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DTSTART:20190909T090000Z
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DTEND:20190909T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse
SUMMARY:High Level Forum on Trade\, Climate Change and Oceans Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On the front line of climate change - at the ocean-land interfa
 ce – coastlines and coastal communities are among the first and most aff
 ected. One group of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active
  and vocal: the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be 
 able to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\
 , but what the international community does or does not do will determine 
 their fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storm
 s\, flooding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\,
  fisheries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabr
 ic of coastal regions.Oceans-based economic diversification could enhance 
 the Nationally Determined Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of t
 he Paris Agreement. While trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation an
 d in mainstreaming oceans-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domest
 ic markets remain small and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.
   Disciplining fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a so
 und tax policy reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives
  for carbon-neutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as
  transport\, fisheries\, and tourism.Plastic pollution constitutes a serio
 us threat to world’s oceans\, affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem service
 s and livelihoods.  Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of c
 hanging consumer and municipality waste patterns because pollution sources
  are often linked to technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturi
 ng stages of products entering the global supply chains. At the same time\
 , remediating plastic pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is
  infinitely more challenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing
  plastics from coastlines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manuf
 acturing-related plastics pollution can be dealt with by circular approach
 es and other strategies\, this session brings together advocates\, researc
 hers\, producers and donors to discuss research\, industrial and behaviour
 al initiatives aimed at dealing with this problem.Climate Summit in 2019. 
 To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement 
 on Climate Change\, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2
 019 Climate Summit on 23 September to meet the climate challenge. The Summ
 it will showcase developments in the real economy to send strong market an
 d political signals to countries\, companies\, cities and civil society. T
 he UNCTAD event is meant as a contribution to the Summit from the trade an
 d developmental community.&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;On the front line of 
 climate change&lt\;/strong&gt\; - at the ocean-land interface – coastlin
 es and coastal communities are among the first and most affected. One grou
 p of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active and vocal&amp\
 ;#58\; the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be able 
 to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\, but
  what the international community does or does not do will determine their
  fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storms\, f
 looding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\, fish
 eries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabric of
  coastal regions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Oceans-based econo
 mic diversification&lt\;/strong&gt\; could enhance the Nationally Determin
 ed Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Whi
 le trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation and in mainstreaming ocea
 ns-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domestic markets remain small
  and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.&amp\;#160\; Disciplini
 ng fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a sound tax polic
 y reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives for carbon-n
 eutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as transport\, 
 fisheries\, and tourism.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Plastic pol
 lution&lt\;/strong&gt\; constitutes a serious threat to world’s oceans\,
  affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem services and livelihoods.&amp\;#160\; 
 Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of changing consumer and 
 municipality waste patterns because pollution sources are often linked to 
 technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturing stages of products
  entering the global supply chains. At the same time\, remediating plastic
  pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is infinitely more chal
 lenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing plastics from coastl
 ines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manufacturing-related plas
 tics pollution can be dealt with by circular approaches and other strategi
 es\, this session brings together advocates\, researchers\, producers and 
 donors to discuss research\, industrial and behavioural initiatives aimed 
 at dealing with this problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Climat
 e Summit in 2019. &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;To boost ambition and accel
 erate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change\, UN Secr
 etary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Summit on 23 Se
 ptember to meet the climate challenge. The Summit will showcase developmen
 ts in the real economy to send strong market and political signals to coun
 tries\, companies\, cities and civil society. The UNCTAD event is meant as
  a contribution to the Summit from the trade and developmental community.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high
 -level-forum-trade-climate-change-and-oceans-economy
DTSTAMP:20260716T184010Z
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UID:6a59258a17528
DTSTART:20190910T090000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20190910T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse
SUMMARY:High Level Forum on Trade\, Climate Change and Oceans Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On the front line of climate change - at the ocean-land interfa
 ce – coastlines and coastal communities are among the first and most aff
 ected. One group of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active
  and vocal: the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be 
 able to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\
 , but what the international community does or does not do will determine 
 their fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storm
 s\, flooding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\,
  fisheries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabr
 ic of coastal regions.Oceans-based economic diversification could enhance 
 the Nationally Determined Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of t
 he Paris Agreement. While trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation an
 d in mainstreaming oceans-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domest
 ic markets remain small and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.
   Disciplining fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a so
 und tax policy reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives
  for carbon-neutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as
  transport\, fisheries\, and tourism.Plastic pollution constitutes a serio
 us threat to world’s oceans\, affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem service
 s and livelihoods.  Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of c
 hanging consumer and municipality waste patterns because pollution sources
  are often linked to technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturi
 ng stages of products entering the global supply chains. At the same time\
 , remediating plastic pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is
  infinitely more challenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing
  plastics from coastlines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manuf
 acturing-related plastics pollution can be dealt with by circular approach
 es and other strategies\, this session brings together advocates\, researc
 hers\, producers and donors to discuss research\, industrial and behaviour
 al initiatives aimed at dealing with this problem.Climate Summit in 2019. 
 To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement 
 on Climate Change\, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2
 019 Climate Summit on 23 September to meet the climate challenge. The Summ
 it will showcase developments in the real economy to send strong market an
 d political signals to countries\, companies\, cities and civil society. T
 he UNCTAD event is meant as a contribution to the Summit from the trade an
 d developmental community.&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;On the front line of 
 climate change&lt\;/strong&gt\; - at the ocean-land interface – coastlin
 es and coastal communities are among the first and most affected. One grou
 p of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active and vocal&amp\
 ;#58\; the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be able 
 to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\, but
  what the international community does or does not do will determine their
  fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storms\, f
 looding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\, fish
 eries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabric of
  coastal regions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Oceans-based econo
 mic diversification&lt\;/strong&gt\; could enhance the Nationally Determin
 ed Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Whi
 le trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation and in mainstreaming ocea
 ns-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domestic markets remain small
  and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.&amp\;#160\; Disciplini
 ng fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a sound tax polic
 y reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives for carbon-n
 eutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as transport\, 
 fisheries\, and tourism.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Plastic pol
 lution&lt\;/strong&gt\; constitutes a serious threat to world’s oceans\,
  affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem services and livelihoods.&amp\;#160\; 
 Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of changing consumer and 
 municipality waste patterns because pollution sources are often linked to 
 technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturing stages of products
  entering the global supply chains. At the same time\, remediating plastic
  pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is infinitely more chal
 lenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing plastics from coastl
 ines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manufacturing-related plas
 tics pollution can be dealt with by circular approaches and other strategi
 es\, this session brings together advocates\, researchers\, producers and 
 donors to discuss research\, industrial and behavioural initiatives aimed 
 at dealing with this problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Climat
 e Summit in 2019. &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;To boost ambition and accel
 erate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change\, UN Secr
 etary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Summit on 23 Se
 ptember to meet the climate challenge. The Summit will showcase developmen
 ts in the real economy to send strong market and political signals to coun
 tries\, companies\, cities and civil society. The UNCTAD event is meant as
  a contribution to the Summit from the trade and developmental community.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high
 -level-forum-trade-climate-change-and-oceans-economy
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DTSTART:20190911T090000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20190911T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse
SUMMARY:High Level Forum on Trade\, Climate Change and Oceans Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On the front line of climate change - at the ocean-land interfa
 ce – coastlines and coastal communities are among the first and most aff
 ected. One group of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active
  and vocal: the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be 
 able to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\
 , but what the international community does or does not do will determine 
 their fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storm
 s\, flooding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\,
  fisheries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabr
 ic of coastal regions.Oceans-based economic diversification could enhance 
 the Nationally Determined Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of t
 he Paris Agreement. While trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation an
 d in mainstreaming oceans-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domest
 ic markets remain small and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.
   Disciplining fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a so
 und tax policy reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives
  for carbon-neutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as
  transport\, fisheries\, and tourism.Plastic pollution constitutes a serio
 us threat to world’s oceans\, affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem service
 s and livelihoods.  Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of c
 hanging consumer and municipality waste patterns because pollution sources
  are often linked to technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturi
 ng stages of products entering the global supply chains. At the same time\
 , remediating plastic pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is
  infinitely more challenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing
  plastics from coastlines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manuf
 acturing-related plastics pollution can be dealt with by circular approach
 es and other strategies\, this session brings together advocates\, researc
 hers\, producers and donors to discuss research\, industrial and behaviour
 al initiatives aimed at dealing with this problem.Climate Summit in 2019. 
 To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement 
 on Climate Change\, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2
 019 Climate Summit on 23 September to meet the climate challenge. The Summ
 it will showcase developments in the real economy to send strong market an
 d political signals to countries\, companies\, cities and civil society. T
 he UNCTAD event is meant as a contribution to the Summit from the trade an
 d developmental community.&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;On the front line of 
 climate change&lt\;/strong&gt\; - at the ocean-land interface – coastlin
 es and coastal communities are among the first and most affected. One grou
 p of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active and vocal&amp\
 ;#58\; the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be able 
 to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\, but
  what the international community does or does not do will determine their
  fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storms\, f
 looding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\, fish
 eries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabric of
  coastal regions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Oceans-based econo
 mic diversification&lt\;/strong&gt\; could enhance the Nationally Determin
 ed Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Whi
 le trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation and in mainstreaming ocea
 ns-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domestic markets remain small
  and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.&amp\;#160\; Disciplini
 ng fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a sound tax polic
 y reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives for carbon-n
 eutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as transport\, 
 fisheries\, and tourism.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Plastic pol
 lution&lt\;/strong&gt\; constitutes a serious threat to world’s oceans\,
  affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem services and livelihoods.&amp\;#160\; 
 Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of changing consumer and 
 municipality waste patterns because pollution sources are often linked to 
 technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturing stages of products
  entering the global supply chains. At the same time\, remediating plastic
  pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is infinitely more chal
 lenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing plastics from coastl
 ines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manufacturing-related plas
 tics pollution can be dealt with by circular approaches and other strategi
 es\, this session brings together advocates\, researchers\, producers and 
 donors to discuss research\, industrial and behavioural initiatives aimed 
 at dealing with this problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Climat
 e Summit in 2019. &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;To boost ambition and accel
 erate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change\, UN Secr
 etary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Summit on 23 Se
 ptember to meet the climate challenge. The Summit will showcase developmen
 ts in the real economy to send strong market and political signals to coun
 tries\, companies\, cities and civil society. The UNCTAD event is meant as
  a contribution to the Summit from the trade and developmental community.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high
 -level-forum-trade-climate-change-and-oceans-economy
DTSTAMP:20260716T184010Z
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:6a59258a17536
DTSTART:20190912T090000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20190912T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse
SUMMARY:High Level Forum on Trade\, Climate Change and Oceans Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On the front line of climate change - at the ocean-land interfa
 ce – coastlines and coastal communities are among the first and most aff
 ected. One group of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active
  and vocal: the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be 
 able to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\
 , but what the international community does or does not do will determine 
 their fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storm
 s\, flooding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\,
  fisheries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabr
 ic of coastal regions.Oceans-based economic diversification could enhance 
 the Nationally Determined Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of t
 he Paris Agreement. While trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation an
 d in mainstreaming oceans-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domest
 ic markets remain small and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.
   Disciplining fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a so
 und tax policy reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives
  for carbon-neutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as
  transport\, fisheries\, and tourism.Plastic pollution constitutes a serio
 us threat to world’s oceans\, affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem service
 s and livelihoods.  Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of c
 hanging consumer and municipality waste patterns because pollution sources
  are often linked to technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturi
 ng stages of products entering the global supply chains. At the same time\
 , remediating plastic pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is
  infinitely more challenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing
  plastics from coastlines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manuf
 acturing-related plastics pollution can be dealt with by circular approach
 es and other strategies\, this session brings together advocates\, researc
 hers\, producers and donors to discuss research\, industrial and behaviour
 al initiatives aimed at dealing with this problem.Climate Summit in 2019. 
 To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement 
 on Climate Change\, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2
 019 Climate Summit on 23 September to meet the climate challenge. The Summ
 it will showcase developments in the real economy to send strong market an
 d political signals to countries\, companies\, cities and civil society. T
 he UNCTAD event is meant as a contribution to the Summit from the trade an
 d developmental community.&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;On the front line of 
 climate change&lt\;/strong&gt\; - at the ocean-land interface – coastlin
 es and coastal communities are among the first and most affected. One grou
 p of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active and vocal&amp\
 ;#58\; the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be able 
 to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\, but
  what the international community does or does not do will determine their
  fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storms\, f
 looding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\, fish
 eries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabric of
  coastal regions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Oceans-based econo
 mic diversification&lt\;/strong&gt\; could enhance the Nationally Determin
 ed Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Whi
 le trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation and in mainstreaming ocea
 ns-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domestic markets remain small
  and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.&amp\;#160\; Disciplini
 ng fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a sound tax polic
 y reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives for carbon-n
 eutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as transport\, 
 fisheries\, and tourism.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Plastic pol
 lution&lt\;/strong&gt\; constitutes a serious threat to world’s oceans\,
  affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem services and livelihoods.&amp\;#160\; 
 Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of changing consumer and 
 municipality waste patterns because pollution sources are often linked to 
 technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturing stages of products
  entering the global supply chains. At the same time\, remediating plastic
  pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is infinitely more chal
 lenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing plastics from coastl
 ines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manufacturing-related plas
 tics pollution can be dealt with by circular approaches and other strategi
 es\, this session brings together advocates\, researchers\, producers and 
 donors to discuss research\, industrial and behavioural initiatives aimed 
 at dealing with this problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Climat
 e Summit in 2019. &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;To boost ambition and accel
 erate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change\, UN Secr
 etary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Summit on 23 Se
 ptember to meet the climate challenge. The Summit will showcase developmen
 ts in the real economy to send strong market and political signals to coun
 tries\, companies\, cities and civil society. The UNCTAD event is meant as
  a contribution to the Summit from the trade and developmental community.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high
 -level-forum-trade-climate-change-and-oceans-economy
DTSTAMP:20260716T184010Z
END:VEVENT
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UID:6a59258a1755a
DTSTART:20190913T090000Z
SEQUENCE:0
TRANSP:OPAQUE
DTEND:20190913T060000Z
LOCATION:Geneva\, Suisse
SUMMARY:High Level Forum on Trade\, Climate Change and Oceans Economy
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:On the front line of climate change - at the ocean-land interfa
 ce – coastlines and coastal communities are among the first and most aff
 ected. One group of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active
  and vocal: the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be 
 able to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\
 , but what the international community does or does not do will determine 
 their fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storm
 s\, flooding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\,
  fisheries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabr
 ic of coastal regions.Oceans-based economic diversification could enhance 
 the Nationally Determined Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of t
 he Paris Agreement. While trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation an
 d in mainstreaming oceans-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domest
 ic markets remain small and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.
   Disciplining fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a so
 und tax policy reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives
  for carbon-neutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as
  transport\, fisheries\, and tourism.Plastic pollution constitutes a serio
 us threat to world’s oceans\, affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem service
 s and livelihoods.  Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of c
 hanging consumer and municipality waste patterns because pollution sources
  are often linked to technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturi
 ng stages of products entering the global supply chains. At the same time\
 , remediating plastic pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is
  infinitely more challenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing
  plastics from coastlines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manuf
 acturing-related plastics pollution can be dealt with by circular approach
 es and other strategies\, this session brings together advocates\, researc
 hers\, producers and donors to discuss research\, industrial and behaviour
 al initiatives aimed at dealing with this problem.Climate Summit in 2019. 
 To boost ambition and accelerate actions to implement the Paris Agreement 
 on Climate Change\, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will host the 2
 019 Climate Summit on 23 September to meet the climate challenge. The Summ
 it will showcase developments in the real economy to send strong market an
 d political signals to countries\, companies\, cities and civil society. T
 he UNCTAD event is meant as a contribution to the Summit from the trade an
 d developmental community.&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;On the front line of 
 climate change&lt\;/strong&gt\; - at the ocean-land interface – coastlin
 es and coastal communities are among the first and most affected. One grou
 p of Parties to the Paris Agreement are particularly active and vocal&amp\
 ;#58\; the Small Island Developing States\, or SIDS. SIDS may not be able 
 to change the political course of efforts to mitigate climate change\, but
  what the international community does or does not do will determine their
  fate. Sea-level rise\, an increased frequency and magnitude of storms\, f
 looding\, erosion\, and associated damage to coastal infrastructure\, fish
 eries and ecosystems threaten the physical\, economic and social fabric of
  coastal regions.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Oceans-based econo
 mic diversification&lt\;/strong&gt\; could enhance the Nationally Determin
 ed Contributions of SIDS to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Whi
 le trade can be an enabling factor in adaptation and in mainstreaming ocea
 ns-based economic activities in SIDS\, where domestic markets remain small
  and remoteness is an intractable hindering factor.&amp\;#160\; Disciplini
 ng fish and related fuel subsidies in the WTO as well as a sound tax polic
 y reform can support mitigation efforts and create incentives for carbon-n
 eutral technologies and best practices in key sectors such as transport\, 
 fisheries\, and tourism.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Plastic pol
 lution&lt\;/strong&gt\; constitutes a serious threat to world’s oceans\,
  affecting biodiversity\, ecosystem services and livelihoods.&amp\;#160\; 
 Curbing plastic pollution is not simply a matter of changing consumer and 
 municipality waste patterns because pollution sources are often linked to 
 technologies and decisions applied in the manufacturing stages of products
  entering the global supply chains. At the same time\, remediating plastic
  pollution already dispersed throughout the oceans is infinitely more chal
 lenging\, although efforts are succeeding in removing plastics from coastl
 ines and neighboring waters. As some aspects of manufacturing-related plas
 tics pollution can be dealt with by circular approaches and other strategi
 es\, this session brings together advocates\, researchers\, producers and 
 donors to discuss research\, industrial and behavioural initiatives aimed 
 at dealing with this problem.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Climat
 e Summit in 2019. &lt\;/strong&gt\;&lt\;br&gt\;To boost ambition and accel
 erate actions to implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change\, UN Secr
 etary-General António Guterres will host the 2019 Climate Summit on 23 Se
 ptember to meet the climate challenge. The Summit will showcase developmen
 ts in the real economy to send strong market and political signals to coun
 tries\, companies\, cities and civil society. The UNCTAD event is meant as
  a contribution to the Summit from the trade and developmental community.&
 lt\;/p&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high
 -level-forum-trade-climate-change-and-oceans-economy
DTSTAMP:20260716T184010Z
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