SNV at COP29
Applying climate finance for local impact.
As the world gears up for COP29, SNV is poised to lend its voice to this crucial global event. Scheduled for 11 to 22 November 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan, COP29 will bring together world leaders, climate experts, and stakeholders to address the pressing challenges of climate change. This year's theme, 'Enhance Ambition and Enable Action,' underscores the urgent need for substantial climate finance to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect vulnerable communities.
SNV's priorities at COP29
With local climate action as our central goal at COP29, we will focus on several key priorities:
Climate finance: Calling for innovative financial instruments and mechanisms to unlock and scale investments that mitigate the higher risks involved in climate action.
Systems transformation for climate action: Building systems that mitigate and help adapt to the climate crisis by maximising synergies across sectors through locally-led and inclusive approaches.
Addressing fragility: Supporting communities exposed to different forms of fragility exacerbated by climate change risks, promoting sustainable practices, and improving food, water, and energy security.
Where you will find us
NDC Partnership Pavilion
Session title: Deploying innovative financing instruments for resilient food systems
As Official Development Assistance (ODA) faces constraints due to tight public budgets, financial innovation is critical. There is strong global commitment to scale up climate finance through green finance initiatives among financial actors - including banks, national institutions, insurers, and regulators - to mobilise private-sector finance. Strengthening climate resilience requires innovative financing mechanisms that optimise borrowing costs and broaden financial access to vulnerable communities.
This session will explore the opportunities and challenges of deploying innovative financial instruments to enhance food security and resilience in a changing climate.
To learn more about this session, please click here.
When: Tuesday, 12 November, 14:00-14:45(GMT +4)
Where: NDC Partnership Pavilion
Official UNFCCC side event
Session title: Designing for quality and equity in clean cooking carbon projects
This session will bring together implementers, governments, developers, and investors to discuss the challenges and opportunities in enhancing the quality and credibility of cooking-focused carbon projects. Topics will include technicalities, safeguards, co-benefits, and sustainability.
Moderated by Simon O'Connell, the session will feature high-level government representatives, including officials from the Netherlands, as well as representatives from carbon market solution providers and the Cleaner Cooking Coalition.
When: Tuesday, 12 November, 18:30-20:00 (GMT +4)
Where: Side Event Room 2
Action on Food Hub Pavilion
Session title: Financing resilient futures for smallholder farmers
The global food system is responsible for a third of greenhouse gas emissions, and it is impacted heavily by climate change. A rapid transition to a resilient and low-emission food system is essential for feeding the world into the future and reaching the Paris goals. This requires large-scale financing, and careful attention for trade-offs with nutrition, biodiversity, water, health and poverty reduction.
This session will focus on:
The food systems transformation challenge, and how this relates to smallholder farmers.
What needs to be done to get from good examples to change at a global scale.
To learn more about this important session click here.
When: Thursday, 14 November, 16:00-17:00 (GMT +4)
Where: Action on Food Hub Pavilion
UNIDO Pavilion
Session title: Renewables-based clean cooking: An opportunity for climate and development
This session will explore the role of renewables in the clean cooking transition and achieving net-zero emissions from cooking by 2050. Discussions will cover improving data generation, overcoming sector fragmentation, and tapping into climate finance.
The session will feature keynote speakers and a discussion panel with experts in renewable energy and clean cooking, including Saroj Rai, Global Technical Advisor at SNV.
When: Friday, 15 November, 9:00-10:00 (GMT +4)
Where: UNIDO Pavilion
