Pacific Pavilion at COP27

9 November

4:00pm-5:00pm Egypt Time

International finance opportunities: Gaps and needs for ocean-based climate action towards implementing SDG14.3

Co-hosted by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Commonwealth Blue Charter, IOC-UNESCO, and OA Alliance

There is increasing urgency that nations reduce GHG and carbon emissions and support ongoing efforts to implement SDG 14.3, “to minimize and address impacts of ocean acidification.”  This event will highlight the science, policy, vulnerability assessment tools and funding mechanisms that are needed to achieve this step change.

AGENDA

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Dr. Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO   

Moving from IPCC Assessment Reports to Regional Action on OA

Professor Stephen Widdicombe, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Science at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Co-chair of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) Executive Council and Co-lead on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development endorsed programme Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability (OARS)   

Pacific Regional Priorities and Local Information for OA Response   

Anne-Claire Goarant, Climate Change and Environmental sustainability

The Pacific Community, New Caledonia

Utilizing Climate Vulnerability and Rapid Assessment Tools to Inform Priorities

Commonwealth Blue Charter Secretariat, Dr Nick Hardman-Mountford,

Head of Oceans & Natural Resources

Leveraging Climate Financing for Ocean Adaptation and Resilience

Ms. Jessie Turner, Director, International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification

 Commitments to OA Policy and Financing from Governments !