New York City, 28th March 2019

This meeting is organized following a mandate from the UN General Assembly (resolution 72/219) on the protection of the global climate for present and future generations, in the context of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The meeting is titled, ‘Climate Protection for All: High-Level Meeting on the Protection of the Global Climate for Present & Future Generations of Humankind in the Context of the Economic, Social and Environmental Dimensions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’. The meeting is intended to “provide a bridge” between:

• the Katowice Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 24) in December 2018;
• the in-depth reviewof SDG 13 (climate action) taking place as part of the July 2019 session of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF); and
• the UN ‘Climate Action Summit‘ being convened by the UN Secretary-General and the HLPF session taking place under the UN General Assembly’s auspices in September 2019.

A concept note is available here.

The High-level meeting will focus on the following themes: Synergies between the Climate and Sustainable Development Agendas; Long-term planning and the consideration of future generations in implementation; and Means of Implementation: Financing, capacity building, low-carbon technologies.

Find out more here: https://sdg.iisd.org/events/high-level-meeting-climate-protection-for-all/