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POLICY BRIEF Navigating Hopes and Threats: How Precaution Should Guide Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Governance …
Knowledge dissemination report Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies: Hopes and Threats As part of the Paris Agreement,…
December 2015: the international community gathered in Paris to chart a common path in response to the…
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, COP30 in Belém marked a pivotal moment for global climate cooperation.…
The report comes as six countries join the Blue NDC Challenge at COP30 to accelerate ocean action…
Belém, Brazil – France and Brazil today took a bold step to place the ocean at the…
From 10 to 21 November 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations…
COP30 is just around the corner! The OCP will be in Belém, Brazil, from 12 to 21…
Monday 3 November 2025 – Today, the Ocean & Climate Platform launches its new Policy Recommendations, endorsed…
The IUCN World Conservation Congress will take place 9–15 October 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.…
NEW YORK – Today, at a ministerial-level New York City Climate Week event, Chile, the UK and…
From 2-13 June, attention turned to Nice, France, where the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and related…
Nice, France – Today at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Brazil and France launched a landmark international…
From 9 to 13 June 2025, France and Costa Rica will co-host the 3rd United Nations Ocean…
The 3rd UN Ocean Conference is just around the corner! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will…
Special Report Managed Retreat: Preparing Coastal Cities for Sea Level Rise By 2100, sea levels could rise…
Sea’ties Regional Report Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean Region: Challenges…
A fourth global coral bleaching event was recorded between February 2023 and April 2024 by the U.S.…
The curtain fell on COP29 on Sunday 24 November after two weeks of intense and challenging negotiations.…
On Monday 11 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention…
A few days before the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention…
Over the past two weeks, more than 20,000 delegates gathered in Cali, Colombia to attend the 16th…
Sea’ties Brief for Decision-Makers Nature-based Solutions for Resilient Coastal Cities Click on the cover to discover the…
As part of its mandate to mobilise civil society towards the Third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), the…
COP16 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) starts today! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will…
On Monday, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will…
Fishing and Aquaculture in a Changing Climate: Challenges and Perspectives The fisheries and marine aquaculture sectors are…
One week before the beginning of 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological…
From New York to Nice: Mayors of Coastal Cities and the International Community Mobilise to Address Sea…
The Ocean & Climate Platform and Ocean Conservancy, in partnership with Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, Plymouth…
On July 4th, the Ocean & Climate Platform and IOC-UNESCO Celebrate a Decade of Commitment to the…
Join us online on 10 July 2024 (10.00 AM – 12.00 PM EST / 4.00 – 6.00…
On the eve of World Ocean Day, the 10th anniversary of the OCP and ahead of the…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Pacific: Challenges…
The next United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) will take place in June 2025 in Nice, France, leaving…
Photo credit: COP28/Christopher Pike On 13 December, after two weeks of intense negotiations bringing together almost 200…
COP28 is just around the corner! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will once again be actively…
COP28 is the most important climate conference since COP21. Eight years after the adoption of the Paris…
COP28 is already shaping up to be the most important climate conference since COP21, with the first-ever…
The Ocean & Climate Platform Launches its Recommendations for Coastal Cities to Adapt to Sea Level Rise On…
On the occasion of the pre-COP discussions opening today in Abu Dhabi, the Ocean & Climate Platform,…
Geneva, 11 October 2023 – On the occasion of the IUCN Leaders Forum and in the…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in West Africa: Challenges…
Consequences of Climate Change, Marine Heatwaves Pose Enduring Threats Both at Sea and on Land The…
Blue Ambition Loop: Accelerating Ocean-based Solutions to deliver on Nature and Climate Mobilising the Marrakesh Partnership for…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in North America –…
Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report. Latest…
Unlocking financial flows for building resilient coastal cities The US Inflation Reduction Act made a splash in the…
© Ocean & Climate Platform After four years of intense negotiations, the 15th Conference of the…
Photo by IISD/ENB Mike Muzurakis The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on…
After two weeks of tough negotiations, the COP27 ended on Sunday, 20th of November, with the adoption…
Identifying a ‘blue ambition loop’ to accelerate ocean-based climate action The ocean can ensure food security,…
Policy Brief – The Contribution of Marine Protected Areas to Climate Change Adaptation, State of the Evidence…
COP27 is just around the corner and will take place from 6 to 18 November in Sharm El Sheikh,…
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean Region,…
Marine protected areas can significantly contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, according to a major new…
From 27 June to 1 July, more than 6,000 participants, including 24 Heads of State and Government,…
United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC): heads of state and civil society meet in Lisbon to “open a…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in Northern Europe, Challenges…
On Monday April 4th, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the third release of its…
Whereas ten years ago the ocean was absent from international climate and biodiversity negotiations, it now occupies…
Today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the second release of its Sixth Assessment Report…
After two days of discussions and debates, some 40 Heads of State and Government responded positively to…
On Wednesday 9th February started the One Ocean Summit, the first international summit dedicated to the ocean…
From the 9th to the 11th of February, the city of Brest in Brittany will welcome the…
After two weeks in Glasgow, the Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) looks back on its involvement during…
After two weeks of negotiations, the UK COP Presidency announced on Saturday 13th of November the adoption…
Policy Brief – Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise The coasts are emblematic…
The health and management of terrestrial carbon sinks have historically received most of the international attention –in…
Today marks the beginning of UNFCCC COP26, and Parties to the Paris Agreement are gathered in Glasgow…
The COP26 for Climate begins today, and the world’s attention revolves around what is yet to happen…
Taking action in the face of sea level rise: a Map of Solutions for coastal cities and…
Full steam ahead toward the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the…
From the 11th to the 15th October 2021, the first stage of the COP15 of the Convention…
The ocean was at the heart of the debates at the World Conservation Congress in Marseille. As…
This August 9th, 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) publishes “Climate Change 2021: The Physical…
On 14 July 2021, the European Commission will unveil its “Fit for 55 package” proposal, which sets…
In the run-up to UNFCCC COP26, Parties to the Paris Agreement continue embarking on the race to…
This June 8th, as each year, the ocean is in the spotlight. And for good reasons: As the largest ecosystem on the planet, it is a pillar of climate regulation and a source of solutions to global changes. On this World Ocean Day, the Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) publishes the report “Ocean of Solutions to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss”: a mosaic of initiatives inspired by the ocean to tackle climate and biodiversity challenges.
In 1992 at the Rio Earth Summit, States simultaneously adopted the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change…
From March 22 to 28, 2021, will be held the 4th edition of the Monaco Ocean Week, an opportunity for the Ocean & Climate Platform and the Scientific Centre of Monaco to bring together a high-level panel of experts around the following issue: “Which Knowledge for Which Sustainable Ocean Governance?”.
Following the Ocean & Climate Meeting, the Ocean & Climate Platform unveils its policy brief: “Impacts of fishing and climate change on life below water: what challenges for the future? ”
The Ocean & Climate Platform mobilised for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science
On 12 December 2015 the signatory countries to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reached a historic agreement. Five years on from the Paris Agreement the progress and prospects are not equal to the signatories ambitions. The Ocean and Climate Platform (OCP), speaking for some 100 member organizations dedicated to the sea from across the world, is raising awareness of the urgent need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reinforce efforts to adapt coastal regions to the rising sea level. Of particular concern are coastal cities that are experiencing considerable population growth. The human and economic impacts expected in the short term are colossal. In addition to the vital goal of attaining carbon neutrality, we are facing a new race against time which requires the reinforcing of adaptation measures at COP26.
The year 2020 was meant to be a decisive stage in the implementation of the Paris Agreement with…
Like every year, June 8th celebrates the Ocean Day around the world: a great opportunity to recall…
In this particular time, what if we try to better understand the world around us? The ocean…
In 2015, when the ocean was integrated in the Preamble of the Paris Agreement, it was the…
On December 2th, opening day of the « Blue COP » held in Madrid under Chilean presidency, the Ocean…
This year, the ocean will finally be at the heart of climate negotiations. It was about time:…
In 2017, during its 72nd Session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed the United Nations Decade…
The ocean regulates global climate by its continual exchanges with the atmosphere, whether they happen through radiative,…
The new report, “Ocean For Climate: Ocean-Related Measures in Climate Strategies (Nationally Determined Contributions, National Adaptation Plans,…
“The ocean will either be the driver of climate change, or the pillar of our resilience.” .…
On September 25, in Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), launched its Special Report on…
In the context of the third International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2018), the Ocean and Climate…
High Level Scientific Conference on 10 and 11 September 2018, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris Since COP21,…