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CGIAR SLT Briefing

CGIAR Engagement 
in CBD & UNCCD 
COP16, respectively



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BACKGROUND

1

Past engagement: Mainly Centers’ initiatives

Strong interest in CBD & UNCCD COP16 
(EH&B IAP and Centers)

Need for consolidated outreach to prevent 
confusing both secretariats and presidencies



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Provide scientific 
evidence to inform 
effective decisions

Forge partnership and 
leverage coalitions for 

shared advocacy

Identify opportunities 
to support countries 

(e.g., NBSAPs, LDN-NAPs)

CGIAR HIGH-LEVEL 
ENGAGEMENT OBJECTIVES



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Overall 
coordination 

(EH&B IAP)

Colombia 
Presidency

(Lead: Joe Tohme)

Programme & 
initiatives 

(e.g., official side events)

Evidence
(Leads: Cargele Masso & 

Marcela Quintero)

CGIAR position 
on priority topics

Intelligence for 
negotiations

(Leads: James Stapleton & 
Carolina Navarrete)

Priority-negotiation 
tracks and 

engagement

Communication and 
events

(Leads: Nathan Biran, Ruth 
Ann Felismino, Chiara 
Villani, & Janet Hudor)

Comms strategy, 
pavilions, side events, 

opportunities for 
speaking engagement 

for CGIAR top 
leadership

Resource 
mobilization

(Leads: Melissa Hambly-
Larios & Joaquin Lozano)

Fundraising 
strategy and 
opportunities

Cross CGIAR & Centers’ participation in the ITF (Teams for each track)

CGIAR ENGAGEMENT INTERNAL 
TASKFORCE (ITF)



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SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES 
AT BOTH COPS

4

• From biodiversity plan to actions

• Means for implementation

• Access and benefit sharing & DSI

• Gender mainstreaming

• IPLC & knowledge

• Biodiversity and health

• Climate and nature

• Monitoring framework for KM-GBF

• Food systems

• Land tenure

• Rangelands

• Restoration of degraded lands

• Drought preparedness, response and resilience

• Climate and biodiversity solutions

• Resilience to sand and dust storms

• Nature-positive food production

• Women’s land rights, Youth and Jobs

CBD COP16 UNCCD COP16



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POSITION PAPERS

Biodiversity 
and Health

Biodiversity 
Finance

Biodiversity 
and 
Climate Change

Agroecology

Agrobiodiversity

Monitoring 
Framework

Restoration Biodiversity 
and 
Gender

Peace with 
Nature



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GREEN ZONE – MAIN ACTIVITIES

7

CLOSE 
ENGAGEMENT 
WITH THE 
PRESIDENCY

ALLIANCE PAVILION 
IN DOWNTOWN CALI 
(TBC)

SCIENCE-POLICY 
FORUM WITH IPBES

SIDE EVENTS 
@ OUR CAMPUS

INNOVATION FAIR 
@ OUR CAMPUS

RUTA 
ACADEMICA



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BLUE ZONE – MAIN ACTIVITIES

COP16 HIGH LEVEL 
SEGMENT 
(29-30 OCTOBER)

CGIAR PAVILION 
– EVENTS AND 
SIDE EVENTS

FOOD DAY AND SCIENCE DAY 
@ GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY 
PLAN PAVILION

INNOVATION 
MATCHMAKING 

FAIR

LAUNCH OF THE 
AGROECOLOGY 

HANDBOOK 



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THEMATIC DAYS

10

Initial discussions with the Secretariat; we aim to:

LEAD 

Science and 
Technology Day  

(9 December – tbc)

CO-LEAD

▪ Food Day 
 (Lead: FAO)

▪ Land Day 

CONTRIBUTE TO

▪ Governance

▪ People

▪ Finance

▪ Drought

▪ Resilience



THANK YOU


	Slide 0: CGIAR Engagement in CBD & UNCCD COP16, respectively
	Slide 1: BACKGROUND
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	Slide 4: SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES  AT BOTH COPS
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	Slide 7: GREEN ZONE – MAIN ACTIVITIES
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	Slide 10: THEMATIC DAYS
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