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What are the Climate Dialogues?

Aiming to demonstrate a consensus on the need for raising climate ambition to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement , the Climate Dialogues form a two-week event by offering a host of intersectoral meetings in a program supported and co-created by civil society groups in Quebec. By federating spaces for exchanges in parallel with international climate negotiations, the Climate Dialogues facilitate the participation of civil society – too often compromised by numerous barriers – in these major climate events.

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For the 2nd edition, the Climate Dialogues will also be held before and after the 27th Conference of the Parties (CdP-27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in order to prepare Quebec civil society for this highlight of the international climate agenda, to provide tools to limit global warming below 1.5°C and to continue the mobilization.

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context

The Conferences of the Parties (CdP) or Conferences of the Parties (COP) are pivotal moments in diplomacy and international cooperation in the fight against the climate crisis.  Historically, during these summits on the climate, the mobilization of civil society has largely contributed to generating increased climate ambition and to reducing the gap between the delegations participating in the formal negotiation spaces and those observing.

 

And COP-27?

COP-27 will be a crucial moment to assess whether States have kept their promises, whether they have been able to present more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C . COP-27 will also be an opportunity to ensure that all voices are heard globally to advance climate justice.