In conjunction with New York Climate Week, this event will feature two panels focusing on critical aspects of climate action and financing. The first panel will provide an overview leading up to COP 29 and the path to Belém, discussing key themes, challenges, and opportunities. The second panel will delve into climate financing, with insights from experts exploring innovative financial mechanisms and strategies to accelerate climate action.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Caroline Medeiros, Director of LA CLIMA

Keynote Presentation

• “It is time to take adaptation seriously: insights about climate finance ahead” - Ilan Goldfajn, President at Inter-american Development Bank
• “The state of play” - Izabella Teixeira, Trustee Emeritus at CEBRI and Former Minister of Environment (2010-2016)

Panel Discussion “Navigating to COP 29 and the road to Belém”

• “Overview of outcomes from COP 28” - Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga, Director of Intergovernmental Support and Collective Progress of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• “What are the challenges ahead?” -  Daniele Voletti, Senior Director of Programmes Coordination of UNFCCC 
• “Key themes and priorities for COP 29” - Melina Evelyn De Bona, Earth Rights Advocacy Attorney & Adjunct Professor Center for Human Rights & Global Justice at NYU
• “Challenges and opportunities on the road to Belem” - André Correa do Lago, Secretary for Climate, Energy and Environment of the Ministry of External Affairs
• “Strategies for enhancing global climate ambition and action” - Pablo Vieira, Global Director of NDC Partnership
• “The role of non-state actors in driving climate solutions” - Flavia Bellaguarda, Executive Director at LA CLIMA

Co-organizers

• New York University (NYU);
• Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Mobilizing Action (LACLIMA).

Support

• Institute for Climate and Society (iCS).