Join the Implementation Forum at UNFCCC Climate Week 3 in Yeosu, Republic of Korea on 23–24 April 2026!
With a strong focus on climate action implementation, the forum will be open to a wide range of representatives from different stakeholder groups, from private sector, subnational entities, civil society, academia and others to join policy makers in fruitful discussions on collaboration to escalate implementable solutions for ambitious climate action.
The thematic focus of the conversations will be around the six axes of the global climate action agenda aligned with the first GST outcome, taking into consideration the regional priorities of the submitted NDCs and NAPs.
Come ready to engage, collaborate, and act!
Registration:
Please, register here. Delegates requiring visas must complete their registration by 7 April 2026, 23:59 CEST, in order for the host country to facilitate visa fee waivers and ensure timely visa issuance.
The participants not requiring visa can register by 15 April 23:59 CEST.
This registration is solely for the Implementation Forum. Delegates who are already registered for the mandated events do not have to register separately.
Kindly note that space is limited, and applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis while taking into account the diversity and balance of representation of stakeholders.
- Are you businesses? Bring your solutions and scale your impact, connect with partners and decision-makers to deploy climate innovations in new markets.
- Are you investors or financial Institutions? Bring expertise and capital, discover bankable opportunities, engage with projects and partners ready for investment.
- Are you subnational leaders (cities, regions, etc.)? bring your experience and accelerate local implementation, share solutions and connect with partners for delivery on the ground.
- Are you policymakers & national government representatives, bring your priorities and shape enabling environments, collaborate to turn policy into tangible results.
- Are you civil society & NGOs, bring your voice and ensure inclusive climate action, help drive equitable and impactful implementation.
Events and sessions:
Please note that all event times are listed in Korea standard time (KST/UTC+9)
The format of the diverse events of the Implementation Forum has been designed to facilitate dynamic interactions among participants in the implementation labs, as well as to provide space for the COP Presidencies to share their priorities:
Thursday, 23 April, 11.00-12.30, Seminar Room 3: Impact Dialogue: Unlocking Implementation at Scale: Bring together private sector and policymakers on how to unlock large‑scale implementation across the 6 axes - highlighting policies that work, investment conditions that enable deployment, and concrete technologies ready to scale
Thursday, 23 April, 14.00-15.30, Seminar Room 3: Impact Dialogue: Enabled and Investable - Multilevel Governance for Climate Delivery: amplify voices of cities, regions, and local authorities in a focused dialogue with policymakers on enabling conditions for strengthened multilevel governance, access to climate finance, investment readiness, and development of bankable local climate project pipelines
Implementation and Investment Labs: hands-on, solution-oriented sessions focused on implementation bottlenecks and tested solutions for scaling implementation, including the Plans to Accelerate Solutions under the Global Climate Action Agenda:
- Thursday, 23 April, 11.00-13.00, Seminar Room 16: Halting and Reversing Deforestation and Forest Degradation: explore practical options contributing to halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 in an inclusive, participatory and transparent manner, in line with the roadmap announced by the COP 30 Presidency
- Thursday, 23 April, 14.00-16.00, Seminar Room 4: Powering the Real Economy through Energy and Industrial Transformation: focus on concrete projects and solutions at the intersection of energy and industry, where energy transition enables low-emission industrial production, and industrial demand and investment help accelerate clean energy, drawing on the experience of industry, energy developers, utilities, investors, and technology providers
- Thursday, 23 April, 16.00-18.00, Seminar Room 4: Extreme Weather Events and Waste Impact on Health: identify interlinkages of extreme climate events and public health system resilience and how to address implementation bottlenecks to climate-resilient health responses
- Friday, 24 April, 10.30-12.30, Seminar Room 4: Unlocking Implementation - Climate‑Resilient Water Systems and Participatory Governance: look at innovative approaches to climate-resilient water governance and management in technology, policy, finance, and participatory governance
- Friday, 24 April, 10.30-12.30, Seminar Room 3: Scaling Integrated Urban Mobility Systems: explore scalable solutions for sustainable, inclusive, and climate-resilient urban mobility, focusing on public transport reform, multimodal integration, and low-emission, digitally enabled services
- Friday, 24 April, 12.30-14.30, Seminar Room 4: Effective Communication against Climate Mis- and Disinformation: explore practical approaches to identify and counter climate mis- and disinformation for communicators and all stakeholders who encounter these challenges in their day-to-day work, including an opportunities and challenges of Artificial Intelligence.
Thursday, 23 April, 09.00-13.00 Grand Hall: Delivering AI for Climate Action in developing countries
Thursday, 23 April, 10.00-12.30, Seminar Room 4: From Local Action to Global Impact: How Subnational and Local Governments Drive Just and Inclusive Climate Ambition and Implementation through Action for Climate Empowerment: bring together policymakers, practitioners and partners across levels of governance to showcase good practices of ACE implementation at subnational and local levels and explore how subnational and local governments can advance climate ambition and implementation by integrating the six ACE elements in their efforts to deliver just and inclusive transitions.
Thursday, 23 April, 11.00-12.00, Seminar Room 2: Accelerating Clean Transitions in the Asia-Pacific Region: Strengthening public–private dialogue to accelerate sectoral decarbonization by translating NDC targets into investment-ready pipelines, supported by transparency and accountability.
Thursday, 23 April, 14.00-16.00, Conference Hall: COP 31 Presidency Event: Green Industrialization
Thursday, 23 April, 16.00-18.00, Conference Hall: COP 31 Presidency Event: Powering Climate Action: Financial & Institutional Boost
Friday, 24 April, 12.30-14.00, Conference Hall: COP 31 Climate High-Level Champion Event: Zero Waste and Circularity as Cross-Cutting Enablers for Climate Action
Friday, 24 April, 14.00-15.30, Seminar Room 3: Practical opportunities for financing NDC delivery: explore a broad range of approaches and instruments to support financing for NDC delivery and implementation, including fiscal measures, debt-related measures and risk-sharing instruments and market-based solutions, as relevant to national context and priorities
And several other interesting events by UNFCCC as listed below:
If you have any question related to participation or any other matter regarding the Implementation Forum, kindly send your queries to GlobalClimateAction@unfccc.int
