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United Nations executive climate secretary Simon Stiell said he knows his warning may sound melodramatic.

Green hydrogen is being touted as a solution to help decarbonize industries and support countries as they become energy independent. But high production costs and limited infrastructure have been hampering the commercialization of green hydrogen at scale. What supportive policy frameworks and financial innovations are available to help deploy the technology more broadly? Hosted by IFC, this discussion at COP28 will lay out the way forward.

This session will raise awareness of the need to accelerate climate action and finance in contexts affected by fragility, conflict and violence (FCV), highlighting a diverse range of World Bank, government and humanitarian activities. The event will showcase experiences from activities in Chad, Mozambique and Yemen that can be replicated and scaled up to promote resilience to compounding shocks and stresses. It will also draw attention to the importance of addressing knowledge and capacity constraints for scaling climate action and financing in fragile- and conflict- affected environments.

Staged across a cavernous campus of pop-up buildings and exhibition halls, this year's COP28 will bring together more than 70,000 people from nearly 200 countries.

The water sector has a broad footprint ranging from groundwater extraction, irrigation, hydro climatic risks, urban water and sanitation, and industrial usage. If we are to meet the SDG 6 of universal access to water and sanitation while also combating climate change, private sector financing and expertise needs to scale up. Hosted by IFC, this discussion at COP28 will lay out the way forward.