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A platform alongside the COPs
From Paris to Belém, from the desert to the ocean, ChangeNOW connects the world’s major COPs by building bridges between innovation, diplomacy and impact.
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About 2026
ChangeNOW 2026 will welcome Laurent Fabius, President of COP21 and architect of the 2015 Paris Agreement, with the aim to once again highlight this agreement and uphold the 1.5°C target.We will also serve as a crucial platform to accelerate four core areas of ocean preservation.
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Our journey with the COPs
Discover how ChangeNOW prepares for the COPs with its leaders, takes part in these key moments throughout the year, and gets involved as a facilitator.
Looking Ahead to 2026
ChangeNOW will welcome COP presidencies during the 2026 edition, in order to implement action following COP30, foster dialogue and partnerships ahead of UNCDD COP17, CBD COP17 & COP31 and continue to bridge impact actors with the different COP agendas.
Our implication for the first Ocean COP
In 2025, ChangeNOW brought together key ocean stakeholders and experts around Ambassador Olivier Poivre d’Arvor and his Deputy Director General, Ashok Adicéam, to initiate or continue dialogue with international partners.
As the first-ever COP1 Ocean (United Nations Ocean Conference) will take place in 2026, ChangeNOW will contribute to global efforts to protect and restore the ocean by connecting innovators, policymakers and scientists driving blue economy solutions.
A story that continued during ChangeNOW 2025
At ChangeNOW 2025, the COP16 Presidency delegation joined us as key partner of the summit, engaging with innovators, corporates and policymakers to build new collaborations. The COP16 showcased key solutions on Land & Desertification and organized a dedicated side event to engage with the private & financial sector to advance the Land Agenda.
COP30 – Belém, Brazil, 2025
ChangeNOW also welcomed the COP30 delegation and their CEO Ana Toni at the 2025 edition in Paris. Together, we explored new ways to connect the global impact ecosystem with the official climate negotiation process as well as share the roadmap to COP30.
ChangeNOW was present in Rio for the Pre-COP and in Belém for the COP30, with a delegation contributing to discussions, events and activations designed to strengthen collaboration between innovation and diplomacy.
UNCCD COP16 – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2024
In 2024, COP16 presidency, in connection with Business4Land led by the UNCCD, partnered with ChangeNOW to bring together key private stakeholders on land and regenerative agriculture issues, shaping its agenda and announcements.
This marked the beginning of a one year partnership with the COP16, focusing on the private sector engagement on the Land agenda & leading up to UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia in 2026.
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Beyond COPs, ChangeNOW remains true to its founding mission: helping the global impact ecosystem meet, collaborate and amplify climate solutions together.
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