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November 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

November 20
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Protecting Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs: Scaling Action & Sharing Stories from the Frontlines

High-level event and signing ceremony welcoming new government signatories to the Climate-Resilience Coral Reefs Commitment, the first global pledge to protect climate-resilient reefs vital for biodiversity, food, and coastal protection. The event will spotlight frontline stories, share updated science, and strengthen partnerships advancing 30×30 and global biodiversity goals.

Speakers:

  • Hon. Polycarp Paea / Minister for Environment / Climate Change / Disaster Management and Meteorology / Solomon Islands
  • Hon. Ralph Regenvanu / Minister of Climate Change / Vanuatu
  • H.E. Ali Shareef / Special Envoy for Climate Change / Maldives
  • Ambassador Peter Thomson / UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
  • Ms. Ana Pimentel, Deputy Minister of Climate Change and Sustainability, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources / Dominican Republic
  • Dr. Sivendra Michael / Permanent Secretary, Environment and Climate Change / Fiji
  • Ana Paula Prates / Director of the Department for Ocean and Coastal Management at the Ministry of Environment / Brazil
  • Katherine S. Martinez Hawkins / Head of Climate Change Adaptation / Ministry of Environment / Panama
  • Pauli Merriman / Global Lead for Oceans / World Wide Fund for Nature
  • Carlos Rittl / Senior Director for Global Policy and Ocean Initiatives / Wildlife Conservation Society
  • Lavenia Naivalu Nacula / Nacula District Leader of the Yasawa Islands Group / Great Sea Reefs / Fiji
  • Sonia Violante Ptasznik Violante / Youth Representative / Youth Ocean and Climate Advocate

 

Details:

Date: November 20
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Organizer:
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Co-Organizer:

  • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
  • Coral Reef Rescue Initiative (CRRI)
  • International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)


Format:
Panel

Themes:
Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Ocean Life & Biodiversity

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