About the Summit
The First UNCCRD Delta Summit 2025 is unique in that it will deliver a White Paper to the United Nations to make operational a UN Convention for Conserving River Deltas (UNCCRD), unveiled and approved at COP28. UNCCRD is being developed by the multi-organisation DeltasUNite consortium led by the African Centre for Climate Actions and Rural Development Initiative (ACCARD). DeltasUNite fosters collaboration between governments, academia, the UN, multilateral Development Banks, international, national, and local-level organizations, public and private sector, and delta communities towards solutions to the rising threats to ocean-facing river deltas.
Why the UNCCRD matters!
Deltas support over half a billion people globally, but face accelerating risks from climate change, rising sea-levels, natural hazards, environmental degradation, pollution, and unsustainable development. These impact delta human and ecosystem health, and threaten biodiversity, food security, and livelihoods. It is imperative to focus global discourse on multi-sectoral collaboration and inclusive governance, policy development, and targeted interventions to help preserve and protect these critical low-lying coastal regions. UNCCRD will be built from the base up through community involvement on an equitable partnership basis.
Objectives
- Raise awareness of delta-related issues globally.
- Equitable dialogue between all stakeholders – including community representatives, youth, academia, government and non-governmental organisations.
- Coordinate stakeholders’ input to the emerging UNCCRD through a co-created draft White Paper for delivery to the UN later in 2025.
Date :17-20 March, 2025 (including a 1 day sightseeing and community visit to the Chao Phraya Delta, Thailand)
Venue: AIT Conference Center, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
Program
Day 1: Delta Landscapes
Day 2: Delta Livelihoods
Day 3: Delta Threats & Solutions
Day 4: Sightseeing and Community Visit (Optional)
For further details of the event and to register, visit the website: https://internationaldeltasummit.ait.ac.th/
