ICIMOD
Paris, France
30 November 2015 to 11 December 2015
The 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties (CMP11) to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol will take place from 30 November – 11 December 2015. The conference will be held in Le Bourget, France. Located at the Paris-Le Bourget site, the COP is made up of three spaces: the Conference Center, the Climate Generations areas and the Gallery.
At this global gathering, ICIMOD will draw the world community’s attention to a range of climate change-related issues and their impact on the ecosystem of the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. ICIMOD, in partnership with the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), will be hosting two side events on the theme of REDD+, and Himalayan Ecosystem. ICIMOD will also have an Exhibit booth that will display scientific information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and policy measures and adaptation actions with a special focus on mountains, in addition to showing videos and documentaries of relevant thematic issues.
David Molden, director general of ICIMOD, will lead the delegation which will include senior managers and staff from programme and knowledge management and communication units. As an intergovernmental organisation with observer status accorded by the UNFCCC, ICIMOD will closely observe the main proceedings and negotiations that take place during the plenary sessions.
Date | Event Name | Organizer |
29 Nov (17:00)
Venue: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, 93350 Le Bourget, France |
Second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action |
UNFCCC |
30 Nov – 11 Dec (All day)
Venue: Le Bourget, Paris, France |
ICIMOD Exhibit Booth |
ICIMOD |
30 Nov (18:00 – 20:30) Venue: Meeting room 3 (Hall number 6), Le Bourget Conference venue, Paris |
9th Focal Point Forum of the Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change | NWP, UN Climate Change Secretariat |
1 – 3 Dec (All day)
Venue: International New York Times Offices, Place des Vosges and COP21 Press Centre, Le Bourget |
Paris COP21 Journalist Workshop: Understanding the COP Process |
Organized by The Climate News Network, with support from the Open University, GRID-Arendal, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development and the international New York Times. |
3 Dec (10:00 – 11:30) Venue: Japan Pavilion, Area 2 | Making an Integrated Approach to Air Pollution and Climate Change a Reality in Asia
Chair: Eric Zusman, Institute for Global Environmental StrategiesSunday Leonard, Climate Change and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)Mark Lawrence, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Sciences (IASS)Eklabya Sharma, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)Munjurul Khan, Ministry of Environment, Bangladesh |
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
3 Dec (10:00 – 11:30) Venue: TBD | Climate-Air Linkages in Asia | Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
5 – 6 Dec
Venue: Palais des Congrès de Paris, 2 place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris |
Global Landscape Forum (GLF) Launching the new climate and development agenda |
The Forum is organised by a cross-sectoral consortium of leading international organisations led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). Over 100 organisations from across the globe will host
Discussion Forums, Launchpads, and Landscapes Labs and be part of a Thematic pavillion. |
5 Dec (12:15 – 13:45) Venue: Room 252A Palais des Congrès de Paris, 2 place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris |
Climate Smart Agriculture for healthy landscapes and livelihoods (part of the GLF event). The session will present examples of how AIRCA members have developed different aspects of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and how this has contributed to healthy landscapes and improved livelihoods. | Hosts: Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA), Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (CATIE) |
5 Dec (13 :00 – 13 :45) Venue: GLF venue | Launch of ‘Little Book of Sustainable Landscapes’
A White Paper on Transboundary Landscape Management and |
Landscape for People, Food and Nature Initiative (LPFN) |
6 Dec (13:00 – 18:00)Venue: Le Bourget Park&suites, 158-164 avenue du 8 mai 1945, 93150 Blanc Mesnil |
PSC meeting SMD4GC | SMD4GC, SDC |
6 Dec (18:00 20:00)Venue: CDG Mercure Hotel ( Google Map) | CCAC Steering Committee Meeting |
CCAC Secretariat, Hosted by the UNEP |
7 Dec (16:00 – 17:00)
Venue: Meeting Room Sisley 110, Hyatt Regency Paris Etoille |
Launch of Paris Declaration on Agricultural Diversification | Crops For the Future (CFF) |
7 – 8 Dec Venue: Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France (North Paris, Gate E) | Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF) 2015 www.cop21paris.org (UNEP’s official event at COP21) |
CLIMATE ACTION (in partnership with UNEP) |
7 Dec 19:00 – 16:00
Venue: Mercure CDG Hotel (approx. 15 mins by car from COP21 ( Google Map) |
CCAC Working Group Meeting (Climate and Clean Air Coalition) |
CCAC Secretariat, Hosted by the UNEP |
8 Dec Time: 15:00 onwards
Venue: Plenary Hall, COP21 |
Statement from ICIMOD at the High-Level Segment (HLS) National statements and statements from intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations click here for the list of speakers for the HLS |
UNFCCC |
8 Dec 2015 16:00 hrsVenue: Peruvian Pavilion – Blue Zone at Le Bourge, COP21 venue | Side event:
SDG, iNDCs and Mountain Ecosystems: progress for |
CONDESAN |
8 Dec 2015 (15:00 – 17:00)
Venue: Blue zone of the COP21 |
High-Level Assembly of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition ( CCAC). | Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC). |
8 Dec 2015 (15:00 to 17:00)
Venue: India Pavilion |
ICFRE-ICIMOD Side Event 1: Getting ready for 2020 REDD: What are Himalayan countries doing? | ICFRE/ICIMOD |
9 Dec 2015 (15:00 to 17:00)
Venue: India Pavilion |
ICFRE-ICIMOD Side Event 2: Scientific Evidences of Impact of Climate Change in Himalayan Ecosystems | ICFRE/ICIMOD |
10 Dec (13:15-14:45)Venue: TBD | Climate change and mountain livelihoods – sharing experiences from Central Asia and from the Andes, requested by the Government of Tajikistan and Asociación Civil Oikos | Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MP) |
11 Dec (13:15-14:45)Venue: TBD | Adapting and building resilience to climate change in mountain communities, requested by the Government of Lesotho, Colorado State University and The Mountain Institute | Mountain Partnership Secretariat |
11 Dec (10:00 – 11:30)Venue: Peruvian Pavilion at COP21 | High level event International Mountain Day
“Celebrating international cooperation on CCA in mountain environments – from Rio to Lima to Paris” Launch of the HKH Water Atlas produced by ICIMOD, GRID-Arendal and CICERO |
Government of Peru (MINAM)
Organized by: CONDESAN, UNEP, GRID-Arendal, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in cooperation with ICIMOD, UNESCO/IHP, ARCOS, Regional Mountain Centre for Central |
High Level Segment – IGOs
High Level Event – IMD 2015
Side events flyer