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LOCATION:Online and Sharm El-Sheikh\, Egypt
SUMMARY:COP27 Side Event: A blue transformation to achieve Paris Agreement 
 goals
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DESCRIPTION:A virtual Ocean Pavilion 2022\, live day on aquatic food\n\nIn 
 a world where more than three billion people cannot afford a healthy diet\
 , the fisheries and aquaculture sector can contribute to ending food insec
 urity and malnutrition while building nature-positive\, efficient\, inclus
 ive and sustainable food systems. The large biological diversity of aquati
 c foods\, the efficiency of their production systems\, and low carbon and 
 environmental footprint underpin these expectations. \n\nHowever\, the se
 ctor relies on highly climate-sensitive living resources and critical habi
 tats (e.g.\, mangroves\, seagrasses\, lakes\, rivers\, etc.)\, and its dep
 endent communities are among the most vulnerable\, especially small-scale 
 producers. If we want aquatic food production to contribute to climate-res
 ilient\, nature-friendly and sustainable aquatic food systems\, transforma
 tion is essential.\n\nBlue transformation is a vision that aims to satisfy
  the world’s growing nutritional needs by providing the legal\, policy a
 nd technical framework to sustain growth while conserving and increasing r
 esilience of aquatic ecosystems. Adaptation for fisheries and aquaculture 
 to foster resilience is urgently needed\, as well as additional efforts to
  reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the sector\, in line with the Paris 
 Agreement that calls for increasing adaptation and mitigation without thre
 atening food production.\n\nSolutions are available but need to be transla
 ted into on-the-ground actions suitable for local specificities and benefi
 ting small-scale fishers and fish farmers who are stewards of resources. B
 uilding on outcomes of the Glasgow Climate Pact that urges countries to sc
 ale-up adaptation and long-term low greenhouse gas emission development st
 rategies\, as well as on the 2022 UN Ocean Conference outcomes on ocean-ba
 sed action\, this panel will gather a wide range of stakeholders\, to disc
 uss responses and opportunities to address climate-smart solutions for fis
 heries and aquaculture\, both in marine and freshwater systems.\n\nEvent o
 bjectives\n\nThis event co-convened by FAO\, UNCTAD\, and AU-IBAR will:\n\
 n\nGather diverse stakeholders to discuss responses and opportunities to i
 ncrease climate change resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture sector\
 ;\nShowcase climate adaptive solutions coming out of the aquatic food syst
 ems and the need of a Blue Transformation\; and increase the visibility of
  fisheries and aquaculture in climate change discussions.\n\n&lt\;h3 class
 =&quot\;text-align-center\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.or
 g/meeting/cop27-side-event-blue-transformation-achieve-paris-agreement-goa
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