Join us for the GEO-7 Official side event at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7)!

GEO-7 Solutions for a Resilient Planet – Turning Knowledge into Action

 Date: 9 December 2025

 Time: 14:00–15:15 EAT

https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1z/k1z91u2vco

 Location: Conference Room 1, UNEP Headquarters, Nairobi

Speakers:

• Andrea Hinwood, UNEP Chief Scientist and Director of the Office of science (moderator)
• Sir Robert Watson, GEO-7 Co-chair (keynote speaker)
• Dr Izabella Teixeira, Co-chair, Internation Resource Panel (TBC)
• Patrick Child, Deputy Director General, DG Environment, EU commission
• Mr. Frankie Orona, Executive Director at Society of Native Nations and Co-chair of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group

Building on the launch of UNEP’s flagship report, the 7th edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7), taking place on the morning of the 9th of December 2025, this side event will allow representatives of Member States and stakeholders, including policymakers, assessment experts, and Indigenous People’s leaders, to get together to discuss how they can work together to find solutions necessary to tackle the interconnected global environmental crises and achieve environmental sustainability for people and a resilient planet. Participants will explore how whole-of-society and whole-of-government approaches can identify solutions to environmental challenges across key systems, including the economy and finance, materials and waste, energy, and food.

Through dialogue and real-world success stories from national and local contexts, the event will highlight how evidence-based policies and Indigenous Knowledge and Local Knowledge can guide change in everyday practices and decision-making to build a healthier environment and a more resilient future for all.

Watch the livestream here.

More info can be found here.

More info on the GEO are available here.