Bonn Climate Conference and COP30 Capacity Building Webinar

The Zoom webinar takes place on 28 May 2025 from 09:00 to 11:00 AM EDT (New York). The webinar is organized by The University of North Carolina Water Institute and Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future.

This webinar is for those hoping or planning to participate in the UNFCCC preparatory conference in Bonn (16-26 June 2025) and/or COP 30 in Belém, Brazil (10-21 Novermber 2025).

Presented by:

• Felix Dodds, Adjunct Professor at the UNC Water Institute and a Fellow at Stakeholder Forum
• Jamie Cummings, Environmental Policy Analyst, Woodwell Climate Research Center and Associate at Stakeholder Forum

Moderated by Charles Nouhan, Interim Chair, Stakeholder Forum

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• The history of climate change negotiations.
• The preparation process of the UNFCCC.
• COP29 Outcomes and Legacies.
• Why attend – stakeholder engagement case study of a campaign and YONGOUNFCCC.
• Bonn preparatory sessions.
• 2025 Negotiating Groups and key people COP 30.
• What are the issues?
• Beyond the negotiations.
• COP30 Logistics as we know it.
• The Negotiations Resources available and dates for 2025 and 2026.