What is Race to Resilience?
A global campaign created in 2021, led by the UN Climate Change High Level Champions, aiming to deliver a step-change in global ambition for climate resilience, putting people and nature first in pursuit of a resilient world.
Our Goal: catalyse action by non-state actors to build the resilience of 4 billion people by 2030 from groups and communities who are vulnerable to the climate risks
COP30 Climate High-Level Champion, Brazil
Dan Ioschpe
Dan Ioschpe is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Iochpe-Maxion and a member of the boards of WEG, Marcopolo, and Embraer. He also serves as one of the Vice Presidents of FIESP (Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo) and IEDI and is a Board Member of Sindipeças. In 2024, he chaired B20 Brasil.
Born in Porto Alegre in 1965, he holds a degree in Social Communication from UFRGS (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul), a postgraduate degree in Marketing from ESPM-SP (Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing), and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, USA.
COP29 Climate High-Level Champion, Azerbaijan
Nigar Arpadarai
Nigar Arpadarai is an independent Member of Parliament for Azerbaijan, representing one of the central constituencies of Baku city since 2020. She was elected to parliament after 15 years of professional experience in international organizations, sports and telecommunications.
Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Ms. Arpadarai was the Director of the Marketing and Communications Department and the official spokesperson of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix since its inception in 2016. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law and international relations from Baku State University.