Guest blog - Update on Glasgow Climate COP logistics July 5th
Glasgow Climate COP Update by Yunus Arikan Director of Global Advocacy ● ICLEI World Secretariat As of 1 July 2021 , neither the UNFCCC Secretariat nor UK COP26 Presidency have announced any official documents, neither on COP26 Logistics (including capacity and layout of the COP26 Blue Zone), nor on the specific modalities for the engagement of Observers including LGMA Constituency at COP26 in-person and virtual events. UNFCCC announced that UNFCCC managed exhibits in the Blue Zone will be virtual , but UNFCCC managed side events a re announced as in-person (subject to further COP26 Updates), and applications are closed by 2 July 2021 . (“UNFCCC managed” indicates that physical and virtual platforms will be provided for free by the UNFCCC Secretariat and eligible applications will be selected by the UNFCCC Secretariat.) Meanwhile, applications of interested Parties and UNFCCC Accredited Observer organizations for the COP26 Blue Zone Office Delegation and Pavilion Spaces to...