Commonwealth Pavilion live
The Commonwealth Secretariat organised its first Commonwealth Pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow.
Commonwealth event schedule
See below a full list of events that were livestreamed from the Commonwealth Pavilion during COP26, with links to video recordings.
All times are in UK GMT.
Monday 1 November: World Leaders' Summit
- 10am - 10.45am: CVF-Commonwealth High-Level Meeting
- 3pm - 4:30pm: Spotlighting Innovative and Transformative Youth Climate Action
Tuesday 2 November: World Leaders' Summit
- 3pm - 4:30pm: Perspectives on the GCF Accreditation Journey of Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Grenada
- 5pm - 6pm: Sugar and Sustainability
Wednesday 3 November: Finance
- 9am - 10:30am: Inclusive Ocean Acidification Action – Science to Society
- 11am - 12:30pm: Attracting Clean Energy Investment in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Investor Roundtable
- 1pm - 2:30pm: Accelerating solutions for post COP26: financing ocean resilience as a priority for climate action
- 3pm - 4.30pm: Commonwealth Call to Action on Living Lands | More info
- 5pm - 6:30pm: Financial policy shifts to achieve the Paris Agreement with a focus on carbon pricing and the circular economy
- 7pm - 8pm: Namibia’s Hydrogen and Green Energy Policy, outlining the connection to greening the Southern African power grid, creating jobs for the youth and building the regional economy
Thursday 4 November: Energy
- 9am - 10:30am: Translating Ambition into Action – support Required by SIDS
- 11am - 12:30pm: CCFAH: Strengthening the Climate Finance Loop for Effective NDC Implementation | More info
- 1pm - 2:30pm: Taking Action to Advance Urban Resilience in SIDS
- 3pm - 4.30pm: Corals and climate; global, national and local approaches (tackling the problems through local, national and global actions)
- 5pm - 6pm: Southern Corridor Development initiative (SCDI): Unlocking green energy for Namibia
Friday 5 November: Youth and Public Empowerment
- 9am - 10:30am: Harnessing the energy and blue power of Commonwealth Youth; Presentation of Children’s Books on Sustainable Energy
- 11am - 12:30pm: Climate Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (CPEIR) from the Kingdom of Eswatini and The Private Sector Engagement Strategy in NDC Actions
- 1pm - 2.30pm: Commonwealth Intergenerational Dialogue on Climate Change
- 3pm - 4.30pm: Antigua and Barbuda: Transitioning to the Blue Economy
Saturday 6 November: Nature
- 9am - 10:30am: The vital role of mangroves for climate change mitigation and adaptation
- 11am - 12:30pm: Namibia’s ambition for carbon neutrality by 2030
- 1pm - 2:30pm: Mainstreaming Youth in Climate Policy post-COP
- 3pm - 4.30pm: Achieving climate, land and biodiversity targets through global partnerships and financing
All times in UK GMT
Monday 8 November: Adaptation, Loss and Damage
- 9am - 10:30am: Raising ambition at COP26 to deliver SDG14.3: to minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification
- 11am - 12pm: Blue Carbon Conservation and Restoration in Action: Examples from the Commonwealth
- 12:30pm - 2pm: Smallholder Digital Climate Advisory Services: Policy Implications for Data Infrastructure
- 2.30pm - 4pm: How can Commonwealth countries accelerate action to reduce methane emissions in the petroleum sector | More info | Discussion paper
Tuesday 9 November: Gender, Science and Innovation
- 9am - 10:30am: Leveraging the use of geospatial information technology and satellite data for improved climate resilience and disaster risk management
- 2:30pm – 3:30pm: Signing Ceremony of The Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between AUDA-NEPAD, Commonwealth and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- 4:30pm - 6pm: Roadmap to Rapidly Scaling Solar Investment: The key to climate change mitigation, energy access, and energy security
Wednesday 10 November: Transport
- 11am - 12pm: We're in this together: Keep calm and love our planet
- 12:30pm - 2pm: Strengthening Gender and Youth Engagement in Climate Action: A Focus on NDC Implementation | More info
- 2:30pm - 4pm: Climate change and new petroleum producing countries: forging a new path towards an equitable and just energy transition | More information
- 4:30pm - 6pm: Enhancing access to climate finance in LDCs, SIDs and other vulnerable commonwealth nations
Thursday 11 November: Cities, Regions & Built Environment
- 9am - 10:30am: Accessing climate finance: Lessons learnt from practice
- 11am - 12pm: Pathways for inclusive implementation of the Paris Agreement in Africa
- 12:30pm - 2pm: Enhancing Access to Climate Finance - Operationalising National Climate Action Funds
- 2:30pm - 4pm: The Road to the ICJ: Seeking Climate Justice at the World’s Highest Court
- 4:30pm - 6pm: Meeting with Commonwealth National Climate Finance Advisers (not livestreamed)
Friday 12 November