CDKN looks forward to welcoming you to our exhibition stand throughout the duration of COP21. Our official display stand in the Blue Zone is marked for 'SouthSouthNorth', number 46.

CDKN delegates will be commenting on the side event programme and on the talks themselves throughout the two-week event. Follow our live commentary on  https://cdkn.org/cdkn-live-at-cop21/ and on twitter @cdknetwork.

We also look forward to seeing you and discussing climate compatible development solutions at the many events we are co-organising and where we are presenting. Here are the events where we're appearing, in date order:

Implementing the Paris climate agreement: Turning action plans into achievement

Date: Wednesday 2nd December Time:  15:15 - 17:00

Location: OECD Pavilion, Blue Zone, COP 21 Venue

Organiser: Ricardo-AEA

This event will be structured around what Ricardo-AEA see as the five essential, intrinsically interlinked pillars of INDC implementation: namely political will and effective governance; long-term mitigation strategies; integrated adaptation planning; climate finance frameworks; Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems.

Sam Bickersteth from CDKN will speak.

Uganda: The potential of investing in adaptation

Climate change will have wide-ranging impacts across the Ugandan economy, as revealed by recent research commissioned by CDKN for the Government of Uganda. Water, infrastructure, energy and agriculture are among the key sectors that will be affected. This discussion will interrogate the study’s conclusions: that it makes economic sense to invest in climate change adaptation today.

Date:  Thursday 3 December  Time: 18:00-19:30

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Blue Zone, Africa Pavilion, Hall 3, Room 2

Organisers: Government of Uganda, CDKN

Official delegate pass needed to attend? Yes

Civil society and government dialogues to establish national climate agendas in Latin America

In five countries, the Latin American Platform on Climate Change’s members brought together multi-sectoral platforms that contributed civil society perspectives to the national climate agenda of these countries. The Latin American Platform is coordinated by Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA), a CDKN Alliance member.

Date: Friday 4 December Time: 11:30—13:00

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Blue Zone, Room 8

Organisers: FARN, Centro de Estudios Uruguayos de Tecnología Apropiada (CEUTA), Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA), Fundación Natura Bolivia (FUNABO)

Official delegate pass needed to attend? Yes

Development and Climate Days: Zero poverty, zero emissions - Tough talk on poverty and climate  

This event aims to convene international policymakers, scientists and development practitioners around the goal of bringing zero net emissions and poverty within reach.  The innovative, widely-anticipated event will provide attendees with the space to engage in tough dialogue with peers, as well as to participate in many networking and participatory learning opportunities.   We're very sorry but due to over-subscription, we have had to close registration for this event to meet health and safety requirements. If you are already registered, then please remember you must bring photo ID to the event, in order to enter.

Date: Saturday 5 – Sunday 6 December  Time: 09:00-17:30

Location: L’Usine, 379 Avenue du Président Wilson, 93210 Saint-Denis

Organisers: CDKN, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and International Development Research Council (IDRC).   The event involves dozens of engaging speakers from diverse backgrounds, ranging from community level to government ministers – and you! To keep up to date with the extensive agenda and speaker list, please visit the Climate Centre website.

Official delegate pass needed to attend? No, but pre-registration and photo ID are required for entry (see above)

Land use in Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs)

Sam Bickersteth will present analysis of INDCs and how they include agriculture, food security and land use as well as discussing links to the Sustainable Development Goals. He will ask the question of whether we need provision for food security under a new climate regime, or If that is a gap in the INDCs.

Date: Sunday 6 December Time: 09:00 – 09:30

Location: Global Landscapes Day, Pavilion Wagram, Le Palais des Congrès de Paris, 2 place de la Porte Maillot, 75017 Paris

Organisers: see http://www.landscapes.org/glf-2015/about/

Official delegate pass needed to attend? No

Strategic climate change partnerships: Opportunities and actions in developing countries

Sam Bickersteth will speak at this CDKN-organised side event highlighting the role of strategic partnerships in taking action on climate change. Participants will discuss low-emissions development, climate- smart agriculture, renewable energy, and monitoring, reporting and verification systems for land-based activities, as well as the role for climate legislation.

Date: Monday 7 December Time: 13:15-14:45

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Blue zone, Room 6

Organisers: Leadership for Environment and Development International (LEAD International), William J. Clinton Foundation

Official delegate pass needed to attend? Yes

Promoting pro-poor low carbon development pathways with a gender focus

Ari Huhtala of CDKN will speak at this debate, which focuses on learning how low carbon development strategies can be promoted nationally and regionally, and how they can contribute to stronger implementation of the Paris agreements and increasing ambitions of the INDCs. The event will also highlight the need to ensure that climate mitigation is pro-poor and gender-sensitive.

Date:  Tuesday 8 December  Time:  11:00-12:30

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Green Zone, Hall 3

Organisers: INFORSE

Official delegate pass needed to attend? No

Leadership in climate resilience: real world adaptation measures that save lives

From super storms, droughts, heatwaves, and flooding, communities across the world are increasingly experiencing the impacts of climate change and are working toward preparedness. This debate, including Sam Bickersteth, will focus on direct action toward strengthening climate resilience:

• Early Warning Systems, disaster risk management and extreme heat
• Urban climate resilience, green infrastructure and urban heat island effect
• The gender dimensions of climate change and climate resilience

Date:  Tuesday 8 December 2015 Time:  13:30 – 15:00

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget,  Green Zone

Organisers: The Natural Resources Defense Council, the Public Health Foundation of India, CDKN

Official delegate pass needed to attend? No

Harnessing investment for low emission development and INDCs

Achieving the ambitious goals countries have established in their low emission development strategies (LEDS) and intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) requires mobilisation of high levels of private and public investment. This event will highlight approaches and lessons learned from countries in securing public and private funds to scale up action on low emission development. This is an event of the LEDS Global Partnership, for which CDKN and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) act as the joint secretariat.

Date: Thursday 10 December   Time: 13:15-14:45

Location: Parc des Expositions, Le Bourget, Blue zone, Room OR 12

Organisers: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism of the Government of the Dominican Republic

Official delegate pass needed to attend? Yes