D&C Days 2023 agenda
There was a packed programme at the one-day Development and Climate Days event at COP28.
The 2023 Development and Climate Days took place in Dubai on 7 December 2023 during the UNFCCC climate conference (COP28).
The agenda explored three themes:
- Decolonising climate finance
- Equitable climate partnerships, and
- Accountability for the Paris goals

Organising partners
This year’s event is organised in partnership by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre (RCCC), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Anticipation Hub, the Climate Emergency Collaboration Group, the Climate Justice Resilience Fund (CJRF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank.
Contributing partners
Contributing partners to this year’s event are the Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA), “Generating Ambition for Locally Led Adaptation” core partners, with funding from the Government of the Netherlands, NAP Global Network, hosted by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), and the Least Developed Countries Initiative for Adaptation and Resilience (LIFE-AR).
Contact
Katherine Shepherd ([email protected]), project manager, IIED's Climate Change research group