The Nature Conservancy Events at UN CCD COP 17

17 August - 28 August

© Matthieu Paley (Photo Credit)

 

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 is a vital opportunity to advance solutions for land restoration, freshwater conservation, and drought resilience.

The Nature Conservancy will host and participate in sessions in both the Blue Zone and Green Zone, including programming at the TNC Pavilion and a collaborative Nature Pavilion in the Green Zone.

The TNC Pavilion will serve as a welcoming, convening and working space that advances both strategic objectives for the Convention and Mongolia’s host-country leadership, while fostering collaboration, learning, and partnership. The Pavilion will allow for connection around innovative finance and solutions that address land degradation, drought resilience, and nature-based approaches at scale.

Please join us by registering below.

Please note, access to Blue Zone sessions requires a UNCCD-issued Blue Zone badge. Registration for a session does not grant access to the Blue Zone. Access to the Green Zone does not require advance registration.

 

Tuesday, August 25, 2026
A Sustainable Future for Freshwater10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Community-Led Conservation: Community Leadership in Restoring Drylands, Protecting Rangelands, and Building Climate Resilience 
Time Zone: (UTC+08:00) Ulaanbataar [Change Time Zone]
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
HIGH-LEVEL SUSTAINABLE FINANCE FORUM 2026 Mobilizing Investment for Land, Water, and Nature in the Age of Climate Risk2:40 PM - 3:40 PM
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Hosted by Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF) | Movement Lab: We Chose Mars Over Drylands. Let's Talk About That. 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Friday, August 21, 2026
Hosted by International Land Coalition | Pastoralist Data That Moves Policy: A Practitioner's Workshop on Land Tenure Indicators10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hosted by Global Alliance for Rangelands and Pastoralists | Transhumance in the 21st Century: Experiences from various continents11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hosted by Ambition Loop | Grounding the Rio Conventions: Sustainable Land Management as a Pathway to Methane Mitigation1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
TNC Pavilion Opening Reception5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday, August 24, 2026
Aligning Climate, Biodiversity and Land Action through Agrifood Systems Transformation9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Media Breakfast10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
From Commitment to Capital: Financing Resilient Grasslands, Savannahs and Rangelands for People, Nature and Climate10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
B4L Forum- De-risk and Scale to restore 1.5 billion HA of Land12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Hosted by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | From Reaction to Resilience: Catalyzing Anticipatory Drought Finance for Drylands1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Mining Forum2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Making Nature Investable: Building the Conditions to Scale Private Finance and Green Inclusive Regional Agribusiness Fund (GIRAF) Launch3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Official Launch of the Rangelands Flagship Initiative4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Launch: Financing for Land Restoration and Drought Resilience PlayBook - cocktail hour6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
From Plans to Impact: Strengthening National Drought Planning for Integrated Resilience8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Official Launch of the Drought Resilience Investment Facility (DRIF): Accelerating Finance for Drought Resilience, Water Security and Land Restoration11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Empowering Green and Shared Prosperity Integrated Desertification Control and Sustainable Community Livelihoods12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
From Commitments to Coordinated Action: Aligning Agricultural Landscapes to Deliver Land Degradation Neutrality1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Hosted by Plataforma Semiáridos da América Latina | Social Technologies Exchange for Water Access and Living with Drought in Latin America's Drylands2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
High-level session on wetlands:From Victoria Falls to Ulaanbaatar: wetlands as the heart of integrated land and water resilience2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
A Sustainable Future for Freshwater3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Dialogue on Land-Water-People: Connecting science, policy and practice4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Hosted by International Water Management Institute (IWMI) | From Global Signal to Anticipatory Action: ENSO, Drought and Resilience Across the World's Drylands10:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Hosted By Enduring Earth | From climate risk to resilient nature, people, and capital: Project Finance for Permanence as a restoration engine8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Infrastructure, Nature-Based Solutions and LD Prevention10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Hosted by Landscape Alliance (CIFOR & ICRAF) |The ILM Playbook – Lessons from 22 Integrated Landscape Programmes11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Special High-Level Event on Rangelands and Pastoralists1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Protected Areas at the Heart of the Land Agenda: Accelerating 30x30 through Evidence, Policy, and Effective Management2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Grassland Restoration and Sustainable Management on the Mongolian Plateau under Climate Change: Multi-stakeholder Collaboration4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Restoring Grasslands and Rangelands for improved food security, climate resilience and soil health9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Hosted by Mongolian Nature's Legacy Foundation | Addressing Land Degradation through Sustainable Value Chains and Green Financing10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Healthy Rangelands and Grasslands - Essential to Meet Global Food, Biodiversity, and Climate Goals across the Rio Trio10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hosted by Woodwell Climate Research Center | Rangelands & Refreshments with Woodwell1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
ADB’s Nature Solutions Finance Hub: Scaling Investment and Partnerships for Resilient Grasslands, River Basins, and Nature-Positive Landscapes in Asia1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Closing Reception5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Time Zone: (UTC+08:00) Ulaanbataar [Change Time Zone]