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Science That Serves the Shores: Pathways for Resilient Coastal Management

Format:Workshop
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Ocean Solutions & Innovations

In this interactive workshop, participants will probe the path toward integrating state-of-the-art science into coastal resource management. Through 3 case studies, speakers will highlight how research can inform resilient decision-making.…

Racing For The Ocean: Faster & Smarter

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Solutions & Innovations, Ocean, Carbon & Climate

The 2025 UN Ocean Conference set the pace. We now need a winning mindset to accelerate action, stay within planetary boundaries, and stabilize the climate. The Ocean Race hosts this…

Pan Amazonian Solutions for Resilient Fisheries Facing Climate Change

Format:Roundtable
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Sustainable Ocean Resources

Round table: in tropical areas, the impact of climate change is unfavorable to fisheries production, but due to a lack of data, quantitative prediction of species-specific impacts is impossible on…

Blue Carbon Commitments: Building a Global Ocean–Climate Coalition

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Economy & Finance, Ocean, Carbon & Climate

At COP30's Ocean Pavilion, Indonesia leads a global call to drive change through blue carbon action. Moderated by GGGI's Malle Fofana, the session brings together Indonesia, Korea, Canada, and the…

Ocean Waves Break(through) in Tropical Cyclone Prediction

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Ocean Solutions & Innovations

Predictions of tropical cyclone (TC) tracks have improved over decades. Predictions of TC intensity lag behind. Strongest TCs tend to be underpredicted. We show that interactive account of wind waves…

Advocating for the Invisible Microbial Majority That Underpins a Healthy Planet

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Economy & Finance, Blue Resilience & Adaptation

Climate change is harming marine ecosystems and blue economies through rising sea temperatures, stronger storms, and droughts that disrupt fish habitats and livelihoods. Pollution, overfishing, and weak management worsen vulnerabilities.…

The Blue NDC Challenge: Scaling Ocean Solutions in the Next Climate Decade

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Ocean, Carbon & Climate

This high-level session will launch the report, The State of Ocean-Based Climate Action in NDCs 3.0, progress from the Blue NDC Challenge, and spotlight country progress made since UNOC3, showcasing…

Rebel Tides: Women advancing Ocean Justice & Community Resilience

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Justice & Equity, Ocean Life & Biodiversity

Women leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean unite to champion ocean justice. Indigenous and young women voices share their struggles and innovations in protecting marine life and coastal livelihoods.…

Cooperation Mechanisms To Support Small-Scale Fisheries & Seaweed Aquaculture

Format:Panel
Themes:Blue Resilience & Adaptation, Sustainable Ocean Resources

This session explores opportunities for small-scale fisheries and seaweed aquaculture to drive climate mitigation and adaptation while strengthening livelihoods and food security. Drawing on experiences from G20, BRICS and beyond,…

Voices Beneath the Waves: Understanding and Addressing Global Ocean Noise

Format:Panel
Themes:Ocean Life & Biodiversity, Ocean Solutions & Innovations

The ocean’s soundscape underpins biodiversity and climate balance but is increasingly disturbed by human activity. This talk frames ocean noise as a critical yet neglected stressors shaping ecosystems and governance.…

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