Events

The IKI regularly organises events on its thematic focal points and funding measures. These include events and lectures on individual topics as well as online seminars on current funding calls and other aspects that are important for the successful implementation of an IKI project.

Current events

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    Past highlights

    Brown Bag Lunches (BBL)

    The IKI BBL is an event format where IKI projects can present their work to various IKI experts. The aim is to promote internal knowledge management and provide a platform for exchange between the IKI Office, ministries and implementers.

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    09/29/2026

    Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) – From Concept to Practice

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    Two elephants standing at a waterhole in a grassy landscape with more elephants in the background.
    08/26/2026

    Scaling up biodiversity finance: From finance plans to market disclosures

    read more Scaling up biodiversity finance: From finance plans to market disclosures
    The photo shows members of the SPAR6C project team.
    07/09/2026

    Advancing Article 6 in Practice: From Rulebook to Implementation

    read more Advancing Article 6 in Practice: From Rulebook to Implementation
    A group of people is standing outdoors in a forested area, listening to a man who appears to be explaining something.
    05/27/2026

    Local Action: Experiences from Projects

    read more Local Action: Experiences from Projects
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    02/19/2026

    End-of-Life Management in the Cooling Sector

    read more End-of-Life Management in the Cooling Sector
    Open wetland scene with tall palm trees, low shrubs, and a rider on horseback moving away in the distance beneath a partly cloudy blue sky.
    10/29/2025

    Implementing environmental and social safeguards in post-peace agreement landscapes and projects in Colombia

    read more Implementing environmental and social safeguards in post-peace agreement landscapes and projects in Colombia
    A group of people is planting trees and plants in a garden. Some are wearing orange safety vests, while others are working with shovels.
    09/25/2025

    Evaluation of the IKI Medium Grants – Key findings, voices from stakeholders and discussions of lessons learnt

    read more Evaluation of the IKI Medium Grants – Key findings, voices from stakeholders and discussions of lessons learnt
    08/21/2025

    Current State of NDCs 3.0

    read more Current State of NDCs 3.0
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    05/13/2025

    Tracking Global Climate Finance Flows – Insights from the Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2024

    read more Tracking Global Climate Finance Flows – Insights from the Global Landscape of Climate Finance 2024
    04/02/2025

    Linking Carbon Markets and Climate Finance

    read more Linking Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
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    02/26/2025

    Moving towards climate-resilient cities

    read more Moving towards climate-resilient cities
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    10/01/2024

    Youth empowerment as a building block for effective climate and biodiversity action

    read more Youth empowerment as a building block for effective climate and biodiversity action
    Solar park
    09/27/2024

    Financing early project development and mobilising private capital

    read more Financing early project development and mobilising private capital
    Aerial view of a forest
    07/11/2024

    Vietnam: Using technology to end deforestation and unite people

    read more Vietnam: Using technology to end deforestation and unite people
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    02/12/2024

    Scaling Deforestation-free Commodities through Financing

    read more Scaling Deforestation-free Commodities through Financing
    11/13/2023

    When nature leads, cities succeed

    read more When nature leads, cities succeed
    10/25/2023

    Sustainable value chains

    read more Sustainable value chains
    A road badly damaged by a riverbank breach.
    07/04/2023

    The Mekong delta - between growth and literal decline

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    05/26/2023

    IKI Brown Bag Lunch: IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism (ICM)

    read more IKI Brown Bag Lunch: IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism (ICM)
    03/31/2023

    How to improve NDC update support in 2025

    read more How to improve NDC update support in 2025
    01/26/2023

    Restoring Sustainability in Brazil

    read more Restoring Sustainability in Brazil
    01/09/2023

    Gender justice in urban planning

    read more Gender justice in urban planning

    The IKI at CBD COP17

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    The IKI at COP30

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    Online seminars from the IKI

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    Online Seminar on the IKI Safeguards 2026
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    Online seminar: IKI Medium Grants Call 2025
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    Online seminar: IKI Large Grants Call 2025

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