Remaining Key Sustainable Development UN Dates for 2019


SEPTEMBER
2-13th September
UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) -COP14: New Delhi, India
4-6 September
Korea International Water Week: Daegu, Republic of Korea
17th September
Start of the 74th UN General Assembly: New York, US
20-23 September
IPCC 51st Session: Monaco
21 September
Youth Climate Summit: New York, US
22 September
Launch of the Principles for Responsible Banking: New York, US
23-29 September
Climate Week: New York, US
23 September
UNGA will hold a one-day high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage: New York, US
UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit: New York, US
Climate Week: Creating Value in a Climate Emergency:  International Federation Of Accountants (Ifac) And Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca)
Climate Week: Eliminating the Effects of Racism on Our Work to Sustain All Life: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: Expressing Climate Grief: Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism
Climate Week: Young People Leading on the Climate Emergency Now and Into the Future: Sustaining All Life and United to End Racism
Climate Week: TCFD Good Practice Handbook Launch: Climate Disclosure Standards Board (
Climate Week: Sustainable Future Forum 2019:
Climate Week: Psychology & Our Planet: New Knowledge Organization Ltd.
24 September
Climate Week: Zero Waste East:  Zero Waste Events
Climate Week: Under2 Members' Meeting: The Climate Group: SPARK NEWS
Climate Week: RE100 Members' Forum: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Achieving Net Zero Embodied Carbon: World Green Building Council
Climate Week: The Net-Zero Industry Transition: Global CCS Institute
Climate Week: International Conference on Sustainable Development: SDSN Association, INC.
Climate Week: Heating & Cooling - The Next Frontier:  The Climate Group
Climate Week: Sustaining Ourselves as Activists & Organizers: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: We Will: Efficient, Clean Cooling For All: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Supporting Young People of Color in The Climate Movement: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: EV100 Members' Lunch: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Travel & Tourism Climate and Environment Action Forum:  World Travel And Tourism Council
Climate Week: Investing for a Sustainable Future: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Action and Reward: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Inspiring EV Solutions: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Young People at the Forefront of the Climate Movement:  Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: NextGen Cleantech: POWERBRIDGENY
Climate Week: Water: The Ultimate Climate Risk:  Reuters Breakingviews
Climate Week: Equator Prize 2019 Award Ceremony: UNDP
24-25 September
SDG Summit: New York, US
25 September
Climate Week: RE100 Members' Forum: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Achieving Net Zero Embodied Carbon: World Green Building Council
Climate Week: Playing on Thin Ice: RECIPRIC
Climate Week: Climate Crisis and the Future of Food:  Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Climate Week: WEDG Professionals Course: Waterfront Alliance
Climate Week: War & Climate Change: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: Building Futures: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Sustainability Programs and Mergers: Environmental Law Institute
Climate Week: Pakikinigang Magkapwa: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: The Role of Technology in Accelerating Climate Action: The Climate Group
Climate Week: NDC – The Business Case: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Raising the Bar: The Climate Group
Climate Week: Expressing Climate Grief: Sustaining All Life And United To End Racism
Climate Week: Can Development and Conservation Co-Exist? NYC Urban Field Station
26 September
High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development: New York, US
Climate Week: Building Energy NYC: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (Nesea)
Climate Week: Making NY an Offshore Wind Jobs Hub: NY Offshore Wind Alliance
Climate Week: Embracing a Climate Risk Mindset: Climate Disclosure Standards Board (Cdsb)
Climate Week: Moody's Briefing 2019: Moody's Investors Service
Climate Week:  Yoga in the Garden:  Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
27 September
SAMOA High Level Review: New York, US
Climate Week:  Climate Entrepreneurship in Africa: Ghana Climate Innovation Center
Climate Week:  The State of Green Roofs in NYC: Green Roof Researchers Alliance And NYC Audubon
Climate Week:  Marketplace of the Future: Future Meets Present
Climate Week:  Activism Challenge: Forest Edition: Alpha'a Inc, Anne Fountain Foundation, Rainforest Alliance And Dietl International
28 September
Climate Week:   AI Sustainable Development Group, the AI Sustainable Development Summit
Climate Week:  Global Landscapes Forum NYC 2019 Global Landscapes Forum
30-4th September/October
15th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee: Rome, Italy

OCTOBER
1-4 October
Third meeting of the SAICM Intersessional Process: Bangkok: Thailand
7-11 October
15th Meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Committee: Rome Italy
15-17 October
Budapest Water Summit 2019: Budapest, Hungary
19-20 October
G20 Health Ministers Meeting: Okayama, Japan
23-24 October
Our Ocean Conference: Oslo Norway
25-26 October
G20 Tourism Meeting: Hokkaido, Japan
29 October
OECD Forum on Green Finance and Investment 2019: Paris, France

NOVEMBER
4-8 November
31st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol: Lazio, Italy
11-12 November
G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
20-22 November
Global Science, Technology and Innovation Conference (G-STIC) 2019: Brussels, Belgium
25-29 November
Third Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury: Geneva, Switzerland
DECEMBER
2-13 December
Santiago Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 25): Santiago, Chile
8-9 December
World Climate Summit: The Investment COP: Santiago, Chile
16-19th December
57th Meeting of the GEF Council: Washington D.C., US



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