Seventh Global Climate & SDG Synergies Conference in Bangkok

Integrating Action on the Climate, Environment and Sustainable Development Crises

29–30 June 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand

Co-convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP).

WHY THIS CONFERENCE MATTERS

The world is facing an unprecedented convergence of challenges: intensifying natural disasters and impacts of climate change; escalating energy costs aggravated by conflict; degradation of the environment; slowing global growth and rising debt burdens. These crises are not separate, many experts agree -- they are deeply interconnected, and so must be their solutions.

Evidence increasingly shows that policies designed to address climate and sustainable development objectives simultaneously can deliver stronger outcomes — unlocking efficiencies at scale, reducing spending needed, and accelerating progress while strengthening resilience and delivering social, economic and environmental co-benefits. Yet in practice, climate and development efforts are often pursued through separate policy frameworks, institutions and financing systems. This fragmentation limits the potential impact of both agendas.

With fewer than five years remaining to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the global community faces an urgent challenge: climate action, environmental protection and sustainable development must advance together.

WHAT THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON

• Aligning national climate commitments and SDG priorities
• Strengthening policy coherence across climate, environment and development agendas
• Sharing country experiences and practical solutions
• Promoting integrated governance, financing and implementation approaches

LINKING GLOBAL DIALOGUE AND REGIONAL ACTION

The Conference will be organised back-to-back with the Ninth Session of the ESCAP Committee on Environment and Development, strengthening connections between global dialogue and regional implementation in the Asia-Pacific region.

It will also provide a timely platform for advancing integrated responses to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

• High-level opening and ministerial dialogues
• Plenary discussions on policy and implementation
• Parallel thematic sessions and roundtables
• Special and side events

The Conference will also feature the launch of the Asia-Pacific Synergies Report.