COP30 is just around the corner! The OCP will be in Belém, Brazil, from 12 to 21 November. Join us at the following events:
Thursday 13 November
[Reception] COP30 Ocean-Climate Action Reception: Blue Carbon Ecosystems & NDCs
4.30-6.30PM | Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
Co-organised by: Ocean & Climate Platform and The Pew Charitable Trust
This event will celebrate country leadership in policy, research, and financing innovations to advance mangrove and seagrass conservation as a concrete example of ocean-climate action.
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Friday 14 November
Marine Biodiversity and Ocean Health Global (MBOH) Implementation
10:30 – 11:30 BRT | Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
Co-organised by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative
The Marine Biodiversity and Ocean Health (MBOH) Roadmap sets a global direction for reducing the shipping industry’s impacts on marine ecosystems while enabling a sustainable and resilient ocean economy. This event convenes leaders from governments, industry, science, finance, and civil society to discuss what it will take to accelerate action for ocean health across the global maritime system. Panellists will explore opportunities, challenges, and synergies across sectors, reflecting on how collaboration, data, innovation, and investment can drive progress. Rather than a technical showcase, this will be an open, forward-looking conversation on readiness, ambition, and shared responsibility, setting the stage for how the Toolkit and Roadmap can support real-world solutions in the years ahead. More details
Monday 17 November
[Workshop] Tides of Transformation: Equitable Coastal Climate Solutions for People and Planet
11.00-12.00 PM BRT | Thematic Hub, Blue Zone
Co-organised by: Advancing Coastal Wetlands Conservation Project (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Feminist Action for Climate Justice Action Coalition, Mangrove Breakthrough, Saltmarsh Breakthrough, SHE Changes Ocean
A high-level roundtable exploring how inclusive and equitable coastal solutions – from mangrove to saltmarsh restoration – are transforming ambition into action, driving climate resilience, and advancing gender equality across ocean-climate governance. Participants will discuss challenges and actions to accelerate solutions as countries continue to implement their NDC commitments.
Global Mutirão for the Ocean: Accelerating the Ocean Breakthroughs
12.30-1.30 PM BRT | Thematic Hub, Blue Zone
Co-organised by: Coastal 500, HLC Champions, Ocean & Climate Platform on behalf of the MP-GCA Ocean & Coastal Zones, ORRAA, Rare, Sustainable Shipping Initiative
This high-level showcase brings together the leadership and results of the Ocean Breakthroughs — uniting local leadership, decarbonised shipping, and capital mobilisation to protect coastal communities and ecosystems. Through powerful examples from cities, private sector, and communities across the seascape, the event will demonstrate how integrated ocean solutions are delivering on the Climate Action Agenda.
[Reception - Invite Only] From Brazil to the World: Advancing the Marine Conservation Breakthroughs at COP30
7.00 -11.00PM | Voices of the Ocean House, Belém
Co-organised by: Boticario Group Foundation, CONFREM, Conservation International Brazil, High Level Climate Champions, Marrakech Partnership on Ocean & Coastal Zones, Ministry of Environment Brazil, Rare Brazil, WWF Brazil
This reception will bring together the global ocean-climate community and Brazilian leaders to highlight how the Mangrove Breakthrough and Coral Reef Breakthrough intersect with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities. By placing coastal peoples and traditional communities at the center, the event will demonstrate that they are not only beneficiaries but protagonists of climate action.
Tuesday 18 November
[Ministerial] From Ambition to Implementation: Delivering Ocean Commitments
10.30-12.00 PM BRT | SE Room 2
Co-hosted by: the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Government of France, with the support of OCP, Ocean Conservancy, World Resources Institute, WWF-Brazil
This high-level event will showcase ocean-based climate solutions, highlighting progress on the Blue NDC Challenge and the Action Agenda Blue Package, with governments and non-state actors joining forces to deliver on the First Global Stocktake and paving the way for COP31.
Keeping the Paris Spirit Alive: Global Cooperation and Partnerships for Ocean-Climate Action
12.30-1.30 PM BRT | Thematic Hub
Co-organised by: Blue Azores Initiative, Blue Nature Alliance, High-level Climate Champions, Ilhas do Rio, IUCN, Mission Blue, OCP, Ocean Conservancy, Ocean Resilience & Climate Alliance, World Resources Institute, and WWF-Brasil
Ten years after COP21, this event will celebrate the “Paris Spirit,” promoting global cooperation and highlighting high-impact ocean partnerships that drive climate mitigation and adaptation. The event will showcase country-level ambition and progress in responding to the Global Stocktake outcomes. In particular, it will present the Blue NDC Challenge, its role in mobilising countries for ocean-climate action, and celebrate new countries joining. It will also reflect on findings from The State of Ocean-Based Climate Action in NDCs. Lastly, it will explore innovative pathways to overcome barriers in finance, governance, and cross-sectoral coordination, including next step for the Challenge.
Making Waves from Belem to COP31: Accelerating Ocean-Climate Action
4.15-5.15 PM BRT | Brazil Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organised by: the Government of Brazil in collaboration with the OCP, Ocean Conservancy, WWF-Brazil
The event will bring together leaders and experts to accelerate the implementation of the Ocean-Climate Action Agenda, turning ambition into concrete action. It will focus on advancing the implementation of ocean-based solutions in national climate strategies, mobilising resources for the deployment of nature-based solutions in coastal and marine ecosystems, and positioning the ocean as a central pillar of climate action from COP30 onwards.
Wednesday 19 November
The Blue NDC Challenge: Scaling Ocean Solutions in the Next Climate Decade
4.30-5.30 PM BRT | Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
Co-organised by: the World Resources Institute in collaboration with Ocean Conservancy, OCP and Oceans5
This high-level session will launch “The State of Ocean-Based Climate Action in NDCs 3.0” and spotlight progress made since UNOC3, showcasing how ocean-based solutions are being integrated into national strategies for mitigation, adaptation, and resilience. Leaders and practitioners will highlight opportunities, lessons, gaps, and challenges as we enter the decisive next decade – charting a path from COP30 toward COP31 and beyond to ensure ocean action delivers for people, nature, and the Paris Agreement.
Thursday 20 November
Understand, Deliver, Reshape: Charting a Path to a Thriving Ocean
10.30 -11.30 AM BRT | Ocean Pavilion, Blue Zone
Co-organised by: Ocean & Climate Platform, OA Alliance, Ocean Hub Africa, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, and Flora & Fauna International (TBC)
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, COP30 opens a new chapter for global climate action. With the foundations in place, the focus must now shift to implementation. This side-event will explore how to better understand the ocean, deliver impactful solutions, and reshape our socio-economic systems to turn the tide for the ocean, climate and biodiversity.