A healthy ocean, a protected climate
On the eve of World Ocean Day, the 10th anniversary of the OCP and ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, IDDRI, in collaboration with the Ocean & Climate Platform, is taking stock of a decade of action for the ocean, climate and biodiversity. While recent years have been marked by the gradual…
Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Pacific: Challenges and Leading Practices From July 10 to 12, 2023, 55 stakeholders, including elected and government officials, practitioners, scientists, and NGO representatives, from 16 Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs), gathered in Nadi, Fiji, for a regional workshop focused…
The next United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) will take place in June 2025 in Nice, France, leaving less than 2 years to ensure it concludes with a transformative, positive and actionable outcome for the ocean, its ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In order to support these efforts, The Varda Group launches “Let’s Be Nice to the…
Photo credit: COP28/Christopher Pike On 13 December, after two weeks of intense negotiations bringing together almost 200 countries and more than 80 000 registered participants, the COP28 concluded with the landmark adoption of the first Global Stocktake outcome (GST). In addition to being the COP which finally operationalised the Loss & Damage Fund (now bringing…
COP28 is just around the corner! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will once again be actively engaged in advocating for the ocean-climate nexus, and participate in numerous events, which you can find in this article. OCP’s COP28 AGENDA Ocean-Climate High-Level Reception – 30 November 2023, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, IUCN Pavilion, Blue Zone International…
COP28 is the most important climate conference since COP21. Eight years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, it is time to assess progress on climate action as part of the first Global Stocktake. The initial conclusions of its technical assessment are clear: the world is far from being on track to limit global warming…