Agenda

How can National Societies translate climate-related health risks into effective local action? This session will showcase practical examples from…

As climate change increasingly intersects with fragility and conflict, local actors are leading efforts to strengthen resilience, reduce…

When disasters strike, remote mountain villages and small island communities can be cut off from support for days or even weeks. Yet these…

What does effective climate action look like in fragile and conflict-affected settings—and how can local communities lead it? This interactive…

This session explores how locally led adaptation (LLA) can move from principle to practice, highlighting why it is an innovative and effective…

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Saqib Huq, Leonard Peter Maganga, Sunday Awulu, Blessing Chizaram John, Idris Ahmed, Claire Burger-Skinner, Peter Murgor, Tamar Kamkamidze, and Fleur Monasso

This breakout session explores what it takes to achieve universal early warning system coverage by placing communities at the centre of early warning…

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Rukia Abukabar, Abdulahi Mahadi, Dhinar Riski, Ipsita Sircar, and Andrew Tupper

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Dr Flaviane Belval

How can young people accelerate climate action where it matters most? Showcasing the new Youth-led Climate Action Strategy, this session highlights…

Michelle Chew, Ana Mejía, Anikonda Mwanza, and Marta Wójcik

How can social protection and innovative financing strengthen climate resilience? This interactive session explores practical examples of locally…

Sayanti Sengupta , Sajanika Sivanu, Alex Gachoud, and Alina Karki

As climate-related crises grow in scale and complexity, locally led organisations are being challenged to find new ways to finance resilience,…

This session explores how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Working with Nature (WwN) approaches can help communities reduce disaster risks,…

Ali Raza Rizvi, Sophia Picarelli, and John Loudon

This session explores how anticipatory action can stay effective as climate risks, vulnerabilities, and hazards evolve. Drawing on the Future Fit…

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Dr. Nikolas Scherer, Dr. Catalina Jaime, Gemma Tanner, and Dane McQueen

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Bridging local innovation and global systems explores how communities are combining local knowledge, leadership, and technology to build climate…

Omar Abou-Samra

Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate risks, yet practical solutions already exist. From city-level Heat Action Plans in Nepal to…

Martina Ferrarino, Kassem Chaalan, Ei Bol Thandar, Rodrigo Mena, Adeline Siffert, and Juliane Schillinger