IFPRI is participating in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Gender & Women at COP26 (November 1-2, 2021 — 6:00am – 9:00am EDT)

• Elizabeth Bryan, Senior Scientist, IFPRI

The objective of this workshop is to allow National Gender & Climate Change Focal Points (NGCCFPs) and Parties to reflect on and develop recommendations on the role of NGCCFPs. Experiences will be shared to inspire collaborative reflections.

Scene setter on Water-Energy Nexus: Fueling Synergies through the Water-Energy Nexus – Honouring Energy Day at the Water Pavilion (November 3, 2021 — 5:00am – 6:05am EDT)

• Claudia Ringler, Deputy Director of Environment and Production Technology Division, IFPRI

In this session, Water-Energy Day will kick off at the Blue Pavilion with four different perspectives of powerful nexus. The speakers will shed light onto the different challenges and opportunities inherent to the Water-Energy intersection.

The Great Intervention: Innovation in Food Systems (November 3, 2021 — 12:00pm – 12:50pm EDT)

• Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Hosted by The New York Times Climate Hub, this panel will explore how intervention of biotech and innovative industrialization in agriculture could ensure, or compromise, the safety of our food systems and ecosystems.

Public Development Banks Access to Climate Finance for Adaptation (November 4, 2021 — 7:30am – 9:00am EDT | Register )

• Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI

Hosted by IFAD, this event aligns with the COP26 goal of catalysing trillions of private and public finance to achieve global net-zero carbon through PDB role in the growing international climate finance value chain from international investors through to the smallholders on the front lines of climate change.