BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5916c6218fd DTSTART:20251118T142000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251118T153500Z LOCATION:Belém\, Brazil SUMMARY:COP30 roundtable: Trade\, climate\, food security and development p otential of seaweed aquaculture CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:BackgroundSeaweed serves as a sustainable and nutritious food s ource\, offering substantial environmental benefits such as carbon capture and habitat restoration\, making it a powerful tool to mitigate but also to adapt to climate change. Additionally\, the seaweed industry holds cons iderable economic promise for food and non-food products\, particularly co astal communities in developing countries\, by creating jobs and fostering inclusive growth. Seaweed can also be cultivated in an Integrated Multi-T rophic Aquaculture involving other living marine resources.Over the past t wo decades\, the global seaweed sector has tripled in size and doubled in value\, reaching more than 35 million tonnes (wet weight) in 2022. Today\, seaweed represents half of marine aquaculture production by volume\, with exports valued at US$1.2 billion. Yet despite this growth\, the sector re mains under-supported and lacks the coordination\, standards and dedicated governance needed to fully deliver on its potential and contribute to SDG s.At the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3)\, the United Nations Global Seaw eed Initiative (UNGSI) was announced by Madagascar\, Indonesia and France\ , with support from UNCTAD\, UN Global Compact-the Global Seaweed Coalitio n\, FAO\, UNIDO and UNESCO-IOC\, alongside private sector\, scientific and civil society partners following a recommendation from the 5th United Nat ions Ocean Forum.The UNGSI will be launched at UNGA80 in September 2025 by an enlarged coalition of Members States and partners.ObjectiveThe objecti ve of this event is to explore the multifaceted benefits and opportunities of regenerative and low carbon aquaculture with a focus on seaweed aquacu lture. By examining its potential to enhance trade\, mitigate and adapt to climate change\, bolster food security and circularity\, and drive sustai nable development\, the event aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of seaweed'\;s role in achieving SDGs 2\, 13\, 14 and 17.The event wi ll feature a series of policy makers\, UN agencies and scientific expert p resentations in the form of interactive panel discussions\, highlighting s uccessful case studies and innovative practices from around the world. Par ticipants will gain insights into the latest research\, policy frameworks\ , and market trends driving the seaweed sector.Expected outcomeThe event w ill allow participants of a better understanding of the potential of multi trophic and circular seaweed cultivation\, processing and trade to respons e to multifaceted food\, climate and development challenges that can be re plicated and scaled up in a developing country context.Tentative agendaMod eratorMr. Vincent Doumeizel\, Senior Advisor on Oceans\, United Nations Gl obal Compact and Global Seaweed InitiativePanellistsH.E. Ms. Fernanda Gome s de Paula\, the Vice-Minister for Aquaculture of BrazilMr. Ade Renaldi Sa tari\, Senior Advisor to the Minster of Marine Affairs and Fisheries\, Ind onesiaMr. Nagamori Kazumasa\, Director\, Climate Change Observation Resear ch Strategy OfficeMinistry of the Environment\, JapanMs. Chantal Line Carp entier\, Head of the Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch\, UN Trade and DevelopmentMr. Clovis Zapata\, UNIDO rep resentative\, Brazil <\;h4>\;Background<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;Seawee d serves as a sustainable and nutritious food source\, offering substantia l environmental benefits such as carbon capture and habitat restoration\, making it a powerful tool to mitigate but also to adapt to climate change. Additionally\, the seaweed industry holds considerable economic promise f or food and non-food products\, particularly coastal communities in develo ping countries\, by creating jobs and fostering inclusive growth. Seaweed can also be cultivated in an Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture involvin g other living marine resources.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;Over the past two d ecades\, the global seaweed sector has tripled in size and doubled in valu e\, reaching more than 35 million tonnes (wet weight) in 2022. Today\, sea weed represents half of marine aquaculture production by volume\, with exp orts valued at US$1.2 billion. Yet despite this growth\, the sector remain s under-supported and lacks the coordination\, standards and dedicated gov ernance needed to fully deliver on its potential and contribute to SDGs.&l t\;/p>\;<\;p>\;At the 3rd UN Ocean Conference (UNOC-3)\, the United Nations Global Seaweed Initiative (UNGSI) was announced by Madagascar\, In donesia and France\, with support from UNCTAD\, UN Global Compact-the Glob al Seaweed Coalition\, FAO\, UNIDO and UNESCO-IOC\, alongside private sect or\, scientific and civil society partners following a recommendation from the 5th United Nations Ocean Forum.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The UNGSI will be launched at UNGA80 in September 2025 by an enlarged coalition of Member s States and partners.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;Objective<\;/h4>\;<\;p >\;The objective of this event is to explore the multifaceted benefits a nd opportunities of regenerative and low carbon aquaculture with a focus o n seaweed aquaculture. By examining its potential to enhance trade\, mitig ate and adapt to climate change\, bolster food security and circularity\, and drive sustainable development\, the event aims to foster a comprehensi ve understanding of seaweed'\;s role in achieving SDGs 2\, 13\, 14 and 17.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The event will feature a series of policy maker s\, UN agencies and scientific expert presentations in the form of interac tive panel discussions\, highlighting successful case studies and innovati ve practices from around the world. Participants will gain insights into t he latest research\, policy frameworks\, and market trends driving the sea weed sector.<\;/p>\;<\;h4>\;Expected outcome<\;/h4>\;<\;p> \;The event will allow participants of a better understanding of the poten tial of multitrophic and circular seaweed cultivation\, processing and tra de to response to multifaceted food\, climate and development challenges t hat can be replicated and scaled up in a developing country context.<\;/ p>\;<\;hr>\;<\;h4>\;Tentative agenda<\;/h4>\;<\;p>\;<\ ;strong>\;Moderator<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\; <\;strong>\;Mr. Vincent Doumeizel\,<\;/strong>\; Senior Advisor on Oceans\, United Nations Global Compact and Global Seaweed Initiative<\; /li>\;<\;/ul>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Panellists<\;/strong>\ ;<\;/p>\;<\;ul>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;H.E. Ms. Fernanda Gom es de Paula\, <\;/strong>\;the Vice-Minister for Aquaculture of Brazil <\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Mr. Ade Renaldi Satari\,<\;/str ong>\; Senior Advisor to the Minster of Marine Affairs and Fisheries\, I ndonesia<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Mr. Nagamori Kazumasa\,&l t\;/strong>\; Director\, Climate Change Observation Research Strategy Of fice<\;br>\;Ministry of the Environment\, Japan<\;/li>\;<\;li> \;<\;strong>\;Ms. Chantal Line Carpentier\,<\;/strong>\; Head of t he Trade\, Environment\, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch \, UN Trade and Development<\;/li>\;<\;li>\;<\;strong>\;Mr. Cl ovis Zapata\, <\;/strong>\;UNIDO representative\, Brazil<\;br>\;&a mp\;nbsp\;<\;/li>\;<\;/ul>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps: //unctad.org/meeting/cop30-roundtable-trade-climate-food-security-and-deve lopment-potential-seaweed-aquaculture DTSTAMP:20260716T173710Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR