Side events in which CARI participates
August 17–28 : Come to the France Pavilion to meet French representatives and discover all the events you can attend.
France Pavilion
August 24 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Knowledge systems for the sustainable conservation and restoration of land
France Pavilion | Organized by the IRD
August 24 | 4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Agroecology for the sustainable restoration of farmland: creating conditions conducive to agroecological transitions in local areas
France Pavilion | Organized by the IRD
August 25 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Toward more drought-resilient territories: how are the recommendations of Désertif’actions 2026 being implemented?
France Pavilion | Organized by CARI
Blue Zone
August 21 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Making the invisible visible: strengthening the role of civil society in the Great Green Wall
MET 07 – blue zone | Organized by APEFE
August 24 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | The Riyadh action agenda: showcasing delivery by the RAA Community
MET 21 – blue zone | Organized by Ambition Loop
August 26 | 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | From an invisible crisis to collective action: communicating about desertification and mobilising solutions
MET 07 – blue zone | Organized by Desertnet International
August 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Agroecology as a tool for territorial resilience to crisis events
MET 22 – blue zone | Organized by AICS
A few side event organized by CARI partners
France Pavilion
August 24 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Water at the heart of the fight against desertification: investing in local communities to restore soils, build resilience, and ensure food security
France Pavilion | Organized by the Department of Aude
August 25 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Pastoralism and grazing lands: what Implications does the IYRP declaration hold for COP decisions?
France Pavilion | Organized by CIRAD
August 25 | 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Soil health as a foundation for One Health: A key to resilient food systems
France Pavilion | Organized by the 4/1000 Initiative
In other areas of the COP
August 19 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | How inclusive land restoration can contribute to social cohesion and stability: lessons learned from farmer-led natural regeneration (RNA) in the Sahel
MET-07 | Organized by the UNCCD and Both Ends
August 27 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Food systems transformation in motion: agroecology in principle, in policy and in practice
Meeting Room – MET24 Blue Zone | Organized by AE Coalition
Events organized by the Drynet network
All the info here : https://dry-net.org/drynet-events/#upcomingevents
August 18 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Healthy Soils 4 Food | MET-05
August 18 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Value Chains 4 LDN | MET-05
August 19 | 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Implementing Voluntary Targets 4 LDN in RECs | PAGGW Pavillon
August 20 | 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Community-driven Management in Rangelands | MET-05
August 20 | 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. | Indigenous Data & Resilient Territories | MET-05
August 22 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Indigenous Nomadic Pastoralists’ Territories of Life | MET-05
August 26 | 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Solution 4 Soil Restoration | MET-06