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Financing the future of our Oceans: Bridging Climate Resilience and Local Impact
Collaboration between key partners can bring hands-on experience in climate-resilient solutions. In this session, we aim to bridge the gap between financial mechanisms and on-the-ground delivery of sustainable blue economy initiatives. Drawing from projects that combine marine infrastructure with nature-based solutions, such as mangrove restoration and coastal protection, we can show how blended finance and…
mCDR: Laying the Foundation for Commercial Scale Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
This panel will address the technical, regulatory, and infrastructure challenges that are needed for commercial scale readiness of marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) solutions, focusing on the role of data-driven science, industry partnerships and international collaboration.
Building a Wave: Scaling Finance and Investment in the Regenerative and Sustainable Blue Economy
There is a trillion-dollar investment opportunity in the regenerative and sustainable blue economy. Coming from the UN Ocean Conference, there is a wave of momentum to scale finance from beachfront to boardroom. This event will show where finance can be activated across the capital stack for the Ocean, highlight community innovations and connect finance leaders…
Mangroves at the Edge: Bridging Forests and Oceans for Climate Resilience and Blue Carbon Integrity
This interactive session highlights mangroves as vital buffers for climate, coasts, and communities. Speakers will explore tools for Blue Carbon project development, integrated land-sea planning, and inclusive governance. Themes include MRV, benefit-sharing, carbon markets, and policy frameworks to scale finance and embed mangroves in NDCs and blue-green economic planning.
Scaling Up Blue Finance: Integrating the Ocean into Global Sustainability and Financial Strategies
Co-hosted by the French Banking Federation (FBF) and Paris Europlace / Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD), this high-level dialogue will explore how financial systems can better integrate ocean health within global sustainable finance frameworks and SDG implementation. The session will examine how the protection and sustainable use of marine ecosystems can be reflected in…
Harnessing Ocean Monitoring Technology for Hazard Mitigation and Carbon Management
This session showcases how ocean monitoring technologies are critical for understanding and mitigating marine hazards. Experts will use real-time data (satellite to autonomous vehicles) to track heatwaves and oil spills. The session explores how this same data monitors the ocean's carbon budget and informs nature-based climate solutions, like protecting blue carbon ecosystems. This demonstrates the…
Building a Global Ocean Intelligence Network – How Close Are We?
The ocean is changing faster than our ability to understand it—reshaping climate, biodiversity, and disaster risk. How close are we to building the global ocean intelligence network needed to keep pace and guide science-informed decisions at every level? As the Ocean Decade reaches its halfway point, this panel of cross-sectoral experts will assess progress, identify…
Fish for the Future: How to Build Climate-Resilient Fisheries
Panel on building climate-resilient fisheries. Experts will explore how overfishing and climate shocks interact, including marine heatwave impacts on recruitment and mortality, habitat buffering effects, and vulnerable life stages. Discussion will close with adaptive harvest strategies, refugia-based MPAs, and early warning systems.
From Maretório to Blue NDCs: Coastal and Indigenous Peoples at the Core of Climate Justice
National Safeguards Recommendations developed in Brazil will be launched in this panel to highlight how IPLCs in Brazil are rights holders in the blue carbon agenda. The country, home to the second largest mangrove carbon sink, is building pathways to show how inclusive blue carbon actions can support climate justice and strengthen equitable Blue NDCs.
New Research Frontiers in Law and Science: From the Deep Sea to Rising Sea Levels
Protecting the Oceans from climate change demands that legal frameworks take the best available science into account. The ITLOS confirmed that GHG emissions constitute a form of marine pollution. The ICJ considered that failure of a State to take appropriate action to protect the climate system from GHG emissions, including through fossil fuel production and…
How Interdisciplinary Ocean Literacy projects give voice to native & Afro-Brazilian communities
The screening (excerpt) of "Ouro Negro é a Gente" (Black Gold is the People) (premiered at Sao Paulo Biennale 2025) by Brazilian artist Aline Baiana will be followed by an open fishbowl discussion that brings together artists, activists, fisherwomen, environmental advocates, and cultural practitioners to reflect with the audience on how interdisciplinary Ocean Literacy projects…
Co-Designing Research for Sustainable Ocean Management in West Africa
The upwelling region off West Africa is one of the most productive and biodiverse marine ecosystems in the world, supporting about 200 million people. But little is known about its current state and future development. To support sustainable management in the face of climate change impacts, the research mission FUTURO is developed collaboratively by stakeholders…
Africa’s Ocean-Climate Leadership: Mobilizing Action from COP30 to the Our Ocean Conference
Africa is a global leader in innovative ocean-climate solutions. This high-level session will convene leaders from across the region and beyond to elevate key success stories, opportunities and challenges facing Africa's ocean-climate agenda. In 2026, the Our Ocean Conference hosted by Kenya represents a critical opportunity to showcase and accelerate this leadership. In this session…
Ocean Acidification and Alkalinity Enhancement: Global Case Studies on Impacts & Local Opportunities
As the ocean absorbs atmospheric CO2, acidification threatens coral reefs, fisheries, and coastal communities worldwide. This session presents the latest science on these impacts alongside global case studies examining the potential role of ocean alkalinity enhancement in supporting adaptation strategies for vulnerable coastal communities. Scientists, government representatives, and ocean advocates will share diverse perspectives and…
Science That Serves the Shores: Pathways for Resilient Coastal Management
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. Guided discussions will identify management strategies that apply science on tiered timescales from days to decades. Attendees will gain insight into coastal research, management implications,…
Racing For The Ocean: Faster & Smarter
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 cross-disciplinary event at COP 30's Ocean Pavilion to drive positive impact. The session covers the Planetary Health Check 2025 (Ocean Layer), exploring how to preserve…
Pan Amazonian Solutions for Resilient Fisheries Facing Climate Change
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 the short term. Thus, the principle of climate change adaptation in fisheries is to ensure the maintenance of resources, ecosystems, and the fishing sector in…
Carbon Services in Marine Ecosystem Accounts: Supporting the UNFCCC and the KMGB Framework
Ocean Accounts integrate ecological, economic, and social data, providing a framework to inform policymaking, investment, and trade-off decisions. One of the world's largest maritime nations, Portugal was among the first countries to create an Ocean Satellite Account and is now developing a Marine Ecosystem Services Account, coordinated by IPMA, with Statistics Portugal. In the spirit…
Blue Carbon Commitments: Building a Global Ocean–Climate Coalition
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 Oak Foundation to forge coalitions and finance pathways that advance ocean–climate solutions and scale up global impact.
Ocean Waves Break(through) in Tropical Cyclone Prediction
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 reduces errors of numerical reforecasts by more than 90% (!). More lives will be saved, particularly in a warmer climate, if oceanographers and meteorologists work…