“ООНлайн” Expert Discussions: Who is responsible for the climate future?

The main purpose of the UN Climate Conference known as COP26 that kicks off in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 is to agree upon the measures that will help limit global warming to 1.5 degrees centigrade per year. This goal was laid down in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. 

The International and Belarusian experts will try to answer the questions such as:

• What is the current state of climate change in Belarus?
• What are the major climate challenges of the European region? How do they affect the economy?
• Why do young people everywhere in the world demand climate justice and want to be full-fledged players in negotiations?

 Discussion participants:

• Dmitry Maryasin, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
• Natalia Klevets, climate researcher, national consultant on climate change factors, EU for Climate project
• Irina Ponedelnik, founder of the Youth for Sustainable Development in Belarus initiative, training organizer in CAN EECCA
• Armen Martirosyan, Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Belarus