Deliver the Transition With Us at COP28
30 November – 12 December 2023
A call to urgent and ambitious actions in Dubai
As climate and sustainability challenges become ever more urgent, we invite you to join
World Climate Foundation at one of the most dynamic and challenging COP in years – COP 28 in Dubai.
At COP28 World Climate Foundation will connect high-level partners from business, government, financial institutions and civil society in a joint and committed effort to address the urgent and still accelerating climate challenges.
We will launch and facilitate a number of high-level events during the COP, including the World Climate Summit – The Investment COP, the world´s largest de-facto climate workshop on December 7th - 8th at the Conrad Dubai – gathering 2000 key leaders from the private and public sectors.
We are also present in the UNFCCC Blue Zone with the World Climate Impact Hub, an interactive space that will offer active engagement activities and feature unique art elements for inspiration.
The World Climate Foundation is a leading global platform for the sustainability transition. We focus on three interconnected challenges: climate change, biodiversity and health. For over a decade, we have initiated and facilitated large-scale collaboration between governments, businesses, financial institutions and international organisations. Through creating powerful cross-sectoral partnerships, we accelerate and foster innovation and investment for sustainable solutions worldwide.
At the COP28 in Dubai you will meet and interact with our global partners, learning and listening from best global practice.
In Dubai, the World Climate Foundation takes a global lead on the green transition and explores new business opportunities to address global sustainability.
Be part of the transition, join us and register now.
Impact Platforms
Our impact platforms are networks and coalitions where our members and partners build alliances and develop ambition loops for climate, biodiversity and health. Here they accelerate solutions, actions and investments toward the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
World Climate Network
The World Climate Network connects influential high-level decision-makers focusing on reaching net-zero before 2050. The aim is ensuring a swift transition to a new climate economy and exploring breakthrough opportunities.
World Biodiversity Network
World Climate Foundation forms global public-private partnerships to tackle biodiversity loss and nature depletion. We set ambitious targets for a needed transition - building on a circular economy and supporting the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
World Health Network
The World Health Network is a new platform addressing the accelerating climate related health consequences. The challenge takes cross-sector collaboration to solve, connecting public and private partners and setting standards and norms for a resilient healthcare system.
Climate Investment Coalition
The World Climate Foundation is one of the founding partners of the Climate Investment Coalition (CIC). At COP26 in Glasgow, the coalition announced a landmark US$130 billion commitment from 42 Nordic and UK pension funds to invest in climate solutions before 2030 and to be reported on annually.
Turning Commitments Into Action
Through our yearly roadmap of activities, we engage, advise, and connect with our members and partners throughout the year, including high-level global events, partnership and coalition building, community engagement, and strategic insights, all aimed at maximising joint ambition and action.
Key Achievements
Coalition Building
We are the founding partners of the Climate Investment Coalition, who have US$130 billion in collective commitments by Nordic and UK pension funds towards clean energy and climate investments by 2030 announced at COP26.
Ambition & Action
As a member of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, we encourage, facilitate and highlight ambitious pledges from investors and businesses on their commitments to climate action and nature-positive investments.
Leading Global Networks
We pioneer high-level networks across governments, businesses, financial institutions and civil society in the fields of climate, biodiversity and health to facilitate the transition to a green economy.
Platform for Annual Summits
Throughout the last 13 years, our international Summits have become the key platform for connecting 85K+ stakeholders within businesses, policymakers and government officials alongside the largest annual international climate and biodiversity events including the UNGA, UNFCCC COP and UNCBD COP.
Engage with Us
We believe that meeting the global challenges ahead, and transitioning to a net-zero, nature-positive and healthy planet, can only be achieved through collaboration.
Join us in building impactful coalitions and partnerships for climate, biodiversity and health. Through our Networks, you will gain access to our world-leading platform for governments, businesses, financial institutions and international organisations for cross-sector collaboration throughout the year.
The World Climate Foundation is the biggest and most influential global platform focusing on action and impact on climate, biodiversity and health resilience.
For over a decade, we have facilitated large-scale collaboration between governments, businesses, financial institutions and international organisations, accelerating the transition to a green economy. Through creating powerful cross-sectoral partnerships we foster innovation and investment for sustainable solutions in climate, biodiversity and health.
