Ocean & Climate Platform

A coalition of more than 115 organisations which aims at better integrating the ocean-climate-biodiversity nexus in decision-making #OceanforClimate

[Ocean & Climate Platform @ocean_climate]

[#COP29] 3 days left before the beginning of @UNFCCC COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan! Read our new article to learn more about how the ocean fit into this 'Finance COP' 👇🌊
#OceanForClimate
🔗 https://t.co/TpG4pxHIub

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

#UNOC3 | Panel on financial strategies & partnerships for coastal cities & regions @ORCR_Coalition.
💬@RiouxRemy emphasised: "We actively contribute to the resilience of coastal cities through direct funding to local authorities in Morocco, South Africa & Mauritania, for example, & in particular through partnerships with local authorities thanks to the FICOL tool.
We are also working to structure a coalition of 20 public development banks with @FinanceInCommon to increase financing for the oceans & build a framework to encourage private investment in these regions."

[AFD_en 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 @AFD_en]

🏙️Ahead of #UNOC3, the Ocean Rise & Resilience Coalition conference is being held, organized by @VilledeNice & @ocean_climate, bringing together elected officials from coastal cities & regions.

Interview with @AndrewsEddie on the concrete progress made possible by our partnership with the @CityofCT
🔎https://t.co/QdKjpuFUG0

@FrenchEmbassyZA @SandraKassab1 @AudreyRojkoff @AudreyGNaepels @EmmanuelBaudran

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

A thematic session on engaging the #insurance industry gathered insurers and policymakers to discuss #prevention, insurance roles, and regional/local initiatives 🌐

#UNOC3 #OceanRise #CoastalResilience

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Embajada de Colombia en Francia @embcolfrancia]

¡Llegamos a la #OceanRiseCoastResilience! El Embajador @Alfonsoprada participó en la inauguración de la Cumbre, junto con las delegaciones de las alcaldías de Buenaventura @BturaDE y Cartagena @AlcaldiaCTG, representando a Colombia. ¡Listos para discutir nuestras costas!

[Nadia Pellefigue @NadiaPellefigue]

🌊 A Nice pour l’ #OceanRise & Coastal Resilience Summit avec +40 pays & autorités locales mobilisées.

🌍 40 % de la pop. mondiale vit en zone côtière. Face à l’#érosion, aux #aléasclimatiques & à la perte de biodiversité, les territoires sont en 1ère ligne.

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Focusing on visions to 2050, a session on “Bold visions for the future of #coastal cities & regions” featured experiences in envisioning & implementing long-term, locally adapted approaches addressing #climate challenges in coastal areas

#OceanRise #UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

A thematic session on “Cities and Regions at the Edge” brought mayors and local leaders together to discuss nature-based and “soft” solutions for building #coastal #resilience and safeguarding communities

#UNOC3 #OceanRise #CoastalResilience #NBS

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Opening with a “haunting journey” along the River Liffey and Dublin Port, a session on “Ports, Cities and Regions: United for a #Resilient Future” highlighted how ports & port cities advance policy & action on #climateadaptation & resilience
#OceanRise #UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[MedCities @MedCities]

Here you can find the joint position of #MedCities members of coastal cities with specific vindications and political recommendations to mitigate and adapt to sea level rise. It's time to act. We are running out of time. Let's work together. At @ORCR_Coalition

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

A thematic session on “financial strategies, partnerships & engineering for coastal cities & regions” brought together policymakers and public development bank reps to discuss #financial mechanisms and programs for #coastal areas & scaling them up
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

In a session on multi-level governance of #coastal cities, panelists shared experiences and approaches to #adaptation, #resilience & stakeholder engagement for the blue economy

#OceanRise #CoastalResilience #UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

In a session on “From data to risk assessment,” panelists from local govts & global observers discussed factors enabling local #coastal risk responses, including participatory decisions & public-private partnerships.

#OceanRise #CoastalResilience #UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

In a session on 'Putting Science at the Heart of Coastal Adaptation,' panelists shared examples of how science supports local decisions, combining local knowledge and tech solutions

#OceanRise #CoastalResilience #UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

"Underscoring the need to shift from #fossilfuels and scale up #renewables, @JohnKerry, former US Secretary of State and Climate Envoy, urged delegates to 'fight back against greed, selfishness, and comfort with the status quo.'"
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Underscoring that the #Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience #Coalition aims not only to survive the rising tides, but to enable a “livable, inclusive, & dignified future for all,” @LPicourt, Executive Director, @ocean_climate presented the Coalition’s mandate

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Noting the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, @mayorcantrell, Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, shared insights about the city’s efforts toward recovery and risk preparedness, highlighting the importance of solidarity, collaboration, & bottom-up action
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

"The #Ocean cannot be negotiated, but must be protected." "Speaking for Latin America’s first community relocated by SLR, Adriano Pérez, Chief of Guna Yala (Panama), urged an alliance of global bodies, local leaders & Indigenous Peoples."
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Feleti P. Teo, Prime Minister of Tuvalu, stressed "no one is immune to #climatechange," emphasizing that sea-level rise is a global phenomenon requiring collective and equitable global action.
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Franz Tattenbach Capra, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica, called for building a global alliance for #coastal resilience through knowledge sharing and partnership, urging to "leave no coastal zone behind."
#UNOC3

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋

[Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience @ORCR_Coalition]

Opening the #Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience Summit, @cestrosi, Mayor of Nice, launches the Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience #Coalition, uniting + than 200 #coastal cities & regions on a new path of mobilization, innovation & financing for coastal #adaptation

Via @IISD BlueSky🦋