Excerpt from ClimaTalk:
Accompanying every Conference of the Parties (COP) are side events and exhibits that add to the overall summit experience. The official side events hosted within the conference are usually held by admitted observer organisations and act as a platform for them to network, share knowledge, and discuss key talking points with other stakeholders. Held within the Blue and Green Zones that form the COP campus, these events fall under the purview of the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and the COP organisers.
Each event lasts between an hour and an hour and a half. There are hundreds of these side events and pavilions available throughout the two-week conference, and to make them easier to identify they are colour-coded in the schedule based on their focus. Following on from COP21, side events now follow a common theme, ‘Accelerating implementation of the Paris Agreement’, and can be grouped in three categories: enhancing ambition; promoting implementation; or, providing support to developing countries.
Through this prism, side events are able to discuss and present the myriad of challenges facing global communities and the sustainable solutions available.
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