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COP16 desertification Riyadh - Call for proposals for a side event at the COMIFAC-CBFP Initiatives Pavilion

COMIFAC, the CBFP, CAFI and the GIZ Regional Support Project for COMIFAC are pleased to launch a call for proposals to host parallel events at the COMIFAC-CBFP Initiatives Pavilion.

The Commission des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC) in close collaboration with the Co-Facilitation of the French and Gabonese Republics of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP), the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI), the GIZ Regional Support Project to COMIFAC,are pleased to launch a call for proposals to host side events at the COMIFAC-CBFP Initiatives Pavilion during the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 2-13 December 2024.

The side events are intended to provide opportunities to identify and address critical themes, fundamental issues in the climate change negotiation process and urgent priorities and practical issues on climate change and development in the Congo Basin. Reflections that bring together the public and private sectors to facilitate comparative, interdisciplinary and inter-institutional exchanges on issues related to climate change and development in Central Africa are particularly encouraged.

Proposals must be prepared freely, however, guidance is given below and the deadline for submissions is 24 November 2024.

Proposals will be examined by a technical committee made up of members of the organising committee according to the criteria listed below, while seeking a balance between the thematic areas. The committee's decision is final. Applicants for selected proposals will be contacted on 26 November 2024.

 

Please download the call for parallel events (pdf - 630 Ki)
Please download the registration form (docx - 161 Ki)