UNEP's Feb-March 2026 Reports, Events, Meetings & International Days coming up from UNEP, Partners & Stakeholders

What's Ahead: February – March 2026

 

2025 saw multilateral progress on environmental issues, with key negotiations at the seventh session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), as well as on plastic pollution that sought to advance key international processes. UNEP supported dozens of countries to ratify the landmark agreement to protect biodiversity in the high seas (BBNJ Agreement) which entered into force as international law in January 2026. 

 

At the same time, the world continued to face worsening climate impacts - 2025 was one of the three warmest years on record, continuing the streak of extraordinary global temperatures on both land and ocean. 
 
In 2026, more urgent action is needed on multiple fronts. In the first quarter of the year, UNEP and partners will launch key reports and hold international meetings aimed at continuing the work to address climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. 
 
Below is a list of reports, events, meetings, and international days coming up from UNEP, partners, and stakeholders. Planned release dates are included where available.  

 

Feb-March 2026 Strategic Dates

 

  • 2 - 6 February 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – ISP-CWP
    First session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution.
     
  • 7 February 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – INC 5.3
    The third part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.3)
     
  • 3–8 February 2026 in Manchester, UK - IPBES
    Governments, scientists and biodiversity leaders gather for the 12th Plenary session of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and approval of a major new intergovernmental scientific report on Business & Biodiversity
  • 9-12 February, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Annual OGMP 2.0 Implementation Conference
    UNEP's Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) will host their annual implementation conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This year's conference coincides with OGMP 2.0's 5th anniversary and brings together member companies and partners to exchange knowledge on methane measurement and management. Closed door event.

 

  • 17-19 February, Mumbai, India - Launch of the Beat the Heat India and BeCool
    This High-Level event happening during Mumbai Climate Week will launch the Beat the Heat and BeCool initiatives in Maharashtra, Mumbai, elevating extreme heat as a priority climate risk that requires coordinated action across government and partners. It will also showcase Maharashtra's delivery pipeline under the BeCool programme.

 

  • 18 February, Chennai, India - Launch of National Methodology for Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) Assessments in India
    UNEP with CEPT University will release the National Methodology for Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) Assessment of India, the first national methodology in India that offers a systematic, replicable, and resource-optimized way to assess UHIE and support climate-informed urban planning.

 

  • 24 – 27 February 2026, Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2026
    The  Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual, inclusive intergovernmental forum to support follow-up and review of progress on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the regional level. This regional platform aims to inform, empower, and support Asia-Pacific countries (especially least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States) in their efforts to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and their targets set out by the 2030 Agenda by identifying regional trends and sharing best practices and lessons learned
     
  • 11-13 March 2026, Bangkok, Thailand - Better Air Quality Conference 2026
    Clean Air Asia, together with co-organizers the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and UNEP, will convene the 12th Better Air Quality Conference (BAQ 2026). As Asia's leading clean air forum, BAQ 2026 will bring policymakers, experts, and practitioners together to advance action on air quality, short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), climate change, and clean development pathways for healthier people, more livable cities, and a resilient region.

 

  • 23-26 March 2026, Hammamet, Tunisia - NDE Forum and Capacity Building for System Transformation in Africa
    The UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) will convene the 2026 Africa Regional Forum for National Designated Entities (NDEs) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the deployment of climate technologies across the continent. The Forum will focus, on strengthening national systems of innovation, and scaling impact through digitalization across key sectors including energy systems, sustainable mobility, buildings and infrastructure, the water-energy-food nexus, and industry.

 

  • 30 March - 02 April 2026, Brussels, Belgium - Methane Action for People & Planet: From Discovery to Solutions
    Hosted by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) in partnership with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), Spark Climate Solutions, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD), Global Carbon Project (GCP), and UNEP's International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) - the Methane Action for People & Planet: From Discovery to Solutions event will showcase cutting-edge advances in methane measurement, monitoring, and mitigation. This event marks 250 years since Alessandro Volta's discovery of methane on the shores of Lago Maggiore,

 

  • 23 - 29 March 2026, Campo Grande, Brazil – CMS COP15
    The Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (COP15)

 

 

  • March 2026 – Launch of the Near-Zero Emission and Resilient Buildings (NZERBs) Report
    The UNEP‑hosted Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) will release the first comprehensive global framework that gives governments, industry, and experts a common language for defining climate‑resilient, low‑emission buildings. This framework lays out clear indicators, metrics, aligned certifications, standards, and policy options to guide countries in designing and implementing "climate‑ready" building policies.

 

  • March 2026 – Hybrid - Launch of UNEP Steel Methane Transparency Database
    UNEP's International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) will release the first Steel Methane Transparency Database, a consolidated, evidence-based resource mapping methane emissions from the global steel supply chain.

 


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