Ocean Pavilion at COP27
14 November
3:00pm-4:30pm Egypt Time
OA Action Plans: Increasing ambition for climate action and transforming planning and response to climate-ocean change
Hosted by OA Alliance
Hear from National and subnational government leaders who are committed to creating “OA Action Plans” that integrate ocean relevant science, mitigation and adaptation efforts across mainstream climate policies and investments.
AGENDA
Welcome by Jessie Turner, Director of the OA Alliance
Opening Remarks
Dr. Ko Barrett, Senior Advisor for Climate at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Vice-Chair at Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
U.S. State of Washington, Governor Jay Inslee
Integrated Approaches to Climate-Ocean Action
Governments committed to OA Action Planning, describe various priorities, processes, policy relevance.
Government of Chile- co-founder of the OA Alliance (invited)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Commitments to support OA monitoring expansion and policy integration across relevant ministries, departments and programs; engagement with Latin American OA Network as part of the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network and UN Decade OA programme.
Government of British Columbia, Canada- co-founder of the OA Alliance
Minister of Environment and Climate Change, The Honourable George Heyman MLA
Importance of provincial climate risk and vulnerability assessments to inform relevant strategies, climate and environmental stewardship objectives and socio-cultural relevance. Integration of OAH Action Plan across climate mitigation, adaptation and resilience frameworks.
Government of Mozambique (invited)
Ministry of Sea, Inland Waters and Fisheries
In partnership with WIOMSA, Mozambique is part of ongoing monitoring pilot sites occurring in Kenya, Mauritius, Tanzania, Seychelles and South Africa. Aims include the development of a network to: (1) establish a regional baseline for climate and ocean change information, and (2) contribute for socially relevant information for marine resource management.
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Egypt
Dr. Nayrah Shaltout, Associate Professor of Marine Chemistry Marine Environmental Division and co-chair of OA Africa
Domestic and regional work on OA and significance to climate resilience and sustainable fisheries.
Government of the United Kingdom
Stephanie Ockenden, Head of Ocean and Climate Change Policy & International Evidence, Marine and Fisheries, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Emphasis on seafood industry and coastal economies; commitment to OA Action Planning by exploring regional vulnerability assessments and priorities; emphasis on integrating OA across mainstream climate and marine management policies; international leadership through GOA-ON, Blue Planet Fund and Commonwealth Blue Charter.