SB64 Side event - Coherent risk-informed climate action for adaptation and managing loss and damage

Time

16:30-17:45h

[Participation for registered Participants of the UN June Climate Meetings SB64]

Description

Developing countries are increasingly exposed to escalating climate impacts and risks from both extreme and slow-onset events, including ocean-related hazards. This event will examine how coherent, risk-informed approaches can strengthen adaptation and resilience while addressing loss and damage. It will highlight the role of integrated risk management grounded in robust data, science and observations, early warning systems, human rights principles, and aligned policy frameworks. The discussion will identify key enablers for coherent action, drawing on successful experiences and practical tools that support countries in closing persistent gaps. Particular emphasis will be placed on improving data integration, enhancing policy coherence, and strengthening capacity-building mechanisms to support implementation. By fostering coordination across sectors and scales, the event aims to accelerate effective, inclusive, and sustained responses to climate impacts, while minimizing fragmentation and maximizing synergies in support of vulnerable countries.

Speakers and panellists

1. Keynote remarks - Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Climate Change
2. Presentations  
   • Science and observations for early warning services (Hindumathi Palanisamy, Scientific Officer, WMO) 
   • Data for Global Goal on Adaptation/ - (TBC) 
   • Policy coherence for national implementation - (Caribbean - TBC)
3. Statement  - Tania Rödiger-Vorwerk, Deputy Director General, Climate Environment and Health, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
4. Launch - Leadership programme (Module 2.0) on comprehensive risk management (UNDRR and UN System Staff College)
5. Panel Discussion 
   • Camila Minerva Rodriguez Tavarez, Co-Chair, Board of the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage
   • Filomena Nelson, Climate Change Adaptation Adviser, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) 
   • Aditya V. Bahadur, Director, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre 
   • Soenke Kreft, Deputy Head of Risk and Adaptation Department, Head of MCII Division, UNU-EHS
6. Closing Remarks
   • Berna Erdal, Directorate of Climate Change, Turkiye [COP 31 Presidency team] 
   • Tessa Kelly, Director, Adaptation, Resilience, Loss and Damage Section, DCCEEW Australia [COP 31 President of Negotiations team]

Moderation

• Danica Marie Supnet, Director for Climate Policy, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities
• Animesh Kumar, Head of Bonn Office, UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction