Join the Dots Together

Laura Cooke & others reflect on week 1 of COP
2025-11-15 22:00 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Dialogue with guest speakers at the Climate Wisdom Studio to unpack COP30 Week 1 and much more.
Watch it live on YouTube at https://lnkd.in/ePGUTygC

COP 30 Global Climate Action Day in Belfast at 12 noon in Writers' Square
2025-11-15 00:00 - 23:59
Belfast event at 12 noon

RE[connect]: Pints, Purpose and Planet Mixer
2025-11-14 17:00 - 19:00 | Pug Ugly’s, 21 Beford Street, Belfast
A fun-filled Pub Quiz Night packed with laughs, good company, and a dash of friendly competition! We’re bringing together local business leaders and Northern Ireland’s inspiring 30 Under 30 climate changemakers from three past cohorts for an evening of trivia, conversation, and connection.

RE[sonate] Women in (Climate) Action
2025-11-13 17:00 - 19:30 | Canada Room, Lanyon Building
An inspiring conversation with women at the forefront of climate action in Belfast. From grassroots organising to policy leadership, these changemakers will share their personal journeys, the challenges they’ve faced as women in the climate space, and their hopes for a more just, resilient, and sustainable Belfast.

RE[sponsible] AI for Climate Action (RAICA)
2025-11-13 12:30 - 14:00 | Europa Hotel
Interactive lunchtime session exploring how Responsible AI for Climate Action (RAICA) can help organisations take practical steps toward sustainability with Sustain Founder, Maurizio Liberante.

RE[imagine] Stories and Solutions for Environmental Leadership
2025-11-12 12:30 - 14:00 | Europa Hotel
At a time when climate headlines can feel overwhelming, Dr. Jonny brings a refreshing perspective, showing how stories, ideas, and simple actions can reimagine our relationship with the natural world right here in Northern Ireland.

Empowering & Supporting Young People to Take Environmental Action
2025-11-11 19:00 - 20:15 | Online
An inspiring online event as part of National interfaith Week 2025

COP 30 Interfaith Meeting & Livestream
2025-11-10 22:00 - 22:45 | Online

Zoom Interfaith gathering opens COP30
2025-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Online
As world leaders prepare to negotiate the future of climate action in Belém, faith leaders will meet both in person and online on 10 November to ensure ethical voices are heard at COP30. The hybrid gathering at the Lutheran Church in Belém runs from 11:00am to 2:00pm GMT-3, with participants joining via Zoom from around the world to engage in Talanoa Dialogue – a Fijian Indigenous problem-solving practice – and address the ethical dimensions of climate action.

RE[purpose] From Waste to Worth
2025-11-10 12:30 - 15:00 | Europa Hotel
Resource Matching Workshop
International Synergies

Daily prayer during COP 30
2025-11-10 08:00 - 08:30 | Online
Morning prayer
Join ten minutes of prayer and reflection, at 8am every morning during COP30, from 10 Nov to 22 Nov, except for the middle Sunday 16 November which is a day of rest at COP. These prayer sessions will be on Zoom and led by a team from Green Christian.

RE[act] Festival for a Sustainable Belfast 10th-14th November
2025-11-10 00:00 - 23:59
A focused, action-packed Mini RE[act] Festival, this year themed around “Capacity Building” in line with the priorities of COP30.

COP 30 10th-21st November
2025-11-10 00:00 - 23:59 | Belem
The COP30 climate summit taking place in the Brazilian city of Belém in November.
It’s run by the United Nations (UN) and every year is one of the biggest events in the calendar, especially for world leaders and environmental campaigners.

World Science Day for Peace and Development
2025-11-10 00:00 - 23:59
The annual observance of the International Week of Science and Peace is making an important contribution to the promotion of peace. The Week encourages greater academic exchanges on a subject of universal importance while also generating greater awareness of the relationship of science and peace among the general public.

Inter Faith Week 2025
2025-11-09 00:00 - 23:59 | Online
Each year, Inter Faith Week begins on Remembrance Sunday, and runs until the following Sunday.
The three aims of the Week are:
Strengthening good inter faith relations at all levels
Increasing awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the contribution which their members make to their neighbourhoods and to wider society
Increasing understanding between people of religious and non-religious beliefs

“The Electric Vehicle Rebound Effect” - Marta Talevi, UCD
2025-11-07 15:00 - 16:00 | QBS Conference Hub, Seminar Room 01.012
QUEEN’S BUSINESS SCHOOL ECONOMICS SEMINAR SERIES

Irish Ocean Literacy Network, Regional Meeting: Cross-Border Collaboration for Ocean Literacy
2025-11-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Europa Hotel
Join the Irish Ocean Literacy Network in Belfast to explore the role and challenges of cross-border collaboration for ocean literacy.

International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
2025-11-06 00:00 - 23:59
Though humanity has always counted its war casualties in terms of dead and wounded soldiers and civilians, destroyed cities and livelihoods, the environment has often remained the unpublicized victim of war.

How to heal a careless world
2025-11-05 14:00 - 16:00 | 27 University Square Belfast BT7 1PD, 27 University Square Belfast, BT7 1PD
Lecture by Dr Mark Garavan
27 University Sq, Room 1/003

World Tsunami Awareness Day
2025-11-05 00:00 - 23:59
World Tsunami Awareness Day 2025 shines a spotlight on building resilient communities through the Tsunami Ready Programme—a global effort to turn awareness into action.

The Second Shared Island Biosecurity and Invasive Species Forum
2025-11-04 09:30 - 16:30 | Crowne Plaza
Join researchers, policymakers, invasive species managers, and environmental stakeholders for the Second Shared Island Biosecurity and Invasive Species Forum.

World Cities Day
2025-10-31 00:00 - 23:59
2025 Theme: People-Centred Smart Cities

International Day of Care and Support
2025-10-29 00:00 - 23:59
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will mark International Day of Care and Support 2024 by spotlighting the Resolution concerning Decent Work and the Care Economy, adopted by the ILO International Labour Conference in June 2024.

Global Youth Conference 2025 28th-30th October
2025-10-28 00:00 - 23:59 | Online
“Compassion for the Planet: Youth Driving Climate Action & Environmental Justice”

All Party Group on International Development
2025-10-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Join the next Stormont APGID meeting to discuss Why Aid Matters — a key theme and ongoing priority for CADA’s work.
To receive the link, email: info@cada-ni.org

Global Media and Information Literacy Week 24-30 October
2025-10-24 00:00 - 23:59
THEME 2025: “Minds Over AI” – MIL in Digital Spaces
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming the way information is produced, distributed, and consumed in digital spaces. As AI technologies become more integrated into everyday communication, shaping news feeds, search results, and even content creation, the need for strong media and information literacy (MIL) has become increasingly urgent.

World Development Information Day & UN Day
2025-10-24 00:00 - 23:59
In 1972, the General Assembly established World Development Information Day to draw the attention of the world to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them (resolution 3038(XXVII)). The Assembly decided that the date for the Day should coincide with United Nations Day, 24 October

Disarmament Week 24-30 October
2025-10-24 00:00 - 23:59
Disarmament Week seeks to promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance.

Conversation with Kumi Naidoo on climate justice and artificial intelligence
2025-10-23 13:30 - 15:00 | Online
Webinar on 23 October at 13:30 Irish time

International Day of the Snow Leopard
2025-10-23 00:00 - 23:59
In 2024, the General Assembly proclaimed 23 October as International Day of the Snow Leopard in order to enhance international and regional cooperation in support of efforts to conserve the snow leopard, given its role in the overall ecosystem.
