COP29 Panel: Systemic Pathways to Resilience

Systemic Pathways to Resilience

Date and Time: Thursday 14th November 18:30 – 19:45 (Baku time)
Venue: Greek Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organized by: AE4RIA and SDSN Global Climate Hub

Session Overview

This session will focus on sustainable resilience strategies across the energy, land-use, and food sectors. Through advanced modeling tools and expert insights, participants will explore comprehensive pathways to address interconnected climate challenges. The session will showcase the UN Global Climate Hub’s Integrated Assessment Models, which assess trade-offs and synergies between economic and social policies. This data-driven analysis will help shape science-based, human-centered sustainability pathways that support transformative solutions and just transitions. Additional discussions will highlight the resilience-building efforts within EU regions, emphasizing both technical and financial solutions for transformative adaptation projects.

Key Objectives

  • Highlight Science-Based Climate Solutions: Emphasize the importance of evidence-based recommendations for tackling the climate crisis.
  • Modeling Insights: Present key findings from models on energy, land use, food systems, and biodiversity.
  • Address Financial Challenges for Resilience: Discuss financial barriers and solutions for advancing resilience at regional and national levels.
  • Showcase EU Resilience Projects: Highlight innovative adaptation projects and tangible resilience outcomes from the EU.
  • Promote UN SDSN Global Climate Hub Integration: Showcase the interlinked units of the UN SDSN Global Climate Hub and key insights from recent modeling outcomes.

Expected Outcomes

  • Increased Awareness of the UN SDSN Global Climate Hub’s Contributions: Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the scientific impact and outcomes of the Hub’s work.
  • Evaluation of SDG Progress: Attendees will critically examine SDG progress metrics across regions and countries.
  • Insights from Regional Modeling: Specific modeling exercises will provide insights on Energy, Land, and Marine-use systems within Greece and the EU.
  • EU Regional Resilience Achievements: Presentation of resilience milestones in EU regions, including relevant projects and support mechanisms.
  • Narratives for Green Transition: Updates on the integration of Energy and Land-use models, highlighting socio-economic scenarios for a sustainable transition.
  • Socio-Economic Narratives for Sustainability: An exploration of socio-economic stories that form the backbone of the sustainability transition.
Agenda

 

Moderator: Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business & Technical University of Denmark; President, World Council of Environmental and Resource Economists Associations; Chair, SDSN Global Climate Hub; Director AE4RIA

Speakers:

  • Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Executive Chairman, PVBLIC Foundation
  • Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, Executive Director, Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity
  • Prof. Marios Polycarpou, Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Director of the KIOS Research and Innovation Center of Excellence at the University of Cyprus (online)
  • Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Professor, Columbia University
  • Massamba Thioye, Project Executive, UNFCCC Global Innovation Hub
  • Petros Varelidis, General Secretary of Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy of Greece
  • Prof. Wing Thye Woo, SDSN Vice President for Asia, Professor of Economics, University of California in Davis
  • Prof. Christos Zerefos, Secretary General, Academy of Athens (online)

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