MPGCA: Ocean and Coastal Zones Action Event: Ocean solutions for a resilient, net-zero future
14:30-15:10
High-Level Opening of the COP 26 Ocean Action Day
One Ocean Science: A Digital World Tour of Ocean and Climate Science (video, 2min) Moderators: Loreley Picourt, Secretary General, Ocean & Climate Platform & Ignace Beguin, Ocean Lead, Climate Champions Team (3 min)
Setting the scene on ocean and climate interactions - what does science tell us?
- Dr Hans Otto Pörtner, Co-chair of Working Group II, IPCC (5 min)
- Dr Vladimir Ryabinin, Executive Secretary, IOC-UNESCO (5 min)
High-level opening statements (20 min):
- Lord Zac Goldsmith, Minister for Pacific and the Environment, United Kingdom.
- H.E Carolina Schmidt, Minister of Environment and COP25 President, Chile (remote)
- H.E. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Minister of Economy, Fiji
- Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Deputy Director for Climate and Environment, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy United States of America (remote)
15:10-15:50
ROUNDTABLE 1: Ocean for Climate: Coastal and marine Nature-based Solutions Moderator: Kristian Teleki, Secretary, Friends of Ocean Action Open and moderated discussion between political leaders, CEOs, local communities, and civil society leaders to showcase innovative and concrete coastal and marine Nature-based Solutions. Suggested Speakers:
- H.E. Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment, or H.E. Cynthia Barzuna, Vice-Minister on Ocean, Costa Rica (TBC)
- H.E Flavien Joubert, Minister of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Seychelles
- Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California, USA
- Minna Epps, Director of Global Marine and Polar Programme, IUCN
- Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity (remote) 3
- M. Sanjayan, CEO, Conservation International
- Jennifer Morris, CEO, The Nature Conservancy
- David Obura, Founding Director, CORDIO East Africa
- Hajaniaina Ratsimbazafy, Conservation Director, Blue Ventures
- Salesforce (TBC)
15:50-16:20
Leadership: Catalysing global ambition for a net-zero and resilient future
Moderator: Loreley Picourt, Secretary General, Ocean & Climate Platform, and Ignace Beguin, Ocean Lead, Climate Champions Team
Coastal and marine blue carbon ecosystems
- Jane Madgwick, Global Mangrove Alliance, CEO, Wetlands International
- Miko Maekawa,Social Experiment of Blue Carbon Credit in Japan, OPRI
- Vincent Doumeizel,Safe Seaweed Coalition, Senior Advisor, UN Global Compact and Director, Food Lloyd’s Register Foundation
Building resilience to the impacts of climate change
- Steve Widdicombe,GOA-ON, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
- Craig Cogut, Global Fund for Coral Reefs , CEO, Pegasus Capital Advisors LP
- Théophile Bongarts Sea’Ties/OCP, Sea’ties Lead, Ocean & Climate Platform
- Karen Sack ORRAA, CEO, Ocean Unite
Scaling-up action
- Stan Rowland,Ocean Innovation Prize / Ecowave , CEO, Blue Climate Initiative
- Thomas Sberna Great Blue Wall/IUCN, Regional Head Eastern and South Africa, IUCN
16:20-17:00
ROUNDTABLE 2: Inclusive ocean management for sustainability: accelerating ocean-based solutions
Moderator: Sturla Henriksen, Special Advisor Ocean, UN Global Compact Open and moderated discussion to showcase innovative and concrete solutions, including on climate-proofed aquatic food systems, decarbonized shipping, ocean renewable energy and sustainable and equitable ocean management.
Suggested Speakers
- Norway on behalf of the High-level Panel (TBC)
- Nick Brown, CEO, Lloyd’s Register
- Benjamin Sykes, Vice President UK Offshore, Head of Market Development, Orsted
- Catarina Martins, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, MOWI (SeaBOS initiative)
- Marco Lambertini, Director General, WWF International 4
- Ariane Steins-Meier, Vice-President Global Development, Rare
- Tim Daw, Associate Professor, Stockholm Resilience Centre
- Hajaniaina Ratsimbazafy , Conservation Director, Blue Ventures Madagascar
- Sustainable Ocean Alliance (TBC)
- Local community spokesperson (TBC)
17:00-17:15
Ocean Challenge: Toward COP27: Open dialogue on key global actions to bring the ocean-climate agenda and solutions to the next level.
- Nigel Topping, UN High Level Climate Champions
- H.E. Peter Thomson, UN Special Envoy for the Ocean
- Maldives (TBC)
- Egypt (TBC)