Notification 2019-070

Dear Madam/Sir, The United Nations Secretary-General is convening the Climate Action Summit (https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/un-climate-summit-2019.shtml) on 23 September 2019 to mobilize political and economic actors at the highest levels. The Summit will aim to boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement goals and to demonstrate transformative economic action in support of these goals. In preparation for the Summit and in order to ensure transformative outcome, the UN Secretary-General has identified nine areas of work around which coalitions have been established. One of these is Nature-Based Solutions (https://www.unenvironment.org/engaging-nature-based-solutions-coalition-climate-action-summit) (NBS). In order to provide background about the NBS coalition and to outline various opportunities for Parties, other Governments, and all relevant stakeholders to participate in and contribute to this process, a briefing session will be held on the evening of Wednesday, 28 August 2019 at the margins of the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Nairobi, Kenya. The briefing is co-organized by the NBS Facilitation Team and the Secretariat. The briefing session aims to share an update on the work of the NBS coalition, progress to date and next steps. Further information, including the agenda will be made available shortly. Please accept, Madam/Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.

Executive Secretary

To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS Protocol National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations