Climate Charter

Network Event

Human Mobility and Climate Change: Experiences and Challenges in the Americas.

Thursday, November 21, 2024: 11:00 EST

This webinar will highlight the urgent need to strengthen legal protection mechanisms for the most vulnerable populations and will generate inter-regional dialogue on strategies to develop stronger frameworks for protecting climate vulnerable people. The conversation will bring together experts from Central America, Colombia, and the United States to analyze existing legal responses to climate displacement in the Americas. (English and Spanish)

Network Event

From Jeddah to Geneva | Multilateralism Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance

Tuesday, November 19, 2024: 10:00 - 11:30 CET

Antimicrobial resistance is a critical and growing threat to human, and animal health, food security, environment, and development. AMR has been directly linked to 1.27 million global deaths and has contributed to 4.95 million deaths. This event, organized as part of the World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week (WAAW) from 18 to 24 November, will serve as a strategic gathering to advance commitments and build on the 4th Ministerial Conference to promote the integrated One Heath approach and evaluate the next steps and commitments that result from the meeting in Jeddah.

Network Event

Road to Busan | Strengthening the Health Aspects of the Future Plastics Treaty

Thursday, November 14, 2024: 14:00-15:30 CET

Recalling the World Health Assembly Resolution 76.17 (WHA 76.17) which calls on Member States to “support WHO in scaling up work on plastics and health to enable better information on the potential human health impacts associated with plastic, including plastic pollution, and with the aim of strengthening the public health aspects, including under the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution” and requests the WHO to “actively contribute, in accordance with its mandate, to the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee”, this session will discuss the state of play ahead of the fifth and final INC session and health aspects of the treaty under discussion.

Network Event

Climate-Related Human Mobility in the localization and local implementation of NAPs

Thursday, November 7, 2024: 14:00-15:30 CET (6.30-8.00 pm IST)

In partnership with the NAP Global Network, SLYCAN Trust is excited to share preliminary findings from our ongoing research, which includes case studies from Costa Rica, Senegal, and Sri Lanka. Topics include: the nexus between human mobility. NAP localization, and local adaptation planning; practical applications of these insights for policymakers, researchers, practitioners, and other actors; and, engaging in valuable discussions with experts and practitioners worldwide.

Network Event

Unpacking Baku COP29 & sharing messages in the CALP Network

Wednesday, November 6, 2024: 8:00 UTC

Recording available. The primary aim of this webinar is to help demystify the COP for humanitarian stakeholders, and to better understand what it might mean for them. It will unpack the main initiatives on the agenda at this year’s COP, which will focus on climate finance and the New Collective Quantified Goals (NCQG).

Network Event

Launch Event of the MERA (Multi-sectoral Environmental Risks Analysis) matrix

Wednesday, October 30, 2024: 11:00-11:45 CET

The REH Environmental Assessments Working Group has developed the MERA (Multi-sectoral Environmental Risks Analysis) matrix to help humanitarian and development project developers and technical advisers to become aware of the environmental risks that the projects they are developing may entail, and to rapidly formulate recommendations to mitigate these risks. The matrix provides a non-exhaustive database of mitigation measures for each environmental risk associated with activities in the Food Security & Livelihoods, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene, Shelter and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support sectors. The matrix will be available on the REH website from October 30th in English, French and Spanish.

Network Event

Navigating Fragility, Conflict, and Violence to Strengthen Community Resilience – Launch of a New Practitioner Handbook and Call to Action

Friday, October 25, 2024: 12:30-2:00pm CET

The event will be the launch event of a new Practitioner Handbook “Navigating Fragility, Conflict and Violence to strengthen Community Resilience” that aims to help navigate the challenges and uncertainties we encounter in FCV settings, assisting DRR practitioners in avoiding common shortcomings, while increasing chances of effectively reduced disaster risk

Charter Event

Environment-smart anticipatory action: gaps, practices and opportunities at the 12th Global Platform

Wednesday, October 23, 2024: 14:30-15:30 (Hybrid)

At the 12th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action, the Charter will be co-hosting a session with Charter Signatories - CARE, CALP, and ACCORD - on considering the environmental impacts of anticipatory action. This session will raise awareness of the importance of environment-smart anticipatory action and explore how programmes can better incorporate and minimize environmental impacts, drawing on experiences from emergency response programmes. Cash and voucher assistance, one of the most widely adopted instruments, will be discussed as one of the solutions for environment-smart anticipatory action. Register for online participation in the Dialogue Platform for this and other hybrid events.

Network Event

12th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 - Thursday, October 24, 2024

The 12th Global Dialogue Platform on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action will take place from 22 to 24 October 2024 in Berlin and online. This year’s edition focuses on 'Mainstreaming anticipatory action: collaboration in complex contexts’.

Network Event

Girls’ and Young Women’s Leadership in Nature-based Solutions for Climate Action

Thursday, October 17, 2024: 10:30 - 11:45 GMT+8

On October 17, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will host a Girls Takeover in celebration of IDG at its headquarters, in partnership with Plan International Asia-Pacific and Plan International Pilipinas. The event will focus on the theme "Girls' Leadership in Climate Action." A hybrid panel discussion will kick off the event, featuring youth, government representatives, civil society organizations, and private sector stakeholders. Panelists include Prachi Shevgoankar (Cool the Globe, India), Dikatauna Kea (Eda Davara Marine Sanctuary, Papua New Guinea), and Sabrina Escalona (Ecosensya Solutions for Environmental Sustainability, The Philippines).

Network Event

Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APCMDRR) 2024, Manila, The Philippines

Monday, October 14, 2024 - Friday, October 18, 2024

The APMCDRR is the main platform in Asia and the Pacific to monitor, review and enhance cooperation for the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 at the regional level.  The conference brings together governments, intergovernmental, international, national and civil society organizations, the private sector, science, academia and stakeholder groups to accelerate progress in reducing disaster risk.

Network Event

Call for Applications COP29 Side Events and Exhibits at the Humanitarian Hub, Blue Zone at COP29: Deadline 11 October

Friday, October 11, 2024

Call for applications for the dedicated Humanitarian Hub which will provide the international humanitarian community an opportunity to showcase our work including how it relates to climate and its impact on humanitarian response - deadline 11 October.

Charter Event

Towards COP29: Peace-Climate-Humanitarian collective action

Thursday, October 3, 2024: 12:00 - 13:30 UTC / 14:00 - 15:30 CET / 08:00 - 09:30 EST

Join the Climate Action Network International (CAN-I), The Environment, Climate, Conflict and Peace (ECCP) community of practice, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Sub-group on Climate and the Advisory Group on Human Mobility as we raise awareness among the Charter Signatories and the humanitarian sector on the various initiatives that are taking place at COP29. It will also focus on our collective strengths and roles, including opportunities in advocating for and bringing solutions to the climate and environmental crisis across the humanitarian, climate/environment and peacebuilding sectors.

Network Event

Accelerating climate action today to better serve populations tomorrow (Climate Action Accelerator)

Wednesday, October 2, 2024: 10:00 - 17:30 CEST (in Geneva and online)

We will draw on our work in international aid and health sectors and share insights on operationalizing climate commitments, partnering for locally led action and the pivotal role of funds programming in amplifying change. We’ll also debate how effective climate transformation not only generates crucial climate outcomes but also reinforces our capacity to deliver in extraordinary times, in a world characterised by increased constraints.

Network Event

Global Webinar: Membership to the Santiago Network

Wednesday, October 2, 2024: Session 1 - 8:00 a.m. (CEST), Session 2 - 4:00 p.m. (CEST)

Learn more about the Santiago network, how to become a member and what membership to the network entails. This webinar is recommended for any organizations, bodies, networks and experts interested in becoming members of the Santiago network.

Network Event

Greening Humanitarian and Development Operations – webinar series

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 - Wednesday, October 2, 2024: 09:00 - 12:00 CEST

The webinar series organised by Plan International and Civil Society Now is intended for primarily local organisations that are seeking to reduce the environmental impact of their offices, transport, and purchases. Our speakers, from People in Need’s offices around the world, will introduce the most effective ‘greening’ measures organisations can take as well as useful tips on their implementation. Practical guides and tools will be offered during the webinars to help participants apply what they have learned.

Network Event

Expression of Interest COP29 SHARE Hub side events (ICCAD)

Saturday, September 28, 2024

International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) call for Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for hosting side events at the SHARE Hub during COP29 has been extended. The new deadline is 28 September 2024. This extension offers additional time for IGOs, NGOs, research institutions, youth, women, indigenous-led organizations, and other stakeholders to submit proposals that align with the SHARE Hub themes of climate resilience, adaptation, just transition, and loss and damage. The events will be scheduled between 12-21 November 2024 at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Given the limited slots, we encourage you to finalize your submissions as early as possible.

Network Event

Online global meeting: presentation of NEAT+ roadmap

Thursday, September 26, 2024: 15:00 - 16:30 CET

The NEAT+ Steerin Committee will present the roadmap for the improvement and sustainability of NEAT+, and leave room for questions and answers. The meeting will incorporate discussions from the two-day retreat taking place just before, feedback from practitioners and NEAT+ training participants, as well as lessons learned from NRC’s two-year capacity building programme. (Link downloads event invite)

Network Event

The Challenge of Greening the Humanitarian Response (ACF)

Monday, September 23, 2024: Virtual Event at NY Climate Week

The aim of this session is to bring together different actors from the humanitarian and the renewable energies sectors to discuss about the challenge of greening humanitarian responses therefore taking a more active role on contributing to climate change mitigation while deploying humanitarian aid.

Network Event

Climate Week NYC

Sunday, September 22, 2024 - Sunday, September 29, 2024

Climate Week NYC is the largest annual climate event of its kind, bringing together over 600 events and activities across the City of New York – in person, hybrid and online. Each year, business leaders, political change makers, local decision takers and civil society representatives of all ages and backgrounds, from all over the world, gather to drive the transition, speed up progress, and champion change that is already happening.

Network Event

Understanding Landslides and Related Risk Factors for Preparedness

Friday, September 20, 2024: 07:00 - 08:00 CEST | 10:30 - 11:30 India Standard Time

This session on “Understanding Landslides and Associated Risk Factors for Enhanced Preparedness” will explore the causes of landslides, how to manage the risks, and how we can enhance community resilience. Experts will discuss innovative solutions and share valuable insights to help reduce vulnerability and improve preparedness.

Charter Event

Resources and Tools for Humanitarian Organizations to Advance Climate and Environmental Action

Monday, September 9, 2024: 12:00-13:30 UTC / 14:00-15:30 CEST / 8:00-9:30 EST

This webinar will provide Charter Signatories with an overview of existing expertise and support available to humanitarian organizations working on climate and environmental action. The webinar will introduce Signatories to one of the central tools available to the sector, the Nexus Environmental Assessment Tool (NEAT+), presenting the tool itself and sharing lessons learned in implementation from two Charter Signatories.  Lastly, the Charter Secretariat will further share  how it plans to utilize the expertise mapping, as well as improve the accessibility and reduce fragmentation of these resources and tools.

Network Event

The Santiago Network for Loss and Damage: Exploring the role and engagement of organisations, bodies, networks and experts as the members of the network

Tuesday, August 27, 2024: 13:00 - 15:00 CEST

The primary objective of this webinar was to focus on the capacity building of OBNEs and explore their role and engagement as the SNLD advances towards full operationalisation

Network Event

Youth Climate Adaptation Forum on Locally Led Adaptation

Monday, August 12, 2024

Network Event

IASC Briefing: Launch of IASC Climate Crisis Roadmap

Friday, June 28, 2024: 15:30 – 16:45 GVA / 09:30 – 10:45 NY

This briefing will focus on launching the IASC Climate Crisis Roadmap and discussing its implementation at national, regional and global level through the six priority areas for IASC collaborative action. It aims to provide a platform for IASC members and their partners to explore emerging issues related to the climate crisis, share experiences, and identify opportunities for improved coordination and action.

Network Event

CCHN World Summit 2024 ⎮Climate change and conflict: Negotiating for the future

Friday, June 28, 2024

This session addressed the intersection of climate change, conflict, and humanitarian needs, focusing on negotiating for long-term solutions and resilience in vulnerable regions affected by environmental degradation. The panellists stressed that humanitarianism should work for both humans and nature, highlighting climate as a conflict multiplier. They concluded that effective humanitarian negotiations require representing nature and integrating environmental considerations into humanitarian efforts.

Network Event

Launch Event: Towards Halving Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions By 2030 in the Humanitarian Sector (CAA)

Thursday, June 13, 2024: 14:30 to 16:30 (CET)

Climate Action Accelerator has developed a ‘Roadmap for Halving Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Humanitarian Sector by 2030’ as a tool to guide humanitarian actors towards meeting their own climate commitments while addressing both populations needs and organisational risk in a world increasingly under pressure.

Charter Event

Introduction to the Charter Secretariat and Support to Signatories

Thursday, May 30, 2024: 9:00-10:00 EST / 13:00-14:00 UTC / 15:00-16:00 CEST

The webinar introduces the Secretariat team of the Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations and its Board. It aims to provide Signatories with a better understanding of the Secretariat functions and how the referral hub will support them in implementing the Charter commitments, including what forms of expertise, guidance, and services can be provided through the Secretariat.