- November 24-29: Pre-sessionals of the climate conference
- November 30th: Opening ceremony
- December 1 and 2: World Action Climate Summit + Local Climate Action Summit
High-level talks will take place on both days. At the same time, the Local Climate Action Summit will be held for the first time, bringing together regional and national leaders to discuss local solutions for climate action. - December 3: Health, Relief, Recovery and Peace:
For the first time, a thematic day focusing on health will be held at a COP. There will also be a High-Level Ministerial on Just Transition on this day. - December 4: Finance / Trade / Gender Equality / Accountability:
This day will focus on the gender aspect of financing, among other things. There will also be a high-level event on national adaptation plans. - December 5: Energy, Industry / Just Transition / Indigenous People:
Various aspects of energy will be negotiated in multilateral assessments on this day. There will also be a round table on hydrogen, decarbonization and energy efficiency. - 6 December: Multilevel Action, Urbanization and Built Environment / Transport:
This theme day focuses, among other things, on the role of cities in climate change. There will also be negotiations on air traffic. - December 7: Day off
- December 8: Youth / Children / Education and Skills:
The role of young people in climate action is one of the important topics on this day. There will also be a ministerial on climate financing and education. - 9 December: Nature, Land Use and Oceans:
The program includes a round table on pre-2030 ambitions. Other than that, the program is based on the theme day and the focus is on oceans, nature-based solutions and biodiversity. - December 10: Food, Agriculture and Water:
On the last theme day, there will be a ministerial on „Water-Resilient Food Systems“ and a round table on the conservation and restoration of freshwater ecosystems. - December 11 and 12: The final negotiations of the climate conference take place. It is likely that they will last one or two days longer than scheduled.
The official agenda for COP28 is available here, an overview of the thematic program can be found here.