Are you interested in the policies and rules that shape action to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation? Would you like to learn more about international treaties and recent COP outcomes that promote sustainable development, and how to implement them?
Could your studies, research or career contribute to climate justice, protection of nature and sustainable landscapes?
If so, join us for an afternoon of expert-led discussions and thought-provoking insights at the Nature, Climate & Land: International Law & Public Policy Roundtables. This event will bring together leading academics, practitioners, and policymakers to explore how recent international legal and policy developments, including COP outcomes, are shaping action on climate change, biodiversity, and land governance.
Register now to participate online or in person!
This hybrid event will be held both in-person at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law 5 Cranmer Rd in the University of Cambridge, UK and online from 14:00 - 18:00 GMT on Thursday, 6 February 2025. It will be preceded by an academic panel event and light lunch provided by Cambridge Zero (please register separately for the morning event here. Note this morning event is in-person only event). Places for in-person registrants are limited, so please do register at the earliest, well before the deadline of Tuesday, 4 February 2025.
Agenda
14:00 – 15:00 UK Time Welcome/Opening
15:00 – 16:30 UK Time Parallel Session I: Climate, International Law & Public Policy Innovations
What are the effects of COP outcomes on law and policies to advance UNFCCC Paris Agreement NCDs and NAPAs,, including to address climate finance?
15:00 – 16:30 UK Time Parallel Session II: Nature, International Law & Public Policy Innovations
What are the effects of COP outcomes on law and policies to advance CBD NBSAPs, including to address other effective conservation measures (OECMs)?
15:00 – 16:30 UK Time Parallel Session III: Land, International Law & Public Policy Innovations
What are the effects of COP outcomes on law and policies to advance UNCCD National and Regional Strategies, including to address droughts?
16:03 – 17:00 UK Time Break
17:00 – 18:00 UK Time Closing Plenary: Forward Legal Strategies
