Nov 10 2022

Policy Brief – The Contribution of Marine Protected Areas to Climate Change Adaptation, State of the Evidence and Policy Recommendations

Policy Brief – The Contribution of Marine Protected Areas to Climate Change Adaptation, State of the Evidence and Policy Recommendations With the completion, during UNFCCC COP26, of the last mechanisms needed to fully operationalize the Paris Agreement, the attention of climate negotiations can now fully turn towards action. The primary focus of COP27 is implementation,…

Oct 24 2022

Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean Region, Challenges and Best Practices

Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Mediterranean Region, Challenges and Best Practices On April 26, 2022, the Sea’ties initiative with the support of the City of Marseille and Plan Bleu hosted online the regional workshop Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in the…

May 05 2022

Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in Northern Europe, Challenges and Best Practices

Sea’ties Regional Report – Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in Northern Europe, Challenges and Best Practices On November 29th, 2021, the Sea’ties initiative hosted virtually the regional workshop “Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in Northern Europe”. First of a series of five (Mediterranean basin, North America, West…

Nov 08 2021

Policy Brief – Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise

Policy Brief – Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise   The coasts are emblematic spaces of the upheavals due to climate change. The Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the IPCC predicts that by 2100, sea level could rise above one meter while the related extreme events…

Nov 01 2021

COP26 and beyond: Engaging countries to further include coastal and marine ecosystems in national climate commitments

Today marks the beginning of UNFCCC COP26, and Parties to the Paris Agreement are gathered in Glasgow to discuss opportunities to strengthen and scale-up their climate action to achieve the Paris goals, in line with their national climate commitments: the Nationally Determined Contributions – or NDCs. While strong ocean-based climate action should not substitute drastic…