The Commonwealth at COP27

The 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) was hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt from 6-18 November, 2022 at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre. See top news and photos below.

News

Commonwealth Secretary-General welcomes historic outcome on loss and damage at COP27
Samoan PM hails Commonwealth as a valuable platform for small states
"We cannot compromise with catastrophe, so we must compromise with each other”: Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP27
'End youth tokenism' - Commonwealth young people tell COP27 leaders to recognise them as partners in fight against climate change
“We must use big data to protect food security and increase climate resilience,” says Commonwealth Secretary-General at COP27
New Commonwealth grants available for ocean projects
Businesses urged to step up fight against climate change
Enabling digitalisation for food and agriculture in the Commonwealth

See the latest news from COP

Schedule

This schedule is being updated regularly, with event agendas, livestreams and flyers linked where available below.

Events being led or hosted by Commonwealth Secretariat are highlighted in bold.

Please note all times are in GMT+2 Eastern European Time (EET).

Event	Time	Location

Past events

8 November

Accelerating the transition to net zero health systems	8.30am - 10am	Four Seasons, Sharm El Sheikh
SRI for Food Security and Climate Resilience	9am - 10am	Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion
Building Resilience through Blue Carbon Ecosystems for Coastal Communities	1pm - 1:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
Commonwealth Countries: Growing Together for Climate Resilience and Food and Nutrition Security	1:30pm - 2:30pm	Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) Pavilion

9 November

Aligning finance with the Paris Agreement	11am - 12:30pm	Namibia Pavilion
UN4NAPs - Mobilising expertise from across the UN system to advance national adaptation plans	11:30am - 1pm	Khufu Room
International finance opportunities, gaps and challenges in ocean-based climate action towards addressing SDG14.3	4pm - 4:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
Forests of the future: Scaling up restoration in Africa	4pm - 5pm	WWF Pavilion
CORVI: From Land to Seascapes, Building Climate Resilience for Island States and Coastal Communities	4:30pm - 6pm	Oceans Pavilion
The Health Argument for Climate Justice and Intergenerational Equity	4.35pm - 5.30pm	Children and Youth Pavilion

10 November

Don’t look up: The Role of the Media in Climate Breakdown	10am - 11am	Children and Youth Pavilion
Use of Earth Observation Data for Enhancing Climate Finance Access	12pm - 12:40pm	Climate Action Hub
Climate and Health Youth Forum	1pm - 2:15pm	SDG Pavilion
Reducing Plastic Litter, Ocean Pollution and Emissions – The Role of Substitutes: New Data on Trends, Challenges for Policy	1:15pm - 2:45pm	TBC
Innovation and Capacity Building for Economically Viable Transitioning of Traditional Carbon-Intensive Hubs and Markets Watch the livestream	2pm - 3pm	Blue Zone - UNFCCC Capacity Building Hub
Intergenerational Dialogue: Youth Voices for Sustainable Oceans and Energy	4pm - 4:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
Youth for Sustainable Urbanisation: Building Capacity of Youth Towards SDG 11	4pm - 5pm	Blue Zone - SDG Pavilion
Utilising Expertise of the Youth to Bridge the Science-policy Divide and Improve Access to Finance Watch live stream	6:30pm - 8pm	Blue Zone
Unlocking Private Sector Finance to Accelerate Climate Action in Small and other Vulnerable States Download agenda Watch live stream	6:30pm - 8pm	Amon Room

11 November

Advancing development of climate resilient and low carbon health systems in the Commonwealth	10am - 11:15am	WHO Pavilion
Fostering Sustainable Energy Transitions through Trade and Finance across the Commonwealth	12:20pm - 1:30pm	Virtual
Strengthening Capacities for Innovative Just Transition Approaches for Gender and Youth Integration into Climate Action Download flyer Watch live stream	1:15pm - 2:30pm	UNFCCC Capacity Building Hub
Climate Resilience in Food Systems: Why Act Now	3pm - 4:30pm	Thutmose Room
Build The Future: Inclusive Infrastructure for Climate Action	6pm - 7:30pm	Climate Mobility Pavilion

12 November

Transforming to Sustainable Cities with Youth	9am - 10am	Children and Youth Pavilion
Young Climate Reporters: When Media and Climate Converge Watch live stream	11:30am - 12:30pm	PCCB Capacity Building Hub
Taking NDC Implementation to the Next Level: Lessons learned from growing lasting capacity in developing countries	12:30pm - 1:30pm	NDCP Pavilion
Navigating the Pacific high seas of climate finance: securing funds and the blue finance question	4pm - 4:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
Capacity Building: Energy Literacy to Power a Greener Future	4:30pm - 5:30pm	SE4All Pavilion
Big data for small farmers: Digitally enabled climate smart agriculture in Africa	4:30pm - 5:15pm	Microsoft/AGRA
Accelerating Financing to the Solar Sector in the Commonwealth Countries	5pm - 6:30pm	International Solar Alliance

This schedule is being updated regularly, with event agendas, livestreams and flyers linked where available below.

Events being led or hosted by Commonwealth Secretariat are highlighted in bold.

Please note all times are in GMT+2 Eastern European Time (EET).

Event	Time	Location

Past events

14 November

Africa NDC Hub: Delivering on Africa’s Adaptation and Mitigation Priorities for COP27: An Assessment of Progress from the Africa NDC HUB	9am - 10:30am	Africa NDC Hub
Renewable Energy Growth in Commonwealth Countries and beyond - a glimpse of the global low-carbon transition	1:15pm - 2:45pm	Khufu Side Event Room, Area A
The Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub: Enhancing access to climate finance towards a more resilient Pacific Region	3pm - 3:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion
Youth, Commonwealth Blue Charter and CSET event	4pm - 4:55pm	Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion

15 November

Innovation and Capacity Building for Economically Viable Transitioning of Traditional Carbon-Intensive Hubs and Markets	TBC	Children and Youth Pavilion
Women and Youth Voices for Climate Resilient Agriculture and Health	11am - 12pm	Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion
Digital Solutions and Information for a Climate Resilient Agriculture Sector (DSI-CRA)	2:30pm - 3:30pm	Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion
Advancing Africa’s Adaptation Finance Agenda Beyond COP27	4:30pm - 5:30pm	Rwanda Pavilion
New safe, Creative strategies for Youth Climate Champions	TBC	Children and Youth Pavilion

16 November

Resumed High Level Segment	8am - 10am	UNFCCC
How can climate finance work better for vulnerable states? Lessons from evaluations	9:30am - 11am	GCF-GEF Pavilion
GCF's Investments in Africa: What are we learning on Direct Access, Country Ownership, and Results	10:30am - 11:30am	South Africa Pavilion
Accelerating Financing for Climate Adaptation in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS)	1pm - 2:30pm	LLA Pavilion
Enabling Climate Smart Trade and Investment: From Policies to Actions	3pm - 4pm	Virtual

17 November

Empowering African Youth Climate Tech Initiatives through Grants, Technical Resources and Other Meaningful Opportunities

8am - 9am

Climate Mobility Pavilion

For more information on any of our events please contact the Climate Change Team. For all media enquiries, please contact Senior Communications Officer, Josephine Latu-Sanft or the Media Team.

Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC delivers statement to COP27

2.5 billion

citizens live in Commonwealth countries, with over 60 per cent aged 29 or under.

Just 15%

of the world’s CO2 emissions are generated by the 56 Commonwealth countries.

8.8 million

square kilometres of forest land is covered by Commonwealth countries.

45%

of the world’s coral reefs are in the Commonwealth.

countries border the ocean, including 25 small island developing states.

The annual UN Climate Change Conference is the primary global forum for achieving multilateral climate action, while also providing a platform for the larger international community, including civil society, academic and the private sector to contribute to global discussions on climate change.

Headed by the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, the Commonwealth Secretariat delegation participated at strategic and technical levels at COP27, with the aim of:

advocating the interests of Commonwealth member countries, particularly small and other vulnerable states
establishing and strengthening partnerships and networks
mobilising resources
exchanging knowledge and best practices around climate action, including lessons learned from flagship programmes such as the:

Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH)

Commonwealth Living Lands Charter

Commonwealth Blue Charter

Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Transition Agenda (CSET)

Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment (CCA)