CIFOR-ICRAF AT UNFCCC COP 27
CIFOR-ICRAF AT UNFCCC COP 27
Trees and forests: An investment in climate resilience
06 – 18 November 2022, Sharm el Sheikh, EgyptCan nature-based solutions create the necessary resilience for ecosystems and communities in the Sahel’s Great Green Wall?
Interconnected action at various levels is needed to achieve ecosystem and community resilience across the Sahel. Speakers will highlight the potential for nature-based solutions to increase resilience and harness finance for the Great Green Wall. The session will showcase applications of nature-based solution approaches helping to restore the Sahel and address food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss.
The objectives of this session are to:
- Highlight the potential for nature-based solutions to increase resilience and deliver multiple environmental, social and climate benefits
- Showcase applications of nature-based solution approaches to address food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss in the Great Green Wall
- Spotlight the necessary and complementary action taking place at multiple levels.