09:00 - 10:00 (EET) The Global Green Building movement catalyses the uptake of sustainable built environments for everyone, everywhere. It aims at transforming the building and construction sector across threeContinue reading "Introduction to green building rating systems and the adoption of a net-zero model"

10:30 - 12:00 (EET) This session will take a deep dive into the tools that governments, cities, development partners and agencies use to plan, measure and finance adaptation and resilience interventions, with a focus on city-scale interventions that can act as trailblazers for resilience and climate adaptation building measures on other scales. This technical andContinue reading "Resilience indicators, tools and methods on urban-regional-national scales"

11:30 - 12:30 (EET) How can the public and private sector unlock the potential of latest innovations in the built environment? There is a global business opportunity to reduce emissions, restore nature and remove greenhouse gases through products, tools, design and construction. This event brings together leaders from industry and academia to explore technologies thatContinue reading "Technologies for Climate Action in the Built Environment"

12:00 - 13:00 (EET) The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA), with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, has kick-started a major effort in 2022 to highlight the importance of financing net zero carbon buildings at the city level. This event will convene city stakeholders to discuss city-level policiesContinue reading "Net zero carbon buildings in cities: getting the policy right"

12:30 - 14:00 (EET) To realize a resilient, just future, effective climate interventions must include organized urban poor communities – particularly women and youth – as lead designers, planners, and implementers of climate solutions. Evidence shows that these communities have the skills, capacities and systems to drive and deliver locally-led adaptation and channel climate financeContinue reading "Amplifying Voices from Urban Informal Settlements: Governance and finance models that advance climate justice and urban resilience"

13:00 - 13:45 (EET) Currently, less than 1 percent of buildings worldwide are net zero carbon, according to the World Green Building Council. But why does that matter? It’s reported by the WBGC that the building and construction sector is responsible for 30 percent of global energy consumption and the associated emissions, so without aContinue reading "The Next Frontier in Green Building Design – How to scale up net zero buildings (sooner rather than later)"

13:00 - 13:45 (EET) Egypt has successfully commissioned one of the most unique documents. The Green Guidelines for Rural Community is intended to make green and sustainable solutions in communities and buildings accessible, affordable and promote knowledge transfer attainable. Egypt represented by Ministry of Planning, and Economic Development has completed the guidelines with partnership withContinue reading "Rural Development Project: The Case Study of the Green Certified Community in Aswan Fares Village"

13:30 - 14:30 (EET) Cities are the decisive parameter and at the frontline of climate change. Climate change and growing urbanization are intertwined megatrends and rising global temperatures have causedContinue reading "Building the future and resilient communities"

14:00 - 15:00 (EET) Present the country's leadership in the generation of specific actions, and from one of the main sectors of the economy, to achieve the country's climate goalsContinue reading "Roadmap for Net Zero Carbon Buildings in Colombia"

14:45 - 16:15 (EET) Construction and operations of buildings are a major source of greenhouse-gas emissions. Having resilient and resource efficient buildings depends on mobilizing businesses, both local and foreignContinue reading "Resilient and Resource Efficient Green Buildings: Public-Private Partnerships that Deliver"

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15:00 - 16:00 (EET) The Global Building Resilience Guidelines will be released in October 2022. It is a free guideline available online, applicable to all global jurisdictions, and fully alignedContinue reading "Addressing Extreme Weather Events in Building Codes: Global Building Resilience Guidelines"

16:30 - 17:30 (EET) We will focus on embodied carbon emissions and the panel will consist of organizations leading on data quality and standards, policy, accounting and actual reduction ofContinue reading "Leveraging Procurement to Drive Industrial Decarbonization in the Building Sector"

16:30 - 17:30 (EET)

17:30 - 18:30 (EET) This session will gather governments from around the world, development institutions (MDBs, DFIs), foundations, and the private sector (banks, investors and corporations) to discuss what barriersContinue reading "The Last Mile Challenge to A&R: Transaction Readiness for Building Resilience"

18:00 - 19:00 (EET) Closing session to summarise the highlights of the earlier 3 thematic sessions on finance, resilience and decarbonisation, the representation of the built environment as a critical sector to achieve the needed transition to a resilient and zero emissions future, and the examples of action and implementation demonstrated throughout COP.  The sessionContinue reading "Building a resilient and zero emissions future"