Submitted by
HerrD
on Mon, 11/18/2019 - 09:38
General Information
Resolution
46474
Period covered
I. IUCN Constituencies implementing this Resolution
IUCN Members
Fisheries and Oceans Canada ( Canada )
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis ( Colombia )
Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía ( Costa Rica )
Fundación MarViva ( Costa Rica )
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères ( France )
NAUSICAA, Centre National de la Mer ( France )
Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit ( Germany )
WWF - Deutschland ( Germany )
Directorate General Ecosystem and Natural Resources Conservation, Ministry of Environment and Forestry ( Indonesia )
Center for International Forestry Research ( Indonesia )
Regeringskansliet (Sweden) ( Sweden )
Varldsnaturfonden WWF ( Sweden )
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )
Conservation International ( United States of America )
The Nature Conservancy ( United States of America )
Natural Resources Defense Council ( United States of America )
World Resources Institute ( United States of America )
Fiji Department of Environment ( Fiji )
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme, Pacific Community ( France )
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
II. Implementation
Activities 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 activities
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.
Challenges/obstacles encountered in the implementation of this Resolution and measures taken
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.
Future actions / activities 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/activities planned?
Yes
III. Status of implementation
Implementation status of this Resolution
Underway: implementation well-advanced
IV. Additional Information
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