This event will examine how catalytic capital can mobilize private investment to accelerate innovative climate solutions, generate impact at scale, and open new pathways for sustainable development. Guillaume Bonnel, CEO of SIFI, will open the session by outlining SIFI’s mission to leverage catalytic capital to drive innovation in impact investing. He will highlight SIFI’s platform […]

This panel aligns focuses on the role of central banks and financial regulators to advance climate finance, climate justice, inclusive finance, and the urgent need to scale adaptation for vulnerable communities. By addressing how climate risk disclosure regulation can be made more inclusive, proportionate and avoid unintended consequences, the panel contributes to building a just […]

The event will present the outcome report of the LSFI Working Group on Innovation and Retail Products for Sustainable Finance. The report explores Luxembourg’s retail investment landscape and the pivotal yet underutilised role of retail investors in advancing sustainable finance. It provides a comprehensive assessment of current offerings across the insurance, asset management, and banking […]

The reception aims to bring together key international stakeholders active in sustainable finance to foster dialogue, strengthen partnerships, and promote Luxembourg’s leadership and commitment to advancing sustainable finance globally. It will serve as a networking platform for policymakers, investors, financial institutions, and development actors to exchange insights and explore collaboration opportunities. The event will open […]

The side event “Resilience Begins with HER: Investing in the GBV–Climate Nexus” aligns with the Luxembourg Pavilion’s commitment to equity, climate justice, and transformative partnerships. It highlights how climate events, such as droughts, floods, and displacement, increase exposure to gender-based violence (GBV) through heightened risks of migration, conflict, transactional sex, and domestic strain, while simultaneously […]

The objective of this event is to demonstrate the impact of disaster risk finance solutions financed by the Global Shield Financing Facility (GSFF). Some of these solutions were initiated under the prior program (the Global Risk Financing Facility), and cumulatively the programs have mobilized US$4bn in prearranged funds for natural disasters and crises, and protection […]

How can COPs become interactive and inclusive, a place for peaceful debate and solution seeking. How can delegates from civil society take part that cannot afford horrendous travel expenses? How can the perspective of youth become more included in all respects? Alternative Nobel prize winner Hunter Lovins came up with the radical idea of COPx, […]

This side event will showcase the regional programme “Gender, Environment and Climate Change: Enhancing Effective, Just, and Efficient Actions”, implemented by UN Women and funded by the Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The programme supports transformative, gender-responsive climate action across Latin America and the […]

Solutions for sustainability in different contexts require capacities to comprehend intertwined social, economic and environmental issues. UNU-IAS has been fostering future leaders in sustainability science through education and training. By blending the expertise from its research and multi-stakeholder engagement initiatives, programmes drive synergies towards socio-ecological resilience through enhanced implementation of the Paris Agreement, the Global […]

An interactive session showing the learnings of Resilient Landscape Luxembourg and the path it traces for mainstreaming sciencebased investment in landscapes. Intro by MECB. First-hand testimonials from incubated projects. Inputs from impact investor on the bottlenecks of impact investments. Presentation of a pathway from science to investment at scale.

This session dives into the high-stakes intersection of finance and climate, challenging the status quo to discuss capital markets, green bonds, blue bonds and other instruments to raise capital needed for closing the climate finance gap. We’ll explore whether capital markets are truly mobilizing for climate resilience—or merely greenwashing their way to profit. Through real-world […]

“Talanoa” means to talk and converse, a traditional method of solving differences in an inclusive, respectful way in the Pacific. Inspired by the 2017 Talanoa Dialogue, this session brings together youth activists and advocates, sat at the same table as government, civil society, NGO, business, academic and religious leaders. Through storytelling and deep listening, participants […]