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LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland
SUMMARY:High-level segment of the Trade and Development Board\, seventieth 
 session
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Decarbonization opportunities and challenges in the Blue Econom
 y\n\nClimate change affects all sectors of the economy\, including ocean-b
 ased sectors or the Blue Economy. Some of the negative effects of climate 
 change in these sectors include decreased productivity of fisheries\, ocea
 n acidification\, increase in water temperatures\, rise in sea level\, and
  extreme weather events. Decarbonization of the ocean economy is central f
 or its sustainability.\n\n\n \n\n\n&quot\;We urgently need to reduce emis
 sions\, enhance adaptation measures and ensure climate justice. And develo
 ping countries must have the resources to adapt and build resilience again
 st climate disaster.&quot\;\n\n\nUN Secretary-General António Guterres\nI
 nternational Year of Glaciers\, 22 March 2023\n\n\n\n \n\n\nOcean economy
  sectors of export interest to developing countries include sustainable fi
 sheries\, sustainable maritime transport\, sustainable coastal and marine 
 tourism and ocean energy production.\n\nThe High-level Panel will discuss 
 the issues\, present lessons learned from different countries and ocean ec
 onomy sectors and explore policies areas that could help developing countr
 ies on their decarbonization pathways.\n\nQuestions:\n\n\nWhat is the role
  of the multilateral trade system to advance decarbonization goals?\nWhat 
 are the priorities for decarbonization within major blue export sectors?\n
 Which are the key levers and stumbling blocks to accelerate decarbonizatio
 n and adaptation within ocean-based value chains?\nWhich have been the mos
 t successful incentives\, interventions\, and practices in reducing emissi
 ons and improving energy and natural resources efficiency in key ocean-bas
 ed export sectors of developing countries?\nHow can we finance decarboniza
 tion pathways in the blue economy\, particularly in developing countries?\
 n\n\nRelated pulications:\n\n\nTrade and Environment Review 2023\nReview o
 f Maritime Transport 2022\n\n\n \n\nProgramme\n[as at 01/06/2023]\n\nOpen
 ing\n\nWelcome remarks by the President of the Trade and Development Board
 \n\nIntroduction by Ms. Rebeca Grynspan\, Secretary-General of UNCTAD\n\nP
 anel\n\n\nFisheries and blue foods:  Daniel Voces\, Managing Director of E
 uropêche\nMaritime Transport:  Harry Conway\, Chair\, Marine Environment 
 Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IM
 O)\, Representative of Liberia to the IMO\nSustainable coastal and marine 
 tourism:  Jacqueline Mora-Baez\, Deputy Minister of Tourism\, Dominican Re
 public\nOcean energy:  Nathalie Almonacid\, Coordinator of R&amp\;D / Ener
 gy Marine Map (EMMAP)\, Energía Marina SpA y MERIC (Marine Energy Researc
 h and Innovation Center)\, and Board Member\, Pamec Energy Association\n 
 \n\n\nFollowed by\n\nQuestion and answer session and statements by regiona
 l groups\, member States\nhttps://unctad.org/rmt2022\n\nView meeting on un
 ctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/high-level-segment-trade-and-developm
 ent-board-seventieth-session
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