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WCC 2016 Res 057 - Progress Report

General information
Take greater account of the ocean in the climate regime
Period covered: 
2019
IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members: 
Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( DFO ) / Canada
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis ( INVEMAR ) / Colombia
Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía ( MINAE ) / Costa Rica
Fundación MarViva / Costa Rica
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères ( MEAE ) / France
NAUSICAA, Centre National de la Mer ( NAUSICAA ) / France
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz ( BMUV ) / Germany
WWF - Deutschland ( WWF ) / Germany
Directorate General Ecosystem and Natural Resources Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry / Indonesia
Center for International Forestry Research ( CIFOR ) / Indonesia
Regeringskansliet (Sweden) / Sweden
Varldsnaturfonden WWF ( WWF - WWF Sweden ) / Sweden
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) / United Kingdom
Conservation International ( CI ) / United States of America
The Nature Conservancy ( TNC ) / United States of America
Natural Resources Defense Council ( NRDC ) / United States of America
World Resources Institute ( WRI ) / United States of America
Fiji Department of Environment / Fiji
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme, Pacific Community ( SPC ) / New Caledonia
IUCN Commissions: 
CE588FB0-3DB3-E211-910D-002655853524
C3FB1D02-C2A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
FD0E3367-C2A3-E011-96D3-002655853524
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Other non-IUCN related organisations: 
IUCN France Committee; members of the Ocean and Climate Platform, UN agencies (including UN Environment, UN DESA, FAO); members of the International Partnership for Blue Carbon, experts involved in the Blue Carbon Initiative, Friends of Oceans under the UNFCCC, Because the Ocean Initiative
Implementation
Indicate which actions have been carried out to implement this Resolution : 
Capacity-building
Convene stakeholders/Networking
Education/Communication/Raising awareness
Policy influencing/advocacy
Scientific/technical activities
Describe the results/achievements of the actions taken: 
Another key feature of COP25, billed as the ‘Blue COP’ by the Chilean Presidency, was its focus on the ocean. Decision 1/CP.25, for instance, commended the efforts of the COP Presidency ‘to highlight the importance of the ocean, including as an integral part of the Earth’s climate system, and of ensuring the integrity of ocean and coastal ecosystems in the context of climate change’ (para 30). The same decision also requested the SBSTA Chair to convene during SBSTA52 in June 2020 ‘a dialogue on the ocean and climate change to consider how to strengthen mitigation and adaptation action in this context (para 31). These will be important avenues for IUCN and its members and partners to remain engaged in, and contribute to in 2020. Additionally, the Chilean Presidency also launched a new Platform for Science-based Ocean Solutions at COP25, which IUCN provided advice on, and on which discussions are expected to continue in 2020.
What challenges/obstacles have been encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and how were they overcome : 
The topic of ocean and climate change gained a lot of momentum in the last year, especially with Chile calling for a "Blue COP". New stakeholders came again/back to the table, and engaged in policy influencing, none the least also related to 30*30 for the CBD 2020 process. There are a lot of different groups, and various leadership, which sometimes makes the coordination a bit difficult, yet a critical mass was reached, both NGOs and governments, to push for this topic in the UNFCCC.
Briefly describe what future actions are needed for the implementation of this Resolution: 
An opening has been created in the UNFCCC on oceans and climate, see above, this has to be maintained, and the requested submission fed with technical sounds information. The pressure on governments and the UNFCCC needs to be held high, otherwise it will quickly disappear. Continued science, following from the release of the IPCC Special Report on Oceans is needed, capacity building - amongst various actors - is still required, a focus on implementation is key!
Are these actions planned for yet: 
Yes
Status of implementation
Status of implementation for this Resolution: 
Underway: implementation well-advanced
Additional information
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