{"id":6011,"date":"2024-09-23T20:25:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanpanel.org\/?post_type=progress-report&p=6011"},"modified":"2024-09-26T17:50:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T17:50:23","slug":"ocean-action-areas-leading-by-example-stories","status":"publish","type":"progress-report","link":"https:\/\/oceanpanel.org\/es\/progress-report\/the-journey\/ocean-action-areas-leading-by-example-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocean Action Areas: Leading by Example Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ocean Action Areas:
Leading by Example Stories<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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\n The Ocean Panel recognises the intricate connections among climate, biodiversity and sustainable use in the marine environment. <\/h2>\n
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The Ocean Panel\u2019s work complements and reinforces the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/strong><\/p>\n

By addressing these three critical areas in concert, Ocean Panel countries are demonstrating how integrated ocean action can simultaneously mitigate climate change, protect marine biodiversity, and promote equitable prosperity. This approach not only enhances the effectiveness of individual initiatives but also leverages synergies among these interconnected global challenges.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

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\n The following examples highlight how Ocean Panel members are leading by example across the three interconnected critical areas, harnessing the latest knowledge and engaging diverse stakeholders to create a better, more resilient future for people and the planet. <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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Ocean Panel Leadership in Climate Action\u00a0<\/h3>\n

For decades, the ocean has absorbed excess greenhouse gas emissions, acting as a buffer against climate change. However, this has taken a significant toll on its health. Though the ocean was once considered too vast to be significantly impacted, it is now evident that human activities are profoundly influencing the ocean\u2019s ability to combat climate change. Increased attention to the ocean\u2019s role in international climate policy has been largely driven by the leadership of countries in the Ocean Panel, which currently account for over 24 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Francia<\/span><\/h4>\n
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The \u2018Because the Ocean\u2019 initiative was launched in Paris during COP21, now signed by 41 countries, 11 of which are Ocean Panel members<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Fiyi<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Fiji hosted the first \u2018Blue COP\u2019 at COP23 in 2017, launching the Ocean Pathway Partnership to achieve an oceaninclusive UNFCCC process. This evolved to become an influential group called Friends of the Ocean and Climate.<\/p>\n

At COP24 in 2018, The Talanoa Dialogue, sparked by the 2017 Fijian presidency, informed the 2020 NDCs and served as the first global assessment taking stock of current collective action on national climate pledges. The Fijian term talanoa<\/a><\/em> means to hold a conversation in an inclusive and receptive space, sending an important political signal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Chile<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Chile hosted COP25 in 2019, also known as the Blue COP, which led to the first bespoke Ocean Climate Dialogue under the UNFCCC and boasted over 100 events discussing the ocean and climate change, showcasing great leadership.<\/p>\n

Chile put its mark on COP25, establishing the ocean as a priority of the presidency. Formal and informal spaces were established for a technical discussion that allowed Parties to agree that the ocean should be considered in the COP25 outcomes (1\/CP.25). It was the first time that the COP decided to include the ocean in an official event as a single topic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Reino Unido<\/span><\/h4>\n
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At COP26, hosted by the UK, the Glasgow Climate Pact secured annual reoccurring Ocean and Climate Change Dialogues under the UNFCCC, and commitments to integrate and strengthen ocean-based action across the UNFCCC.<\/p>\n

The Ocean Panel issued a \u2018Call to Ocean-Based Climate Action\u2019, urging all actors to join in the transition to a sustainable ocean economy and ensure that the ocean plays a vital role in tackling climate change. Additionally the UK launched the Clydebank Declaration, bringing together 24 signatories to agree to establish green corridors to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Countries: <\/strong>Norway and United States<\/span><\/h4>\n
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At COP27, two members of the Ocean Panel, Norway and the United States, launched a new initiative, the Desaf\u00edo de transporte mar\u00edtimo ecol\u00f3gico<\/a>, to cut greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, and challenged other countries, ports and companies to join them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Kenia<\/span><\/h4>\n
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In 2023, Kenya co-hosted the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, which brought together governments, businesses, international organisations and civil society to make ambitious climate pledges. As their countries face disproportionate burdens and risks from climate change, African leaders proposed a new financing mechanism to restructure the continent\u2019s debt and unlock climate funding.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Country: <\/strong>Estados Unidos<\/span><\/h4>\n
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los Estados Unidos <\/strong> launched its ocean climate action plan in 2023, which is a core tenet of its Sustainable Ocean Plan, featuring ongoing and planned federal ocean-based climate mitigation and adaptation activities.<\/p>\n

At COP28, the Ocean Panel and the Secretariat of the Organization of American States signed onto a joint declaration<\/strong><\/a> that recognises the dual needs of sustainably managing 100 percent of the ocean area under national jurisdiction and urging other countries around the world to join in committing to safeguard the long-term health and resilience of the ocean.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Countries: <\/strong>Chile and Canada<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Chile and Canada are co-facilitating the United Nations Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue for the 2023\u201324 biennium and will present the highlights from this year\u2019s dialogue at COP29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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