This page will continue to be updated with information on the events we’ll be hosting in our presentation space, as well as events across the conference featuring our experts as speakers.
Visit the Permafrost Pathways website for a full list of Arctic and permafrost events that project members are hosting or participating in.
Our meeting and presentation space is in zone B7, building 87 (see map).
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
2-6pm GST
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
4-6pm GST
The speakers will discuss what’s at stake for COP28, from the new Loss and Damage fund to the Article 6.4 carbon market to the first Global Stocktake report. They will also share how their organizations aim to raise ambitions for COP28 further. Following the Welcome Event, we will host a reception to celebrate the beginning of COP28.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
2-3:30pm GST
Indigenous Peoples are the experts and know best how to protect rainforests, yet less than 1% of global climate funding goes to fund their solutions. Come learn from a panel of experts about rainforest communities solutions, how we can effectively measure impact, and the mechanisms for change to shift more climate funding directly into these solutions.
SE Room 4
3-4:30pm GST; 6-7:30am ET
Carbon markets are drawing growing interest as a tool to increase investment in natural climate solutions, but markets must be supported by rigorous science to ensure they provide a climate benefit. We will explore the science behind carbon markets, and steps to increase confidence in this sector.
A livestream will be available during the event, with the recording posted afterwards.
B6 Bldg 71 – Cryosphere Pavilion Presentation Space
All day
View schedule on Permafrost Pathways’ website.
Permafrost Pathways is a proud co-organizer of Permafrost Day at COP28, hosted by colleagues at the International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI). A whole-day program covers the local to global implications of thawing ground across the Arctic permafrost region.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
10-11am GST
The protection and restoration of nature is critical for human survival, providing both climate mitigation and adaptation, yet our financial system does not value nature nor the ecosystem services it provides. Can carbon markets deliver for nature, ensuring they deliver the promised impact? Join experts across science, carbon markets, finance, and business for a deep dive discussion and recommendations for how doing it right can reach the scale needed.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
11am-12pm GST
A round table discussion on the diverse pathways through which climate hazards can drive risks of instability and insecurity, and how better partnerships between science and security actors can lead to more sophisticated analysis of risks and opportunities associated with such risks.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
9am GST
This panel will delve into the potential of regenerative agriculture practices to transform tropical agriculture, examining case studies from India, DRC, and South America. The discussion will explore diverse regional conditions, showcase initiatives, and pinpoint policy needs, and consider how to establish global synergies, collaborations, and support systems for scaling up regenerative agriculture. The participants, drawing from their diverse backgrounds, will deliberate on fostering international cooperation, leveraging technology, engaging consumers, and addressing environmental and socioeconomic implications.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
10:30am GST
Against the backdrop of growing concerns regarding tropical deforestation’s impact on climate change and sustainable food production, this panel seeks to address key questions. The discussion encompasses the role of international cooperation, climate finance, and private sector engagement in supporting these mechanisms while safeguarding the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples. Measuring success, ensuring transparency, and aligning financial mechanisms with broader climate goals are vital considerations. Insights from past experiences and existing initiatives will inform the conversation, ultimately striving to shape equitable and impactful solutions to these pressing global challenges.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
12-1pm GST
A cooperative approach to understanding and communicating Arctic Change, including permafrost thaw process and impacts, has proven more likely to produce meaningful research and positive policy interventions in the Arctic. This session will focus on:
The discussion will provide anecdotes from across the Circumpolar North: for example, western-trained scientists are collaborating with Alaska Native communities to help inform decisions around managed retreat and community-driven relocation, and documentary filmmaking is bringing to life the climate impacts and experiences of Indigenous Arctic communities responding to these changes. The session will invite discussion of how policymakers, scientists, and artists can help to co-create equitable, Indigenous-led observation platforms, robust environmental-health interventions, and climate adaptation plans in response to permafrost thaw and other rapid Arctic changes.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
4-5pm GST
Reception to follow
The Arctic is warming at least three times faster than the global average, posing existential risks at both local and global scales. For millions of Arctic residents, dramatic landscape changes due to permafrost thaw and other climate hazards pose a major security risk—threatening both physical infrastructure and also traditional ways of life for Arctic communities. For the rest of the globe, thawing permafrost represents a significant source of greenhouse emissions, the impacts of which further undermine the safety and stability of global ecosystems. Despite recognition of these risks, the size and heterogeneity of the Arctic makes monitoring, predicting, and responding to rapid change extremely challenging. Fortunately, new advances in science and technology, including cutting-edge AI computing, are enabling governments to close information gaps, improve projections of future Arctic changes, and develop responsive policy. This panel highlights ongoing efforts from Western-trained scientists, the private sector, and the US government to inform governance for a safer and more resilient Arctic.
Following the panel discussion, there will be a brief performance by Kelly Moneymaker and a reception to celebrate our $5M grant from Google.org. Refreshments will be provided.
B2 Bldg 20 – DRC Pavilion
4:30-5:30pm GST
The impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of physical hazards are putting many communities at risk, jeopardizing plans for economic growth and poverty alleviation. As the threat of climate change grows, so too does the need for accessible information, tools, and expertise to support climate-resilient decision making across multiple scales, from communities to countries.
This moderated panel discussion examines the results of recent detailed national climate risk analysis and discusses them in context of emerging priority critical policy and management pathways to a green economy.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
9-10:30am GST
This panel focuses on initiatives and policies aimed at reducing climate-related losses in traditional livelihoods, such as those related to agriculture, fisheries, and forestry. Traditional livelihoods are often at the frontline of climate change impacts. These livelihoods are deeply intertwined with local ecosystems and are vulnerable to the disruptions caused by changing weather patterns, extreme events, and environmental degradation. Losses in these sectors can have devastating consequences for local communities, their food security, and their economic stability. To address these challenges, various initiatives and policies have been developed at local, national, and international levels. These efforts aim to reduce climate-related losses and enhance the resilience of traditional livelihoods in the face of climate change.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
1-2pm GST
Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming Arctic, this discussion will bring together Arctic-focused policy experts, Arctic scientists, and government representatives from Arctic states to discuss ongoing efforts to promote equitable, forward-looking adaptation and mitigation solutions in the North. Speakers will provide details on the most drastic climate impacts on the Arctic region, including permafrost thaw, which presents both local risks to Arctic communities and global import for carbon budgets and climate change response. The panel will consider how this reality is nevertheless inspiring solutions—catalyzing energy-sector, geopolitical, technical, scientific, and policy advances informed by multi-disciplinary collaboration and co-production of knowledge.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
2-3pm GST
Financial markets do not yet reflect the full potential impact of climate change, both due to lack of quality, trusted data, guidance and standards. Join scientists, finance leaders and data experts to understand the state of climate risk in finance and how we can advance the integration of climate risk and action to address it in finance.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
4-5pm GST
The Early Career Event will bring together six professionals/students early in their climate careers to share their current area of work. Participants will vary in career path, area of research, and geographic/institutional background, aiming to provide a broad overview of the ways in which young people have turned a passion for climate action into a career.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
6-7pm GST
Refreshments will be served
Come join us to celebrate the renewal of the memorandum of understanding between Woodwell Climate Research Center and the Amazon Institute of Environmental Research. Our organizations have worked together for more than 30 years supporting tropical forest conservation in Brazil. We are excited to have a reception with friends to reminisce about past collaborations and dream of our future together.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
11am GST
Nature is essential for climate action, with nature-based solutions accounting for
at least 30% of climate mitigation. In the context of rapidly accelerating climate change, the imperative to innovate becomes evident — finding swift, novel solutions, exploring innovative approaches to territorial engagement, and devising fresh methods for financing and certifying projects. Innovation is indeed a crucial enabling condition to ensure the scale in nature-based solutions necessary to address climate challenges. There are innovative initiatives that are building a bright path to establishing a new way of interacting with nature. In this panel, we will discuss innovative cases related to community engagement, financing, monitoring, and research.
B2 Bldg 20 – DRC Pavilion
3:00-4:00pm GST
The impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of physical hazards are putting many communities at risk, jeopardizing plans for economic growth and poverty alleviation. As the threat of climate change grows, so too does the need for accessible information, tools, and expertise to support climate-resilient decision making across multiple scales, from communities to countries.
This moderated panel discussion examines the results of recent detailed national climate risk analysis and discusses them in context of emerging priority critical policy and management pathways to a green economy.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
12pm GST
The impacts of climate change on the frequency and severity of physical hazards are putting many communities at risk, jeopardizing plans for economic growth and poverty alleviation. As the threat of climate change grows, so too does the need for accessible information, tools, and expertise to support climate-resilient decision making across multiple scales, from communities to countries. This moderated panel discussion examines the results of a recently released climate risk analysis for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia between the Woodwell Climate Research Center and Tufts University.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
1:30-2:30pm GST
In a global context of increasing concerns about sustainability and climate change, regenerative agriculture gains prominence, particularly in tropical regions where Latin America plays a crucial role.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
4:30-6:30pm GST
Brazil’s Amazon, spanning an area equivalent to the continental United States, stands as a global treasure—a vast carbon reservoir, a generator of essential rainfall, and a haven for unparalleled biodiversity. However, this ecological sanctuary is under siege from illegal activities such as land clearing, logging, and mining, resulting in irreversible damage to the environment and the well-being of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
IPAM Amazônia (IPAM) and Woodwell Climate Research Center, united by a nearly 30-year history, bring forth compelling evidence that underscores the urgency of preserving and restoring the Amazon. Acknowledging the complexity of the deforestation challenge, we have identified four pivotal groups contributing to this issue: smallholders and local communities, large industrial agriculture, indigenous peoples, and federal/state governments.
To amplify the urgency of our collective responsibility in safeguarding the Amazon, this COP discussion will unfold in two distinct sections:
Stakeholder Stories: Immerse yourself in firsthand narratives from individuals representing the identified groups. These stories will unveil the challenges faced by each stakeholder, emphasizing the interconnected roles played in preserving the Amazon’s future.
Scientific Inquiry: Engage in an interactive session where scientists from around the world will pose questions to the panelists. As we navigate the complexities of deforestation, the focus will be on understanding how these stakeholders contribute to the preservation efforts and how we, as a collective, can support their crucial work.
Our strategy involves tailored solutions for each group, with the aim of creating a comprehensive, landscape-wide impact. Join us in this crucial initiative to preserve and restore a vital ecosystem that sustains life on Earth. Together, let’s take decisive action for the future of the Amazon and the global environment.
B7 Bldg 87 – Woodwell Climate Meeting and Presentation Space
2:00-3pm GST
The food system is the single greatest source of anthropogenic methane emissions as well as cause of transgression of the Planetary Boundaries. It is urgent that we ensure a rapid, just transition of food just as we are doing for energy. Aligning capital, policies, and innovation are all critical, and just as with energy, so is personal behavior and purchasing. Join this panel of investors, scientists and practitioners who are pioneering and scaling solutions.
