GRID-Arendal is at #COP29 in Baku, spotlighting plastics’ climate impacts & glacier preservation! Join us at events to discuss emissions tracking, NDCs, & sustainable solutions. 🌍 🔗news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda… #ClimateAction #Plastics #Cryosphere

Had a great meeting with GRID-Arendal to strengthen our partnership for a cleaner, greener planet. We discussed joint efforts to reduce plastic pollution, build data-driven Local Action Plans, and promote the circular economy. Looking forward to deepening our collaboration.

The GRID-Arendal COP29 delegation has made it to Baku! 🙌 Meet Laurent and Ieva on Saturday, November 16 for a dive into glaciers and plastics. We hope to see you there! Check out our #COP29 events schedule here: 🔗 news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda…

We've kicked off our #COP29 program with two events today 🙌 A big thank you to the organisers, panelists, speakers, and attendees for joining us! 🧊 Meet our experts at our upcoming events: 🔗 news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda… #glaciers #cryosphere #plasticpollution

We're kicking off our week at #COP29 with an event at the UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Pavilion! 🙌 🧊Why glaciers matter: Addressing climate impacts in the cryosphere through science-based interventions ⏰15:00-16:30 📍UNESCO Pavilion 🔗 news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda… #glaciers #cryosphere

🎉We are so excited to introduce our newest staff member, Natalie Mangondo! 📣Want to meet her at #COP29? She'll be attending the IISD and Secretariat to the Friends of Climate and Health reception as a panelist, in the SDG Pavilion at 18:30-20.00  🔗 news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda…

🌍 Join us at the #COP29 Azerbaijan Pavilion this Thursday, 21 November, from 09:30 to 10:45 for the event "National Adaptation Plans and regional approaches for resilient #Caucasus Mountains and beyond"! 👉 Find out more about our events at COP29: news.grida.no/nbspgridarenda…

🪴Are you at #COP29? ♻️Come meet us at the Plastic Product Design: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development in the Context of Climate Change event in the Qazaqstan pavilion today at 14:30! Check out all of our activities at COP29 here:url.grida.no/AU2024

#Throwback to last week, when GRID-Arendal's Managing Director Karen Landmark + a small team traveled to Nairobi to meet with our colleagues at UN Environment Programme, UN-Habitat, and the Norwegian Embassy! And, of course, we spent some time in nature too 🌳🏃‍♂️ #ThrowbackThursday #Nairobi

INC-5 begins! Lars Stordal of GRID-Arendal shared key insights at “The Cost of Managing Plastic Pollution,” co-hosted with CSEINDIA. Collaborative action with global leaders is key to tackling #PlasticPollution. 🌊🌍 #INC5 #Sustainability #GRIDArendal #ElephantInTheRoom

🚨 Webinar Tomorrow: Live from Busan 🚨 GRID-Arendal staff bring you real-time updates from INC-5! 📅 Nov 29 | 6 a.m. CET / 14:00 KST 📍 Live from Busan, South Korea 📢 Register today: url.grida.no/LastINCWebinar #plasticpollutionn #INC55 #GlobalCooperationn #ElephantInTheRoom

🌍 Recap: Reporting on #INC-5 INC-5 the last chance for binding #GlobalPlasticTreaty 🔹 Procedural delays 🔹 Debates: production caps, financial mechanisms 🔹 Just transition for waste pickers 📺 grida.no/resources/16655 📥 url.grida.no/PressINC5 #ElephantInTheRoom

🌍 INC-5 Reflections: We leave with mixed emotions. Progress was made, absence of a treaty highlights the urgency for action. Rwanda: “It’s time to negotiate a treaty that is fit for purpose, not built to fail.” 📢 grida.no/press_releases… #INC5 #ElephantInTheRoom

🎥 Art & Plastic Policy at INC-5 Elena spoke at a side event - how arts-based methods can shape plastic policies: 🔹 Just Transition - informal recyclers 🔹 Climate impacts of plastics ‘Plastic Action = Climate Action’ 📢: grida.no/activities/1661 #ElephantInTheRoom

🌊#TBT to the SOS-ZEROPOL2030 Athens assembly just weeks ago! Partners met to assess progress & plan next steps for zero pollution in European seas by 2030. 🌍💙 Learn more about this vital initiative here: grida.no/activities/870 #ZeroPollution #SustainableSeas #SourceToSea

📘 Official Launch: Towards Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Nepal 🌾 This @gridarendal & ICIMOD publication inspires scalable solutions for climate resilience in agrifood systems. Read & download: url.grida.no/CRA-Nepal #SustainableFarming #Nepal #ClimateAction

♻️The circular economy relies on systemic change to our waste management programs. 📽️Our Award Nominated short documentary, Reclaim, dives into the waste workers of Guinea and Rwanda who are making that change a reality. 👉Check out the film here: vimeo.com/875545475

🌊💙 “We see projects in the Global North getting $500 per tonne, while in Kenya, Benin & Indonesia, it’s just $20. Are we saying our work is worth less?” Carbon is carbon. Fair pricing & transparency for all 🔗 Read more: url.grida.no/43bGVC9 #BlueCarbon #CarbonMarkets

Webinar Alert | The fate of the global plastic treaty hangs in the balance. The second session of the fifth meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC 5.2) has concluded. INC 5.2 was expected to deliver a much-awaited treaty to address the global plastic

Waves of Change is back in Lüderitz 🇳🇦 Phase II uses community art to spark ocean literacy + policy dialogue. Support for Phase III is growing — read + share the story: news.grida.no/waves-of-chang… #NIMPAPLUS #OceanLiteracy #ArtForChange