Extended Dialogue on Forests, Livelihoods and Peace: COP 28 and the Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace (A Path to The Hague Initiative)

Feb 28, 2024 | EnPAx Forest & Young Professionals Interest Groups
online

Following the conclusion of COP28, join us to delve into an aspect that has garnered less attention but holds significant importance—the COP 28 Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery, and Peace. This groundbreaking declaration marks a pivotal moment, calling for a more robust collective effort to enhance climate resilience on a large and urgent scale, particularly in highly vulnerable countries and communities. It specifically addresses those threatened or affected by fragility, conflict, or facing severe humanitarian needs. This declaration possesses the potential to influence the trajectory of initiatives at the crossroads of forests, livelihoods, and peace. In our upcoming Extended Dialogue session, we are excited to collaborate with the Young Professionals Interest Group to amplify the voices of those who will be directly involved in implementing and most affected by the ambitious goals outlined in this declaration. Together, we aim to shed light on the transformative impact this call to action could have on shaping the future of work in these crucial intersections.

Featuring a reflection on COP28 by Elsa Barron.

Elsa Barron is an environmental peace and security researcher, writer, poet, and youth activist. She is the Co-Chair of the Young Professionals Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and a co-director of the Christian Climate Observers Program, which brings first-time observers to the UN Climate Conference each year. She has been an observer or speaker at multiple international conferences, including COP26, COP27, COP28, Stockholm +50, and Geneva Peace Week. Elsa graduated from the University of Notre Dame where she studied peace studies and biology.

Time: 08:00 - 09:30 ET / 14:00 - 15:30 CET

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