WATCH ONLINE. DECEMBER 9, 16:45 – 18:35 GST. EVENT WILL RESPOND TO THE MINISTERIAL AND SPOTLIGHT EFFORTS TO TAKE CULTURE FORWARD.

In his address at the plenary session of COP29, Greek Prime Minister  Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: 

“I firmly believe that we will discover ancient wisdom, how to build growth and thrive in harmony with nature. This wisdom will come from every corner of the earth. We have so much to learn from one another and from our ancestors. This challenge is as much about artificial intelligence as it is about ancestral intelligence.”

On Saturday, 9 December at 4:45pm GST, cultural voices pick up this conversation at an official UN COP28 side event  “Ancestral Wisdom Driving Low Carbon, Climate Resilient Futures: Asia-Pacific and Global Lessons.” The event will be livestreamed. 

In the Global Stocktake framework, this session highlights how greater focus on ancestral wisdom & traditional practices including heritage vernacular architecture that pre-date (or work independently of) the fossil fuel era can accelerate progress towards climate resilient, low-carbon living today.

Watch the Livestream of the “Ancestral Wisdom” Event Live From COP28