COP29 takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 11 - 22 November 2024.

The Global Call to Action Campaign Leadership Team has been busy advocating for the campaign and will convene at COP29. A key strategic objective for COP29, for the campaign as well as the Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action, is to secure a sentence in the COP29 cover decision that will begin the process to secure the first Work Program on Culture-Based Climate Action at the UNFCCC.

This sentence requests that the UNFCCC hold one or more to the UNFCCC to hold one or more workshops in 2025 to consider issues related to culture and heritage while also working to enable culture-based climate action to achieve more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by COP30. It is critical to secure the culture workshops as they could result in a recommendation that COP30 adopt a Joint Work on Culture and Climate Action Decision. If you have the opportunity, please ask your national government to support the Culture Workshop Request at COP29.

At COP29 The Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action is expected to adopt Terms of Reference at COP29 which enshrines as one of the Group's goals, "launching the first Work Program on Culture-based Climate Action at the UNFCCC."

What is happening at COP29?

High-Level Ministerial for Culture-Based Climate Action at COP29

The Group of Friends for Culture-Based Climate Action at the UNFCCC will reconvene at COP29 in Baku for the 2nd High-Level Ministerial for Culture-Based Climate Action on Friday 15 November 2024, 13:00 to 14:30 AST.

This second meeting is co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and Group of Friends co-chairs Brazil and the United Arab Emirates. The Global Call will be pushing the participants to take more concerted action towards achieving the ultimate goal of a UNFCCC work plan on culture. Global call signatories will be represented at the Dialogue by HRH Princess Dana Firas of Jordan, the Climate Heritage Network’s Special Envoy to the Ministerial Dialogue.

This year the meeting will not be livestreamed but if yo'u’d like to be updated on the outcome please join the Global Call to Action Mailinglist

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Key objectives of the 2nd High-Level Ministerial include:

Strengthen the global recognition of culture's pivotal role in climate action, advocating for its integration into climate policy and planning at all levels.
Establish a clear framework for culture-based climate action, encompassing guiding principles, goals and expected results from the multilateral culture-based climate action initiative.
Foster knowledge sharing, capacity building, and collaborative partnerships between developed and developing nations, promoting equitable and inclusive climate solutions.
Discuss the formulation of methodologies for assessing the effectiveness of culture-based climate initiatives.
Leverage the power of culture to drive systemic transitions toward a climate-resilient future, addressing the urgent need for scaled-up adaptation measures.

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Will you be at COP29?

If you are attending COP29 in Baku and putting on or attending a culture or heritage event, please add it to our Culture @ COP 29 events spreadsheet so that those working in culture and heritage can support each other’s events at COP this year.

We’ve also prepared some graphics that you can use to incorporate into your own designs to promote culture at COP.

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