The first Global Stocktake is critical to assess collective progress towards the Paris Agreement and identify opportunities for enhanced action and support.
 

The highly participatory structure of the GST opens the door for stakeholders to provide vital input and contribute to our understanding of global efforts and priority actions. In 2021, UN Climate Change is hosting three Regional Climate Weeks 2022 to engage stakeholders and accelerate implementation ahead of COP27. This opened an opportunity to hold a First Global Stocktake Event in key regions and gather input to shape the path forward. 

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MENA Climate Week 2022	LAC Climate Week 2022	Africa Climate Week 2022

Global Stocktake Event at MENA Climate Week 2022

On 30 March 2022, participants at the first-ever Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, MENACW 2022, heard updates on the first Global Stocktake and discussed progress, challenges, and opportunities in responding to the Paris Agreement in the MENA region. The event provided a space for discussions and was open to all participants of the MENA Climate Week 2022.

The event ran from 9:00 - 12:00 Dubai time and featured representatives from the UK COP26 and Egypt COP27 Presidencies, the High-Level Climate Champions, Parties, regional experts, and the UNFCCC secretariat.

More information can be found here.
 

Global Stocktake Event at LAC Climate Week 2022

On 21 July 2022, the First Global Stocktake event was held at this year's Latin America and the Caribbean Climate Week, LACCW 2022. This GST event engaged governments and civil society in the GST process. It provided information on opportunities to participate in the GST and emphasized the importance of the GST as a mechanism to increase ambition and foster climate action at all levels.

The session provided space to hold conversations on the themes of the GST – mitigation, adaptation, means of implementation, as well as response measures and loss and damage – and discussed possible inputs at the regional level, including on the collective progress to date, challenges and barriers to achieve the Paris Agreement goals, and directions to enhance climate action and ambition, highlighting effective and innovative solutions in the region.

The event took place from 11:00-13:00 Santa Domigo time and featured high-level speakers, government and civil society representatives, regional experts and experts from the UN Climate Change secretariat.

More information can be found here.
 

Global Stocktake Event at Africa Climate Week 2022

Another First Global Stocktake Event is set to be held at the Africa Climate Week 2022  in Libreville, Gabon, on the 1st of September 14:00-17:00 WAT (GMT+1). 

The event is an opportunity to engage stakeholders in the GST process. It will provide information on opportunities to participate in the GST and emphasize the importance of the GST as a process to increase climate action and support at all levels.

The event will aim to:

• Share information on the modalities and status of work on GST1 in assessing collective progress towards the purpose and long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, with a view to informing the updating and enhancing of NDCs (action and support), as well as international cooperation for climate change;
• Provide an opportunity to discuss the challenges, barriers, solutions and opportunities for climate action and support within the context of Africa;
• Share information on the opportunities for contributing to the GST1 process by Parties and NPS.

More information can be found here.