Climate & SDGs Conference 2026
29¨C30 June 2026 | Bangkok
08:00¨C09:00
Registration & Networking
09:00¨C09:30
Conference Opening Opening
From Commitment to Delivery: Scaling integrated action in a volatile world
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Opening Remarks by Co-Conveners
Mr. Daniele Violetti
Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC
Ms. Bahareh Seyedi
Senior Sustainable Energy and Climate Advisor, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Welcoming Remarks
Ms. Lin Yang
Deputy Executive Secretary for Programme, ESCAP
Mr. Phirun Saiyasitpanich
Director General of the Department of Climate Change and Environment of Thailand
Keynote Remarks
Where We Stand: State of Climate and SDGs
Ms. Celeste Saulo
Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) (video message)
Ms. Astrid Schomaker
Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (video message)
Ms. Astra Bonini
Chief of the Integrated Policy and Analysis Branch, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA (video message)
09:30¨C10:30
Introduction and Scene-Setting
From Fragmentation to Integration: Turning commitments into coherent and integrated action in a resource constraint world
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Facilitator
Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft
Senior Advisor, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Roundtable with Members of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies
Ms. Diana ?rge-Vorsatz
Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Director, Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)
Ms. Elisabeth Gilmore
Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada
Mr. Kaveh Guilanpour
Vice-President for International Strategies, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Ms. Meagan Fallone
Founder, StepUp Advisers
Prof. Kazuhiko Takuechi
President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi
Secretary-General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC)
Q&A
10:30¨C11:00
Coffee & Networking Break
11:00¨C12:00
Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Multi-Stakeholder
Financing in Crisis and Fiscal Policies under Scrutiny: How Can All-of-Government and All-of-Society Approaches in Climate and SDG Policy Making be better advanced?
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Facilitator
Ms. Michaela Friberg-Storey
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Resident Coordinator in Thailand
Panelists
H.E. Mr. Darkey Ephraim Africa
Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
Ms. Meagan Fallone
Founder, StepUp Advisers; Member, Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies
Ms. Jennifer Tauli Corpuz
Fellow and Strategic Advisor, Nia Tero
Mr. Gerd Trogemann
Manager, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP Bangkok Hub
12:00¨C14:00
Lunch Break
14:00¨C15:15
Thematic Roundtables ¨C Block A 75 min
Integrated Delivery Systems for People and Planet
A 1 ¨C Climate Justice, Energy Resilience, and SIDS: Delivering Integrated Solutions Where Vulnerability is Greatest
Organised by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA in collaboration with ESCAP
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Facilitator
Mr. Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC
Opening remarks
Mr. Li Junhua, Under-Secretary-General of Economic and Social Affairs, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Keynote remarks
H.E. Ms. Lynda Tabuya, Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change, Fiji
H.E. Mr. Ali Shareef, Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Republic of Maldives
Panellists
Ms. Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada
Mr. Junichi Fujino, Principal Synergy Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Ms. Robeliza Halip, Executive Director, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
You can find the concept note here
A 2 ¨C Sustainable Transport and Mobility for Inclusive and Low-Carbon Development
Organised by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA in collaboration with ESCAP
MR-A
Opening Remarks
Mr. Weimin Ren, Director, Transport Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Keynote
Financing for Sustainable Transport and Low-Carbon Development
Mr. Hongliang Yang, Manager, Investment Solutions, Sectors, Themes and Finance Solutions Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Special remarks
Ms. Shifa Hadee, Director, Ministry of Economic Development Transport and Trade of the Maldives
Mr. Rajibul Alam, Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Finance of Bangladesh
Panel Discussion
Mr. Sudhir Gota, Co-Team Lead, Asian Transport Observatory (ATO)
Ms. Kalpana Viswanath, Co-founder and CEO, Safetipin
Ms. Chloe Pottinger-Glass, Project Associate, Climate Change and Urban Environment, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ-Habitat
Closing remarks
Ms. Katrin Luger, Chief, Transport Research and Policy Section, Transport Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
You can find the concept note here
A 3 ¨C Energy and Just Transition for Climate and Development: Scaling access, renewables, and efficiency to drive growth and equality
Organised by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA in collaboration with ESCAP
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Moderator
Mr. Hongpeng Liu, Director, Energy Division, ESCAP
Launch of the SDG7 policy brief on SDG13 interlinkages
Ms. Bahareh Seyedi, Senior Sustainable Energy and Climate Advisor, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Regional perspective
Mr. Sergey Tulinov, Economic Affairs Officer, Energy Division, ESCAP
Ms. Juhi Bansal, Regional Expert on NDCs & LT-LEDS, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific
Panel discussion
Ms. Robeliza Halip, Executive Director, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples
Ms. Nichamon May Hsieh, Sustainable Development Advisor, Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
Ms. Sizwile Khoza, Research Fellow, SEI Asia
Ms. Jitsai Santaputra, Co-founder of Youth for Energy Southeast Asia
You can find the concept note here
15:15¨C15:45
Coffee & Networking Break
15:45¨C17:00
Thematic Roundtables ¨C Block B 75 min
Integrated Delivery Systems for People and Planet
B 1 ¨C Water, Health, and Climate: Securing human well-being in a changing climate
Organised by ESCAP
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Opening and Scene-Setting
Ms. Lin Yang, Deputy Executive Secretary, ESCAP
Keynote presentation
Prof. Kenzo Hiroki, Emeritus and Adjunct Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and Coordinator of the High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
Special remarks
H.E. Mr. Sanoi Boyzoda, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tajikistan
Remarks
Mr. Pema Gyamtsho, Director General, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Panel discussion
Ms. Yoko Watanabe, Director of Nature and Environment Division, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Ms. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Asia and the Pacific Office (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP)
Ms. Leonie Vaas, General Manager-Sustainability, Hirdaramani Apparel
You can find the concept note here
B 2 ¨C Nature-based Solutions for a Climate Resilient and Nature Positive Future
Organised by IUCN Asia in collaboration with Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP and ESCAP
MR-A
Facilitator
Ms. Kathryn Bimson, Senior Programme Officer for Water and Wetlands Nature-based Solutions at the IUCN Asia Regional Office
Presentation
Mr. Sandeep Sengupta, Head of Global Climate Policy, IUCN
Keynote speaker
H.E. Ms. Shezra Mansab Ali Khan, Minister of State, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan
Panellists
Ms. Bunthida Plengsaeng, Deputy Director General, DWR Thailand¡ªMekong EbA South- NbS for flood/drought in Thailand (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP/IUCN AF project)
Ms. Regan Pairojmahakij, Climate Change Programme Lead, RECOFTC- NbS in Forests in Nepal and Myanmar
Ms. Charlotte Hicks, Senior Technical Officer, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP-WCMC, SDG Synergies in Lao PDR and Indonesia
You can find the concept note here
B 3 ¨C Smart, Sustainable Cities: Leveraging digital innovation at the local level for climate and development
Organised by ESCAP
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Facilitator
Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC)
Scene-setting presenter
Mr. Curt Garrigan, Sustainable Urban Development Section, ESCAP
Panellists
Ms. Diana Urge-Vorsatz, Vice-chair of IPCC
Mr. Kanop Ketchart, Mayor of Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
Ms. Kalpana Viswanath, Co-founder and CEO, Safetipin
You can find the concept note here
08:00¨C09:00
Registration & Networking
09:00¨C10:30
High-level Segment 1 High-Level
Recommitting to the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda: Regaining Peace, Solidarity, Sustainability, and Prosperity
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Master of Ceremonies
Ms. Bahareh Seyedi
Senior Sustainable Energy and Climate Advisor, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Opening
Opening Remarks
Mr. Li Junhua
Under-Secretary-General of Economic and Social Affairs, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Mr. Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC (video message)
Welcoming Remarks by the Host
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Executive Secretary, ESCAP
High-level Segment
Special Messages by President of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵGA and ECOSOC
H.E. Ms. Annalena Baerbock
President of the 80th Session of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ General Assembly
H.E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Thapa
Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations and President of ECOSOC
Special Message by the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ms. Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
Statements by Ministers of Participating Countries
H.E. Ms. Lynda Tabuya
Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change, Fiji
H.E. Mr. Ali Shareef
Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy, Republic of Maldives
H.E. Ms. Geeta Chaudhary
Minister for Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Nepal
H.E. Mr. Suchart Chomklin
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
H.E. Ms. Shezra Mansab Ali Khan
Minister of State, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Pakistan
H.E. Mr. Diaz Faisal Malik Hendropriyono
Vice-Minister of Environment, Indonesia
H.E. Mr. Anton Jayakody
Deputy Minister of Environment, Sri Lanka
H.E. Mr. Sanoi Boyzoda
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tajikistan
Special Address
Mr. Liu Zhenmin
Special Envoy for Climate Change, People's Republic of China
Message by Host Country of Recent Climate and SDG Synergy Conferences
H.E. Mr. Andr¨¦ Correa do Lago
President of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC COP30 Brazil (video message)
You can find the concept note here
10:15¨C10:30
Special Event: Launch of the Asia-Pacific Synergies Report Special Event
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Opening remarks
H.E. Mr. Hirotaka Ishihara
Minister of the Environment of Japan (video message)
Presentation
Report's Key Findings, Strategic Recommendations and Messages (video)
Remarks on behalf of the report partners
Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Ms. Inger Andersen
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (video message)
High Level Representatives Group photo
10:30¨C11:00
Coffee & Networking Break
11:00¨C12:00
High-level Segment 2 High-Level
Strengthening Resilience in Times of Volatility: Fiscal policies and sustainable financing for synergistic solutions
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Facilitator
Mr. Kaveh Guilanpour
Vice-President, International Strategies at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Panel discussion
Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov
Director General of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank
Ms. Thanyaporn Krichtitayawuth
Executive Director of the Global Compact Network in Thailand
Mr. Subrata Sinha
Deputy Regional Director a.i., Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP Asia and the Pacific Office
Ms. Maria Holtsberg
Deputy Regional Director, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women Asia and the Pacific
You can find the concept note here
12:00¨C14:00
Lunch Break
14:00¨C15:15
Thematic Parallel Roundtables ¨C Block C 75 min
Scaling Integrated Implementation and Partnerships
C 1 ¨C Regional Approaches to Synergies: Insights from the Asia-Pacific Synergies Report ¨C Addressing the SDGs and the Triple Planetary Crisis
Organized by ESCAP, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP, ADB and IGES
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Welcome & Opening
H.E. Mr. Doi Kentaro, Vice-Minister, Ministry of Environment, Japan
H.E. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Ms. Dechen Tsering, Regional Director, United Nations Environment Programme, Asia and the Pacific Office
Mr. Yevgeniy Zhukov, Director General of the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Presentation of the Asia-Pacific Synergy Report
Mr. Eric Zusman, Programme Director / Director of Integrated Sustainability Centre, IGES
Panel discussion
Ms. Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
Mr. Dindo Campilan, Regional Director, International Union on Conservation for Nature, Asia Regional Office (IUCN)
Mr. Junichi Fujino, Principal Synergy Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Ms. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC)
Closing remarks
Prof. Kazuhiko Takuechi, President, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
You can find the concept note here
C 2 ¨C Aligning Climate and Development Pathways: From NDCs to integration implementation for climate and SDGs
Organised by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC and NDC Partnership
MR-A
Facilitator
Mr. Sean Lees, Regional Nature Pledge Coordinator for the United Nations Development Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDP), Asia Pacific
Scene-setting presentation
Mr. Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC
Panel discussion
Mr. Rajendra KC, Joint secretary, Planning, Monitoring and Coordination Division Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Environment, Nepal
Mr. David Guever Jurado, Head of Unit, National Mandatory Registry, Ministry of Development Planning and Environment, Bolivia
Ms. Nateetip Jungsomprasong, Director in Sustainable Environment Office, Environment Department, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority
Ms. Athena Denise Galao, Portfolio Lead for Climate, Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Action, Officer-in-Charge, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Sudhir Sharma, Regional Coordinator, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Environment Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP)
You can find the concept note here
C 3 ¨C Country Platforms for Integrated Delivery: Enhancing international cooperation and partnerships for climate-SDG synergies
Organised by Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
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Facilitator
Ms. Elisabeth Gilmore, Associate Professor, Carleton University, Canada
Panellists
Mr. Matias A. S. Vilhena, Charg¨¦ d'Affaires a.i. / Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Brazil in Thailand
Ms. Rubina Ferdoushy, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Climate Change, Bangladesh
Ms. Napaporn Tangtinthai, Director of Climate Finance and Investment Section, Strategy and International Cooperation Division, Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE), Thailand
Mr. Marvel Josef Petrus Ledo, Advisor of Inclusive Partnership for the SDGs, SSTC Project Phase II, GIZ Indonesia
You can find the concept note here
15:15¨C15:30
Coffee & Networking Break
15:30¨C17:00
Closing Plenary Session Closing
From Dialogue to Action
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Looking Ahead: A Youth Dialogue (15:30¨C16:15)
Facilitator
Ms. Aashna Swarup
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Panellists
Mr. Steven Setiawan
Co-Thematic Focal Point of Climate Action Working Group of the Children and Youth Major Group (CYMG) to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP
Ms. Aghgul Mehdiyeva
Communications Team Deputy Design Lead of ClimaTalk
Ms. Bianca Yap
Special Projects Lead at Flint; Winner of the Climate Systems Innovation Award at the Virtual Demo Day
Mr. Intouch Sricharoenchit
Youth Advocacy Network, Pakistan; Representative of the AP RCEM
Closing
Co-Facilitators
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA and Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC
Key Takeaways from Thematic Roundtables
Brief summary presentations: Rapporteurs of thematic roundtables report on salient points discussed
Presentation of Conference Summary
By Co-Conveners
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵFCCC
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵDESA
Closing Statements by Co-Conveners
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