of Antigua and Barbuda
The Honorable Dean Jonas is currently the Minister of Social Transformation, Human Resource Development and the Blue Economy in Antigua and Barbuda. He is also the parliamentary representative for the St. Georges constituency, which is the largest electoral constituency in Antigua and Barbuda.
Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford, Head of Oceans and Natural Resources, Commonwealth Secretariat
Dr Nicholas Hardman-Mountford FMBA is a diplomat and marine scientist working in ocean, climate and natural resource governance for multilateral development, with a strong focus on sustainable blue economies. He is Head of Oceans and Natural Resources at the Commonwealth Secretariat. Dr Hardman-Mountford has published over 100 research papers, book chapters, articles and technical reports. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia and a Fellow of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.
Dr Donovan Campbell, Research Collaboration Lead, Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development, University of the West Indies
Dr Campbell is the lead for research collaborations in the nascent Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development (GICSRD) at the University of the West Indies (UWI). He also serves as the Technical Advisor to the International Steering Committee for establishment of the UWI Centre of Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy (COBE). He is currently a Lead Author for the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), working on the Small Islands chapter.
Professor Elisa Morgera, Principal Investigator, One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde
Elisa Morgera is Professor of Global Environmental Law at the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance and the Director of the UKRI GCRF One Ocean Hub. Prof Morgera specializes in international, European and comparative environmental law, with a particular focus on the interaction between biodiversity law and human rights (particularly those of indigenous peoples, small-scale fisheries, and children), equity and sustainability in natural resource development, oceans governance, and corporate accountability.
Samantha Cohen CVO, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
Samantha Cohen was appointed as Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) on 01 February 2020. Sam currently also serves as Co-Chair of the climate change charity Cool Earth and is a Trustee of The Queen’s Commonwealth Trust.

The event will be lived streamed via this link: https://climate.thecommonwealth.org/

Saturday 6th November

The Green Climate Fund Presents the Global Fund for Coral Reefs

Time: 11:00-12:30 GMT+1
Location: GCF Pavilion
Organization: Green Climate Fund

Description: This high-level GFCR event will showcase the power of blended finance to catalyze reef-positive investment and climate adaptation solutions for developing countries. The panel discussion will focus on the mechanism of the Fund, how private sector finance is de-risked and unlocked, the priority ecosystems identified and the investment pipeline.
The event will be opened by an address by Ambassador Peter Thomson, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, and will feature a variety of speakers including Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund, Yannick Glemarec; Preeti Sinha, Executive Secretary, UNCDF; Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Elizabeth Maruma Mrema; GFCR’s Executive Board Chair, Chuck Cooper, Managing Director of Policy and Government Relations at Vulcan, representing the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation; Shenique Albury-Smith, The Bahamas Program Director for the Nature Conservancy; and Green Climate Fund’s Private Sector Facility Director, Henry Gonzales.
Find out more here.

Monday 8 November

Transport strategies for net-zero systems by design: Launch event – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: Most climate action focuses on optimising individual components within systems whose functioning is unsustainable by design, rather than on transforming such functioning. This limits the effectiveness of climate action and leaves numerous opportunities for radical emission reductions untapped, as well as for improving well-being. How can we harness such opportunities? How can we trigger the transformational change needed to reach net-zero goals on time? How can we transition towards net-zero systems by design? The well-being lens process developed by the OECD aims to help policy makers identify and prioritise policies with the potential to redesign systems so that- by their functioning- they improve well-being while requiring less energy and materials, and thus producing less emissions. In the report Transport Strategies for Net-Zero Systems by Design, we have applied the well-being lens to climate action in the surface transport sector. During the event, we will briefly present key insights from the analysis and host a discussion with policy makers on how the potential of systems redesign can be applied in different contexts and by different government levels, to reduce emissions while improving people’s lives.
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Friday 5 November

The Ocean and Climate Justice: Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation Roundtable – Climate Ambition Zone

Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Streamed Online
Organization: One Ocean Hub

Description: Ocean covers 70 per cent of the earth’s surface, absorbs 25% of global carbon dioxide and produces 50% of the oxygen we breathe. However, the nexus between the ocean and climate change has been overlooked. This roundtable discussion will highlight an important message that inclusive ocean governance is essential to ensure that resilience and adaptation to climate change is sustainable and just. The roundtable will explore the impacts of climate change upon an array of internationally guaranteed human rights such as the human right to health and in some coastal communities, the right to self-determination and life. Given the close relationship between climate change and the enjoyment of human rights, this roundtable will illuminate the importance of integrating human rights in society’s response to climate change. This roundtable discussion will further draw attention to the challenges posed by climate change upon indigenous peoples and small-scale fishing communities, distribution of fish stocks, and the structure of deep-sea ecosystems. It will provide an opportunity to discuss innovation and adaptation strategies that can support the sustainability of the oceans and improve communities’ resilience.
Register here to watch the live-stream

Tuesday 9 November

Driving innovation for net-zero: Evidence, tools, and policies – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 11:30 – 12:45
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: Technology and innovation are major building blocks in achieving the deep cuts in carbon emissions that are needed in enabling the transition to a net-zero carbon world. Reaching net zero by 2050 – and also enabling a green, more resilient, digital and more productive future – requires not only the rapid deployment of currently available technologies, but also further innovation in breakthrough technologies. Yet low-carbon innovation efforts have recently declined despite the ambitious climate objectives set out in the Paris agreement. Moreover, the emphasis on such policies has declined in the overall policy mix linked to climate change. At a time when countries are seeking to reach climate change objectives and re-ignite economic growth in the post-COVID era, integrating low-carbon innovation support in green recovery packages will be of the utmost importance. Current policy debates in the US, EU and many other countries and regions point to a renewed emphasis on technological change in the discussion on climate change. This event aims to: 1) assess the current state of innovation for net-zero, 2) provide practical tools for policy makers, and 3) explore policy actions that can drive the low-carbon transition.
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Wednesday 10 November

The Energy of Orkney: Leading the Way in Island Innovation

Time: 9:00 – 16:30
Location: In-Person – Malin Group Building – South Rotunda 100 Govan Rd, Glasgow G51 1AY, or On-Line
Organization: Aquatera Ltd

Description: Humanity is currently facing some of its greatest ever challenges through the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis is being played out against the backdrop of something that has much more serious consequences for our planet and for all of us – climate change. We urgently need to change the way we live and work long term if we are to have any hope of turning the tide on global warming. We already know that renewable energy holds the key to slowing the rate of climate change. Crucially, renewables also have the potential to drive the global economic recovery that’s now needed – and to do it sustainably. In Orkney, we’ve been at the forefront of innovation in the energy sector for generations, working in harmony with our natural resources for thousands of years. We’re a small community – seen as remote by some – but we punch well above our weight in the energy world. Orkney’s reputation for excellence and innovation places us at the centre of the renewable energy industry. More marine energy devices have been tested here than anywhere else in the world, and with moves into low carbon technologies, battery storage solutions and a huge uptake of electric vehicles and charging points, it’s not just the fertile farmland of these islands that will be green for years to come. We’re fiercely proud of our clean energy track record in Orkney, and our status as a global centre of excellence for renewables research, innovation and development, and as a living laboratory, but we don’t jealously guard our knowledge. We’ve achieved much, but it has all come through collaboration. Now, as the world faces its greatest threat, we believe the Orkney way could hold the key to building a more sustainable future for humanity, while driving a green economic boom in the process. Against the backdrop of COP26 and the world’s biggest climate change discussion, come and hear our story.
Register here to attend in person
Can’t make it in person? Sign up here as a digital delegate

Wednesday 10 November

Future-proofing net-zero transition strategies – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 11:30 – 13:00
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: The rapidly accelerating momentum on climate ambition in the lead-up to COP26 has been very encouraging, with more and more countries committing to net-zero emissions. Greater focus is now needed on implementation and ramping up the action needed now to make net-zero emissions feasible. To make that implementation count, how can we ensure that net-zero transition strategies are resilient for the long-term? What needs to be done to “future-proof” climate policies against potential disruptions, including impacts from climate change itself, and against changing economic circumstances, such as strained public finances and increased debt? This event, carried out under the OECD’s flagship project on climate and economic resilience, will explore these different dimensions and what governments can do to make sure climate strategies are themselves resilient.
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Friday 12 November

A place-based approach to climate policy – OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion

Time: 8:00 – 9:30
Location: OECD COP26 Virtual Pavilion
Organization: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Description: This event presents and discusses 2 strands of work on place-based policies to reach climate neutrality by 2050 in a webinar with CFE-EDS staff and invited regional policy makers and experts.
1. Key findings from the 2021 OECD Regional Outlook. There is a strong case for enhancing climate policy with a place-based perspective. Per capita emissions vary more within than across countries. Regions therefore require different climate actions. The transition can only be inclusive if place-based. Harnessing the co-benefits of climate policy improves the political economy of climate action, but requires local action. The presentation and discussion provide insights for integrating the climate challenge into multi-level governance, urban and rural development so as to leave no region behind.
2. Presentation and discussion of ongoing work on regional industrial transitions to climate neutrality. Some manufacturing sectors will undergo particularly large transformations due to the transition to climate neutrality and their activities are often regionally concentrated. These industrial transformations will alter the skillsets as well as the production and infrastructure assets . The presentation and discussion will aim at shedding light on key driving forces and how these place-based impacts can be analysed to support a just and regionally balanced transition.
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Friday 12 November

Voices from the Caribbean SIDS – WHO Health Pavilion

Time: 14:15-15:15 GMT (9:15-10:15 Eastern US time; 10:15-11:15 Atlantic time)
Location: WHO Health Pavilion – Virtual Session
Organization: Yale Center on Climate Change and Health

Description: The session will feature highlights and lessons learned from a landmark Conference on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States: Focus on the Caribbean, October 5-8, 2021, in which 25+ partners from the Caribbean and globally joined forces to address the Climate and Health Crisis in the Caribbean.

Program:

James Hospedales: Opening and Overview of Conference Purpose and Highlights
Priyanka Lalla: Engaging youth in the fight against climate change
Renelle Sarjeant: Greening cities for better climate and better health
Chris Oura: Developing Caribbean leaders in climate change and health
Arionené Vreedzaam: Food insecurity among indigenous people in Surinam
Ronald Georges: How a SMART hospital survived triple hurricanes in the British Virgin Islands
Saria Hassan: An action-oriented research agenda for climate change and health Edutainment: Culturally appropriate communication

Registration: bit.ly/COP26_CaribbeanVoices

Tuesday 9 November

Re-Energize DR3 Governance for Sustainable Development: Bringing Perspectives from Islands and Coastal areas to COP26

Time: 13:00-14:30 GMT
Location: Online Event
Organization:UCL Islands Lab

Description: The fair implementation of the SDGs, Climate change agenda and Sendai Framework requires multilevel and multilateral social-technological solutions with tight stakeholders’ engagement across governance levels. Re-Energize DR3 is a project funded by Belmont Forum’s first disaster – focused funding call DR3 CRA Joint Research, which was supported by funders from UK (UKRI), US (NSF), Qatar (QNRF), Japan (JST) bringing together researchers from seven countries and four continents, in partnership with a diverse range of stakeholders from islands and coastal areas worldwide. Re-Energize DR3 is lead by UCL Islands Research Laboratory and aims to take a nexus-informed scientific approach combined with stakeholders ‘ engagement to identify effective policies and regulations to channel actions and changes and enable equitable disaster risk reduction and resilience in development planning and development programmes. You will hear directly insights on efforts on disaster risk reduction and resilience from experts in islands (The Bahamas and Mauritius) and coastal cities (Marceio and Accra). The event seeks to generate a space for dialogue to highlight the importance of vulnerable communities in the achievement of climate commitments in a context of fair implementation.
Registration here or you can join the session here.

Thursday 11 November

Connecting Large Ocean States for Climate Action and Youth Empowerment – AOSIS Pavilion, Blue Zone

Time: 16:00 – 17:30 PM GMT
Location: AOSIS Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organization: Peace Boat

Description: This event will explore the value of networks, connections and partnerships between large ocean states, with a special focus on youth perspectives. Youth are not only the most impacted by the climate emergency but also often the most active in their communities. The event is organized by Peace Boat, an international NGO which organizes global voyages for peace and sustainability including to Large Ocean States, often referred to as Small Island Developing States. Peace Boat’s Ocean and Climate Youth Ambassador Programme brings young leaders from these states onboard to engage in capacity development, build networks and to share the impact of the climate crisis on their communities and calls to action with government and civil society representatives around the world.
Watch the livestream here

Thursday 11 November

Reimagining Energy Leadership: Achieving Our Climate Goals through Peer Community Faster, Together – AOSIS Pavilion, Blue Zone

Time: 14:00 – 15:00 GMT (7:00 – 8:00 MST / 9:00 – 10:00 EST)
Location: AOSIS Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organization: The Energy Transition Academy (ETA)

Description: This session will explore approaches for capacity development that can scale energy transition efforts and support energy leaders in the Global South in the midst of implementation. The session will highlight the experiences of energy leaders from Alliance of Small Island State countries in implementing climate solutions, and the opportunities for capacity development and peer community to empower the leaders we need to achieve our shared climate goals faster, together. We will offer a preview of RMI’s Energy Transition Academy, and the Africa Minigrids Program in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme.
Speakers:

David Gumbs, Director, RMI Islands Program (Moderator)
Jason Meyer, Principal, RMI Energy Transition Academy
Dr. James Fletcher – Managing Director Soloricon Ltd and Former Minster of the Public Service, Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology
Collin Cover, General Manager. Grenada Electricity Services Ltd. (GRENLEC)
Cherri-Ann Farquharson, Knowledge Management and Capacity Development (KM&CD) Expert at the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE)
Crispin d’Auvergne, Climate Change & Disaster Risk Management Coordinator, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Camilia Gonzalez, Global Energy Advisor, Africa Minigrids Program Coordinator, United Nations Development Programme

ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89896109045?pwd=YXkzMlJCTGx2NkM1YVFhZ1Y2TTRHZz09
Meeting ID: 898 9610 9045
Passcode: 531837

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