Agenda

This side event explores how South-South Cooperation can drive net-zero, climate-resilient solutions through shared technologies, capacities, and cultural knowledge—highlighting regional innovations, co-investment models, and policy pathways

To meet global climate goals, emissions from the transport sector must decline rapidly—particularly in urban areas. Building on integrated sustainable urban mobility planning and robust governance, rail, public transport, and active mobility are essential to achieving this transformation. Through their solutions, these sectors must play a central role in the next generation of Nationally Determined Contributions

The Entangled Destiny initiative – supported by the National Geographic Society and the European Forest Institute Mediterranean Facility (EFIMED) – will take part in COP30 in Belém, Brazil, bringing Mediterranean perspectives on biocultural heritage, climate resilience, and traditional ecological knowledge to the global stage. As part of the Italian Pavilion programme at AquaPraça, Entangled Destiny will host the side event “Entangled Destiny: Trees and Humans of the Mediterranean”, inviting participants to reflect on the deep-rooted relationships between Mediterranean communities and three iconic tree species: the olive, carob, and stone pine. Through an interactive experience followed by a panel discussion, the session will explore how cultural heritage and traditional knowledge can inspire nature-based climate solutions, sustainable land management, and community resilience. From the millenary carob trees of Sicily to the ancient olive groves of Umbria and the stone pines of the Tyrrhenian coast, these emblematic species symbolise the intertwined history of people, land, and culture. Entangled Destiny demonstrates how traditional knowledge and Mediterranean heritage can inspire resilient, nature-based climate solutions that bridge ecological, cultural, and community priorities.

This presentation will examine a unique program that trains youth to report on climate issues and solutions in Mediterranean countries using digital media for the UNFCCC’s Youth Climate Report, a digital database of more than 1,200 short documentary films geo-located on a GIS map representing 160 countries on all seven continents. This UNFCCC program has been reporting on climate issues for the COP conferences since 2011. Link: https://tiny.cc/UNFCCC. The three inspiring and informative short films to be presented showcase the climate impacts and proposed solutions as they affect people living in Montenegro, Slovenia, and . The two short documentary films are: 1. Let’s Protect Our Rivers (Montenegro) by Kristina Djurisic (00:28) 2. Metal Day (Slovenia) by Barbara Ojsteršek Bliznac (03:03) 3. Forest Cover in Sidi Slimane (Morocco) by (3:00)

The panel aims to advance the implementation of the MGSY framework by connecting young leaders, policymakers, academia, and private-sector actors. It will promote youth-driven solutions for an inclusive and sustainable energy transition, strengthen regional integration, and identify pathways for cross-border collaboration on green skills and employment.

Most forecasters today, including the IEA, expect global Oil & Gas (O&G) demand to peak by 2030. Leveraging the PPFF initiative, this event will convene experts, policy makers, finance, labour, and civil society to explore the transboundary implicati