As the host of the of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 28), the United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, are hosting an informal high-level roundtable on biodiversity and climate change.  The aim of the event is to discuss ways to ensure coherence and continuity between UNFCCC COP 27 and CBD COP 15, and to build the momentum for nature for the UNFCCC COP 28.  This closed event will invite Parties and key actors to share ideas, initiatives and proposals for the way forward, in particular with regards to the role of nature for climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction.