PART 1

Wednesday 9 September

09:30–11:00

Session 1.

Opening Session

and scene-setting panel:

From the state of adaptation to accelerated implementation

Set the strategic context for the Forum, establish a common evidence base through the State of Adaptation (SoA) Portal and synthesis report, and frame discussions around scaling implementation towards achieving the global goal on adaptation and implementing the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience.

• Welcome remarks

• Evidence snapshot: key insights from the State of Adaptation Portal and synthesis report, including a brief demonstration

• State of global adaptation implementation

• National leadership

• Implementation priorities

• Global cooperation

Shared understanding of the global adaptation landscape, strategic priorities for accelerating implementation, and common evidence base for all subsequent discussions.

PART 2

15:00–16:30

Session 2.

Marketplace of solutions: peer exchange on scaling adaptation implementation

Facilitate structured peer exchange on practical adaptation approaches and solutions, focusing on implementation experience, enabling conditions, barriers to scaling and opportunities for replication and collaboration across different contexts.

• Parallel exchanges hosted by regional and thematic actors
• Peer learning on scalable adaptation solutions

• Practical implementation tools
• Case studies
• Solution demonstrations

• Knowledge and experience sharing

Practical insights on scalable adaptation solutions, enabling conditions and implementation challenges, together with opportunities for replication, peer learning and collaboration across contexts.

16:30–18:00

Session 3.

Partnering for progress

Explore how collaboration among Parties, constituted bodies, regional organizations and partners can accelerate adaptation implementation, strengthen collective action and enhance support for achieving the GGA.

• Institutional collaboration among constituted bodies and partners
• Strengthen collective action through regional and global platforms supporting adaptation.
•  Identify and address key gaps, challenges and capacity needs that constrain effective adaptation implementation while highlighting opportunities to strengthen support and accelerate actions towards achieving the GGA.
• Strengthen partnerships to enhance access to finance, advance technology, build capacity and facilitate knowledge sharing for adaptation action

Concrete opportunities for strengthened collaboration, across the adaptation architecture, and partnerships that support implementation at scale.

PART 3

Thursday 10 September

09:30–13:00

Session 4.

Future pathways for adaptation under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, and emerging frontiers for adaptation

Explore future adaptation priorities, emerging risks, technologies and long-term pathways that can inform the next generation of adaptation action and the future work of the Adaptation Committee.

• What does a future-ready adaptation system look like in the context of the global goal on adaptation?

• Ensuring adequate adaptation responses in the context of the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement

• Embedding national adaptation planning into long-term development pathways

• Lessons from national and regional long-term adaptation strategies

• Climate risks and impacts

• Long-term adaptation pathways and anticipatory action

• Emerging tools including foresight, scenario planning, climate intelligence, AI and digital innovation.

Strategic insights on emerging adaptation priorities, innovation frontiers and future pathways to inform the future work of the Adaptation Committee and broader adaptation efforts under the Convention and the Paris Agreement.

PART 4

14:00–16:00

Session 5.

Strategic dialogue: advancing global adaptation efforts and closing session

Synthesize the Forum's key insights and forward-looking recommendations and identify their relevance for adaptation implementation under the Convention and the Paris Agreement, including implementation of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience and the Baku Adaptation Roadmap, strengthened collaboration across the adaptation community, and the future work of the Adaptation Committee.

• Key insights relevant to implementation of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience

• Emerging priorities related to adequate adaptation responses in the context of the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement and the Baku Adaptation Roadmap

• Opportunities for strengthened collaboration among Parties, constituted bodies, organizations and networks supporting adaptation implementation

• Knowledge gaps, emerging needs and opportunities for innovation

• Insights relevant to the future work of the AC, the global stocktake and other relevant processes under the Convention and the Paris Agreement

Key insights and forward-looking recommendations relevant to implementation of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience and the Baku Adaptation Roadmap, strengthened collaboration across the adaptation community, future work of the Adaptation Committee and other relevant processes under the Convention and the Paris Agreement.