GLOBE@COP27

The official App for the GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit (7 - 9 November 2022) offers an exciting new way to engage virtually at the Summit and other GLOBE events at COP27 in Egypt. A breakthrough allowing wider & interactive participation, the App allows delegates: -Easy access to the Summit programme, venue floorplan, briefings, videos and other resources -Experience state-of-the-art virtual conferencing with lobby, workshop, chat and other facilities -Latest news & updates for the Summit & other GLOBE activities -View content from our partners and sponsors -View the itinerary and sign up for Summit cultural activities on offer (tour of pyramids & Nile river cruise) -Connect with GLOBE legislators and other delegates from around the world -Make appointments, connections and network with ease in a secure online space -Directly access GLOBE's comprehensive Parliamentarians@COP27 newsletter & Calendar -View content from our partners and sponsors -Access GLOBE's daily briefings from COP27 in our role as the UNFCCC Focal Point for the Parliamentary Group -View a tutorial of the Let’s Get Digital virtual platform where virtual delegates will be able to attend the Summit. More information about the GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit: We are delighted to announce that GLOBE International will host a hybrid GLOBE COP27 Legislators Summit (7-9 November) in Cairo, Egypt, coinciding with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP27 hosted by the Egyptian Government in Sharm El-Sheikh (7-18 November 2022). The Summit will use the latest in digital conferencing technology offering a highly interactive web platform enabling engagement, information exchange and networking amongst parliamentary and other delegates joining from across the world and in-person in Egypt. SUMMIT TITLE: "Delivering on the Rio Conventions: an integrated approach to climate, nature, desertification and risk governance" This year marks the 30th anniversary of the landmark Rio Earth Summit agreements on climate change, desertification and biodiversity. With major COPs (Conference Of Parties) taking place this year for all three Rio Conventions - the UN Framework Conventions on Climate Change (CCC COP27), Biodiversity (CBD COP15) and Desertification (CCD COP15) - we are taking the opportunity to address the interlinkages between the Rio Conventions and the need for integrated solutions to the complex and interconnected crises of climate change, biodiversity and desertification, reflected in the complex climate impacts and food security challenges facing the world. OUTLINE Monday 7 November 2022 Delegate arrival and cultural tour day with welcome event in the evening. Tuesday 8 November 2022 FOCUS ON AFRICA: 1. Profiling GLOBE's work in parliaments across Africa on climate and natural resource governance and delivery of the nature-dependent SDGs via legislative reform, capacity building and advances in environmental accounting, in partnership with UNEP and the Global Environment Facility. This will be a hybrid event with in-person and online delegates issuing a 'Call to Action' for COP27 from African legislators. Wednesday 9 November 2022 DELIVERING ON THE RIO CONVENTIONS: Virtual full-day event using the interactive Let's Get Digital platform addressing the interlocking Rio + 30 agendas and highlighting risk governance. "Delivering on the Rio Conventions: an integrated approach to climate, nature, desertification and risk governance", in partnership with the three United Nations Rio Convention secretariats and the UN agency for disaster risk reduction (UNDRR). The Summit will highlight emerging best practice in integrated governance and legislative approaches of relevance to lawmakers, using both expert-led and peer-learning models. Call to Action for COP27 with virtual breakout rooms hosted by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) on the Sendai Framework Mid-Term Review and the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022.