Date: 6 December
Time: 4.15pm -5.45pm
Location: Commonwealth Pavilion
Co-hosted with: UN Foundation; IOC-UNESCO; Plymouth Marine Laboratory; Ocean Decade Programme ‘Ocean Acidification Research for Sustainability; Commonwealth Secretariat; Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network and University of Washington


Overview:  Despite dire warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the impacts of ongoing ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation caused by increased GHG and carbon dioxide emissions are often misunderstood or not reflected across mainstream climate mitigation or adaptation priorities across the UNFCCC or domestically.

Panelists discussed food security, adaptation and financing concerns associated with OA and highlighted the science, policy, and further investments needed to respond.  The event launched the OA Research for Sustainability UN Decade Programme Commitments Page.

WATCH THE EVENT HERE.
 
Speakers:

• Cristina Rumbaitis de Rio, Director of Adaptation, UN Foundation

• Dr. Tarub Bahri, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

• Mr. Euan Low, our Climate Impact Area Lead, Green Climate Fund

• Tiago Pitta e Cunha has been Chief Executive Officer of Oceano Azul Foundation, Oceano Azul Foundation

• Nicholas Hardman- Mountford, Head of Ocean Governance and Natural Resource Management Commonwealth Blue Charter 

• Professor Steve Widdicombe, OARS Secretariat. UN Decade of Ocean Science, Ocean Acidification Research Programme

• Ms. Paula Faiva, Director of Ministry of Climate, Oceans & Resilience, Government of Tokelau

• Dr. Kalina Grabb, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA

• Ambassador Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy to the Ocean