We’ve compiled a calendar of side events on peace, conflict sensitivity, and/or climate action in conflict-affected areas. They include:

30 November, 13-14h, Africa Pavilion - “Navigating Challenges: The interplay of Climate Change, Disasters and Conflict – The case of South Sudan” (hosted by UNDRR, info here)

1 December, 10h, Somalia Pavilion - “The role of Somalia civil society in climate action“ (hosted by the Somali Greenpeace Association)

1 December, 13h30, Al Wakri - “Climate Security Moment: Assuming Joint Leadership” (hosted by the Munich Security Conference, recording here)

1 December, 15h30-16h30, Climate Mobility Pavilion - “High-level Panel: Climate Action for Sustaining Peace” (hosted by Global Centre for Climate Mobility, President of the UNGA, Director General of the IOM, info here)

1 December, 18h30-20, SE Room 7 - “The Global Stocktake: How to strengthen climate action in countries affected by protracted crises” (hosted by ICRC, ODI, Somalia, recording here)

2 December, 9h, Nature Pavilion - “Addressing the ecological impacts of climate change in LDCs and SIDS: Exploring ways to mobilize finance and action to address ecological loss and damage”

2 December, 10h-11h30, Women and Gender Pavilion - “Brave space: Developing a feminist vision for gender and climate justice” (hosted by CEOBS and WILPF)

2 December, 11h30-13, Digital x Green Pavilion, International Climate Building - “War, Carbon and Infrastructure: Conflict and the Military Emissions Gap”

2 December, 14h30-16, Civil Society Climate Justice Hub - “Voices of Climate Justice Activists from Conflict-Affected Areas for Sustainable Peace” (hosted by Rozviy, Ukrainian Youth Climate Initiative, Syrian Climate Pioneers Foundation, 1.5 Degrees of Peace, Wschod, YOUNGO Human Rights Working Group)

2 December, 15h30-16h30, Faith Pavilion - “Faith and Nature: Partners in Restoration” (hosted by GreenFaith, A Rocha International, & World Vision International)

3 December, 9-10h, Canadian Pavilion - “Youth-led Climate Action in Conflict” (hosted by Acted Canada, more info here)

3 December, 9-10h, Eygptian Pavilion - “Advancing Climate Responses for Sustaining Peace: From Sharm el-Sheikh to Dubai and Beyond” (hosted by UNDP, the COP27 Presidency/CCCPA and the African Union Commission)

3 December, 9-9h45, Finland Pavilion - “What’s your peace? Women leading the fight against climate change and complex crises in Asia” (hosted by UN Women, Finland)

3 December, 9h45-10h45, USA Climate Center - “Advancing Resilience and Peacebuilding in a Changing Climate” (hosted by USA, info here)

3 December, 10-11h30, German Pavilion - “Investing in Women, Investing in Climate Security – Local Women’s Climate Response on the Frontlines” (German Federal Foreign Office and the UN Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund, more info here)

3 December, 10-10h45, Ukraine Pavilion - “The impact of armed conflict on climate” (hosted by Ukraine)

3 December, 10h30-12, Children & Youth Pavilion - “Launch of the #YouthWantPeace Petition” (info here, link not available in UAE)

3 December, 11-12h, Meeting Room 7 - “Youth Climate Forum: Climate Impacts on Health and Security” (hosted by YOUNGO, UNFCCC, and COP28 Secretariat)

3 December, 11-12h, Somalia Pavilion - “Towards an effective, fair and just financial architecture in addressing biodiversity and climate crisis” (hosted by the African CSOs Biodiversity Alliance)

3 December, 12h30-13h30, Food Pavilion - “Implications of climate-related mobility for peace and security” (hosted by CGIAR, info and livestream here)

3 December, 12h45-13h45, UK Pavilion - “Understanding and responding to climate-induced security risks” (hosted by UK, info here)

3 December, 14-14h30, USA Climate Center - “Climate Chat on Climate Change, Conflict, and Displacement: A Conversation with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Director-General Robert Mardini” (hosted by USA, info here)

3 December, 13h30-15, Meeting Room 11 - “Ministerial Forum: Empowering Law Enforcement to Protect Biodiversity and Ensure Climate Resilience” (hosted by International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, UNODC, info here)

3 December, 15h30-17h, Lab 2 Al Jeer - “Building resilience through scaling up climate action in fragile and conflict-affected settings” (hosted by G7, COP28 Secretariat)

3 December, 16-17h30, EU Pavilion - “From siloes to synergy: scaling up anticipatory actions across the humanitarian, development and climate sectors” (hosted by ECHO, info here)

3 December, 16h15-17h15, UK Pavilion - “Towards Climate-Resilient Development in the Greater Horn of Africa” (hosted by ODI)

3 December, 16h45-17h15, Entertainment & Culture Pavilion - “Fireside Chat & Screening: 1.5 Degrees of Peace” (with Filmmaker Kasha Slavner & Nisreen Elsaim - Former Chair of the UN Secretary General Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change)

3 December, 17-18h30, Al Waha Theatre - “Together for Inclusive solutions: Human Mobility on the Climate Frontline” (hosted by UNHCR and IOM, info here)

3 December, 17-17h30, Ukraine Pavilion - “Education for sustainability, citizenship, democracy, and peace” (hosted by Ukraine)

3 December, 18h30, B1, hall near Meeting Room 2 - Nature Footprints gallery launch and collective photo of Peace@COP28 Community (hosted by Peace@COP28 Community)

4 December, 10h-11h30, Somalia Pavilion - “Climate change, insecurity and mobility in fragile states: A new approach to climate adaptation and peacebuilding” (hosted by UN Environment Programme, Ministry of Environment of Haiti, Somali Greenpeace Association, UN Climate Security Mechanism, adelphi)

4 December, 11h-12h, Pakistan Pavilion - “Price for Peace: Importance of gender equality and gender-responsive finance to combat climate change” (hosted by UN Women Pakistan Country Office, Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination; watch live stream here)

4 December, 11h30-13, SE Room 2 - “Win-win for climate and gender justice & peace: Acting on military spending and military emissions” (hosted by WILPF, Drexel University, and Environmental Law Institute)

4 December, 11h30-13, SE Room 3 - “Displaced People Taking Action on Loss & Damage: Local Solutions on the Climate Frontlines” (hosted by UNHCR, ICRC, IFRC, IOM, OCHA, OHCHR, WFP)

4 December, 13h15-14h45, SE Room 2 - “Addressing Loss and Damage from Climate Change: Perspectives and Solutions from the Humanitarian Sector” (hosted by WFP, OCHA, UNHCR, UNICEF)

4 December, 14h-15h, Food Pavilion - “Unlocking climate finance in fragile and conflict affected settings: Advancing conflict-sensitive approaches in multilateral climate finance” (hosted by CGIAR, info and livestream here)

4 December, 15-16h30, SE Room 2 - “Bridging loss & damage across humanitarian & development: disaster response to resilient recovery” (hosted by Mercy Corps, Concern Worldwide, IFRC)

4 December, 15h30-16h30, Food Pavilion - “Climate action and finance to address food crises in fragile and conflict-affected contexts” (hosted by CGIAR, info and livestream here)

4 December, 16h45-18h15, SE Room 2 - “Unlocking climate finance to communities in fragile and conflict-affected situations” (hosted by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, International Alert, Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, Swedwatch)

4 December, 18h30-20, SE Room 2 - “Climate Damage of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the knowledge gap on conflict and military emissions” (hosted by Ukraine, Georgia, NGO Centre of Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction,” NGO Ukrainian Ecological Club “Green Wave,” ZOI Environment Network)

5 December, 9h30-11, Central Asia Pavilion - “Central Asia United: Forging a climate-resilient, sustainable, and secure future” (hosted by OSCE and adelphi, info here)

5 December, 10-11h15, COMIFAC Initiatives pavilion - “Links between climate change, biodiversity, peace, and security in Central Africa: the Congo Basin and the Lake Chad Basin” (hosted by UNOCA, ECCAS, FAO, UNESCO and UNODC in partnership with DPPA and the CSM, info here)

5 December, 15-16h30, SE Room 3 - “Grassroots Feminist Perspectives on Demilitarization for Climate Justice” (hosted by Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Climate Justice Alliance, Just Transition Alliance, National Farmers Union)

5 December, 16h40, Youth Pavilion - “Screening and Introduction to 1.5 Degrees of Peace” (hosted by 1.5 Degrees of Peace)

6 December, 10h, Egyptian Pavilion - “Advancing Peace-Positive Approaches in Operationalizing the Loss and Damage Fund” (hosted by CRSP)

6 December, 10h, Ukraine Pavilion - “Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Reconstruction of Built Environment After Conflicts and Disasters” (hosted by IISD and ecoaction Ukraine; more info here)

6 December, 10h30-11h30, Climate Mobility Pavilion - “Addressing the Climate Change – Fragility – Human Mobility nexus through generating policy-relevant data and risk-informed evidence” (hosted by IOM, CGIAR and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), info here)

6 December, 11-12h, Food Pavilion - “Building resilience in fragile contexts: Lessons learned from the Sahel and Djibouti” (info here)

6 December, 12-13h, Resilience Hub - “Local Action for Transformative Change at the Nexus Between Food, Climate and Conflict” (hosted by Stockholm Resilience Centre, Near East Foundation, World Bank, Winrock International, info here)

6 December, 13h15-14h45, SE Room 5 - “Voices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Faces of the High Integrity Carbon Market” (hosted by Initiatives of Change International)

6 December, 18h30-20, GreenxDigital Pavilion (B7, Building 88) - “With military emissions now on the climate agenda, should global military spending be part of the climate finance and Loss and Damage debate? If so how?” (hosted by Tipping Point North South, Perspectives Climate Group, Germany and the Taiwan Climate Partnership)

8 December, 11h-12h30, Africa Pavilion - “High-level Presentation of the African Climate Security Assessment: Paving the Way for a Common African Position on the Climate, Peace and Security Nexus” (hosted by adelphi and CCCPA, info here)

8 December, 11h-12h30, AOSIS Pavilion - “Climate Justice for SIDS” (hosted by UN Environment Programme, Ministry of Environment of Haiti, adelphi)

8 December, 12-12h40, Swedish Pavilion - “Climate Finance and Just Transition in the Arab Region: What Impacts for Fragile Countries” (hosted by Sweden, info here)

8 December, 17h-18h30, Al Saih - “Fostering Intersectional Action: Youth, Peace and Climate Security” (hosted by UNFPA, COP28 Presidency, YOUNGO, Global Coalition on Youth, Peace and Security (GYCPS); more info here)

8 December, 18h30-19h30, Food Pavilion - “Partnerships that mobilize investments for climate-resilient food systems in fragile and conflict-affected regions” (info here)

9 December, 11-12h, Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion - “Champions of Climate, Peace & Security: Nations on the Frontlines, Shaping the Agenda” (hosted by UNDP and Tuvalu, online link here)

9 December, 12-13h30, Green Zone: Humanitarian Hub - “Closing the Fragility Gap- How are we unlocking climate adaptation finance in fragile contexts?” (hosted by Mercy Corps, info here)

9 December, 15-16h30, SE Room 1 - “Water to accelerate climate resilience for sustainable peace and development in the Sahel region” (hosted by UNISS, FAO, UNCCD, UNCDF, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, WFP)

9 December, 16h15-17h15, Capacity Building Hub - “Rights-centered climate and biodiversity action in practice” (hosted by SwedBio, Soka Gakkai International (SGI), World Resources Institute Brazil (WRI Brasil), Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Amazonians for Climate Network (RAC), Amazonia Vox, Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN), Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), International Land Coalition (ILC), Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI Africa), Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), Swedwatch, Women for Biodiversity (W4B), YOUNGO)

9 December, 16h45 - 18h15, SE Room 2 - “Fostering youth-led entrepreneurship and innovation for climate-resilient communities” (hosted by WOSM, Association of Commonwealth Universities)

10 December, 10-10h45, Swedish Pavilion - “Unlocking Resilience: Private Sector Partnership for Climate Security in the Arab States” (hosted by Sweden, SIWI, UNDP info here)

10 December, 10h30-11h30, EU Pavilion - “Building climate and conflict resilience through sustainable water and land management” (hosted by EU, info and livestream here)

10 December, 11h30-13, SE Room 7 - “Climate adaptation investments in fragile and conflict affected countries and contexts” (hosted by the European Investment Bank, Islamic Development Bank)

10 December, 11h30-13, SE Room 4 - “Shifting money and power: true transformational climate action as a peace and justice multiplier” (hosted by Friends World Committee for Consultation, Quaker Earthcare Witness, Quakers in Britain, Soka Gakkai International - UK)

10 December, 13h15-14h45, SE Room 4 - “Working Through Climate Conflicts: Justice-Based Climate Action for Adaptation and Sustainability” (hosted by Mediators Beyond Borders International, Connecticut State University System, International Environmental Communication Association)

11 December, 13h15-14h15, Pavillon de la Francophonie - “Exploring the linkages between climate change, human mobility and peace: Evidence from Francophone countries” (hosted by UN Environment Programme, Ministry of Environment of Haiti, adelphi)

11 December, 14-15h, Arizona State University Pavilion - “Climate justice and peace dialogue” (hosted by the Institute for Climate and Peace)

11 December, 18-19h, EU Pavilion & online - “Reflecting on peace at COP28” (hosted by Search for Common Ground, more info here)

12 December, 10-10h45, SDG Pavilion - “Towards Sustainable Peace and Development: Demilitarisation for Climate and Gender Justice” (hosted by WILPF, Peace Boat, Women’s Environment and Development Organisation (WEDO), Peace Track Initiative, WILPF Yemen, Syrian Journalist Network, Drexel University, Tipping Point North South, info here)

More information on official side events is linked here. If you’d like to suggest additions or changes to this list, please contact ecosystemforpeace@gmail.com.