The GEF at UNFCCC COP29

13:15-14:45 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
The Unavoidable Opportunity: Investing in Adaptation and Resilience
Investing in climate resilience and adaptation is an unavoidable opportunity. Join our experts to explore how companies worldwide are helping build resilience to climate change and what investors can do to support their innovation and growth. 

11:00-12:30 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
The Multilateral Climate Funds and Innovative Financing Mechanisms
Join the experts from the GEF, GCF, AF, and CIFs for an overview of approaches to innovative financing mechanisms being supported by the Multilateral Climate Funds and learn how you can get involved.  

12:00-13:00 AZT | Venue: Special Event Room 5
Joint COP29 Presidency and Multilateral Climate Funds Event: Catalyzing Climate Impact
Join the COP29 Presidency and the heads of the GEF, GCF, CIFS, and AF for this special Finance Day session exploring the role of the multilateral climate funds in the development finance landscape, and how they are working together to catalyze climate action and investment across sectors and borders.

18:30-20:00 AZT | Venue: Side Event Room 7
Rowing In the Same Direction - How Can Country Platforms Drive Policy Coherence for Climate and Nature? 
Join our experts and country partners to explore the latest in how policy coherence, particularly through country platforms, is helping to close the climate and nature financing gap worldwide. 

13:15-14:45 AZT | Venue: Meeting Room 22 in Area D (Blue Zone)
Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation Award
Join us as we explore emerging trends in scalable and bankable climate adaptation and resilience with the announcement of the 13 newest winners of the GEF’s Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation Award. 

15:15-16:45 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Blended Finance for Climate and Nature Action
Join our experts to explore how innovative approaches in blended finance are being replicated and scaled up to de-risk projects and catalyze private investment in both climate and nature. 

11:00-12:30 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Building Resilience: Nature-Based Solutions for People and Planet 
Join the GEF to explore how NbS are being implemented worldwide with a focus on Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to build resilience for both communities and ecosystems. 

13:15-14:45 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Climate Finance: Meet the Nature-Based Solutions Experts 
Join the experts from the GEF, GCF, AF and CIFs to explore how the Multilateral Climate Funds are working in partnership with countries, and each other, to build on the experience of successful NBS initiatives and explore new pathways to meet the climate and biodiversity crises. 

11:00–12:30  AZT  | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Enhancing CSO Action to Address Climate Change 
This event will highlight the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in addressing climate change using nature-based solutions, mitigation, and adaptation measures. It will also focus on options and constraints for civil society engagement in GEF projects and programs and how to enhance engagement in the future.

15:15-16:45 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Partnering for Forests: Multilateral Climate Funds and Country Collaboration to Achieve Greater Synergy and Impact
Join us to explore how the Multilateral Climate Funds are working with countries to promote sustainable development, conserve nature and build climate resilience through protecting and sustainably managing forests.  

13:15-14:45 AZT | Venue: The Climate Funds Pavilion
Advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in climate finance
This forward-looking session aims not only to broaden understanding on the progress on gender equality and available support on gender-related work within the four funds, but also to have an interactive session between the speakers and audience to exchange views to further the goal of gender equality in climate finance.