A healthy ocean, a protected climate
Nice, France – Today at the UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), Brazil and France launched a landmark international initiative to dramatically scale up ocean-focused climate action. The Blue NDC Challenge calls on all countries to place the ocean at the heart of their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs) ahead of COP30 which Brazil will…
From 9 to 13 June 2025, France and Costa Rica will co-host the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France. After New York in 2017 and Lisbon in 2022, this year’s conference is held under the theme “Accelerating action and mobilising all actors to conserve and sustainably use the ocean”. It aims to…
The 3rd UN Ocean Conference is just around the corner! The Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) will once again be actively engaged in advocating for the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus, and participate in numerous events, which you can find in this article. THE OCP AT UNOC3 SPECIAL EVENTS ONE OCEAN SCIENCE CONGRESS An Ocean of Possibilities: Townhall…
Special Report Managed Retreat: Preparing Coastal Cities for Sea Level Rise By 2100, sea levels could rise by more than a meter without drastic reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions, according to the latest IPCC report. This global average encompasses diverse local realities, and many uncertainties remain regarding the exact pace and magnitude of the…
Sea’ties Regional Report Adapting Coastal Cities and Territories to Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean Region: Challenges and Leading Practices From October 23 to 25, 2024, 44 participants from 12 Caribbean countries and territories met in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, for the Sea’ties workshop “Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in the Caribbean”. Organised…
A fourth global coral bleaching event was recorded between February 2023 and April 2024 by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This phenomenon, the second in a decade, is causing concern among scientists. Indeed, exacerbated by the increasing frequency of marine heatwaves, the degradation of reef ecosystems triggers cascading impacts across all levels…