The pavilion closing ceremony will be the final event of the COP29 Canada Pavilion. It will be an opportunity to further highlight Canada’s important partnership with Indigenous Peoples, to provide closing remarks for the Pavilion, as well as to reflect on COP29 and discuss next steps towards COP30.
This event will explore the critical challenge of slowing Arctic marine ecosystem loss and repairing it in the face of dangerous climate change. As Arctic Sea ice reaches tipping points, the discussion will highlight science-based interventions under the UN Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences. Participants will learn about innovative repair strategies from the Ocean Visions “Arctic Sea Ice Road Map” and the role of global governance in enabling responsible climate actions. Attendees can expect diverse perspectives from experts in marine science, policy, and Traditional Indigenous Knowledge. Through dynamic discussion and Q&A, the event aims to inspire collaboration and global action toward safeguarding the Arctic’s future.
The additional resources and other links available for some individual events are not hosted on the official COP29 Canada Pavilion website, and as such, it is not guaranteed that they will be available in both official languages.
This event will discuss how we can facilitate gender-just climate resilience by educating youth about sexual and reproductive health and rights, the role that Canadians, including young Canadians, are playing both nationally and globally to address the interlinkages of education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and climate change, as well as share case studies of positive actions undertaken in this regard in Canada and across the world to implement programs on educating youth on sexual and reproductive health and rights to build gender-just climate resilience.
In this panel, representatives of major civil society networks from Africa, Latin America and Asia will share their analyses and perspectives on the main outcomes that are expected from COP29. Speakers from the Latin American Network for Economic and Social Justice (LATINDADD), the Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and IBON International, which represent the voices of the communities most affected by the impacts of climate change in the Global South, will address issues such as climate financing, biodiversity, and women’s rights. As agents of change, they will also propose solutions to promote climate justice.
The additional resources and other links available for some individual events are not hosted on the official COP29 Canada Pavilion website, and as such, it is not guaranteed that they will be available in both official languages.
The event will showcase international conservation action in coastal ecosystems that demonstrate strong connections between international policy and funding commitments as driver of effective conservation actions that reduce carbon emissions, conserve biodiversity, and support community livelihoods. The session will include speakers from international conservation organizations, including World Wildlife Fund and The Pew Charitable Trusts, to outline work underway in southwest coastal Africa. Panelists will also describe coastal conservation efforts underway in Canada, including those led by Indigenous Nations to protect, steward and restore these habitats with a broad-array of benefits, and emphasize a rights-based approach through efforts underway by First Nations in coastal British Columbia and Newfoundland and Labrador.