2022
November 6 | Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
Parliamentary Engagement at COP27 and Side Events
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Parliamentary Meetings
- COP27 Legislators Summit, hosted by GLOBE
- Parliamentary Meeting at COP27, hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Protagonist Latin American and Caribbean Parliaments: Mobilizing climate finance, a side-event hosted by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition (OPCC)
- Utilising expertise of the youth to bridge the science-policy divide and improve access to finance, a side-event hosted by Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC), International Water Association (IWA), Moravian University and The Association of Commonwealth Universities (The ACU)
Virtual Participation
Many pavillions at COP27 have recordings of their events:
Visit the full list of pavilions for more.
LEARN MORE
Key Resources for Parliaments
- Parliaments and the Paris Agreement. ParlAmericas, GLOBE, INTER PARES, and WFD, 2021.
- Environment and Sustainability: Mapping the Strategies and Plans in the Americas and the Caribbean
- Parliamentary declaration adopted at the 6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change on Realizing our Green Future: The Road to Low Emissions.
Background Information on COP27 and Current Climate State
- The State of the Climate in Latin America & the Caribbean 2021. WMO, 2022.
- The Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week 2022 output report. UNFCCC, 2022.
- Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies. UNEP, 2022.
- The Adaptation Gap Report 2022. UNEP, 2022.
- Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Working Group II Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. IPCC, 2022.
- Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Working Group III Contribution to the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. IPCC, 2022.
- An IPCC Special Report: Climate Change and Land. IPCC, 2019.
- An IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC. IPCC, 2018.
July 5 | Virtual Meeting
6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change | Realizing our Green Future: The Road to Low Emissions (Plenary Session)
PRESENTATIONS
- Agriculture, Forestas and Other Land Uses (AFOLU): Trends and opportunities, Dr. Mercedes Bustamante, 2022.
- Sustainable agriculture adapted to climate change and gender-sensitive, Dr. Osana Bonilla-Findji, 2022 (in Spanish).
- Catalyzing finance to turn NDCs into Action, Minister Matthew Samuda, 2022.
CONNECTION WITH IX SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
RESOURCES
- The Global Land Outlook: Latin America and the Caribbean Thematic Report: Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), 2019.
- Global Land Outlook 2: Land Restoration for Recovery and Resilience, UNCCD, 2022.
- Climate Change and Land, IPCC, 2019.
- Land rights matter for people and the planet, UNCCD, 2022.
- Forest Pulse: The Latest on the World’s Forests, World Resources Institute, 2022.
During the 6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change, elections was held for the Network’s vice-presidency for Central America and for the host parliament of the next gathering. Nominations received can be found below.
June 23 | Virtual Meeting
6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change | Realizing our Green Future: The Road to Low Emissions (Interparliamentary Dialogue)
PRESENTATIONS
- Achieving Sustainability: Energy at the centre. Dr. Devon Gardner, 2022.
- Shift Strategies: From higher emitting modes to lower emitting modes, Multimodal and active transport. Andrea Palma, 2022.
RESOURCES
- Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change, IPCC, 2022.
- Emissions Gap Report 2020, UNEP, 2020.
- Just Transition Towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All, International Labour Organization (ILO), 2018.
- Zero Carbon Latin America and the Caribbean: The opportunity, cost, and benefits of the coupled decarbonization of the power and transport sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean, UNEP, 2019.
- How better transport will help Latin America get ahead of the climate crisis, World Bank, 2021.
- Approaches for Gender Responsive Urban Mobility, GIZ, SUTP & Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative, 2018.
- World Energy Transition Outlook: 1.5°C Pathway, IRENA, 2022.
- Production Gap Report 2020, UNEP, 2020.
- Wind energy: A gender perspective, IRENA, 2020.
April 6 | Virtual Meeting
Towards a Circular Economy: A Workshop for Parliamentarians and Parliamentary Staff of Trinidad and Tobago
RESOURCES
- Background document: Introduction to Circular Economy Workshop
- Environment and Sustainability: Mapping strategies and plans of the Americas and the Caribbean – Circular Economy Roadmaps
- Comprehensive report of the circular economy workshop
PRESENTATIONS
- Circular Economy in Trinidad and Tobago. Dr. Sherwyn Millette, 2022.
- The Role of Data, Monitoring, and Reporting. David Oswald, 2022.
- The Role of Education. Sian Cuffy-Young, 2022.
