Building back better: protecting biodiversity, combating land degradation and mitigating climate change to reduce the risks of f

Sep 10, 2020  15:00 - 17:00

(GMT +2:00)

Event URL:  https://www.cbd.int/meetings/HB-OM-2020-01
Cost:  Free
Hosted by: UN Biodiversity

The Government of Egypt, in the context of its Presidency of the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 14) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), is organizing a webinar on protecting biodiversity, combating land degradation and mitigating climate change to reduce the risks of future pandemics jointly with the Secretariat of the Convention that will take place on 10 September 2020 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (GMT +2). This webinar is also organized within the context of the initiative by Egypt to promote a coherent approach for addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and land and ecosystem degradation.

This webinar will highlight the links between the health of the planet and the health of people and explore how the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, combating land degradation, and fighting climate change can help to reduce the risks of future pandemics as part of an inclusive and comprehensive “One Health” approach. 

The webinar will feature contributions by the executive secretaries of the conventions on biodiversity, climate change and land degradation, as well as experts from relevant United Nations agencies. It will be led by the Minister of the Environment of Egypt in her capacity as the President of CBD COP 14.