Future Economy Forum at

UN Conference to Combat Desertification  
COP16 Riyadh  

December 2-13, 2024

21st Century Solutions to
Prevent & Reverse Desertification

At the UNCCD’s COP16 in Riyadh, the Future Economy Forum, NOW Partners Foundation and its local and international partners present highly innovative and widely scalable 21st Century Solutions for Regenerative Agriculture, Forestry and Finance that:

  • Prevent and Reverse Desertification
  • Improve Food and Water Security
  • Profitably Sequester Carbon
  • Strengthen Human Health and Biodiversity
  • Increase Farmer Incomes and Economic Development

In addition to the regenerative land-use approaches and scaling capacities, we also address innovative finance and policy opportunities that together offer a systemic implementation perspective.

We will be co-hosting events during COP16 in the Blue Zone, the Green Zone, and Riyadh.

BLUE ZONE

GREEN ZONE

PRIVATE GARDENS

NOW Partners Foundation, in collaboration with the Future Economy Forum, Sekem, APCNF, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Agroecology Coalition and other partners will co-host five side events in the Blue Zone.

Wed 4 Dec, 11:00 to 12:30 (Area A, room MET-04)
Combating Desertification, Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Arid Environments Globally

 

Wed 4 Dec, 13:00-15:00 (Science-Policy-Interface Pavillion)
Carbon off-set & Nature-based solutions for arid and semiarid areas - CDM DNA

 

Thu 5 Dec, 17:30 - 19:00 (Area D, room MET-24)
Agroecology Coalition on Framing Food Systems: Agroecology, Regenerative Agriculture, Organic & Nature Based Systems

 

Mon 9 Dec, 11:00-12:30 (Area A, room MET-01)
Regenerative Agriculture and Nature-based, Science-backed Innovation: Empowering Farmers as Stewards

 

Tues 10 Dec, 18:00 - 19:30 (Area A, room MET-07)
Regenerative Agriculture vs. Mechanistic Farming: Building Resilience and Nourishing Communities

 

Wed 11 Dec, 09:00 to 10:30 (Area A, room MET-06)
Regenerative Agriculture and the Private Sector: Meeting Demand, Combating Food Loss & Waste

Blue Zone Rooms MET 1-11 are located in Area A.

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In partnership with Aeon co-founders H.H. Princess Noura bint Turki Al-Saud and Princess Mashael Saud Alshalan, and with Imar/Climate Solutions’ Founder Eng. Khalid Al Othman, we are co-hosting the following event in the Green Zone:

 

Thu 5 Dec, 10:00 - 13:00 (Green Zone Pavilion 3)
Shaping a Greener Future Through Carbon Requestration and Land Habilitation

 

Thu 5 Dec, 16:00 - 17:00 (People's Pavilion)
Regenerative Agriculture and Forestry Solutions that Prevent and Reverse Desertification, Profitably Sequester Carbon, Improve Food and Water Security, Human Health and Biodiversity, Farmers’ Incomes and Economic Development as well as innovative Transition Finance Solutions.

 

 

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