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The UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh: A Trojan Horse for Change?
Merijn Dols from NOW Partners Foundation and Future Economy Forum reports for forum

Riyadh in December, a city of chaos and bustle, was surprisingly devoid of the usual fanfare associated with a major UN conference. The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) seemed almost lost in the urban clamor, a subtle presence amidst the noise – a fitting metaphor for a convention often overlooked on the global stage.

Restoring Lands, Lives, and Livelihoods at COP16
Uniting Global Leaders at COP16 to Combat Desertification Through Holistic Solutions

NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective joined forces at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification (COP16) in Riyadh to advocate for regenerative agriculture and forestry as key solutions to address desertification, climate change, and food insecurity.

COP16: Regenerative Solutions
NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective Join Forces to Champion Regenerative Solutions at UN Desertification Conference

NOW Partners Foundation and Aeon Collective are partnering to host a series of events at the UN Conference to Combat Desertification (COP16) in Riyadh from December 2-13, 2024. The collaboration aims to advance regenerative agriculture and forestry as key solutions to combat desertification, climate change, and food insecurity.

Creating an Arc of Action at UN Climate Conferences
NOW Partners: Solutions dialogues feature leaders from COP29, COP16 and COP30

Future Economy Forum and Food Tank, in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Unilever, NOW Partners Foundation, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Sekem, and Imaflora, convened global leaders for the "Scaling Regenerative Agriculture Innovations" series.

Decarbonization in Cultural and Creative Sectors
NOW Partners: From the COP29 Green Zone

NOW Partners Foundations' Managing Partner Daniël Povel, spoke recently in the COP29 Green Zone at the Azerbaijan Art Pavilion. The panel brought together a broad selection of experts to address international decarbonization in cultural and creative sectors.

COP29 Leaders Convene to Advance Regenerative Agriculture Innovations as Climate Solutions
Final comment of NOW Partners to the second week of COP29

Future Economy Forum, NOW Partners Foundation, and Food Tank, in partnership with IICA, Unilever, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Sekem, and Imaflora, hosted a dynamic dinner series throughout weeks one and two at COP29 in Baku, bringing together high-level leaders from across sectors to advance solutions to the climate crisis using regenerative agriculture and land use.

forum special entry on COP29
A collection of reports and comments by forum correspondents

Some sustainability activists may have doubts about a global climate conference that repeatedly takes place in a country known for its oil production. forum therefore takes a closer look: Here are reports and comments from our partners who are on site in Baku for forum, including NOW Partners and Bertrand Piccard. NOW Partners are particularly involved in the topic of regenerative agriculture as a climate stabiliser.

Land and Ocean Unite for Climate Action at COP29
NOW Partners team is back on site for forum on COP29 in BAKU

At COP29 in Baku, land and ocean advocates united to highlight natural carbon sinks' vital role in climate action. Experts called for collaboration to integrate these solutions into future policies. A report from Merijn Dols, partner of forum.

UN Trade and Development leads COP29 Baku Initiative for Climate Action
Uniting Finance, Trade, and Investment for Global Climate Action

The Baku Initiative for Climate Finance, Investment, and Trade (BICFIT) launched at COP29, the 29th UN Climate Change Conference, to bring together finance, investment, and trade to respond to the urgent need for climate action as the window for impactful action narrows. The initiative aims to strengthen and coordinate the response to climate challenges, fostering economic development and meaningful climate action. Climate finance is the backbone of any effective climate response, making it possible to mobilize resources where they are most needed.

Regenerative Agriculture's Potential as Key Climate Solution
forum is represented throughout COP29 as a NOW media partner

A critical roundtable discussion unfolded today at COP29, uniting journalists, farmers, and food producers to explore the urgent challenges and transformative potential of regenerative agriculture in the face of climate change. Co-hosted by Future Economy Forum and Food Tank, and led by Danielle Nierenberg (Food Tank) and Walter Link (Future Economy Forum), the roundtable included journalists Daphne Ewing-Chow (Forbes) and Umar Manzoor Shah (IPS News) and farmers and food producer representatives Million Belay (AFSA), Rosinah Mbenya (Pelum) and Helmy Abouleish (Sekem), who emphasized the potential of a paradigm shift in our food systems towards agroecology, natural farming, and non-industrial approaches.